gobruins's reviews

Stacy was easy to work with and very responsive. The shipping was free because I bought 3 bridesmaid dresses. I ended up saving $90. The dresses take a couple months to ship. But, they are pretty accurate in determining when your dresses will arrive. I definitely recommend using this company!

The food was good, but the service was not so great. The day of our reception, we found that the head table didn't have any wine on it. Also, they almost lost the bottle of XO that DH bought for his dad to drink. The waiters apparently put it behind the DJ table instead of at the head table. Oh and another thing. When we booked the place, it had a B rating for health code. A year later they were a C. Pretty disappointing.

We almost didn't get our tuxes! We were suppose to pick up our tuxes the Wednesday before our wedding. We called the Sunday before to confirm and kept calling them for the next couple days. No one answered or returned our voice mails. DH drove to the shop that Wednesday and no one was to be found. Luckily, I was able to get the owner's cell phone number from someone off a wedding forum. Apparently, the owner was really sick. But, that didn't explain why the rest of his staff wasn't at the shop to help us. If we hadn't gotten his phone number we would have been screwed. There was no note on the door or a phone call. I was very disappointed.

Our wedding cake was gorgeous and tasted wonderful. We ordered a orange chiffon cake with peach filling. The cake is light and not too sweet. The frosting is non-dairy and pleasant tasting. Our decorations were yellow hibiscus flowers along the side of the cake. The price included the sugar flowers. We got a 3 tiered cake and a sheet cake to feed our 250 guests. The price was around $400. Very affordable for such a nice cake.

Doug and Lawrence are awesome! They are extremely talented and fun to work with. We met with them more than a year before our wedding and we clicked immediately. We liked their fun and artistic approach to wedding photography. We felt really comfortable taking pictures with them too. They did both our engagement and wedding photos. We were very pleased at the quality of the photos we received. Highly recommend them A+++++++++++++++

Elaine is wonderful! Elaine spent a lot of time with me on my trial to get the look I wanted. She has been doing hair and makeup for over 12 years now and is very experienced doing bridal work. She also gave me tips on how I should prepare my skin and hair a couple of months before my wedding day. She is definitely very nice and patient. She pays a lot of attention to details. I was very impressed by her positive attitude and her artistic ability. I booked her immediately after she finished my trial!

**Post wedding review**
Elaine came with two assistants at 10 AM and finished before 1 PM. She came on time and worked very efficiently. I had 3 bms and 2 moms. Everyone looked gorgeous for the wedding. I had so many compliments about my hair and makeup. Elaine was patient and sweet and she is definitely commited to making every bride look beautiful on their special day.

I know she is usually busy (she had 2 appointments before mine that day), but I never had to worry about her being late or going over our set time. She is really good about how much time everything takes.

Her quality of work is definitely worth it. I wouldn't go with anyone else!

I just ordered my gown from Bridal Elegance. They have a great selection of dresses. I told them that my budget was under $1000 and Christie was able to find a variety of dresses to suit my style and budget. The ladies at this store are sweet and helpful!