ahh yes, Cheyenne...I don't remember their website being "lovetheschultzes" yet I don't think they always worked together. They must've finally decided to combine forces since they already did so much work together.

7/12/2010 2:12:04 PM

I liked the Schultzes but when I asked about pricing she kinda blew me off because we were so far in advance... :\

April at Evoke was amazing though, hence why we went with her

7/12/2010 2:13:26 PM

And then we're using my friend Matt for videography: http://www.lifestagefilms.com/

egyeyes is a big fan of their work. Matt and I went to highschool together and went to church with my fiance.

7/12/2010 2:22:03 PM

^^How much were they? Judging from everything else in the Ball Wedding, they had to be pretty expensive...

7/12/2010 2:26:42 PM

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"ahh yes, Cheyenne...I don't remember their website being "lovetheschultzes" yet I don't think they always worked together. They must've finally decided to combine forces since they already did so much work together."

Yeah, they're married. And they're both amazing photographers so it made sense to build a business together.

We booked The Schultzes as our first wedding vendor because I love their work so much. Then we found out two months later that they're expecting a baby in September (our wedding is September 18), so they had to clear their calendar for the whole month Still love them though.

But it all worked out because we've got Kristin Vining now, who is nothing short of amazing!

7/13/2010 11:54:06 AM

Can you send me a link? Are they in Charlotte as well?

7/13/2010 1:00:11 PM

http://www.kristinvining.com/

Yep, she's in Charlotte.

And check out her blog too. Her style is a little more "cutting-edge" than The Schultzes, which may or may not be your thing, but I love her creativity. She's constantly getting published.




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7/13/2010 2:38:01 PM

Anybody doing milk glass for their wedding? Here's a lot for sale on craiglist.

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/for/1834973953.html

7/13/2010 3:02:01 PM

Quote :

"I liked the Schultzes but when I asked about pricing she kinda blew me off because we were so far in advance... :\"

She did that to me as well which kind of peeved me off. That's fine if you don't want to give me a quote but it was the way she went about it that annoyed me.

But talking to other brides on theknot it sounds like she would have been WAY out of my price range anyway and I love the photographer we signed to bits so it all worked out

7/13/2010 7:42:46 PM

anyone have suggestions for modern songs you can tango (argentine), rumba, or swing (east or west coast, we can do both) to? we already have our first dance, and i have a list of the rest at home, but it's pretty short

the only one i remember off the top of my head is queen latifah's cover of california dreamin' (should be able to tango or rumba to it): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0462ycSKm0

7/14/2010 10:32:59 AM

^^i'm actually haveing that problem with the baker right now

7/14/2010 10:49:05 AM

sorry, rant...

business is business, but I personally wouldn't look twice at caterer/photographer/venue if they weren't up front with pricing and extra fees.

I think a lot of times these businesses that I'm contacting are a little shocked by my upfront demand for pricing. Just the other day after visiting a reception site I told them I was not as interested as they'd like, mainly due to their restraining rental party (must get all linens/plates from specific rental company even though they're included with caterer's fees). Sure, it's only ~$6/person, but that's like $1k I'd be saving if I didn't have to go through that rental company. When I told the head person that I wasn't as interested they basically told me that there's a risk in having a tacky wedding if I continue looking for cheaper alternatives and they know because they've been in the business for decades (insinuating that they know exactly what kind of people we are and what we want for our wedding).

Just don't let people push you around. Especially photographers. There are a lot of great ones out there for ALL price ranges!

7/14/2010 1:09:45 PM

^^^I have a two friends who are Hispanic and did a lot of choreographed dancing at their wedding like the tango and the salsa...BUT it was all in spanish. :/ I wish I could help you!

^^Who is your baker? PM if you want

^You tell em! Our reception site has something about our baker "should be" inspected by the Department of Agriculture...my classroom has been inspected and all the guy did was look for opened food containers and made sure we had hot water and no animals present. I actually make cakes and have taken the Wilton classes and had planned to make J's groomsmen cake and possibly my cupcakes but now I am thinking this is out. :o/

7/14/2010 2:35:45 PM

my granny made our cake and the cupcakes

7/14/2010 3:10:36 PM

^^sweet memories out of apex

ive had several people suggest them b/c of what we want to do

7/14/2010 3:12:19 PM

I've photographed a wedding before.

7/14/2010 3:14:38 PM

^Which is? Cupcakes with designs?

Anyone doing custom postage for their invites or response cards?!?! ZAZZLE has an amazing sale right now....you can design your own SMALL postage for just $9.15 for a sheet of 20. Regular old postage stamps cost $8.80 for 20 so for 35 cents more, you can have awesome personalized stamps.

The codes are :
10% off (not sure if it works with the other code) - 10zazzlesave
Free shipping under $10 - shipthanks10
and 8.80 off each sheet of postage - JULYPOSTDEAL

I made some stamps of my hunnie and me in the small size and shipped for $9.15.

I THINK the last expires at midnight.

7/14/2010 3:19:28 PM

yes ma'am

we want 10-12 different cupcakes all together.
and a small wedding cake, very small, just for cutting really.

we gave them a paper that had stuff we liked on it and are giving them creative license....we're pretty much doing that with most of the vendors

7/14/2010 3:21:56 PM

Joie, my good friend did Sweet Memories and their cake flavor sounded baller... pineapple caramel or something crazy like that

They also had a REESE'S cake. yes, you read that right

7/14/2010 3:38:22 PM

yeah they had some awesome flavors!

7/14/2010 3:44:58 PM

dont know how you're going to top the calculator cake

7/14/2010 6:29:08 PM

If anyone needs a photographer around Ashville here is the link to my lil sister's site.

p.s. her wedding photos are better now that she is out of photo school.
http://www.ckennedyphotography.com

[Edited on July 14, 2010 at 8:25 PM. Reason : .]

7/14/2010 8:25:29 PM

met with the possible florist and im pretty sure im gonna end up going with them (even though i havent gotten the quote yet!)

when i told them what i was doing and what i liked he (Lyn) was throwing ideas out there that were either A. super freaking awesome or B. i had already thought of them and wanted to do it!





btw it's fresh affairs out of raleigh

http://www.freshaffairs.com/

7/16/2010 2:05:48 PM

^ I love them. Obviously I've never planned a wedding, but I wrote a story about tablescapes a year or two ago and interviewed them for that and had them do a full table layout for us for a photo shoot. I gave them full creative license and they came up with some pretty cute things like incorporating mini pineapples (I didn't even know you could buy mini pineapples) and using apples with dried leaves inserted in them to hold the place cards. The spread they put together looked incredible.

7/16/2010 2:11:24 PM

^swwweeeeeet. that makes me feel even better.

i told them they pretty much get creative license as well

7/16/2010 2:12:09 PM

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"using apples with dried leaves inserted in them to hold the place cards"

that's exactly what I'm doing for place cards!!

except I'm using cut out paper leaves, like this:

7/16/2010 2:37:24 PM

Hey guys, I had been meaning to get a website set up so that you can see some of my DJ stuff for weddings

the website is http://www.djt3.info

im gonna update it soon with some pictures and perhaps videos from different events I have done.

feel free to give me feedback on what I can change about the site to make it easier and better looking

7/16/2010 3:41:17 PM

today i get to go "fondle fabrics" (as bruce so nicely put it) for my wedding dress!!!!

7/17/2010 10:58:22 AM

^Good luck! Are you having your dress made? Is Merchantes making it?

^^All you wedding planners need to know - I knew JTBucky from speech class and you will not find a more sweet, professional, and just all around nice guy.

7/17/2010 11:01:58 AM

yes ma'am
im way excited, not to mention the fact that they are all around AWESOME people to hang out with too.


i was telling cody the other day that ive met some pretty amazing (both talent and just being people ) people via promotional work. and i feel really really lucky.

[Edited on July 17, 2010 at 11:09 AM. Reason : dfgdds]

7/17/2010 11:09:35 AM

w00t w00t

this is the beginning of my wedding dress!!!!!!!!!!





im pretty freaking excited if its not painfully obvious.

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7/18/2010 3:22:41 PM

that irving chick's pics are AWESOME!

and i'm actually very unimpressed by most wedding photography i see.

7/18/2010 3:38:36 PM

^^Congrats! Look at that room full of fabric! I wanna go there and steal all of it.

7/18/2010 7:20:36 PM

I finished making my flowers today

Now to decide to do them as bouquets or pomanders...

7/19/2010 12:09:30 AM

Quote :

"And then we're using my friend Matt for videography: http://www.lifestagefilms.com/ egyeyes is a big fan of their work. Matt and I went to highschool together and went to church with my fiance."

Matt is freaking incredible. Nothing surpasses his work in quality and creativity.. his vision can take anything and make it many times more beautiful. I'm a blog stalker and there have been numerous times where the highlights videos he's put together have brought me to happy tears. Everything seems so beautifully constructed and taken into consideration.. he is a true artist.

7/19/2010 1:40:42 AM

I wish we could afford a videographer but there's just no way

7/19/2010 2:18:13 AM

haha awesome

7/19/2010 3:39:26 AM

^2 Do any of your friends have their own video camera?

My cousin went around her friend's wedding and did a quick Q&A session with almost every guest (mainly how do you know the couple, do you want to say anything) and she's giving her friend the raw video so they can edit themselves... could that be an option?

7/19/2010 1:26:50 PM

personally - I think Q&A at the reception is dumb.

7/19/2010 1:32:54 PM

I'm sure my dad will end up recruiting his sister to take some video or something but it would be nice to have something professionally done.

7/19/2010 1:52:31 PM

i dunno if anyone has posted these guys yet, but they just did a wedding that i went to- and they were pretty great

http://www.lusterstudios.com/

7/19/2010 1:58:45 PM

^ he did a wedding i was in less than a year ago...craig or something

great photographer...he could stand to be a bit more personable (in my opinion)...his prices are ridiculous, though, it was only him shooting an event with 300 guests (again, my opinion...maybe you can pay extra for a second photographer)

7/19/2010 2:02:08 PM

What are your opinions about the bride and groom getting together before the wedding to do pics?

Since we followed quagmire's advice and went with 2+3 photography, we have them the entire day of the wedding and it will be getting dark on the beach around 7...so we had discussed going out and doing a "first look"....my fiance said NO and I agree (he will be super sweaty lol and I want it to be a special moment when he sees me walking down the aisle...) but a lot of couples are doing that nowadays.

Those wolfpack garters would be so easy to make! CUTE!

7/19/2010 4:29:05 PM

cody and i are going to get pictures done a solid month before the wedding.
i do not want bridal portraits, i want a portrait of both of us, i feel awkward hanging a huge picture of myself in the house

this way the portrait that you see at the reception will be of both of us (i mean its both of our days amirite? )

we talked about it and we both have the same sentiments-we don't believe in the "bad luck" that comes with seeing the bride in the dress before the big day and we both want the wedding to reflect the way the feel for each other, which really has nothing to do with him being surprised by my dress or how pretty i look etc etc.

however this is just us, everyone is different....your boo wants to be surprised, which is awesome , so i say-surprise him with your pretty self!!!



now that i think about - it i'm actually a really bad person to give my opinion b/c i genuinely do not care what other couples do as long as they like it and it makes them happy. there are very few things i consider "tacky" when it comes to somethingas personal as a wedding (there are a few things though ahaha)


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7/19/2010 4:39:59 PM

I wish we had done a "first look" bc i wore my hair half up/half down and by the end of the ceremony my hair was nearly flat. It's not that they were bad, but I see photos of me beforehand and my hair was better

7/19/2010 4:51:19 PM

I really liked the first look idea. Justin brought up a few good points (he's going to be in all black mostly and sweats like crazy anyhow) and it will be in July...lol on the beach...Ahh..

^Aww your pics were gorgeous either way

^^You are so sweet. I love your idea too. I also am not doing bridals (waste of money for me)

Thanks girls for the opinions!

7/19/2010 5:01:27 PM

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"What are your opinions about the bride and groom getting together before the wedding to do pics? "

We won't be doing this. One of the coolest things as a guest at a wedding is seeing the groom's face when his bride enters the room. It sucks going to a wedding where you don't get to see that face and I don't have people flying from the other side of the world to just see a face lol.

7/19/2010 7:32:45 PM

We did a first look for ours as well, and I HIGHLY recommend doing pictures before the ceremony. It's more relaxed, you have the time to make sure you get all the pictures you want, and you don't keep your guests waiting before they can start in on the reception food. I don't think there's any less emotion walking down the aisle by doing the pictures beforehand. My husband still looked amazed and the only people who knew that wasn't the first time he'd seen me were those in the bridal party.

More: Looking back on it, I know that the emotion of walking down the aisle is more than just seeing the other person for the first time that day. It's a culmination of so many things, and "it's actually happening for real." It's seeing your families being so happy and knowing you're doing the right thing, and knowing the other person loves you by the look on their face. None of that is dampened by seeing each other beforehand; I don't believe in luck anyways.

[Edited on July 19, 2010 at 7:43 PM. Reason : ]

7/19/2010 7:39:52 PM

so i just talked with my photographer (who is actually my friend so its kinda weird calling him that ahaha) and he was telling me hes gonna shoot my wedding as if i were a client so we're gonna sit and talk to one another about formalities.

that being said ive decided to come in here and post what i think are really cute wedding pics because...im bored
so bear with me







[Edited on July 19, 2010 at 8:20 PM. Reason : i cant type]

7/19/2010 8:18:00 PM

I'm not engaged yet but I wanted to join in on the conversation about seeing each other before the ceremony. I'm Coptic Orthodox and it's tradition for the bride and groom to walk into the church arm in arm together. I figure since this is the case, I'd probably want to have the groom go to a pretty location. The photographer can make sure the groom has his back to wherever the bride is coming from. Then the photographer could get a really cute sequence of photos of the bride tapping the groom on his shoulder and then getting the reaction that way instead. It's a bit more intimate than from across the room and an added benefit is having pictures taken before makeup melts off and hair goes flat.

I've seen cute pictures of what I described above but goshdarnit if I can find one right now!

7/19/2010 9:34:07 PM