jgirl818's reviews

We got Martha Stewart invation kits at Michael's Craft for about $15 per box of 80+ invitations. It turned out to be the most cost effective way to get our invitations and they were VERY nice looking! No one knew that we printed them ourselves!

We bought a pattern for a little dress for our flower girl from Joann Fabric and got the materials and everything for under $30! It was a really easy pattern and then we did it ourselves instead of paying $200 for a dress she would outgrow over the summer. Very worth-while if you are any good at sewing.

This party rental store in Tallahassee is the best ever. It's behind Capital Circle, near the Lowe's. They have all kinds of amazing rentals from a punch bowl to a punch waterfall! And trays of every size, and heating pans and anything you can imagine! We did our own catering, so it was a life-saver to have this place to get nice trays and tablecloths at very affordable prices!

We rented a Mustang for our get-away car and drove from Tallahassee to Live Oak and stayed the night, and then dropped the car off in Tampa the next day, at the airport. They ended up charging us about $50 more than they said it would cost, and just piled on more and more charges from the "fine print". We were VERY dissatisfied with them and I were not easy to work with at all. They kept shifting the blame to other Hertz locations and saying they couldn't fix it at their office and we would just have to pay and then call some 800 number to complain and get a refund. We never got any money back. It was a really frustrating start to our honeymoon, but we just had to ignore it and put it behind us. I would try using a different rental company that doesn't hide all kinds of fees inside the contract that you'll end up paying extra for later. Ex: The Tallahassee rental store said that we could return the car an hour late for another $10. But when we dropped it off in Tampa, they said that we would have to pay for a whole extra day since we were an hour late! Then they blamed Tallahassee for mis-informing us and wouldn't give us the price that was quoted to us the day before! VERY frustrating.

I didn't actually get my bridesmaid dresses from here because we ended up making our own, but we did get our ideas from looking at a lot of different styles they have at David's. There are so many options, I would definitely say go there and get their magazine at least, to see all the options they have. I love the two-peice sets that they have in style now. Also, I had my maid-of-honor in an accenting color dress that made it all look really good! We had light green dresses, with dark sash's accross the middle, and then the maid of honor was in a dark green dress, with a light green sash. It was lovely!

These guys are VERY professional, and will meet with you and talk as much as you want until you are comfortable with every detail of the day. The one thing I would reccomend is requiring that they bring a complete WRITTEN shoot-list with them, because they missed out on several shots that we really wanted. Other than that, they have amazing photographic skills, a good eye for catching candid shots of everyone and everything, and they'll do all the traditional stuff too. My one frustration is that we have no individual pictures of me (the bride). So just make sure to communicate very well and not take anything for granted. But as long as it is crystal clear what you want, I'd say go for them any day. They're friendly, easy to work with, and promt with getting your pictures online after the wedding (within a week) and with getting your prints and copyright release CD, if you buy it. And of course, it's a great price!

This place was wonderful! The coordinator at Bradfordville Baptist is an actual wedding coordinator, so she knows her stuff! She s very helpful in advising how the best set up for the place would be. The church staff take care of setting up everything just how you want it, and cleaning it all up afterward, all you have to do is take your stuff out. They also have a full sound system that is available for extra cost. We had about 250 people at our reception and it was cozy. There is a lot of parking so you don't have to worry about people having to park in the grass or on the street or anything. I would highly reccomend this place! The price is amazing too! One thing to note though: No alcoholic beverages are allowed on the property, so that may limit some who would want to use it.

This Church is one of the most beautiful churches in Tallahassee! The inside has dark stained wood all over, but is very contemporary looking too. There are huge windows on the stage to let in light, but they don't wash out the pictures at all. The people who take care of the sound system and the lady who coordinates it all are wonderful people to work with too! They are there anytime you are, and are helpful with every little detail, even if it's not necessarily in "their department". Also, this place is VERY affordable, compared to most places. The seating is up to about 300 people, so it's a good sized church too.

This is the best bridal shop ever! I searched all over Tallahassee and could find nothing, so I drove to Tampa and this was the first shop I visited. They are SO friendly and helpful! They have about 10,000 dresses, but your consultant helps you narrow it down to your price range and the style of dress you are looking for. We went through a couple hundered dresses in about 10 minutes and I had 4 to try on and ended up finding "MY" dress in one of those. This was the best experience ever, especially after being turned away after spending hours at bridal shops and them telling me "We just don't have what you're looking for."

Located in Monticello, FL, Elisabeth does wedding cakes of all kinds! We had so many options, it was amazing! We chose the cake shape and size exactly how we wanted and picked out the ribbon color to match the bridesmaid's dresses. It was a great experience, and she even let us make a few last minute changes by adding a few extra cakes and stairs connecting them. I would HIGHLY reccomend her for anyone in the Tallahassee, FL area.