Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Wedding Vendors

DJ:  Thomas Gomez (from Discovery Bay)
This includes a review that I wrote of him... Look for "Nancy."  It's a glowing review =).
http://www.weddingwire.com/reviews/eevents-dj-services-discovery-bay/02acb5a48d40d989.html
Exquisite Events DJ Services | 925.478.1787 |www.EeventsDJ.com

Photographer:  Stephanie Secrest (from Alameda)
I wrote one review but cuz it was sooo long, I posted it under two Nancy H accounts.  In short, she's AMAZING!!  =D
http://www.yelp.com/biz/secrest-wedding-photography-alameda-2#query:stephanie%20secrest
http://secrestweddings.com/

Caterer:  Delta Breeze Club (from Fairfield)
Florist:  E&T Decorating Party (from Fairfield)
Cake:  Christine Cowan  (from Vacaville)  http://thecakeshoppevacaville.com/
The caterer and florist I used were specific to Delta Breeze Club, which are at the Air Force Base's officer's club in Fairfield.

Cake:  Lettie Cakes
(we didn't use, but she's from SF)
A friend of a friend, Cheryl Woo, makes cakes as a side job and is from San Francisco.  She's cheaper if you're getting married within San Francisco, but otherwise if you're not local, her travel cost makes the price not worth it.  Always better to go with someone local to where you'll be eating the cake!
LettieCakesSF@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000939338349

Hair and Makeup:  Jennifer Sun  (from Milpitas)
The hair and makeup artist is a family friend of ours.  Her name is Jennifer Sun, and she lives in Milpitas.  She did a phenomenal job with my sister's makeup and my makeup the day of the wedding!  I was able to use her wedding dress (borrowed), and she provides hair and real-looking jewelry, as well as veil in her rates.  She only goes by referral, so contact me if interested.
picasaweb.google.com/jen.acuty

Hair and Makeup:  Michelle Woo (we didn't use, but I got a lot of my ideas for hair from her website)
Cheryl Woo's sister, Michelle Woo, does hair.  http://web.mac.com/michellewoo/iWeb/Site%205/Hair%20Portfolio.html
This is a makeup artist she works with:  Julianne:  http://www.prettybyjulianne.com/index.php


Wedding Videographer:  Capture Studios  (from Minnesota)
Here's our videographer's trailer from our wedding.  His name is Matthew Brue (Capture Studios), and he lives out in Minnesota.  If you can get any pitched in help from friends and family... He's well worth the pretty penny!  Simply amazing!  Nothing compares to his rates and his style (FYI, rates are travel inclusive).   http://vimeo.com/22409911
This is Matt Brue's Capture Studios blog website:  http://thecaptureblog.com/
This is his Vimeo website, which posts even more trailers of other couples!  It's really addicting!  http://vimeo.com/capturestudios

Wedding Photo Site:  TheWeddingLens.com
This is great for collecting photos from your guests not only from the wedding but also from your bridal shower, bachelorette party, bachelor party, rehearsal dinner, etc. because it's already all organized with categories. 

Yay, happy planning!  I loved BRIDES magazine, so I subscribed to that to get some more ideas.

There are also some really great blogs and wedding websites out there. 
http://www.theknot.com/
http://www.weddingchannel.com/ (we got our template for our wedding website from here, but Roger actually made our wedding website and hosted it on hsuhu.com)
http://www.weddingwire.com/
http://www.weddingmapper.com/ (this was awesome for embedding into our website)

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