They have very nice and new limos, and a good variety to choose from. He set up a great deal with us if we rented the limo for our wedding we would get half off our bachelor/bachelorette party. We picked one of the really nice new busses with a tv, lights, mirrored ceiling, and fit 20 people for both days. He reassured us that we would have the same bus for both. When the driver came to pick us up for the bachelor/bachelorette party he showed up in an old beat up bus that only fit 16 people. Luckily we had 16 people, but we barely fit. I called the owner and he told me that he didn’t want to send out the nice bus anymore for bachelor parties because people trashed it. I was very upset and ended up getting half of the money back. At the end of the night we ended up getting lost on our way back and ran over the time by a half hour and the driver said that he would have to charge me $160 extra for an hour. He ended up only charging me $80 but still.


One thing that I would really like every bride out there to do is to get a calendar or planner and write down every little thing you do. When things are due, and appointments made. It is by far the best thing that you can do for yourself. Also get everything in writing. If one of your vendors promises something, write it down and have them sign it! BE ORGANIZED!

Rehearsal Dinner: The rehearsal dinner was very nice. The room was pretty plain but was fine for a rehearsal dinner. The food was very good, but they wouldn’t let us take any of it home and there was a lot left over. There is a bar that is located right next to the banquet rooms, so everyone could purchase drinks if they wanted to and bring them back to the room. It was pretty quiet in there, music would have been nice to have.

When we were first shopping for a photographer we met Deb from True Expressions and thought that she was very nice and did a nice job. We decided to go with them and also got our engagement pictures taken there. That is were we met her husband who would also be a photographer at our wedding. (We opted for the more expensive package that had both Deb and her husband as the photographers.) Right off the bat we didn’t click with him. He had made a few inappropriate comments during the session that made me feel a little uncomfortable. But still we liked Deb and decided to just ignore it. When it came time for the wedding day he met me and all the bridesmaids at the spa to take pictures of us getting ready. I mentioned to the lady doing my nails that I wondered where his wife was and she informed me that Deb had another wedding that day and was in earlier taking pictures of the bride getting ready!! So he must not have thought to mention that to me. I was elated. He apologized and said that he brought an assistant to come and be the other photographer. He said that there was a miscommunication and the date was booked twice. Yet 2 weeks before the wedding I said “Now you both are doing the wedding, right?” and she said “Yes we’ll be there.” That was just the beginning. During the reception he acted inappropriately towards one of my bridesmaids and also tried to take a picture of me using the restroom. A lot of the pictures turned out blurry so they couldn’t be any bigger than a proof. The only compensation that we got for Deb not being at our wedding was she said she threw in extra proofs. We also paid hundreds of dollars for a memory book to be made and there were so many mistakes that we had to send it back 4 times. Numerous times there were double pictures on the same page right next to each other. I shouldn’t have to do her job for her of proofing the book, when it was so obvious. I had asked for one of the pictures to be fixed because my dress was bunched to one side, when she was done it looked like a preschooler did it. I asked my husband to see if he could fix it on our computer and it literally took him 15 minutes. I told her to fix it again and she told me that I would have to pay for it! At that point I was so sick of doing business with them I just gave up. Just for an idea of how long it was before our picture book was done, it was after our first anniversary. So I would really not recommend this photographer if you want to have quality pictures and great customer service. I do recommend being extremely careful when you see low prices to really research and call references, because you truly get what you pay for.

Herman Hiss has great customer service and a good selection of fine jewelry and gifts. The many times that I have gone in there to find a gift for someone, I always come out very happy with my purchase. My husband spent a lot of time trying to find the perfect engagement ring and they were very helpful during the process.

5+++ stars: Although it is half way across the world, Australia is such a magnificent place to visit. The Lakes in Cairns is beautifully decorated inside and out. It is absolutely worth the 20 hour flight from Michigan! Cairns is located at the north east tip of Australia in the rainforest. If you have always wanted to visit the Great Barrier Reef then you should check out this resort in planning your trip.

Hair (Amanda): She is very nice and does great updo’s. She has also cut my hair many times and does a very nice job. A few bridesmaids and I went the weekend before the wedding, the day of the bachelorette party, and got manicures, pedicures, massages, and our hair done. They really cater to you and the whole feel of the spa is very relaxing. I definitely recommend checking it out.

Make-up: On my wedding day, at the last minute, I had decided to have my makeup done. The girl that did my manicure ended up doing my makeup and she did a very nice job. It was actually a good thing that she did my makeup because I ended up running very late and probably wouldn’t have had time to do it myself. A lot of the girls there are able to do a variety of services.

Guest Lodging: They had a shuttle that went to and from the reception-site which was awesome! It was very convenient for the guests. After the wedding we went down to the hotel bar which was very fun. They have an excellent breakfast buffet where you can make your own omelet. We still go to it on occasions. The hotel room was very clean and had a separate living area where we had a few guests up to watch us open presents the next morning.

DJ: He was very energetic and fun. He got involved with the guests by getting on the floor and showing them dances. The nice thing is I gave him a list of songs that I “didn’t” want like the chicken dance and the Macarena, so that I didn’t have to dance them at my wedding! Although I did get a few complaints from guests that they didn’t have a lot of songs that they wanted to request. They did very well with the songs that I did ask for. They also had a nice variety of lighting. Their website is very helpful, but I’d advise you to pick your DJ way ahead of time because they book up quickly.

Video: He was a very nice guy. We actually used the same company for our DJ and were very happy with both. He was always there and we barely noticed him. I appreciated him doing interviews with the guests when we didn’t think to ask him to do so. The DVD turned out really nice but we had to look it over well because they left out the part where my husband retrieved the garter. Overall they did an excellent job.

When I walked into this church for the first time I actually teared up. You have to see it to believe it. They were very helpful and nice. They had an organist that we got to play at the ceremony who did very well. It is a very large church so if you are having a small wedding then this may not be for you. A lot of my 300 guests didn’t come to the ceremony, which I guess is quite common, so it looked pretty empty.

Absolutely wonderful. It was like tasting a bit of heaven. We ended up getting banana split & tropical mango with white cake and raspberry with chocolate ganache and chocolate cake. When I first came to her she made me a few cupcakes to take home so my husband who works long hours could also try them. I gave her a few pictures for ideas and she ran with it. It turned out better then I had expected it. She was also very nice to work with. Stop into the bakery for a desert and you will see what I mean.