wedskyy's reviews

This was our home church and mainly Korean speaking, BUT BUT BUT the church itself is GORGEOUS!! Original stain glass windows... close relationship to Hyde Park United Methodist Church

Kristen Lykens was cheery and helpful, and we transacted all of our business via email. If our spending minimum was slightly less, I would have given 5 stars.

Responsiveness was poor in the beginning when I bought my beautiful dress here, but they were willing to fix her up and clean it for free b/c of it.

Mark Calitri was helpful and there when you needed him, but I forgot that this hotel allows smoking in, around, and everywhere about it.

Kelly Carigan helped out a lot and was very in touch with what you need.

Nancy was our make-up lady and WAS SHE GOOD AT IT! She comes highly recommended by many other brides and bridesmaids, and she is WELL worth it! She comes to where you are and sets up and does your makeup while making fun conversation!!

She is a bit costly, however, but if you're worried about pictures and how your face will look, etc. etc., Nancy is worth the investment! She was given to me as a gift from my sister, and so it is to my dear sister that I have to thank for making me so beautiful in my pictures (second to Nancy, of course!)

We ordered the white gold 5mm men's band (low dome) and the platinum 2mm women's band. It was exactly what we were looking for, and the price was unbeatable! We had used a coupon, too. The customer service is EXCEPTIONALLY good, too! We needed to go down a size for my husband's ring, and they replaced it easily but returning it via registered mail was a bit of a headache and costly ($26 from Chicago).

I would recommend using their complimentary sizer prior to ordering. Despite the little hiccup, I would highly recommend purchasing your wedding bands from BlueNile.com! (My engagement ring was designed and purchased locally).

We got the cheapest invitations and only ordered the invitations and RSVP cards and inner envelopes. We made all the other enclosures ourselves. If you are not using bright white paper as your invitations, I HIGHLY recommend using watercolor paper (they can be found at any art store or Michaels) and using that to make your enclosures. The paper is nice and thick and feels very high quality. The weight of the paper is 9-11 lbs, so it will definitely have a nice feel to them.

I would also invest in a color ink-jet printer (we bought a $50 Lexmark from Target) and a paper cutter that does not use a rotary blade (we bought a $60 X-Acto Paper Trimmer).

Our DJ was Daniel Blevins, and he is the most professional and kind DJ! He offers online management of the Play and Do No Play lists, and he is just an overall nice man. We met with Hey Mr. DJ, Party Pleasers, River City Entertainment, Quality Sound DJs, Cincy DJ, and my mother and I liked Daniel the best. He wanted what you wanted. All the other DJs just wanted your money and make you feel like you need all that lighting and all that jazz, when really, all you need is NICE music that your guests will enjoy listening to!

Daniel Blevins was just great and exactly what we were looking for. Unpretentious, professional, excellent/quality equipment, and just there when you needed him! Plus, he gave us a "recession discount" which I was VERY, very appreciative for!! I would highly recommend him to anybody!!

Marilyn Hartman is the sweetest woman in the business!! I went to several tastings (Sweet Water Bakehouse, A Spoon Fulla Sugar, The BonBonerie, Mariebelle, Cotillion Events, Patricia's Weddings and Custom, Dessert Works, etc.), and Marilyn's Cakes was the last stop.

I was a little skeptical at first because she works from home, her prices are lower than the per usual, but but BUT, her cake TASTED the best and was just absolutely beautiful!

We had many, many compliments about the taste and look of our cake. I am just so thrilled to have met Marilyn and I wish her the best!! You can either choose from her past creations, or you can go with your ideas and own pictures. I went with one of her past creations and used red roses and hypericum berries as our cake topper and decor. See donahophotography.blogspot.com for our wedding (Yeyin and Steve on December 5, 2009) for a shot of our picture!

For us, Marilyn's Cakes was one of those kinds of finds that we were ECSTATIC about! We had a simpler sort of cake, but without the overhead cost of other places, Marilyn gives you exactly what you want in a grand wedding cake! We rented a cake stand from her ($25) and had a little touch of pearlized dust ($10) and our total cost for 200 guests was $406. Please contact her!! She's amazing!

Marilyn doesn't seem to check her email as frequently as other venues, but she will respond to you. I believe she is a bit old-fashioned in this sense. :) When you call, leave a message, and she'll get back to you. I noticed other reviews as not giving her a 5 out of 5 due to responsiveness and I know what the other reviewers are talking about. I just don't that to be a barrier for some of you! She is GREAT!