Gypsy
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If this goes well, maybe we can make it a sticky. This is to help other brides find vendors that other PSers have used and been really happy with.
Restrictions:
You must have already recieved their completed work to recommend them, (so pretty much after the wedding, and after the pics are in). And if you have posted a thread of your pics... please link to it.
Please list your geographical area, approximate cost (just a range) and why you think they were great.
I''ll go first. I live in Northern CA, and the wedding was here as well. My Pro Pic Thread: https://www.pricescope.com/forum/op-requested/gypsy-s-professional-wedding-pictures-t116669.html
Seamstress: Kirsten Tucker Designs.
COMPLETELY re-designed my gown (which is what I wanted) made mea veil, and had a great attitude and everything was on time and stress free. http://www.kirstentuckerdesigns.com/aboutKirsten.html
Cost: 450 for everything... complete bodice redesign, hemming, bustle, and a veil.
Photographer: Art of Emotion
What can I say, Becky is the whole package. She more than delivered on my pics, and I am actually having trouble picking out pictures for my album because there are too many I love. Seriously well over 250 of the pics are album worthy, and the rest are lovely too. http://www.artofemotion.com/
Cost: now I believe her prices are 5000-5500 for 2 photographers for 8 hours plus all proofs in an album and in digital format too, plus webhosting.
Venue: Deer Ridge Vinyards (catered by Haps Original in Pleasanton)
The Venue is new (pictures on their site do not do it justice) the owners really understand that for every bride this is their ONE day the ballroom is grogeous and if you want California Winery without Napa prices, this is perfect. The catering was very flexible and the food was outstanding.
http://www.deerridgevineyards.com/
http://hapscatering.blogspot.com/
Cost for Venue was reasonable (I don''t remember exactly) but 1500 sounds right, only one wedding per day, and the entire facility is yours. Catering is only through Haps. Per head it was somewhere around 110 for three courses (no cake cutting fee), not including alcohol. We served Deer Ridge Wine ONLY and beer, and soft drinks. Mid-to High end prices for food. But the quality was worth it.
Florist. Katherine Bergman Floral Designs Flowers were so important to me I interviewed more florists than ANY other vendor, and to say that Katherine delivered would be a gross understatement. www.Floraldesigner.com and my wedding is listed in her Portofolio under Wedding at Deer Ridge.
Cost: reasonable. Katherine has a very VERY professional set up at her house and low overhead. I think I spent around 2,000. And I got A LOT of flowers, and a lot of expensive ones at that. She only does one wedding per weekend though, and books up fast.
Dress: Netbride... read the reviews of them everywhere... They ROCK got my dress $400 of retail, and in early. Plus they were a breeze to deal with. www.Netbride.com
Hair and Makeup: Professional Makeup Artistry (PMA) Maria Chang. http://www.professionalmakeupartistry.com/
Read her reviews on wedding wire, yelp, and project wedding. She is TRULY just flat out amazing. She stayed with me from 9 am to 6 pm. Seriously. She did it all. She was like my personal DOC.
Cost: HIGH, but worth every penny. I paid 1000 for my trial, and my wedding day (just for me, no one else)