kellgurl's reviews

They are called `watch maker cases` (they are aluminum tins with a clear cover- see pic above in bio) and they are so much cheaper than the ones sold as `favor tins`! I got the 53mm ones. Also- buy the ones packaged in pasteboard (cardboard)- not aluminum. The tin is exactly the same, you just pay more for them to come in an aluminum box.

They had the best online tools for customizing your magnet- so easy. Their price couldn`t be beat. I read a few complaints about them, but I had none.

They did such a great job. I had very minor changes made- they did them quickly and with no problem at all.

I know people have complained about rude phone people, but I got a nice one. I had them shipped to my work address and they came in 2 months. They were beautiful with original tags.

had Michelle for hair and Amanda for makeup. They were both sooo nice and did an awesome job. I went to the salon in Manchester for the trials. The salon is gorgeous and everyone in there was so helpful. I had the makeup done first and asked that it was very natural. Amanda did an excellent job and took great notes. For the hair, I brought in pictures of what I had in mind. It came out beautiful and Michelle took a bunch of pictures to make sure she could duplicate the exact hair style and veil placement. Both came to my hotel the day of the wedding. They were very accommodating in allowing two of my bridesmaids to add on makeup services the day of the wedding! My girls all came out beautiful and I was soooo pleased with both my hair and makeup.

I got both our wedding cake and a grooms cake (for the rehearsal) through Party Favors. They did a great job on both and were very accessible for finalizing the details through email (although sometimes it would take a while to hear back- but it all worked out). I had given them a picture of the wedding cake I wanted and explained I wanted exactly the same thing. Ours was sort of similar, but not exact (maybe my expectations were too high). I did think it would look more like the picture I had provided, but it came out nice. I unfortunately didn`t get a piece of it the night of the wedding, but I heard very good things about how it tasted. The groom`s cake I did was a Pittsburg Steelers cake- it had a helmet along with a `terrible towel` (Steelers thing) next to it. DH was absolutely thrilled with it and it tasted great. We also used them for our son's birthday cake- an elaborate Red Sox themed cake- and it came out beautiful (and very yummy

When booking the tuxes, Valerie at the Newbury location was EXCELLENT. She was forever patient with our never-ending changes and questions and made lots of great suggestions. She even set it up so that DH got two ties with the tux so he could decide that day which one he wanted. Unfortunately the tuxes had a few issues. Sizes were all over the place. Buttons were falling off. Our bestman`s vest had NO BACK. Seriously- the vest had no back to it! We all called it the `bib`. One person got no socks..

Our driver was excellent, very helpful and courteous. He was late picking me and my bridesmaids up, but to his credit it was unavoidable (long story, but there was a fox hunt going on in Ipswich which held up traffic). It just would have been nice if someone had called us at the Inn to let us know (we were hanging out in the lobby all done up, freaking out that he wasn`t there 5 minutes before the ceremony was supposed to start when it takes 30 minutes to get there! We found out by calling the limo company and they explained the problem.).

Okay, this one is tough. I didn`t really hear much of their music, but from what I did hear and from guest comments, I would give them an A+++ for their playing. They played classical music at the ceremony and jazz during the cocktail hour. However, I was a little miffed. First of all, I must have emailed Slava three times trying to confirm ceremony music details. I had a tough time trying to get everything settled via email prior to the ceremony (in fact, we never did finalize the unity candle song and I still have no idea what they played). I didn`t have any trouble hearing from him during the booking process! Second- they played an extra 20 minutes due to the ceremony running late. I thought $100 for the extra 20 minutes was a bit steep, but I`m sure it was in the contract somewhere. Beware if your ceremony might run late!

I didn`t even know Terry was there all night (which is exactly what you want). Prior to the wedding, the Fishers were amazing to work with- such a nice couple. They clearly have a lot of enthusiasm for their work and are very professional. If you are looking for a videographer or considering one- you must meet with them. Their rates are amazing- I could not find anyone else who beat their price for what they offered and the quality of their work ($799 all day coverage which is an hour before the ceremony through the last dance). They will not send you a demo (they do not feel comfortable sending videos out of their customers) so you have to meet with them, but it`s worth the drive up there. We were happy with our video. There were a few shakey parts, but for the price we paid we were satisfied with the final product.