amrunte's reviews

This is my home church so I'm a bit biased but I can tell you that it's a beautiful place to get married. There are two buildings to choose from and reception sites right there so your guests don't have to travel if you don't want to do that. Susan, the wedding coordinator is awesome and Pastor Dave, the pastor of the church (if you wish to use him) is not only great at the ceremony's (I've sung at tons of services he's done), but he's also an expert in marriage counseling. In fact, he has a couple great books on the subject.

This place is awesome!! I was able to get all the pew candles and candelabras for the stage as well as linens for the reception and delivery for under $400!! And they bent over backwards to figure out how to get the type of hurricanes I wanted on the pew candles to work. I'm very impressed and will be booking them this week!!

At first, I wasn't impressed at all with MW Tux. I'm having a victorian wedding so my guys are all wearing morning coats, ascots, the works. I knew this would drive the price up but not the amount I was quoted. My guys would be renting a tux for the same price my girls would be buying their dresses and that's unacceptable. However, after walking away, I received a call from the manager. When I told her that I didn't think I could use them because of the price, she asked if she could crunch some numbers and call me back. When she did, she told me she had contacted her regional manager and was able to work a deal for me to get the price down nearly the same as the less expensive store I was planning on going with. Very nice of her to do this. The upside to MW tux is if you have groomsmen coming from out of town, they can go to an MW tux in their hometown and get fitted the right way and you are sure that the sizes will be correct. I'm impressed with the service I've received and will be putting my deposit down this week.

If you are a member of Direct Buy, don't even look anywhere else. They have so many books of invitations full of every style you could imagine and they are dirt cheap!! We looked at a few catalogs before we went and were trying to figure out how to not spend my entire budget on invitations (we are expecting about 800 guests). Then we went to Direct Buy and were able to breath again. There are tons of options and you can also order your programs, favors, and thank you cards. They also have napkins and all sorts of cool things!! I'm getting my invitations, thank you cards, programs, and attendant gifts all from Direct Buy!!

The consultant I worked with was very sweet and helpful but you feel like you're walking into a machine when you go to David's. There are many dresses to choose from but most are way out of my budget and while there are lots of different styles, it still seems to feel like a cookie-cutter design. If you want something different (or not "white"), you have to pay and arm and a leg for the "designer" dresses. The veils are WAY overpriced as well as the tiara's and shoes. If you are looking for something different and not super expensive, don't go to David's. I found my dream dress (and several others) at another store that's just as big but not a chain and got a better quality dress for a quarter of the price that I probably would have spent at David's. And they have a large selection of bridesmaid dresses, however, good luck finding something for a chesty girl or a larger girl. I have every size under the rainbow in my bridal party and there was no way I could dress them at David's.

This show was pretty disappointing. We found a couple things that interested us but really only walked away with one vendor that we are actually using and was helpful. Lots of honeymoon/timeshare gimmick companies, which to me is just preying on young couples who don't have any money anyway. Only one cake vendor in the whole place and no florists. David's Bridal seemed to be the big dog there so there were only a couple other dress companies there and most were from Mesa; not helpful when you live in North Phoenix. Mostly, we just walked away with a feeling that we accomplished nothing.

I found this lady at a bridal show and couldn't believe her prices. I'm getting my tiara from her. They are absolutely beautiful and very quality items!! You'd find the same quality at David's but she doesn't have the overhead because she does this business out of her home so the prices are a quarter of what you would pay at David's!! And she does all sorts of favors and gifts that are adorable and, again, quality. Her website is www.perfectlypresentedonline.com. It's worth a look!! Don't pay lots of money of the wedding "stuff" till you look at what she's got!!

This place is awesome!! They have everything you need once you have your dress. I found my bridesmaid dresses in a catalog and started going to different places trying to find the best deal for my girls. They had it and they were also very patient with me when I had to make a huge order (and most of it was special order). They have so much stuff there!! I'm not even close to done using them. Their alterations department (for everything including your bridal gown) is amazing and I'm a seamstress' daughter so I know quality work when I see it. When my best friend got married and her pregnant bridesmaid's dress came back WAY to small for her growing belly, they made it fit like a dream!! Go check it out!! And go several times because you always find something new!!

Holy Cow!! This place is awesome!! Most of the dressed are designed by the owner so the chance of someone you know having your dress is practically zero!! And the dresses are absolutely gorgeous!! This was the second place I visited and I found my dress after trying about 8 dresses on. And because it's a "small" business, they are much more inclined to work with you and spend quality time with you. I went to David's Bridal first and they didn't have the kind of dress I was looking for (I'm having a victorian wedding so I was looking for a vintage look) prices were way too high. The second I walked into A Dream Wedding, I just started pointing at dress after dress, there were so many to choose from in so many styles. And I got a killer price on my dress. My mom was going to make my dress (she's very talented) but she said there was no way she could make that dress for the price we got it for. Check this store out!! You won't be disappointed!!

I haven't booked her yet but I'm very impressed with her work and prices. My mom is able to do a lot with silk and wanted to save money doing that stuff herself and Jodi was totally cool with that, in fact, she was very encouraging. She was also willing to let us purchase silks for the bouquets to put her real flowers in as well, which will save us a lot of money too. If/when I book her, I'll write more!! So far, I'm very impressed!!