I had a morning wedding, and Nicole Thompson + 2nd H/MU artist were in my hotel room, ready to go, at an amazing 6 o'clock in the morning! The girls were sweet and kind, and listened to what each of my BMs wanted for their hair and make-up. They rotated between applying make-up or hair for each of my 3 BMs and my mom before Nicole finally sat down with me and did my hair & face. Even when I asked Nicole to change my eyes a little from the trial, she kindly obliged. I'd love to be able to hire these girls again for another big event!

Oh, how I adore everything from Cards and Pockets! When we finally decided to go with their dark brown pocketfolders for our invitations, I placed an order for 200 of them. As it turned out, I was only sent 170 of them, rather than the 200 I ordered. With just a quick e-mail explanation of what happened, Cards and Pockets immediately sent me 30 more pocketfolders with no questions asked. Now that's customer service!

I purchased 2 display floor easels for $75, and they were amazing! (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/easels.html) I had both an enlarged engagement photo as well as an enlarged bridal photo that needed to be displayed at the ceremony, so being able to purchase TWO easels for the price of what other places charge for one easel was a great find! If you're in need for easels because your venue doesn't provide one for you, I highly recommend purchasing your own (actually, two of them!) from Save-On-Crafts.

My husband and I stayed at the South Coast Plaza Westin on the night of our wedding. When checking in, we mentioned that we were newly wed just hours before, secretly in hopes that she'd give us a small upgrade in our room, but she didn't even blink an eye and just said, "Congratulations." No matter, the room we were given was clean and gave us a huge comfortable bed to rest on after the hustle and bustle of the wedding. I would recommend The Westin for anyone looking for an elegant place to stay before, during, or after their wedding.

Where would I be without Costco Travel?! I use them for almost every "big" trip I take, which included our honeymoon to Couples Swept Away in Negril, Jamaica. The service I received from Costco Travel was (and is always) top notch, as they even help accommodate your flight times, travel arrangements, etc. They immediately send you an e-mail upon booking your trip, and you receive your travel documents a few weeks before your trip. And better yet, if you have an Executive membership with Costco, you can even earn a small percentage back on the cost of your trip! I adore everything Costco, especially Costco Travel.

My husband and I booked our Couples Swept Away honeymoon through Costco Travel and our trip was nothing short of fantastic! I mean, what do you expect when you're at a beautiful Caribbean resort with all-inclusive meals and water sports with the one you love? Our honeymoon overlapped with New Year's Eve, which was amazing because the resort had a FULL buffet filled with food choices from around the world that surrounded one of their many pools. If you stay at Couples Swept Away, I would highly suggest you use one or two of the days to book an off-site excursion (not included in your package price). We went horseback riding on one of the days and also paid for their "shopping excursion" which was nice because the van takes you to various shopping joints in the vicinity of Negril. Our room was turned over TWICE a day, and even when my husband tried to slip the young gal a tip for her hard work, she politely refused. Take advantage of their many pools, exercise facility, tennis courts, and oh, did I mention, the beautiful white sand beach of Negril!

If I had to summarize Hana’s work in 3 words, they’d be: modern, stylish, with a touch of gracefulness.

I hired Hana, of Hana Chung Photography, to be a second shooter for our wedding and in all honesty, it was the best decision I made for the wedding. On the morning of our big day, Hana arrived bright and early at the same time as our main photographers, and she was instructed to do two things: take photos of anything she wanted (specifically detail shots), and not to interrupt our main photographers. Hana is one gal who can follow directions because, oh boy, did she deliver! Heck, if I knew how great her photos were going to turn out, I would’ve scrapped my main photographers (whose work I ended up really disliking) and just hired Hana to do it all! Not to mention, she’s just an absolute sweetheart to work with!

After leaving the hotel in the morning to get to the church, I don’t remember seeing Hana again until after the reception was over, and I’m amazed at the bounty of beautiful images she captured without me ever seeing her – a talent of a true photographer. Hana has an incredibly great eye for details and her devotion to what she does really shows in her work.

I highly recommend Hana of Hana Chung Photography. She was one of my favorite vendors and she’s well on her way to rock star wedding photography superstardom!

Tim Coy of Pacific Events was one the easiest vendors to work with! We discovered him after hearing him DJ/MC at a friend's wedding, and my husband and I immediately fell for his smooth, professional voice. Nearing the wedding day, Tim sent us a suggested timeline of events and questionnaire for us to complete. He was prompt to show up and set up on the big day, and he said/played/directed exactly as we wanted! We received many compliments on Tim's DJ/MC service from our friends, even from my own mother who couldn't even understand a word he said! :)

I bought 200 clear cello bags for my DIY peanuts & Cracker Jack favors (pictured above), and Paper Mart had them for the cheapest price. They were a pleasant company to deal with, the item came exactly as described, and their prices are hard to beat.

There's nothing else I can add to previous bride's reviews that would showcase how extremely talented Mahtab is at altering wedding dresses. She is amazing in the work that she does, and is incredibly sweet and kind on top of it.

I took my dress to Mahtab thinking that it was too small and needed to be let out in the bust. She took a look at the dress and assured me that there'd be enough material to let the dress out; however, as it turned out, we were able to zip it up all the way, and she simply had to (1) alter the hem, (2) sew in bra cups, and (3) put in a bustle. The dress was completed in about two weeks and it looked amazing.

At such reasonable alterations prices, I highly recommend brides taking the drive down to Lake Forest for Mahtab to work magic on your beautiful too large, too small, too long, or too short wedding dresses.