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	Knot Name:  ktbride2be
	Location:  Atlanta, GA
	About our wedding: Additional wedding day photos taken by my BM who also happens to be an awesome photographer DAY BEFORE THE WEDDING DH goes to pick up tux Our ring bearer Getting pretty Bridesmaid Luncheon, Swan Coach House Log Cabin Chapel RD Decor WEDDING DAY Scoobie West, Works his magic Last minute excercise w/ MOH BR> Before... This guy deserves a medal!!! Helping future SIL and Jr.BM with hair Reading card from soon to be DH In the holding pen w/ the girls I'M MARRIED!!!!! Non professional pics Good shot of the back of my dress My brother and I. He was so sweet to post his photos so that I could see them on my HM My mom and dad looked so great! Our first dance, he made me cry DH''s dance with his mom, this time she made him cry DH's mom, step mom and my mom, too cute. The Rehearsal Dinner My brother presented me with a helmet at the end of his toast as I had fainted and cracked my head open at his RD! The Honeymoon! Sandals, St. Lucia and Couples, Negril. Over the threshold.. Honeymoon Report: Thank you to all of the knotties from whom I've borrowed pictures and ideas. the proposal on cruise, 1-25-03 < Engagement Celebration with my family The BEST Bachelorette Party EVER! this guy is getting married next weekend too...not my groom, unfortunately...what a cutie! oh yeah...and he had twin! Looks like he had fun at his Bachelor party too My too big gown. Notice the clips holding it up. My Bridesmaid dresses (from David's). They will all select their own combo. My bouquet Ceremony Site: Log Cabin Chapel Reception site: Double Tree Guest Suites I love this hair! TY blondiebride And thank you Sailorgirl for this beautiful hair idea Our new townhome (hopefully) VENDOR REVIEW Dress: Pearl’s Place B+ The dress came in on time and was in great shape. However it was way too big. The tag was correct but I''m not sure if the sizing problem was due to the size chart I was provided, whether I was measured in correctly, or if the designer cut it wrong. None the less my seamstress did an outstanding job and by the wedding day it fit perfectly. Also it was $300 less than in stores. www.pearlsplace.com Gown: Angelina, style no. 4006 (I think) Cake: Little European Bakery, Vicky A No good pics of it close up yet. It tasted great and I just described what I wanted to Vicky (I didn’t have a pic) and they nailed it. (Piped snow flakes with edible ‘snow’ sprinkled on it). It was important to my DH to use them as he had gotten all of his cakes there growing up. They were only about $60 more than Publix and the service we got was fantastic. (404) 255-8200, located in Sandy Springs…closed Mondays Alterations/Veil: Rodica Lazarian Designs A++++++ Rodica was fantastic! She is amazing at what she does and has a way of keeping everyone calm and happy. I choose her based on recommendations of friends and recent newlyweds. She is extremely professional and dependable and she is a perfectionist…your dress will fit you perfectly. Initially her quote seemed high to me but my dress was extremely fitted and had come to me two sizes too big her perfessionalism and expertise were worth every penny. She gets an extra gold star for keeping me calm when, at my final fitting 5 days before my wedding, she couldn’t get my dress zipped up. I’d been on steroids for hives and had swollen up like a balloon. She simply rescheduled my final fitting for the Tuesday before my wedding with pick up on Wednesday letting me know that everything would be fine and that worse case she’d have plenty of time vto let it out if need be. I ended up returning to my normal size minus a few pounds by Tuesday but her reassurance that either way it would be fine really kept me from melting down that Friday. On a side note she also has an extensive collection of headpieces and veils that she designed (priced comparable to the dress shops I visited). She also is a designer and can make you a dress to your specifications. She appeared on the Early Show/Today Show? a few months back with their Today Show bride, I believe she had done the gown. http://www.rodicalazarian.com/ She is located in Buckhead Flowers: Flowers by JoAnne A+ The flowers were beautiful and JoAnne was so on top of the game throughout the entire planning process that I didn’t sweat it when she was about 15 minutes late to the church. She hadn’t gotten caught in traffic and was so apologetic. She is so nice and genuine, I really enjoyed working with her. The designs were great and they were just what I’d asked for. http://www.flowersbyjoanne.net/ Hair and Make-up: Scoobie West A+++++ What a fun guy, and boy did we look good : ) I have never looked better than I did that day-Never. Scoobie is unbelievable and was so much fun. He knew there were a lot of us so he brought an assistant to curl hair and apply foundation, she was great too. But I thought that was a great idea to make sure that we had plenty of time. One of my BMs that wasn’t going to have hair and make up done ended up getting hers done after seeing how nice everyone turned out. It was so nice to see my girls beaming b/c they felt so good. I just can’t say enough good things about Scoobie. (478) 471-9005 (home) (478) 960-6079 (cell) Scoobie_west@hotmail.com Reception/Catering: Doubletree Guest Suites- Atlanta Galleria (Wendy Smallwood) A+ The site was beautiful and required nearly zero decorating. It was the perfect size for my wedding of 140. The food was delicious, the staff very friendly and helpful, Wendy the coordinator was great. She seemed to catch every detail I mentioned from the first time we met to the final phone calls. Everything was done to the letter how I requested and that which I did not specify was handled better than I could have possibly imagined. They also gave us a free wedding night suite. It had 2 balconies that opened up a story above the reception area, a large spa tub, and a separate sitting room. The site’s performance and final appearance really exceeded my expectations. Wendy Smallwood Director of Catering Doubletree Guest Suites Phone: (770) 980-1900 ext. 7281 Fax: (770) 980-0611 wendy.smallwood@ihrco.com DJ/Photography: Orpheus and Aphrodite (Terrilyn and Chris Bayne) A+ We heard about Terri and Chris through friends and really liked Terri’s photos online and thought both of them were so cool in person. They both did such a great job and we really enjoyed having them around on our special day. Chris got people dancing that I’d never thought would be out on the dance floor, true sign of a great DJ in my book. I’ll give a more detailed analysis after I get the proofs back but I know they’ll be awesome. www.orpheusandaphrodite.com Video: SCG Productions, Ben Morgan A+ (for performance day of) Ben and his assistant did a great job we hardly knew they were there. I can’t wait to see our video, his demos were so cool and different but still professional. Our photographer enjoyed working with him so much that she asked me for his contact info so that after viewing his demo, can suggest him to their clients. www.scgproductions.com Chapel: Log Cabin Chapel, Smyrna GA, coordinator/organist Kathryn Cooler (B-) The site is so cute and the price can’t be beat but we had a problem when on Friday I came to decorate the chapel at 1:30pm and no one showed up to open it until 2:30pm. The coordinator said that my mom had told her 2:30pm but she has the email where she had agreed to 1:30pm. Luckily I had some very talented friends with me b/c my FI and I were to meet with our minister who was in from OOT from 2:30-4:30pm with the rehearsal starting at 4:30pm so I had no time to decorate once it was finally opened. My friends were so amazing and went above and beyond what I had a pulled in greenery from outside and really decked the place out. Also I wasn’t hear for this part but apparently as the ushers were going up to light the candelabras, guests already there, (that belonged to the chapel and contained the same candles that the chapel had put in them), the organist/coordinator told them that they needed to be the dripless candles from the other building so they had to run over to the other building and switch out and light all of the candles. All in all though I think the price and atmosphere far out weighs these set backs. Honeymoon Report to follow…
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