Attire
The Wedding Shoppe, St. Paul, Mn ~ A
I was impressed by the number of plus sized gowns I was able to try on here. The room they had us use was beautiful and plenty big enough for my group. I ended up buying a sample dress and saved a ton of money. The consultant listened to my requests, likes and dislikes, and found me the perfect dress.
We also shopped here for the BM dresses which was a less than stellar experience. The size range for the BM dresses was much more limited and even my smaller girls were struggling to fit into the sample sizes. They also had a very small room for all three girls to use together which was very cramped.
Go here for your dress, not BM's
I was impressed by the number of plus sized gowns I was able to try on here. The room they had us use was beautiful and plenty big enough for my group. I ended up buying a sample dress and saved a ton of money. The consultant listened to my requests, likes and dislikes, and found me the perfect dress.
We also shopped here for the BM dresses which was a less than stellar experience. The size range for the BM dresses was much more limited and even my smaller girls were struggling to fit into the sample sizes. They also had a very small room for all three girls to use together which was very cramped.
Go here for your dress, not BM's
Venues
Dalhgreen Golf Club - Traditions Restaurant ~ D-
We had originally booked Dahlgreen a year in advance. I was told I would be invited to one of several food expos held each quarter for all the hosts of events. I never received any emails and even after I told the manager I was not on email lists, she still did not include me. After several attempts to find out when the expo was I was told there was one about two months prior to the wedding. I was all set to go and sent a confirmation email to the mgr the day before the expo. I received a response saying the expo had been canceled weeks ago and I should have received an email about it. I was upset but finally a month before the wedding I was able to do a tasting during another wedding held there. While the food was great, I was upset about how the whole situation was handled.
THEN, I asked again about doing theater style seating for the ceremony. This was something the Mgr told us at the original booking that we would be able to do for all of our guests. When I asked about this again at the food tasting I was told that this was never agreed upon and they would have to see what they could do. I got an email three weeks prior to the wedding saying that the most they could seat would be 60 people. My Guest count was 160, so 100 people had to stand, I think not. Later that week she told me she could get it up to 100 seating but that was still not good enough.
I was pretty fed up with everything and decided to start looking for a new venue for the ceremony. In doing so I found a whole new venue for the entire wedding and reception and I canceled on Dahlgreen. I lost my deposit of $250 but it was worth it. SO HAPPY I DID!
Grand Palms Event Center - Chaska, MN ~ A+
I booked the GPEC 2 1/2 weeks before the wedding. Brian was my contact through Classic Catering and was AMAZING. I was so lucky they had my date available. My ceremony was the first they have done at the GPEC with a switch over taking place during a social hour. It was flawless. The space was beautiful, the staff was amazing, the food was so great we got compliments all night long. It was probably the most stressful thing I could do to switch but it was the best decision I made vendor wise.
We had originally booked Dahlgreen a year in advance. I was told I would be invited to one of several food expos held each quarter for all the hosts of events. I never received any emails and even after I told the manager I was not on email lists, she still did not include me. After several attempts to find out when the expo was I was told there was one about two months prior to the wedding. I was all set to go and sent a confirmation email to the mgr the day before the expo. I received a response saying the expo had been canceled weeks ago and I should have received an email about it. I was upset but finally a month before the wedding I was able to do a tasting during another wedding held there. While the food was great, I was upset about how the whole situation was handled.
THEN, I asked again about doing theater style seating for the ceremony. This was something the Mgr told us at the original booking that we would be able to do for all of our guests. When I asked about this again at the food tasting I was told that this was never agreed upon and they would have to see what they could do. I got an email three weeks prior to the wedding saying that the most they could seat would be 60 people. My Guest count was 160, so 100 people had to stand, I think not. Later that week she told me she could get it up to 100 seating but that was still not good enough.
I was pretty fed up with everything and decided to start looking for a new venue for the ceremony. In doing so I found a whole new venue for the entire wedding and reception and I canceled on Dahlgreen. I lost my deposit of $250 but it was worth it. SO HAPPY I DID!
Grand Palms Event Center - Chaska, MN ~ A+
I booked the GPEC 2 1/2 weeks before the wedding. Brian was my contact through Classic Catering and was AMAZING. I was so lucky they had my date available. My ceremony was the first they have done at the GPEC with a switch over taking place during a social hour. It was flawless. The space was beautiful, the staff was amazing, the food was so great we got compliments all night long. It was probably the most stressful thing I could do to switch but it was the best decision I made vendor wise.
Cake!
Sweet Treats by Jeff ~ A+
Jeff is amazing. We did the tasting at his home in Savage and we were blown away with how delicious it was. He was easy to work with, and accommodating to our budget. We ended up getting a two tiered cake (Bottom tier was fake) and three sheet cakes for under $200 including delivery, (Served 175) We got soooo many compliments on the cake the whole night and it was all gone by the end of the night. We will be using Jeff for all our cake needs in the future. Highly recommend!!!!
Jeff is amazing. We did the tasting at his home in Savage and we were blown away with how delicious it was. He was easy to work with, and accommodating to our budget. We ended up getting a two tiered cake (Bottom tier was fake) and three sheet cakes for under $200 including delivery, (Served 175) We got soooo many compliments on the cake the whole night and it was all gone by the end of the night. We will be using Jeff for all our cake needs in the future. Highly recommend!!!!
DJ
Neon Express ~ A
We used Dave from Neon Express. I was impressed with how much was included for such a low price. 8hrs of music for only $250 was a steal. Dave did a great job all night. The music sounded great, he was able to accommodate requests, and while my crowd were not much for dancing, we kept the floor pretty filled most the night. For a bride on a budget, defiantly worth it!
We used Dave from Neon Express. I was impressed with how much was included for such a low price. 8hrs of music for only $250 was a steal. Dave did a great job all night. The music sounded great, he was able to accommodate requests, and while my crowd were not much for dancing, we kept the floor pretty filled most the night. For a bride on a budget, defiantly worth it!
Flowers
Beautiful Bouquets - Chaska, MN ~ A+
Jenna and Taylor are amazing. I had decided to make all my bouquets and bouts out of paper flowers and had BB make the centerpieces. I gave them free reins on what to do other than that I wanted cylinder vases with a submerged flower and floating candle. They ended up using tulips in my color that were perfect. They delivered on time and are just fantastic!
Jenna and Taylor are amazing. I had decided to make all my bouquets and bouts out of paper flowers and had BB make the centerpieces. I gave them free reins on what to do other than that I wanted cylinder vases with a submerged flower and floating candle. They ended up using tulips in my color that were perfect. They delivered on time and are just fantastic!