PatrioticBride's reviews

Wedding Month:
July 2008

Wedding Area:
minneapolis

Member Since:
January 2009
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19W661 101st Street
Lemont, IL 60439
888-527-1404
01/18/2009

This online website is great because they have everything! We weren't exactly sure what gifts to get the wedding party and my friend recommended we look at this website. It gave us so many good ideas to choose from and I ordered a few other things for the wedding itself from there. Low costs and we loved the personalization factor. We got the girls personalized jewelry wood boxes and the guys personalized beer mugs and golf balls because they all love to golf. I think the personalized gifts mean a lot to friends and family and they all really liked their gifts.

9200 Hudson Rd
St. Paul, MN 55125
(651) 738-0300
01/18/2009

I went to DSW shoe warehouse in frantic search of the right heels to wear at the wedding, and they surprisingly had a good selection. I ended up purchasing my bridal shoes there because they had so many to choose from and just what I was looking for. I found some online that I liked, but didn't want to risk ordering them without trying them on for fit and comfort. At DSW they had a similar style but different brand, and it was actually cheaper! they also had different shades of white and cream. I am glad I discovered that aisle!!

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710 Commerce Dr.
Suite 100
Woodbury, MN 55125
651-731-3323
01/18/2009

We had cookies made that looked like wedding presents for our favors and they were so delicious, with a hint of almond and with buttercream vanilla frosting. They were to die for !! They were each decorated with our wedding colors in frosting and individually bagged for placement at each guests seat. I got more compliments than anything on the cookies, and I didn't even get to eat mine! They were wonderful to work with and gave us a discount because of the high volume we ordered from them. I will definitely order from them again!

1177 S Beverly Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(310) 277-4427
01/18/2009

MY bridesmaids surprised me with a trip to LA for my bachelorette party. It was the same weekend that my husband had his bacheleor party and I was bummed I didn't have anything going on until my bridesmaids kidnapped me from my house ! It was a great weekend, we stayed at a nice Marriott that was close and convenient to the shopping areas and places we wanted to visit. It was near restaurants and bars within a few minutes walk so it was nice that we didn't have to take a cab unless we wanted to. The hotel was updated and tidy and we were treated like VIP guests. They made us feel welcome and the stay wonderful!

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3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South
LAS VEGAS, NV 89109
(866) 548-1807
01/18/2009

The guys flew to vegas for the typical bachelor party destination..they got really cheap flights and hotels so it was worth it for the weekend. They are all pretty big gamblers so they had fun staying up and out all night celebrating. Our best man pulled some strings and they got a nice room at the venetian, and upon check-in were upgraded for free for his bachelor status ....they thought that was pretty cool. The rented a limo and drove around the strip. Overall it was a fun experience for them and they didn't have any complaints!

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5-7130 Kuhio Highway
Hanalei, KAUAI, HI 96714
(800) 826-1220
01/18/2009

This is the best vacation spot we've ever been to, and we've been on numerous "romantic" trips before....this compares to none. We stayed in a condominuim (right by the mountains) which was nice because it came with a fully equipped kitchen....so on the lazy nights where we didn't want to go out we could grab something little and make it in our room, and never have to leave if we didn't want to ;) The resort is beautiful and had so much to offer. The activities were endless, the staff incredible and the food amazing! We played tennis, golfed, and rode horseback on the beach. Hawaii is amazing and we can't wait to go back!

19280 Orlando Ave
Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 437-8583
01/18/2009

We didn't have the best experience with our floral lady. She seemed attentive and like she would do a great job but when we arrived at the reception the flowers were not exactly how we had asked them to be, some arrangements had different flowers than we agreed upon and she said it was because she was unable to get them in last minute because they bloomed later in the season that normal so they weren't in bloom. Wouldn't that be something you call and tell me about and ask what other flowers I would like instead? i thought so. Instead she substituted a cheap looking flower that I did not particularly care for. In the end, our centerpieces looked great and you would never be able to tell but I was upset that I didn't get exactly what I wanted. I would probably go somewhere else next time.

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2124 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
(612) 729-9271
01/18/2009

This is going to sound strange, but I shopped for all my centerpiece glass at different Savers locations around Minnesota. I got all my centerpiece holders for less than $40 (I needed enough for 30 tables)...which is amazing because we were thinking of renting them from our floral lady and she was going to charge us 5 bucks a table just to USE her vases, and that didn't even include the cost of the flowers or arrangement time, so we ended up saving a bunch of money and I loved how each table had a different, unique floral vase. We got many compliments on them!

01/18/2009

I didn't know where to find a decent priced flower girls dress anywhere until I was referred to target online. They had a great selection for small girls and at really good prices. We found a dress that almost matched mine identically-it was so cute and I was very happy. It was nice to click and buy online instead of having to go browse at multiple stores. Target has everything! I would definitely recommend target.com!

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1196 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
1-877-294-4991
01/18/2009

Minneapolis didn't have a ton of good selection of dresses at the stores i went to until I ended up (by accident) at the wedding shoppe. I didn't even know it was there but as soon as I walked in I was excited. They had so many gowns to look at that I was overwhelmed. My sales lady was very nice and helped me narrow down what kind of style I was looking for. From there we went to color and so on. I ended up finding my perfect dress that day and went back to purchase it the next. I also bought accessories there like our unity candle, flowergirl basket and guest book, it was a major hit on my checklist of items to get done!

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