Petunia's reviews

My husband and I were contemplating a pre-nuptial agreement. Danielle worked closely with us to help discover what we actually wanted - What would the pre-nup cover? Why did we want one? Danielle was candid and upfront about all of the intricacies that could be involved with the agreement. After Danielle's consultation, we decided we did not need a pre-nuptial agreement, but we would not have known unless Danielle had been so thorough, honest and complete.

My husband purchased my engagement ring from New York Jewelers. I wanted a heart shaped diamond, and New York jewelers had a respectable number of diamonds to pick from. They were quite helpful in explaining the cut and clarity of each diamond and they had all of the documentation that went along with the stones. The prices were also reasonable.

My husband and I were in search of Celtic/Irish Wedding bands and we found the perfect ones at Donegal Imports. They store owner made our shopping experience very pleasant. He's a kind and friendly man and a person that I simply loved shopping from! He had a wide selection of bands behind the counter and a catalog of others from which to choose. We bought the rings at the last minute and he was able to rush order our rings in the perfect style and size.

Since my Husband and I are Simsons fans, I found many useful and fun items for our wedding just by searching "Simpsons Wedding" on Ebay. I purchased a unique cake topper, Bart Simpson Pen holder and crystal toasting flutes! This was a very inexpensive way to add a few personal touches to our wedding.

Being a great fan of the Simpsons and noticing the lack of availability of Simpsons Wedding invitations, I created my own! My invitation was colorful, humorous and loving/sentimental. However, I needed to make 150 copies of this tri-fold invitation. I went to Kinkos and they helped me to find just the right card stock that suited my invitation and they printed the invitations out using quite vivid ink. They also executed the tri-fold of the Invitations perfectly. The store also provided perfect envelopes, pens and seals for my endeavor!

Three days BEFORE my wedding, I needed emergency alterations on my wedding dress. I simply walked my dress over to Davis and they took care of me immediately!!! The seamstress knew immediately, how to best fit my dress and she completed it by the next day. Davis Cleaners altered my dress perfectly ad in a very friendly fashion!!

Minister Ruth VanDemark is from Chicago's Lutheran Wicker Park Chucrch. Ms. VanDemark was excellent, wonderful, etc..., and I am so happy we had her as our minister. Ruth provided helpful (invaluable) couples counseling prior to the ceremony, and she was very flexible about where and how she performed the ceremony. We were married at a Wrigley Field Rooftop and she agreed to perform that ceremony on the rooftop! We are also a mixed couple, Jewish and Lutheran. Ruth was able to perform the ceremony so that it was respectful to both religions and she made all of the guests feel completely comfortable. Ruth is a remarkable woman and I could not recommend anyone more highly!!!

I had a very simple, casual wedding on a rooftop at Wrigley Field and so I needed a casual wedding dress. I went to the dress shop at Macy's on State Street in Chicago, just outside of the bridal salon. They had several greatly marked down wedding dresses o choose from. I found my perfect Jessica McClintock wedding dress for under $200. This was perfect for my casual wedding!

This was the simplest, most cost effective, fun way to celebrate our Wedding! We are Cubs fans and so this lovely Wrigleyville Rooftop allowed for a lovely site to perform the ceremony, greet guests afterwards, watch the game post-ceremony, have indoor dancing and eat delicious food! It was simple to plan because all we really needed to do was tell the Owner at Skybox on Sheffield that we wanted to have our wedding there and all food and drink (liquor too!) was provided (as much as guests could eat and drink - and it was delicious!), and they even baked the wedding cake for us! Children under 11 were allowed to attend for free.

Dave was very helpful and flexible. He allowed the Bridal party in early, to prepare for the wedding and decorate as we liked. We brought own flowers and small accessories for the wedding. We brought our own friend, a pastor to perform the ceremony and we brought our own wedding music.

Anyhow, we simply paid a flat fee for 100 guests, sent out our invitations and nearly all was taken care of for us. It just could not have been any easier or any more fun!