hkp17's reviews

There were a few different options at Hanover Tavern, and we chose the historic rooms package that cost only $500 ($10 per person). The tavern has been around since the 1700's and has a lot of character. The space was small but suited our needs, and the staff there was very helpful.

These were very cute print-your-own invitations. The $35 included 50 invitations and envelopes & 50 response cards and envelopes. It also included some etiquette information. We also had to buy printer ink.

It did take us some time to play around with the printer, print the invitations, and address the envelopes. We also added some colored cardstock to the back of the invitation to spice it up. In the long run, we saved a lot of money and the invitations turned out very nice.

I only used the florist for personal flowers, so this price included my bouquet, one bridesmaid's bouquet, four corsages, four boutteniers, and two kissing balls for the flower girls. I did a bit of comparision shopping, and Strange's was slightly cheaper. The florist, Brandy, was very friendly and great to work with. She was very honest and did not try to up-sell me anything.

I was skeptical going to David's Bridal because I hadn't heard great things about them. However, I did wind up getting the Flower Girl dresses there. The selection was decent and the service was ok. The price to me seemed average and maybe a little lower than average. An appointment was recommended but not required.

The Historic Hanover Courthouse was built in the 1730's and has a lot of character. It is small, seating only around 80 people, and there is no center aisle. There are benches grouped in the middle of the room, but we worked easily with the arrangement.

The woman we worked with at this site was very sweet and was always willing to answer our questions and meet us there (it is not open to the public) whenever we needed to.

We had only 50 guests and chose a small reception venue, Hanover Tavern. Michelle's is the on-site caterer, and they were awesome throughout the whole process. They were willing to customize our menu and their prices were flexible. The gentleman we worked with was very helpful and we enjoyed working with him. The food was delicious.

We had the option of ordering an already-designed cake or a custom cake. We chose an already-designed cake, mostly because we didn't have time to sit down with someone to design our own cake.

The prices were reasonable for the pre-designed cake, though there were limited flavors. They did provide free cake samples, and the customer service was excellent. They did also deliver to the reception site for what I thought was an average price.

This was not a good bridal show for a bride on a budget. They didn't have very many vendors there to begin with, and the ones they did have were pretty expensive.

There was a fashion show that was entertaining, but again, none of the gowns were in my price range.

I tried on several wedding gowns here, and the girl who helped me was very good at her job. She was extremely patient.

I wound up getting my bridesmaid's dress here. They had a large selection of dresses by decent designers at average prices.

My only complaint was that when my sister's bridesmaid dress came in, the designer had clearly sent the wrong size even though the tag showed the correct size. One person at the shop tried to convince my sister that she had put on weight. It took one of the other sales girls going to find a smaller size to compare the dress to for the other woman to realize that the wrong size was sent.

They had a good selection of dresses and a flat fee for alterations. They also worked to get my alterations done quickly because I was only in town for a few days.