Danzer's reviews

Banana Republic was my husband’s choice because he said that he wanted to spend money on a suit that he could wear again. I agreed that he could wear a suit instead of a tux, mainly because the ceremony and reception was going to have a urban-casual semi-formal theme to it. He looked amazing. I have never seen my husband look so nice and fresh. Also, another reason not to rent, I love seeing my husband when he puts back on his fancy clothes and takes me out on a married couple’s date.

I had booked rooms at this hostel because I knew that the people coming from out of town would be on a tight budget, and paying less than $30 a night for a room was better than what most hotels. I had friends stay at this hostel before, so I knew they had women only rooms, and that the bedroom and kitchen area were always kept clean.

Because the reception was going to be very simple, we needed to make it look dazzling with the type of flower arrangements we had. I loved this florist team because they had so many cool ideas. The ideas that we took, which included those big hurricane vases filled with water and floating flowers, was cost effective and beautiful. It made the whole backyard seemed like we were in some trendy and elegant garden club.

My best friend had the idea of making a spritz table at the wedding. My best friend works at a spa and this was something that they make there on a daily basis. Clients love it, so we borrowed the idea. Since it was a summer wedding, it seemed like a nice idea to make small mist bottles for the guests. We got the plastic bottles from K-Mart, and then bought mint plants and then cucumbers and fresh lavender from the Lori’s Natural Food store. We filled the bottles the morning of the party with the plants and water, and then set them out. My bridesmaids did a great job of decorating the table, and then explaining how to use the mist bottles.

My best friend had the idea of making a spritz table at the wedding. My best friend works at a spa and this was something that they make there on a daily basis. Clients love it, so we borrowed the idea. Since it was a summer wedding, it seemed like a nice idea to make small mist bottles for the guests. We got the plastic bottles from K-Mart, and then bought mint plants and then cucumbers and fresh lavender from the Lori’s Natural Food store. We filled the bottles the morning of the party with the plants and water, and then set them out. My bridesmaids did a great job of decorating the table, and then explaining how to use the mist bottles.

I was on the dance team in high school, so it was very important for me to have an amazing first dance with my husband. I like lessons; this wasn’t the first time I was learning the tango, but it was my husband’s first time learning. The instructor was great, and made sure my husband was getting the basics but then would spin me for a few faster turns. Our wedding dance wasn’t perfect, but my husband did lose 10 pounds over the 10 weeks we had lessons.

My husband really insisted on having the ceremony at an outdoor location. We had been to a wedding at Warner Castle the previous fall, and he loved it. I was nervous, especially if there would have been rain. I think of the worry when I think back to where we were married. In the morning it was cloudy but by lunch we had clear skies. I think we were very lucky. The garden and park is also beautiful. I think it was a beautiful location, but again, I think it would have sucked if it would have rained.

I saw Creative Caterers on the news and that’s how I heard of them. We were having an early afternoon wedding reception, and I wanted more appetizers than an actual sit-down meal. They were able to come up with a great appetizer menu with over 20 different appetizers, more than they have on their regular menu. We had so many waiters walking around with trays of shrimps and cheeses and tortellini on these cute little sticks. I loved that the chef and manager supported my idea to have appetizers instead of a sit-down meal, and no body left feeling hungry. There was still lots of food to be eaten at the end of the night.

I wanted the cake to be amazing, and I was even willing to cut back on my dress budget for an amazing cake. Taste is important, but I also wanted something cool done with fondant. We chose this bakery because they had a great review in the paper. The consultation with Karen took an hour. She told me the consultation went faster because I had pictures of what I wanted. Karen was able to get me what I wanted, and the cake was beautiful. I loved it.

We got the bridesmaid dresses from Macy’s, which was somewhat unexpected. My mother called me and said she found the perfect dresses while she was at Macy’s during her lunch break. I went in, and sure enough there were these formal dresses prices at $450 that were on sale for $220. It was amazing. I think we were lucky that they had them in all my bridesmaids sizes, but most of my bridesmaids were between a 6 and 10.