I guess that maybe I should do my reviews.
Disney Photography- They were great! Rick Ferro is excellent and I want to use him again if we ever have an anniversary shoot or a baby shoot. I was upset to not get my first or second choice but the minute I met him I felt so comfortable. Our pictures turned out fantastic as well and I am very happy with them. He read over my shot list and referred to it throughout the day so I knew that he was really taking into account what I wanted. His assistant was Cricket and she was great as well! She got so many wonderful detail shots and I am so glad she was there. By the end of the day we honestly felt like they had been in our family for years and we were sad to see them go. They made friends with many of our guests as well. I was so nervous about using DPS but they were SO great! We also got the link to our pictures very quickly. The only thing is that our dessert party photos were not on the website but I have emailed Dara and that is supposedly being taken care of.
Wedding Planner Jamie- She was absolutely amazing! I feel like she is a family friend too. She was the best event coordinator I have ever seen. She took care of us. She brought us more drinks without us having to ask, she brought us food, she took care of things behind the scenes that I never even thought of, she directed everyone and made sure it all ran smoothly. I found out later that she had also worked with my Mom on a couple of surprises for us and she kept it all a complete secret. She also ran our rehearsal really well and made me feel so comfortable about what was going to happen the next day.
On another note, I wish that the wedding planners werent called wedding PLANNERS. I feel like that insinuates that they would be like any other wedding planner in the real world. It makes you expect to have lots of hand holding and discussions about colors etc. Really they are not like this. They should be called wedding COORDINATORS instead because that is really what they are. They are spot on when they run an event. The planning was a little dissapointing sometimes. There were times that I wanted more input on whether something was a good idea, if there was a better or cheaper way to do something and I didnt feel like I ever got that kind of input during the planning. It all turned out wonderfully though and I would request her again if I ever was able to plan another wishes wedding
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Ceremony at Epcot- SO glad we did this! SO beautiful! The event coordinators here were WONDERFUL. There were two men that helped out with everything here. They held my veil out for pictures, they carried my bouquet, they gave me their jackets in-between shots because it was so windy, they found warm spots for us to wait inside, they approached me very calmly when they had a question and they got things done. Everything was set up exactly as I had asked. The music was run perfectly ( I had brought my own ipod), the microphone and speakers worked well. Everything was just so great.
Reception at Summer House- I loved the summer house! It was so perfect for us. It had a little bit of everything. It was outside, had some victorian charm, had a beautiful view of the lake and wedding pavillion, had a beach for beach pictures. I wish there had been a tad more shade because it did get hot at one point. There was shade off to the sides though where guests could go.
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