Janice really made the dress fit my body perfectly. She has made, from scratch, several other wedding dresses including hand making the lace. I was very confident she could do it considering how she had worked with lace in the past. I was really pleased with how she sewed in undergarments which made it so much easier for me. She really made the dress my dress and her services were very very reasonably priced

Southern Charm & Swing; Savannah, GA - We loved our band. We signed them through East Coast Entertainment. We got so many compliments and saw everyone dancing. They really were able to manage themselves, they didn't need to ask me anything when it came to playlists or setting up. They played our requests and were really talented. It was such a relief to have vendors that could manage themselves! They really captured the atmosphere of what we wanted. I'm so glad we decided to have live music instead of DIY ipod. It really contributed to the feel of the party and while it was a percentage of our budget, it was a lot less than I originally thought it would be and was worth every penny.

Before I get into all the things that went wrong with my DIY flowers that I ordered from them, I will say the quality of flower is superb. I was really pleased with my Giant pure white hydrangeas but that is a testament to the growers, C.I. American Flowers, more so than the distributor. Now to the good stuff. This was the WORST part of my wedding experience. The roses I ordered were bright yellow and green instead of white and cream. No they did not change color as the phone operator told me they would. When I called they refused to send new flowers and started lecturing me in a patronizing tone. After going back and forth and trying to be nice I just cut in and started tearing the girl to bits over the phone. Yes it was mean but they were very very rude. She still refused to fix the situation in any way so I proceeded until she hung up on me. I made her cry and I don't regret it for one second after how rudely I was treated. I called back and they refused to answer. I called again and the manager picked up, again the same extremely rude treatment, refusing to do anything to fix the situation. I finally negotiated a $30 refund but considering that I spent $400, $200 or so on flowers I couldn't use, I would still give them a very low score. Plus the stress of having to scream on the phone two days before the wedding was not what I needed. Also, I spent that same afternoon visiting and purchasing white flowers from every floral department of every grocery store in my area. Something I DEFINITELY did not need before the wedding. Very very disappointed in the customer service, or really the lack thereof.

the dress far exceeded my expectations. I was hesitant on choosing a gown since a endocrine condition had caused me to uncontrollably gain weight. I was so nervous about dressing myself in this foreign body, if you will. I spoke with Julius himself on a couple occasions and he was so helpful with deciding on a dress shape that is universally flattering. I ordered it a size too big and had it tailored to fit perfectly. I really was amazed by the quality of the material. Some of my guests included women who had bespoke wedding dresses from the big names (Vera, Ines, Monique themselves) and even they said the dress looked gorgeous and like it was made to fit like a glove. I would really really really strongly suggest that any bride (even those NOT on a budget) consider Julius, I couldn't have been happier. From ordering to front door it was about 1.5 mos which was good since I ordered it only 2 mos before the wedding! If you still don't believe me, check my bio for photos of my gorgeous gown!

the food was incredible, the staff was knowledgeable and so friendly. We had a small, family-only rehearsal and they took care of everything. The food was even better than I could have expected. Wonderful atmosphere!

I couldn't have asked for more from the staff. Everything was perfect. Beth Williams was my sales manager and handled our account from start to finish answering every little question. We didn't see the site until about a month before the wedding because of the military and being stationed in the middle of nowhere (three hours to a decent civilian airport...). Beth took the time to email me photos and contracts and made it almost too easy for me. Kristie Newsome was our catering manager. I loved working with her because we made so many adjustments to our menu in the week preceding and she rolled with each of them! She was so flexible and accommodating. Then our event manager, well we worked with different ones for the brunches but for the most part it was Darren. I didn't catch his name but he was so on top of everything. The weather threatened to rain on our cocktail party Friday before the wedding. I called his office to ask if we needed to move tables inside, he said he already had it taken care of! Then two guests had converted since college and decided to keep kosher without notifying me... Darren made the last minute change and got two kosher meals with moments notice! Then during our first dance, Darren coordinated the timing to be perfect so that the fireworks started once we hit the dance floor! It really exceeded my expectations in every way. The cake was phenomenal and the food was even better. The rooms were wonderful as well. Best decision I made in the wedding planning process! It was by some wedding standards extravagantly priced but not really considering all they did for me. And you really do get what you pay for. In the end our bill was way under my original budget.

I wouldn't hesitate for a second to suggest Mike & Jess. They have a way of making you feel so comfortable, they are the sweetest people to work with and they are really talented. I sent Jess a 17 page slideshow of sample photos, some photographers would be really annoyed by that but Jess was thrilled to see what I liked. They were really flexible in trying to get shots that we requested and really to get the feeling of what we liked. Mike has an eye for it and can capture the most wonderful light. Because of my medical condition, I was really nervous about my body and how it would look in photos. Mike and Jess did their best to capture the most flattering angles. I would absolutely not hesitate to send someone to them. If you don't believe me, go to my bio and see my wedding photos for yourself!! Also, included in your package is a free engagement session which I thought was awesome, just as a chance to get to know them so you can be relaxed and really enjoy the wedding day. Also, they were very discreet and agreed to allow my videographer to put some of my photos into the video as a montage. Again, do hire Mike & Jess, you will not regret it and to top it off, they were reasonably priced so even a modest budget could afford them.

I loved our personalized military cake topper and this seller was by far the best price. I paid around low $70's where others quoted me around $100 for the same exact topper. It was a hit, so kitschy, people loved it! They were very helpful in answering my questions and shipped it out quickly. Photos in my bio

I was really pleased with my experience with Invitations by Dawn. The service was extremely helpful, the turn-around was quite fast. I had DIY handmade invitations that I was really excited about. We then made a cross-country move where some of the wedding things were ruined in transit. To make matters worse I needed to send the invitations out a week after the move! I logged onto "Invitations by Dawn" and saw that it generally takes them 2-3 days to print your invite if it is in stock and then they ship immediately. In total from payment to my door it took 6 days which I thought was incredible. I will say if you are looking to be pampered in your invitation selection process, this is not the place for that. They receive your order and they send it out as soon as its printed. If the invitations are out of stock then it will take longer to be printed and they're not going to call you daily with updates. If you want to verify how long the turnaround will be, call them, they are very friendly and helpful on the telephone.

Its a great value and I really like my invitations. The paper was high quality. I do calligraphy as a hobby and can always tell the quality of the paper by how the ink sits on it, the paper was really top-notch. I ordered classic black ink on creamy white and they couldn't have been any better if I paid multiple times what I did. One thing, my invitations were smaller than I anticipated and card style, which wasn't totally clear because it said vertical folder... more my mistake being in a hurry, than theirs. But make sure you read the descriptions carefully since the photo doesn't convey that type of thing.

National network of performers with amazing talent. It is an all female organization, one of the other benefit chairs had originally heard a group singing at a cocktail party in Princeton, NJ and then we hired them for a benefit in TX. I didn't hire them for a wedding but the benefit was for 900 people and they were a hit! They were so fun and amazing and honestly, they were so reasonable for the level of entertainment! If I ever did another party or benefit I would think of them again! (Anyone needing cocktail hour music this is the group!!) We had them strolling through the silent auctions and near the bar, they were so flexible and not high maintenance at all. They sang a lot of things we requested too. We asked them to sample from all decades, between the 30's and the 70's since we had some elderly board members and they really able to do it. They even offered to do costumes but we decided to just have them come in plain clothes. We had them strolling around but they also offered to bring in their own sound equipment and risers and basically everything they would need. We were only asked to provide bottled water.