Zappos was the most logical and convenient place for us to find bridesmaid's shoes! Quick, free shipping with free return shipping and no questions asked when returned within 365 days. I had 5 bridemaids that wore sized 9.5-11…extremely hard sizes to find!! Zappos had them all and at an exceptional price.

Perfect Settings has the best samples of party rentals to choose from. I was able to get colored goblets, and great choices in flatware. They also provided walnut chivari chairs. Loved everything I rented from them for our wedding reception!!


 Ann Price, at Table Manners, helped us with our linen rentals. Table Manners has great linens to choose from. I mixed a few different types together to achieve the fete feeling and it was gorgeous. She does great work!


 Derrel got shots that I didn’t even know happened! I never saw him there. He is friendly and blended in with the family well. His shots were great and he has a unique perspective. Within 1 week I had a cd and my engagement pictures were included in the price. Derrel is really great. He provided parent's albums, as well.

His company also did my wedding video (DVD). I had a dvd made, the video was clear and the sound quality was great. They got all of the major milestones of the wedding and even made a menu at the beginning of the dvd where I could chose the scenes. Absolutely great work and great, great value.

Pastor Driver was also our pre-marital counselor. He is a great communicator and he even included my mother-in-law, who is a reverend, into the ceremony. He is one of the most unselfish people that I ever met. He didn’t even charge me for the service, brought his lovely wife and gave us a gift. I appreciate that, especially considering I am not a member of his church. Who does that? I don’t know many pastors that function this way. His homily was to the point and fitting to us. He got to know us and it was definitely reflected in the ceremony.

Chrissy is a master MAC creative director, manager, and makeup artist. She took care of the makeup for all 5 of my bridesmaids. They all looked great and their faces were absolutely flawless. She had to take care of 5 extremely different skin tones and did it quickly and skillfully. She made sure that the tone of the makeup, eye shadow and lipstick complemented them and didn’t just match the dress. That is the sign of a true artist. Her work is great!

Germayne worked miracles on me. Germayne is also an esthetician. She works at Cultura Med and started me on a moderately aggressive program of chemical peels and microdermabrasion which really got my skin glowing in time for my wedding. I still see her regularly to this day. Germayne had me look the most beautiful that I have in my life without having me look like a cake face…that is really a hard balance. I felt and looked like a queen when she was done with me. My face was absolutely gorgeous if I say so myself : )

Anita made our beautiful wedding invitations (and more)! She not only was our wedding invitations vendor but she also custom-made our save the dates, placecards, menu cards, programs and thank you cards (She was also our wedding coordinator-- see below). She took care of it all and made it extremely representative of us. Everything looked way more expensive than it actually cost us. Great vendor.

Anita is fabulous. She kept me focused on budget and reviewed all of my contracts after taking over from the previous coordinator. She was attentive and made sure that my day went off well. She provided some great great vendors, many of which are on this list, and also did everything paper-related for my wedding (most of it was custom designed for the wedding). She kept a great control over the event and was there for many major dates prior to wedding. She has turned into a family friend and has planned a few events for us since then.

Sondra Dickey has been styling my family for more than 20 years. She actually came in on her birthday to take care of me for my wedding. I had a high coif updo and my hair was pressed. She also did the hair for the mother of the bride, two aunts and a cousin. She not only styles hair well, but takes the health of your hair into account. My hair actually lasted for more than 1 week. The other thing that I love about Sondra is she is honest…if it is going to be unflattering or unrepresentative of you, she will let you know that it will not work but she is still willing to give you what you want: a well-modified look to fit you.

Very standard hotel, but the service was great and they were professional and extremely close to the ceremony/reception location. The rooms were moderately priced, clean and the hotel is near to the major highways as well. They did a great job for what was required.