Jenny did my bustle and alterations on my wedding dress. She had to hem the length considerably and added bra cups to the dress. She also shortened the straps. Overall the work was good and the dress fit me well. My only complaint is that the bustle did not last. It broke after my first dance and I spent the rest of the night carrying my train around the reception.

We used President Tuxedo for our tux rentals. They were professional and the tuxes all looked great.

Pros include:

I found exactly the dress I wanted. I brought in a picture and the staff found it for me. It turned out to be beautiful and fit wonderfully. The dress was quite inexpensive and very good quality ($525). I also bought my shoes, veil, and jewelry there. There was a lot of selection and the staff was nice.

Cons include:

Do not go there expecting to have one-on-one attention from the staff, especially on the weekend. You will pay a lower price than the pricey boutiques, but won't get the service you would get at a higher end boutique. The dressing rooms are very small and there is not much room for anyone going with you to sit. Also, I don't suggest buying the accessories there. I found them to be overpriced and you cannot return anything even if it still has tags on it and it was only purchased a few days earlier. So be sure that you for sure want what you buy.

We loved our DJ. He kept the party lively and fun. He was appropriate and courteous. We have had several people ask us who our DJ was as they wanted to book them for their weddings. Also the service was very inexpensive compared with other DJ services.

Chocolate occasions did our chocolate fountain for our reception. The chocolate was delicious as were the dipping items (fruit and pretzels). The staff was courteous and professional.

My husband and I were married at St. Mary Magdalen in Sept. 2007. I grew up attending the church and returned after college to be married there. The church was very helpful and accommodating in helping my husband and I marry before he had to deploy to Iraq, even though it meant taking the pre-marriage classes elsewhere and being flexible with the arrangements. The ceremony was beautiful and Fr. Phong was the best priest we could have asked for (though he is no longer there). Everyone at our wedding said they actually enjoyed the ceremony and our friends who weren't even Catholic said they wish they were so that they could have their weddings there!

I went to Design 1 for my wedding day hair and make-up. I also did a trial run a few weeks before the wedding with the salon. I loved my wedding day look. It was exactly what I wanted and not overpriced. I received so many compliments on my hair and make-up. Both did very well throughout the day. The make-up lasted and my hair remained smooth. I really wanted to wear my hair down for my wedding, but was nervous about it becoming frizzy with the unpredictable MI summer weather (it's naturally curly). My stylist promised me that if I wanted my hair down that it would stay frizz-free. And indeed it did!

We had my bachelorette party at Mojo's in downtown GR. The place is very popular for bachelorette parties. We had a great time there, though the crowd was about 95% female. The entertainment was fun and the drinks were good.

Kelly's work is simply beautiful. Her photography is so artistic and not corny or posed as can be the case with some wedding photographers. We will cherish our photos for years to come and have received many compliments. In fact many of my friends wanted to know who was my photographer because they liked her work so much. I also liked that she was courteous and didn't barge in or take control of the day.

I do have a few negative comments, however. I wish that the packages came with prints - we ended up paying over $1000 over the package amount for prints (and the package was quite pricey). Also, I was a little disappointed not to get pictures with some of the people I really wanted pictures with (my bridesmaids, siblings). I had told her prior to the day that I wanted pictures with them, but was so busy the day of that I didn't realize I never got pictures with them. Also, the posed pictures took a really long time. For each pose with the wedding party or with family she took a ton of frames. It was pretty exhausting.

Overall, however, I really liked Kelly's work and recommend her. She's very professional and does fantastic work.

The hall was easy to work with and we were able to have a large, beautiful, and fun reception for considerably less than other halls were charging and without much stress. The people were very nice and the night went smoothly. My only dislike was that the food was not terrific, but I've been to several more expensive weddings and the food wasn't any better (I wasn't expecting it to be fabulous). We had about 150 people at the reception hall and went with the plated meals rather than a buffet. The hall's suggestions for DJ, cake, and decorator were helpful - we liked all of them.