Harvey's was a great place to have our rehearsal dinner. It was very easy to book and there was no extra fee for the private room with a minimum of 25 people. We had our own private waiters/waitresses and the restaurant met with us before the rehearsal dinner to plan the menu. They printed our own personal menus for our guests. I would recommend them to anyone.

The Houcks were wonderful to work with and made our photography experience very enjoyable. They included an engagement session and an in-studio bridal portrait session with our wedding photography. I had not initially planned on having in-studio bridal portraits done, but it was wonderful to be able to go get pictures done with the lighting and give everything a trial run on film before the big day. Also, they were very good at making us feel comfortable so that our pictures came across as natural instead of posed and stiff.

Bro. Davis was very excited for us and about doing our wedding. He was more than open to any changes we wanted to make in the ceremony, and we truly enjoyed working with him. We will definitely use him again if we have a vow renewal!

We used Kay's for the guys' tuxes as well as my dress. Everyone was very helpful and they had lots of options in the store for him to look at. I was grateful that we didn't just flip through a catalog. They actually had some in the store that he could try on to see what looked best on him. Since he doesn't really wear tuxes, it was nice to be able to figure out what worked on his body type before ordering.

Everybody at the Mane Touch was great! I was able to get someone to do my hair, manicure, and pedicure in one place. They also have spa services that are great for relaxing before the big day! A facial and massage were just the ticket!

Hobby Lobby has lots of great stuff that you can use to give you inspiration or to let you do things yourself if you want to! We were able to find programs that we printed with our monogram and added ribbon. They turned out beautiful!

We bought my bridesmaids dresses at Belk. Although you wouldn't generally think of going to a department store for these, it really worked out well. We found the exact dresses that I wanted and they were very unique. The store we visited did not have all the sizes we needed, and a quick call to the store solved the problem. They used their database to check other stores and found the size I needed three states away, had it shipped, and didn't charge shipping costs! The salespeople were very helpful and cordial.

Kay's was really great. They have an awesome selection of beautiful dresses in many different sizes. At some bridal salons it is difficult to tell how the dress will fit due to the limitation in the sizes, but they have lots that you can find that will fit. We bought the sample because it fit so well! However, I have heard that the experience can greatly depend on what salesperson you get. Ours was wonderful, but I have heard of some that weren't so great, and the one that helped with my bustle was somewhat curt.

We really had a great experience with Mount Vernon Place. They offered us catering, floral design, wedding planning, and cleanup all with one-stop shopping. Mrs. Billie was more than willing to help with every aspect of the wedding. There are lots of beautiful locations that we used for pictures. There is a lake with a bridge, as well as several gardens that make for gorgeous pictures. The site is a bit small for an indoor ceremony (only holds 65), but an outdoor ceremony can be as big as you like!