I got a few things from Michaels but my best purchase was a very plain little girl's christening veil for $5, and little crystals for $2 that i sewed all over my veil to add sparkle. cheapest veil ever! :)

We ordered my husband's wedding band from this website after figuring out what size & width he needed at a mall jewelry store (hee). It came quickly, it had free engraving, and the price was unbeatable (about $100 for a white gold band!) It came with a certificate of authenticity and looks wonderful. I would use them again!

Bryce from Vanda Floral is fantastic - seriously, he's very nice, and VERY good at his work. He's the son of the owners of another well known floral shop - Stems in Santa Rosa. He's well underpriced for his work, I'd say - book him while he's hot! I've coordinated about 5 weddings that he did the flowers for - really impressive centerpeices and arch decor! And of course the personal flowers are wonderful as well.

I've worked with Jack Hecker on one wedding I coordinated. His work is excellent - well worth the price tag. He's got that "eye", he works hard, and he can make anyone look fabulous. I highly reccomend him. If photography is something that's important to you, give him a call.

We got all of our drinks in bulk at Costco - saved a ton of money! Costco is the best for stuff like that!

There are many good and bad reviews of David's Bridal. I want to throw another "good" in the ring - and this David's is the one I went to in particular. I'm a bridesmaid in a wedding this June, and the bride got her dress here. She got great service and a beautiful dress at a discount, plus she was impressed with their plus size selection. Us bridesmaids were all able to order our dresses over the phone, one had it shipped, the other two left them there for the bride to pick up. We all got a discount because the bride got her dress there. All in all, an easy experience.

My husband was a groomsmen in our friend's wedding and they used Men's Wearhouse. It was great because we live 2 hours away from the wedding site, but we were able to rent in our town and return at the store near the wedding! The tuxes fit great and there were no pieces missing. If there had been tuxes in our wedding, we would have gone with them for sure!

My husband and I are not very religious, and we knew we wanted an outdoor wedding. We'd seen the episode of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. where Joey married Monica & Chandler, and we realized that we wanted our old roommate to marry us! We asked her to get ordained at ULC.org, and she said it was very easy. 10 minutes later, she was ready to marry us. Now she's performed 3 weddings! This is a great alternative if you don't have an attachement to a church or minister.

I got the BEST service from Cal West Rentals. Other companies wouldn't rent me a dance floor for the beach, wouldn't deliver on a Sunday (even for an extra fee), etc. Cal West not only rented me a dance floor but also figured out a microphone and speaker system so we could be heard over the waves. They not only delivered on Sunday, the delivery guy STAYED the WHOLE time, set up the dance floor, and even helped us keep sand off of the floor. I've never had such incredible service in my life. If I could give them 6 stars, I would!

I went here for a friend's bachelorette party. It was a WONDERFUL time! I thought the food was plenty good, and the entertainment was FANTASTIC. If you've got a very open minded bride-to-be, this is the place for her!