BROOKLYNIAN BRIDE

chaplin'smom may I ask your handle on indiebride? I too am obsessed (still even though I am bride no more).

I used phoebe as well, but just for the bouquets and arrangement on the escort card table. If you like I can send you the link to my photos so you can see her work.

What type of veil are you looking for? I got a birdcage veil from Artikal. Holly, the woman who makes them has a small studio in the East Village and does most of her work online, but you can go there to try them on. I believe she also makes traditional veils. Her work is beautiful and I highly recommend her.

chaplin'smom, my brother used those invites for his wedding a year ago, from lion in the sun-- they're very cute and easy

chaplin'smom wrote: Hmmm.... what else... still seeking someone for wedding dress/gown alterations and cleanings... any recs folks???

For cleaning I would definitely recommend Bridge Street Cleaners. They also do a great job at preserving your gown. I have had many business and a few evening wear pieces altered there and they have done a great job. I cannot say how they would do on a wedding dress but I see many people in there with their dresses.

Wonderful thanks Stacey... would you recommend cleaning before or after alterations? Clearly I'm new at this... :-)

Anyone care to share any advice on where to rent tables/chairs? This will be a Manhattan wedding, but I'm sure any vendors you know of will go there.

Thanks,
-anthony

if I know you, and you want to invite me, please make sure I know your wedding date. I LOVE weddings. no shit. I get drunk, I make out with the single folks, I dance, I eat too much. weddings are fun! plus, my friends who generally seem more together than me are all wigged out and I get to give their parents xanax to calm them down, etc. wait, have I said too much?

I have fun at weddings. that's all.

I see a lot of recommendations for Bridge cleaners elsewhere, and I am actually even more pleased to see them recommended here. I was wondering if anyone had alterations done by them? Any beaded gown alterations?

I got 2 gowns this weekend at the Boston Running of the Brides (total mayhem btw.). Both need taking in, one more drastically than the other. Of course, the one that requires more work is the one I really want to wear.

:roll:

Whatchuwant wrote: I'm just wondering- what kind of prices you're seeing for photography? I'm just starting to look, there's one guy that I REALLY really like, but I want to make sure I'm not paying out the nose....

He's offering:
7 hours unlimited- with all the black and white and effects
website hosting/cd of photos/online slideshow set to music
bound linen proof book (not the actual REAL book- that's a LOT of extra)
2nd photographer for $350

All for $1999 (not including his travel fee- which he would discount, cause he loves coming to NY- he seems really nice)

Whatchu think? Is that a lot? With this economy- you think I could get away with bargaining him down?

That sounds pretty good to me. I paid about 1500 for the same thing in 1993.

Just a few tips: make sure everything he promises is in writing. Make sure that the contract states that he personally will be taking the pictures, does his fee include pictures of you before the ceremony with your family? Does it include the thank you photos? Will you have to go to him for copies of photos or will he give you permission to make copies.
(Oh and will he do LOLZ CAT captions for Dave? -sorry couldn't resist )

Just an FYI some of my favorite pictures from my wedding came from the throw-away cameras we left on the table for people to take pictures with.

I have to say that even though I love my pictures I watch my wedding tape more than I look at the pictures.

Here's my flower girl dress!!

Whatchuwant wrote: So- I bought a dress over the weekend and now I'm having buyer's remorse. It's a beautiful dress, but I hate hate HATED trying on something that I had to visualize fitting and paying a ton of money for. (well, a ton considering I'm wearing it once). Since the wedding is close (10/31), I had to make a decision since it takes so long for delivery.

I bought it at a little boutique in Dumbo. I'm fairly certain that I can't turn back now, but I'm wondering if anyone has tried?

Did you use a credit card? You might have some protection there for returns.

I'm happy to say Future Wife and I are almost done w/ all our planning. The last thing, I think, are the Save the Date cards. Anyone have an original, but affordable (there's the catch, of course) idea for a Save the Date? We'd really like to spend less than $1 per card.

Thanks,
-anthony

anthonycm wrote: Anyone have an original, but affordable (there's the catch, of course) idea for a Save the Date? We'd really like to spend less than $1 per card.

Thanks,
-anthony

Recently I have been getting these cute "save the date" magnets for the fridge. Some have had a cute heart shape and some have been just business card sizes similar to this

http://www.staplespromotionalproducts.com/ProductDetail.aspx?id=353

I like the magnets because my save the date cards go on my fridge anyway.

Good luck.

Hi All!

So our Park Slope wedding went off PERFECTLY!
I wanted to come back and post reviews of all the vendors post event!:

VENUE:
Prospect Park Picnic House:
95 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn , NY 11215
http://www.prospectpark.org/parties_permits/weddings-occasions/weddings_picnic_house

They were AMAZING!!!
when you book your day you can choose ANY 8 block time period you want.
they were always pleasant, communicative, the place was GORGEOUS and JUST PERFECT.
would recommend 100000000%!!!!!!!!



CATERING:
World Wide Events
New York, New York
http://worldwideeventsltd.com/
Dorrie Parriser

A+ service all the way!

They took care of EVERYTHING.

I have NEVER heard people compliment wedding food as much as they did at our wedding!!! NOONE could believe how incredibly delicious and beautiful EVERYTHING was!!

They were impeccably organized, graceful, elegant, personable, reasonably priced, treated us and our guests graciously, and were all around fantastic.

The food was beautifully prepared and one of my all time favorite and best meals of my life!

Could not recommend them more highly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CUPCAKES:
'snice
315 5th ave
brooklyn, ny 11215
718.788.2121

THE. BEST. CUPCAKES. EVER!

And vegan! (even the heartiest carnivores could not believe how delicious they were! and got seconds!)

These cupcakes have been our faves ever since 'snice opened. As soon as we got engaged we knew we had to have them at our wedding. Sarah (the chef) was SO helpful and accommodating with flavors, amounts, etc!

They were PERFECT!
USE THEM!!!


WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER:
Joshua Zuckerman
http://www.jzweddings.com/

LOOK NO FURTHER THAN JOSH!

really. he was OUTSTANDING in EVERY way (you might want to grab a sandwich as there are MANY aspects of his fantasticness and i promise to not holdback my opinions.)

Being a photographer myself, i had looked at well over 200 photographers and his work always stood out ahead of the pack as dynamic, alive, fresh and new. I'd seen SO much 'wedding shlock' (slightly overexposed bouquets, over vignetted cliches, and just the same.... exact..... tone...... for ALL the weddings even though they were clearly very very different... i called them the 'acme wedding photographers') less expensive perhaps but nowhere near as creative, interesting, stunning, emotional and capturing as josh's work.

josh has an incredible ease and talent (genius? i sometimes fear that term is overused but in this case, it's truly well well deserved) and has an incredible eye and knack to capture the moment and then take it to an even better place beautifully, naturally, creatively, with a sense of humour and fun to it. none of his images looked fake or overdone... just fantastic, compelling and with a deep true soul to them.

We had narrowed down my search (as i was in charge of finding the photographer) and finally, after several months of research (really, crazy but true) ended up meeting with three.
we met Josh last.

he immediately made us feel at ease. he's very laidback, knows his stuff inside and out and was just so open and nice and wonderful and solid (and funny) i just knew he was 'the one'. he let his work (which is so awesome!) speak for itself and truly took the time to let us get to know him openly and naturally.

On "The Day" there were absolutely no shortcomings whatsoever. He was phenomenal. In fact, i could not imagine our wedding without him. Our wedding (and yes I'm completely bias) was incredible and i really really really think that so much of that had to do with josh. he always made us feel comfortable. he was on time. beyond prepared. had such a great easy vibe/energy (which may sound super west coast of me to say but it is SO IMPORTANT to feel comfortable and it is SO EASY for that day to be a giant hot mess that it is CRUCIAL to feel at ease and know that you're in good hands THROUGHOUT it!) Josh took in the ever changing moods of the day with grace and ease and always kept it open and fun. Never forced or invasive.

We never felt judged, embarrassed, self conscious at any moment. And my fiance (who is very very shy) also always felt comfortable and entirely open around him and, as did i, trusted him implicitly. If josh had told us to lie down in the middle of the road we probably would as we knew it would have been a crazily amazing shot and we would have had a great time doing it.

it was so exciting and wonderful to have him there.

in fact, it seemed that he was magically always there yet completely unobtrusive at the same time (so many of our wedding guests commented on how unobtrusive he was). He made everything better.


DJ!:

DJ GAZA (aka: Gary Hoffman)
http://djgaza.com/

I would recommend Gary (aka dj gaza) 10000000%!!!
he was incredible!

Outstandingly professional, prepared, organized, NICE, considerate, polite, sweet, knowledgable, not 'your cliché sleazy wedding dj' and all around awesome.

Incredibly reasonably priced and worth every penny.

He really is the king of wedding DJs and could dj ANY type of wedding with style and with class.

Our wedding was this in April 2009 and could not have imagined our wedding without hiring Gary. He made our night over the top special and amazing!

Things went exactly as prepared (he even showed up earlier than neccessary) and he was ALWAYS unbelievably organized, kind, and incredibly respectful of both us and our guests. He was not invasive, intrusive or loud. Just respectful, gracious, well dressed and well mannered and more than any of that, knew how to get the party started and keep it rolling all night long!

He could read the crowd and the mood instinctually and knew how to accommodate the moment perfectly.

He played all the songs we had requested, and at the perfect time. He was elegant and cool and laidback and easy and FUN and just all around SPECTACULAR!

You couldn't be luckier than to have him dj your wedding.
We've even thought about getting married all over just to get to work with him again!!


FLOWERS:
Opalia Flowers
http://opaliaflowers.com/
377 Atlantic Avenue
between Hoyt & Bond Streets
Boerum Hill
Brooklyn, NY 11217

A+++++++++
Phoebe was UNBELIEVABLY AMAZING!
She stayed within our (very small) budget and gave us the most beautiful flowers imaginable.
We wanted to keep things very simple but gorgeous and elegant. All white. Peonies and freesias and Phoebe was just phenomenal. She worked with (and stayed within!) our budget and did so beautifully. We were SO HAPPY with her!!!
Her style and taste is impeccable and she is so wonderful to work with too!
Lovely, easy, accommodating and all around awesome!
BOOK HER NOW!!


INVITATIONS:

LION IN THE SUN!
http://lioninthesunps.com/

They were very helpful (and a bit pricey but definitely worth it.) We went with a tri-fold to keep everything on one page (staying both economical and ecological) and they were terrific!

We got to design our invites and they were patient and helpful and when we got our invites back with an error they were beyond gracious about fixing it immediately and with no charge. Would highly recommend.

DRESS:
craigslist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

REHEARSAL DINNER:
Scottadito
788A Union St.
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718.636.4800

We had 20 people and were able to use their super cool "wine cellar" room to house us all and give us enough room to walk through the ceremony! it was intimate and private and we could be as loud or quiet as we wished!

They had a "banquet and event" menu with different prices and even though we chose the lower priced options, the food (and service) was beyond plentiful and amazing!!!

They were a bit 'challenging' to get in touch with (I believe their management was changing hands at the time) but it was certainly well worth it!

(for the record we had also looked at Convivium Osteria at 68th 5th ave which looked AMAZING. The woman there (Michelle) was fantastic and we wished that we could have afforded to splurge... their room is slightly more intimate and super cool but we just couldn't afford them. But those who can should definitely look them up!)

Feel free to PM me with any further questions!
Good luck everyone!

check out
http://www.carmenrubio.com/main.html

Carmen Rubio Photography.

She has been in the business for like 10 years.

I worked on a package with her. I love her stuff and her rates are very reasonable. She offers packages or a-la-cart.

Tell her Rachel sent you