breezio's reviews

The Craft Warehouse in Salem, OR offered a huge variety of things that assisted me in making my own favors. The staff was friendly and helped me come up with ideas to execute my vague notions of what my favors would be. They showed me how to make wine-charms, and also showed me how to use a die-cutter to make adorable little paper bags to put the wine-charms in. My favors for 150 people ended up costing me less than $100 total because of the reasonable prices at Craft Warehouse.

Multnomah Falls Lodge offered a great selection of meat, fish, and vegetarian dishes for my rehearsal dinner. They were able to accommodate a large party and still provide us with a wide view of the surrounding Falls. The staff were courteous and served us quite quickly, considering our large party.

Wishing Well Floral offered creative seasonal flower designs for my bouquet, the cake-topper, the bridesmaids' flowers, the boutonnières, and for my hair. She also provided useful props such as decorative columns for the ceremony, which she also designed gorgeous arrangements for. She was extremely creative, helpful, and available in the planning process.

Alison Hanford is a cosmetologist in the Seattle area who has done many weddings, and is recognized in her town as the go-to stylist for updos. She did 7 updos for my wedding (including the mothers of the bride and groom). Alison had a clear vision for how my bridesmaids' hair could be thematically similar, yet suit the personality of the individual. She made all of us feel like princesses with her unique and creative updos.

Men's Warehouse accommodated many men coming from all over the country (Washington, Oregon, New York, Kansas, California). They had an excellent selection of tuxedos at reasonable prices, and were very clear on their policies (for pick-up, return, payment, etc.). The employees were helpful and offered useful insight into our tuxedo selection.

Judge Moultrie was likeable and friendly. He offered a range of vows and ceremonies that he had worked on over the years, and was eager to meet with us and get to know us well before he married us. His fee was very reasonable, and he brought a lot of humor and grace to our ceremony.

Blackberry Hall (and its neighboring Blackberry Meadow) was a beautiful wedding site. The paintings on the walls offer color and character without being over-powering. The large event space comfortably fit about 150 people. The food in the buffet was excellent, and the staff were very helpful (though they lit my candles too soon before the ceremony, so my centerpieces were almost completely melted by the time the reception started) My only problems with the Hall were that we couldn't use the space for a rehearsal because they would have charged us, and that the pricing system was a bit unclear and I ended up getting charged extra for things that I had been told were included in the package I chose. Overall, though, it served as a wonderful venue for my wedding.

Bridal Exclusives of Salem, OR offered a wide variety of wedding and bridesmaid dresses at a range of prices. Their shoe selection was smaller, but I still managed to find several that I liked in my size (5, which is usually tough to find). They messed up my order a couple times, first ordering my dress in ivory instead of white, and then ordering it in one size too large. However they fixed the error promptly and gave me a discount on alterations. They also ordered the wrong shoes once, but they fixed that quickly as well. Their bra selection was a little limited, and I ended up ordering mine elsewhere.

Judy Reese ran a very clean, professional shop and gained my trust instantly when I met her. She has extensive training in many different types of cake decorating, and offers many different delicious flavors, which you can mix and match (cake, icing, filling). She is easy to communicate with by phone or email. She is creative and will work with you to come up with the perfect cake. I had absolutely no problems with her as a vendor for my wedding.

Lea Wheeler offered flexible photography packages, and brought a highly artistic (yet practical) eye to her photography. She was extremely helpful on the day of the wedding, showing up early and staying through the evening. Her portraits, artistic photos, and journalistic photos were all equally beautiful. Best of all, her packages include a high resolution DVD of ALL the digital negatives (all retouched), and she signs the copyright over to you so you can use it to print pictures at your leisure. She makes a website with all your photos where you can select which ones go into a beautiful photo album she assembles for you, developing those pictures personally. On this website friends and family can order pictures as well. I highly recommend her for your photography needs on your big day. She was one of my only vendors that I had absolutely no complaints about.