I didn't want my groom or his guys looking like penguins, and I didn't want them to be in something that they didn't like. So when we were recommended Suit City of Orlando, we took a trip out to Orlando for the weekend and all the guys agreed on one suit that they all liked, would use again and purchased! They have a great selection!

I always wanted to walk down the aisle with Canon in D being played by a quartet, but everywhere I checked it was just out of our budget! Then we were recommended to check out the UCF quartet, and their price was perfect! Their performance was so beautiful!

We didn't have much left for a cake, but we wanted something beautiful, delicious and breathtaking! I wanted the cake to mimic my dress, and all I had to do was show them a picture of it and they replicated it perfectly! P. S. Italian buttercream on chocolate with raspberries is YUMMMYYYY!!!

If I could, I would LIVE at any Bed, Bath and Beyond store! I knew exactly what I wanted to register for! Their items are wonderful quality at a great cost!

Our coordinator recommended JD because, quite honestly, we didn't really have much of a budget for a photographer, but we knew we wanted the best for what we could afford! Right off the bat he said that he was just starting off with his business, but what he showed us you wouldn't be able to tell he was a "newbie." He covered the entire day, and everything was just BEAUTIFUL! I love love love his work!

My proposal wasn't really typical in the sense that I wasn't given a ring right away. I wasn't thrown that the ring wasn't right up front; what I was thrown was that my then-fiance couldn't wait to propose to me as our trip to Orlando was postponed by a week. So he proposed, then we went to Orlando the following week and it was part of his plan to bring me to Ismael's to choose my own ring! I must have spent at least a good hour looking around at first (SOOO many beautiful rings!), but I finally settled on what was ME!!

I always knew that I wanted to get married on a sandy white beach, and the Dolphin Beach Resort was PERFECT!! It was where my husband proposed to me, so it was fitting for us to vow to be with one another forever! We said our vows as the sun was setting with an aisle filled with candlelight, votives mixed with shells on our custom-made aisle runner! It was just so beautiful!!

Our reception was just as wonderful! Food was delicious, the service was amazing, and our guests are still raving about everything today!

My Aunt is a dressmaker and she helped me design and sew the dresses for my bridesmaids. I wanted the fabric to be high-quality, and my Aunt suggested Haberman's as she buys a lot of her fabrics from them. They have an amazing selection, and I found the PERFECT fabric! It was a little pricey, but it was worth the "splurge"!

I LOVE making things/working on crafty projects, so I knew right off the bat that I would be a DIY kinda bride! I searched online for the right invitations, and went to Michaels to buy the supplies I needed to recreate it all! They came out so beautiful and WAY less than buying them retail. I also bought all the supplies for our centerpieces and our decor, and it was put together beautifully by our coordinator! Other items that I bought and assembled myself for our wedding from Michaels were the baskets for our Flower Girls, the pillow for my son (Ring Bearer), and the pieces needed to put together the bouquets and boutonnieres! Michaels was such a great one-stop-shop!