C & E


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C & E
Getting Ready
Ceremony
Reception
Vendor Info
Honeymoon Registry Comparison
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Getting Ready
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Stop to smell the roses | sparkle!

The Hair | The Shoes

Pashminas for Guests | The Invitation

Welcome Bag | Pre-wedding Stroll

 
 
 
 
Ceremony
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Love & Petal Shower | Programs

Black Tie Chairs | the aisle

Aisle Runner | Aisle View

Aisle Florals | Rolling out the runner

 
 
 
 
Reception
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Seating Chart | Match boxes

Wishing Tree | Penthouse View & High Centerpiece

Penthouse view | Dinner Menu

Bar Menu | Cake & Gobo

More Cake (it was delicious!)

Loved the GOBO!!!!! | low centerpiece

Painting of our first dance | we saw the Fireworks from our view!

 
 
 
 
Vendor Information
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Ceremony Location - Swissotel Chicago- Edelweiss Penthouse
A : The Edelweiss Penthouse is a fantastic space for a smaller sized wedding (140 seated max). It has amazing views of the city and navy pier. We even got to see the navy pier fireworks during the reception. It truly was a romantic, intimate space. The staff was fantastic and detail oriented. My assigned coordinator, Phil, answered all of my crazy emails and calmed my nerves. He was great!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Officiant - Bloom Ceremonies by Pia
A+ : Pia helped to create a really meaningful ceremony and she's really fantastic to work with. Plus she has a great Australian accent. :)
 
Reception Location - Swissotel Chicago- Edelweiss Penthouse
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Cake Creator - Marked For Dessert
A+ : The cake was DELICIOUS and gorgeous! I am still getting compliments on how tasty the cake was. We had a couple different flavors which were all good, but the moist banana cake with the chocolate ganache was the best hands down!!!!!!!!!
 
Florist - All Things Elegant
B- : For the price, All Things Elegant is OK. My bouquet was nothing special and was already browning when I received it. Thankfully it looks ok in the pictures. There were little things that were really unpolished.
 
Photographer - Misha Media
A+ : AMAZING PHOTOS for the engagement session (first pic of the bio) and wedding. Really sweet and great to work with.
 
Videographer - Life On Films
Will update when I receive the video
 
Disc Jockey - Fig Media
A: Megan played all the music we liked and she was great to work with. Megan was very cool and not cheesy at all (exactly what i was looking for)
 
Invitations - Atelier Isabey
A+ : I had an idea of what I wanted for the invites and Margot made it happen. Gorgeous letterpress invites that I still get compliments on.
 
Hair Stylist - Sonia Roselli Productions
A+ : Livia did an amazing job with my hair and it lasted all night long. The pictures speak for themselves.
 
Makeup Artist - Sonia Roselli Productions
A+ : Sonia is a miracle worker. I looked like myself but red carpet ready. :) I can't say enough about Sonia's magic makeup.
 
Wedding Coordinator - Vaught Events
A : Amy is a life saver. I would have exploded from stress without h er. She helped out so much!
 
Honeymoon Destination - French Polynesia & Hawaii Cruise
A+++++++++++++ The perfect honeymoon. We saw 9 different ports throughout French Polynesia and Hawaii while relaxing on the ship. AMAZING.
 
Other Vendor - Custom Aisle Runner- Chic Unique
 
Other Vendor - Calligraphy
A+ : Fantastic calligraphy and at a very reasonable price. She was great with all of the complicated names in my family. contact knottie marilena

 OTHER VENDOR- PRINTING

if you want help with printing for a reasonable price, contact me and i will email you Anita's info. She is really great! 

OTHER VENDOR- FAVORS - my favors were C&E monogrammed truffles- http://www.weddingfavorites.com/p-MNGTRF.html
 


 
 
 
 
Honeymoon Registry Comparison
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Honeymoon Registry Comparison Chart

Site Fee Accept Credit Card? Comments
thebigday.com 9% service charge from the total of your guests' cash contributions. And if you arrange your travel through TheBigDay travel specialists, we'll reduce the service charge on your registry--often to ZERO! (must book more than $3500 worth of travel) yes through their site

PROS: Trusted Site & no fees if you book your travel with them CONS: Crappy website and high service charge if you do not book with them. No personalization on your site.

honeyfund.com Free only through paypal

PROS: No service charge CONS: They only accept credit card via paypal which is pretty lame. No personalization on your site. Site has OK design.

forthemoon.com For The Moon only charges a 8% or 10% transaction fee per gift item to cover expenses such as credit card fees, phone calls, faxes, postcards, mailing lists, etc. The rest goes straight into your registry balance. You will also receive a FREE wedding website with your registry as well! yes through their site PROS: Decent design. Only some personalization. CONS: The transaction fee is per gift item so it can add up to a larger amount that a one time service fee. (depending on the number of gifts of course)
giftpile.com There is a prepaid, one-time setup / maintenance fee of $225. That's it! No additional service fees. Your wedding guests and gift-givers will not be charged any service fee. Giftpile does not believe in taking anything away from your wedding gift. This cost includes setup, consultation, itemized gift summary, maintenance of your registry, caring and servicing friends and family's gift purchases, and 100 complimentary announcement cards. yes through their site, but only visa and mastercard PROS: OK site. Decent personalization tools. CONS: Depending on how many gifts you receive the $225 could be more than a standard service charge. They don't accept AMEX which means your guests can't take advantage of those precious points.
honeymoonwishes.com We never charge a set up fee, and during the sign up process we are the only registry that allows you to choose whether you'd like the 7% service charge to be added or deducted from each gift amount. If a credit card is used to make a purchase, then a standard 3% credit card fee will be charged. (This fee goes directly to Electronic Merchant Systems not us and is for secure credit card processing for your guests.) yes through their site- all credit cards PROS: Personalization available on site. Options with the service charge. < b>CONS: OK site design- a bit too cluttered.
travelersjoy.com We are proud to offer one of the lowest service fees in the industry. Unlike many other sites, we have a very simple fee structure. The total amount available for withdrawal at any time will reflect our service fee of 7.5% of the total gifts received. There are no other hidden fees to worry about. You have the option to withdraw as much or as little of your balance as you would like at any time and the flexibility of booking your travel through the agent or carrier with which you find the best deal. yes through their site-all credit cards PROS: Most elegantly designed honeymoon registry that I came across. Personalization with photos, videos and flickr slideshows. CONS: Slightly high service charge, but it is actually cheaper than similar sites assuming you don't book your travel with the site.
theknot.com 5$ per $100 check amex gift cheques yes through their site-all credit cards PROS: you can put anything on the website. You can add items next to more traditional registry items on your site- can combine with other website registries ie Williams Sonoma. CONS: Guests are charged the service charge per each gift. No personalization on the site.

 

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