Shout-Outs

Hey There!

I often (and by that I mean at least once a week) get asked for my recommendations for vendors for weddings. I think everyone knows that I was quite submersed in wedding planning and vendor research last year...instead of school. Oops. :p So, I thought I would just try to kill two birds with one stone, and give my recommendations via my blog.
My first recommendation is of course a wedding photographer! I personally made a decision to go the "cheap" route...and I unfortunately got the "cheap" result. A lesson lived, a lesson learned. I would personally recommend AC Ellis. She is a photographer in Brookings but is willing to travel. You might be spending more than you budgeted for, but you're going to get the result you pay for. The quality of her work is above and beyond many local photographers. (And definitely above my amateur work...leagues above :) ). She also offers wonderful intimate sessions which make great wedding or anniversary gifts. I stalk her blog quite frequently. One of her other photographers, Maria, is a bit newer at the wedding photography business...but her photographs are equally amazing.

My second recommendation is a DJ. The DJ we used was DJ Jer. He was highly recommended on The Knot. He definitely delivered. We had Jeremy (the Jer in DJ Jer). That night we had many compliments and plenty of phone calls afterwards asking us for the name and number of the DJ. He did exactly what we asked...but better.

The third recommendation I have is the florist we used, Flowers on Main. I didn't think that I was going to care about my flowers. I just went with the place that the first person I talked to recommended. Once I saw the flowers that day, I knew that I did care! I absolutely fell in love once I saw them. I actually had someone compliment my flowers in the receiving line. If I had a "do over," I would absolutely pick them again.

My last recommendation would be for a bridal shop. I personally went to David's Bridal and mostly had a good experience. Recently, I went out with a friend shopping for her wedding dress, and was very impressed with the French Door in Sioux Falls. There new location is nice, and their employees were helpful.

I would recommend a reception location, but I didn't really have a great experience with either location. The first location we had booked cancelled one month before the wedding...after our invitations had gone out. The second location was kind enough to pick us up with short notice, but the service that evening was a bit pushy and lack-luster. So, since I have nothing good to say, I'm going to say nothing at all and not name either location or my photographer.

Hope that helps some of you! I should be back to posting pictures in the next couple of days..then it's time to study for finals! I'm almost done with 1.5 of my law school experience!

-KB

I've included a picture AC Ellis took last fall as an engagement picture of me and my hubby. Aren't the colors wonderful!?!? Plus, Adam's eyes are actually open. That rarely happens. :)

Picture is the property of AC Ellis