Our Perfect Day: The Details, Part I
Before I dive into pictures from the reception I am going to go ahead and do my details recap/vendor reviews. I hope you all don't mind! :-)
Stationary & Calligraphy
Stationary: April Foster Events
Calligraphy: Penned & Pretty
April created our invitations, programs, menu cards, guest favor cards, and escort cards. She also designed our monogram. Everything turned out gorgeous! Jessica from Penned & Pretty did the calligraphy for our invitations and the escort cards. I had so many people compliment us on the beautiful calligraphy! Unfortunately, I completely forgot to bring an envelope that Jessica had done for the photographer to get pictures of but you can go here and see my level below amateur attempt at photography. I know.....silly me!
Our pretty invitations
Programs
Menu Cards and Guest Favor Cards
Close up of the favor cards
The lovely escort cards
Review:
DieCut Papercut
Grade: A
I spent a lot of time trying to come up with something unique to do for our table numbers. I searched blogs, consulted with our florist, asked other wedding vendors but nothing really hit me and said, "THAT'S IT!!!" Well, until I was browing Etsy one day and came across Papercut Diecut. I immediately contacted the vendor and began my ordering process. The vendor was wonderful to work with. She was very timely and prompt in her email responses. I am not going to lie, I did splurge on these lovelies but it was so worth it! When I received the finished product I was in love. The diecut numbers are very delicate so it was a little tedious working with them but the end result left me giddy and excited.
The frames came from Michaels and Bed Bath & Beyond. Remember a couple years ago when all you could find was floating frames?!? Well, I struggled to find the type of floating frame I needed for the diecut numbers.....figures. Once again, my mom and I clipped all of our Michael's coupons and saved our BBB coupons to use on these babies. Major, major money saver!!!!! It took several weeks for us to get all the frames since we would buy up every single frame per stop. My mom was such a trooper and even drove around the city to all the BBB's and Michael's to wipe out their stock. In the end I was very happy with how the frames looked with the numbers. And I DEFINITELY have plenty of frames for pictures now.....thirty-six to be exact! Ha!
Guest Book
Vendor: Shutterfly
Pictures in Guest Book: Engagement pictures from session with Angela R. Talley Photography
Review:
Grade: A
I went back and forth between Blurb and Shutterfly. I have used both in the past and have been VERY happy with both companies. I ended up choosing Shutterfly in the end (partially because I found a BIG promo code). I uploaded all of our engagement pictures and hit the 'auto-fill' button.....I know, shame on me but that little button made my life so easy! A project that could have taken days took minutes. Definitely worth it since I waited until the last minute to order our guest book. I highly recommend both companies! Note- search the internet for promo codes to cut your costs!
Happy Friday and have a great weekend!!!
All professional pictures are by Angela Talley Photography. Please give due credit when posting any pictures. Thanks!
Up next: The Details/Vendor Reviews, Part II
Previously Posted:
The Grand Exit
The Ceremony
Pre-Ceremony
Location 2- St. Elmo's Steakhouse
Location 1- The Canal
First Site, Part II
First Site, Part I
Gifts
Getting Dressed and a Special Visitor
The Dress and Accessories
The Hair and Makeup
Rise and Shine!
Post Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal
Stationary & Calligraphy
Stationary: April Foster Events
Calligraphy: Penned & Pretty
April created our invitations, programs, menu cards, guest favor cards, and escort cards. She also designed our monogram. Everything turned out gorgeous! Jessica from Penned & Pretty did the calligraphy for our invitations and the escort cards. I had so many people compliment us on the beautiful calligraphy! Unfortunately, I completely forgot to bring an envelope that Jessica had done for the photographer to get pictures of but you can go here and see my level below amateur attempt at photography. I know.....silly me!
Our pretty invitations
Programs
Menu Cards and Guest Favor Cards
Close up of the favor cards
The lovely escort cardsReview:
April Foster Events-
Grade: A
I received soooooo many compliments on our stationary and monogram! April does a great job and has an amazing talent at creating your vision. Her prices are very affordable which is a big perk! I can't tell you how many guests and family members commented on the beautiful stationary at our wedding. I also loved how April tied our monogram into all of our stationary. As you can see from the pictures our monogram is incorporated in everything!
There was a minor issue with the programs that was discovered right before rehearsal. Stephanie called April and the two immediately came up with the best plan of attack. The original plan was to have a bow tying party in the bridal suite after rehearsal dinner but that quickly changed. Not only did Stephanie meet April to get the programs reprinted but they also tied all the ribbons around our programs. I was very impressed with how the issue was handled and the service that I received! Thanks Stephanie and April!!!!
Penned & Pretty-
Grade: A+
Jessica does an amazing job when it comes to calligraphy. I knew from the get go that I wanted to have our invitations addressed in calligraphy but was not willing to pay some of the astronomical prices that I had been quoted. Our invitations were so beautiful I could not stand the idea of scarring them with my attroctious handwriting. It wasn't long after that Jessica announced that she was opening her calligraphy business. Perfect timing! I immediately booked her! She puts so much thought and care into her projects. When you receive your envelopes, which I promise will look AH-MAZING, you will find that they are even packaged in the prettiest manner. And trust me, the envelopes will be so pretty you won't even want to deface those precious envelopes with a stamp or send them through the horrid handlings of the postal service.....but alas, you will have to {sigh}.
Jessica was great to work with, very timely and her prices are out of this world. If you are in need of a calligrapher or even on the fence about having a calligrapher leave this post immediately and go directly to Penned & Pretty. You will not be disappointed. Don't worry, I will wait for you while you go take a peek! :-) Go!
Okay, now that you are back we will move right along.....
April Foster Events-
Grade: A
I received soooooo many compliments on our stationary and monogram! April does a great job and has an amazing talent at creating your vision. Her prices are very affordable which is a big perk! I can't tell you how many guests and family members commented on the beautiful stationary at our wedding. I also loved how April tied our monogram into all of our stationary. As you can see from the pictures our monogram is incorporated in everything!
There was a minor issue with the programs that was discovered right before rehearsal. Stephanie called April and the two immediately came up with the best plan of attack. The original plan was to have a bow tying party in the bridal suite after rehearsal dinner but that quickly changed. Not only did Stephanie meet April to get the programs reprinted but they also tied all the ribbons around our programs. I was very impressed with how the issue was handled and the service that I received! Thanks Stephanie and April!!!!
Penned & Pretty-
Grade: A+
Jessica does an amazing job when it comes to calligraphy. I knew from the get go that I wanted to have our invitations addressed in calligraphy but was not willing to pay some of the astronomical prices that I had been quoted. Our invitations were so beautiful I could not stand the idea of scarring them with my attroctious handwriting. It wasn't long after that Jessica announced that she was opening her calligraphy business. Perfect timing! I immediately booked her! She puts so much thought and care into her projects. When you receive your envelopes, which I promise will look AH-MAZING, you will find that they are even packaged in the prettiest manner. And trust me, the envelopes will be so pretty you won't even want to deface those precious envelopes with a stamp or send them through the horrid handlings of the postal service.....but alas, you will have to {sigh}.
Jessica was great to work with, very timely and her prices are out of this world. If you are in need of a calligrapher or even on the fence about having a calligrapher leave this post immediately and go directly to Penned & Pretty. You will not be disappointed. Don't worry, I will wait for you while you go take a peek! :-) Go!
Okay, now that you are back we will move right along.....
Review:DieCut Papercut
Grade: A
I spent a lot of time trying to come up with something unique to do for our table numbers. I searched blogs, consulted with our florist, asked other wedding vendors but nothing really hit me and said, "THAT'S IT!!!" Well, until I was browing Etsy one day and came across Papercut Diecut. I immediately contacted the vendor and began my ordering process. The vendor was wonderful to work with. She was very timely and prompt in her email responses. I am not going to lie, I did splurge on these lovelies but it was so worth it! When I received the finished product I was in love. The diecut numbers are very delicate so it was a little tedious working with them but the end result left me giddy and excited.
The frames came from Michaels and Bed Bath & Beyond. Remember a couple years ago when all you could find was floating frames?!? Well, I struggled to find the type of floating frame I needed for the diecut numbers.....figures. Once again, my mom and I clipped all of our Michael's coupons and saved our BBB coupons to use on these babies. Major, major money saver!!!!! It took several weeks for us to get all the frames since we would buy up every single frame per stop. My mom was such a trooper and even drove around the city to all the BBB's and Michael's to wipe out their stock. In the end I was very happy with how the frames looked with the numbers. And I DEFINITELY have plenty of frames for pictures now.....thirty-six to be exact! Ha!
Guest Book
Vendor: Shutterfly
Pictures in Guest Book: Engagement pictures from session with Angela R. Talley Photography
Review:Grade: A
I went back and forth between Blurb and Shutterfly. I have used both in the past and have been VERY happy with both companies. I ended up choosing Shutterfly in the end (partially because I found a BIG promo code). I uploaded all of our engagement pictures and hit the 'auto-fill' button.....I know, shame on me but that little button made my life so easy! A project that could have taken days took minutes. Definitely worth it since I waited until the last minute to order our guest book. I highly recommend both companies! Note- search the internet for promo codes to cut your costs!
Happy Friday and have a great weekend!!!
All professional pictures are by Angela Talley Photography. Please give due credit when posting any pictures. Thanks!
Up next: The Details/Vendor Reviews, Part II
Previously Posted:
The Grand Exit
The Ceremony
Pre-Ceremony
Location 2- St. Elmo's Steakhouse
Location 1- The Canal
First Site, Part II
First Site, Part I
Gifts
Getting Dressed and a Special Visitor
The Dress and Accessories
The Hair and Makeup
Rise and Shine!
Post Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal
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