Somehow I got the idea stuck in my head that I needed a silk flower the day of my wedding. I looked up any recommend site that I found on the Knot or weddingbee. I just didn't like any of the more popular sites. Their stuff just was nice but was a like boring.

I am sooooo lucky to read a blog post (can't remember which one) about dori & viv. Their stuff was completely different than any other store I had seen. I instantly fell in love with atleast four flowers and headbands. I decided on one of their really large flowers. I had a few questions and asked if they could customize a little for me. They were really quick to get back to my emails and had no problem with the customization. It took a few weeks for them to create the product (i think its much quicker if its pre-made). I couldn't have been more impressed with what I received in the mail. The flower was made out of really high quality fabric. I paid alot for my wedding dress so I didn't want anything looked cheap in comparison. This was definitely not the case.

I liked it so much I ended up buying a really fun headband, with feathers for my bachelorette party. I received so many compliments for both occasions. I will definitely try and post some photos when we get the professional ones back. Let me know if you have any questions :)

Absolutely incredible food. Probably the best calamari I've ever had. We showed up early, they seem a tad bit startled yet brought food out immediately. We fell in love with the location. Unfortunately, because of the oncoming hurricane we didn't have access to the outdoor areas. Nonetheless, we had a wonderful night. Highly recommended.

For the most part, they got the job done. They showed up to the hotel on time, got us to the church on time. My husband really enjoyed the driver of the party bus. Ours was nice as well.

Our main problem (which were hoping to get resolved) was that we contracted them until 6pm so that we could take pictures in downtown providence. Because of the hurricane, we went to the crowne plaza instead. We never told the limos we were done with them. We went outside around 4 to take some outside photos and they were nowhere to be found. So far my husband has called once, they told us they'd look into it and get back to us. That was two weeks ago. Looks we'll be calling them again. Hopefully, updates to follow.

I also had the same limo company for my bachelorette party. The driver was very nice but did not know his way around very well - as he went through johnston to get from downtown providence to north providence (the providence side).

UPDATE: They never returned our multiple calls to resolve the problem of taking off early and still charging us for the full amount.

A really sweet lady. She has tons of flavors. We had chose the Bailey's Irish Cream cake that was a huge hit with our guests. I ended up designing what I wanted in Illustrator and she translated into cake. It looked beautiful from a far but I'm ashamed to say I really didn't get a good look at it at the wedding! Hopefully our photographer got some good pictures.

At times it was hard for her to understand my exact vision. I was trying to combine the styles of two different cakes. If you have a specific picture it helps. In this aspect, I hoped she be a little more creative.

We also were a little surprised by how high our price was (nothing astronomical). We thought it be lower considering all other reviews on the knot.

In the end, the cake was delicious and sadly, I barely looked at it!

It's hard to review a church. It has been recently remodeled and is gorgeous inside. Fr. Carusi is a great guy with a wonderful sense of humor. It is a beautiful place to get married.

(minus the kneeling all ceremony long - ouch!)

For anyone designing your own invitations but getting them printed letterpress, definitely check out Wildflower Letterpress. They are located in Chicago (and I am in LA) but I conducted the whole order over email.

I was stunned by how much they went above and beyond for me. After getting many quotes, I found Mercurio Brothers to be the cheapest for letterpress, yet they needed 4-6 weeks to get the job done.

Wildflower matched Mercurio Brother's price and turned the invitations around in a week. They also sent me more invitations then I asked for and all kinds of free letterpress notecards.

I highly recommend them.

We never actually met since I live in California. We only corresponded through email. I think I might have saw the back of Martha's head during the ceremony. I knew I had to have a string quartet but I didn't like the average price. I was lucky enough to stumble upon the Brown Gig Board where I found Martha Niemiec and the Upstairs Quartet. Their price beat all others by a huge margin. They sent me a short music clip and I was sold.

The day of the wedding I was only able to listen to them as I walked up the aisle. They sounded beautiful. My fiance said he was really wowed before the ceremony. I think he was expecting them to be pretty average since their price was so low. Good thing he was wrong!

I had wonderful experience with Lacrecia and the ladies here. I never stepped into the shop once or met one of them.

I fell in love with a designer dress when I was living in NY. Unfortunately, I wasn't crazy about the price tag. I set out on a mission to find it cheaper. I emailed almost all the stores listed on the designer's website. Finally Bridal and Formal offered me an incredible price (much lower than other bridal shops). I found a few shops that matched their priced. Bridal and Formal let me bargain it down even a little. In the end, they took a significant chunk off the price I was quoted in two Manhattan salons.

The dress came on time and was flawless in it's bag. If you've tried on your dress and you know your measurements, then buying a dress over the phone is definitely an option you should consider. My wedding was in RI; I now live in LA and it doesn't matter that my bridal shop was in Cincinnati (where I've only been to the airport!).

We hired Alan. All the rave reviews you read on the knot are 100% true. He plays the music you want and doesn't do any of the cheesy stuff you may see at other weddings. He strictly abided by our do not play list and play most of our play list (which was gargantuan). He kept our guests on the dance floor all night long, including our older guests. Very friendly, very professional...

My only (minor) gripe was that we were trying to keep our first dance song a surprise and he announced it as we were walking to the dance floor. Though, he would have no way of knowing this and I know I'm being a little nitpicky :) He did that with the others slow songs too. I found it somewhat unnecessary.

Bottomline: hire him! He's way cheaper than he should be. Book him before he figures it out ;)

Absolutely stunning flowers on my wedding day. I had a very specific vision of what I wanted (which I took the liberty of changing every few months ;) ). I was a little concerned at first because Laurie and I have very different styles. We had a lot of meetings and I showed her very detailed pictures of what I liked. In the end, she nailed it. Our guests raved about the flowers. Her prices are midrange. Not the cheapest, but worth the money.