123J123's reviews

Ted does a great job of directing the flow of the reception. He has a pretty good feel for what songs are appropriate for the crowd. My only warning is that when he sends the list, only mark off songs that you absolutely positively have to have. Let's just say "Tootsie roll" was not a crowd favorite. Also-- mark off ones with a "do not play" to ensure that your guests are not doing the Macarena or any of that craziness. Ted let us cue when we wanted to cut the cake, do parent dances, bouquet toss and garter toss. The reception definitely flowed naturally.

I LOVED our cakes! Especially the wedding cake. I thought it was so breathtaking, I debated making it my facebook picture. Both the cakes looked fabulous and tasted delicious! Nikki is often referred to as "the one-armed cake lady" and currently only does one wedding a month.

The people at Great Spirits were very helpful in the selection of wine, beer and champagne. They delivered the alcohol chilled to EarlyWorks and even refunded us the alcohol that was still sealed in their cases.

Narvell is such a sweet woman! Though her interpretation of corn nuggets was not quite like Niffer's, everything she made was delicious! She does not seem organized when you first meet her, but she manages to keep all your information. Some guests said the food was "unprecedented."

I would highly recommend using the ballroom at EarlyWorks. You can bring in your own caterer, your own alcohol and everything. Nita and Betty are very easy to work with and prompt answering emails.

We were originally told that we would get our proofs 2 weeks after our wedding. When I had a feeling she has got herself into the same situation as my thank you notes where I had neglected them for a couple weeks and they got piled high, I contacted her after the 3rd week after our wedding. She sent back a short Email stating that we would have the proofs (just the proofs) the following week. Five weeks later, nothing, and no further contact from her. Finally, my husband called her, and he said that she was somewhat curt with him stating that she was very busy with all the weddings and that she was working on ours. She shouldn't have told us that we would have just gotten our proofs 2 weeks after, and we wouldn't have a problem. We didn't see the proofs until almost 2 MONTHS after. Our pictures were amazing, but we were still a little upset about being told one thing and another happened.

Mark was a pleasure to work with. He assured us at the first meeting that I would change my mind on everything, and I did. In Bloom takes a very creative approach to flowers and while your centerpieces and bouquets will not necessarily be spitting images of your pictures-- they will look fabulous! The only slight issue I had with flowers was that the pictures I gave them had calla lilies in the centerpieces and they used regular lilies, which are the stinkiest flower known to man. Everything still looked gorgeous and I highly recommend them!

After 2 trials, I found a hairstyle that worked. Ludy did an amazing job and my hair stayed up all night.

I had my makeup done by the girls at the Estee Lauder at Belks. Yes, it was expensive but yes-- it was totally worth it. They used mainly powder-based long-lasting makeup that photographed well. She gave me the mascara and double wear lip duo. She even came on location and was waiting in the bride's room when we got there. I loved my makeup!

We purchased our programs from Katie at Cayenne Paper. I would highly recommend Katie's work. Her programs are quite affordable and look very nice. I went for the programs with a pearl border and ivory ribbon. She ties the bows herself! Mine were $25 for 40 and they were the most expensive option she has. It took us a while to get all the information on the ceremony and she got them done in less than 2 weeks!!!