Wedding Vendors and Reviews
Wisconsin/Online
MagnetStreet: Save the Dates
A
The experience with MagnetStreet was good. We picked Las Vegas themed magnets, designed them, and ordered them very easily. The quality was decent. We got the magnet carrier cards as well, and when setting the magnets in the cards, sometimes the corners of the magnet image would rub off. We had a ton extra, so I just didn't send those.
Marah's Elegant Bridal: Bride's Dress
A
I found my dress at this bridal shop in a small town outside of Madison in Mt. Horbe, WI. There was a major blizzard the day we went shopping, so they were short-staffed, but that was fine. I ordered my dress in December and it arrived in the beginning of May, just when Marah promised! I made an appointment to go in and pick it up. It was just as gorgeous as I remembered! I was able to try it on again with all of the accessories that I had purchased since December. We decided that the jewelry I had purchased did not look right. Luckily, Marah carries the MEG Jewelry line and we found a great pair of earrings and a bracelet that look great with my dress. We promptly ordered those pieces, which came in about 6 weeks later and Marah shipped them directly to me.
For Now and Forever Wedding Invitations: Invitations
A+
I discovered Jennifer at a bridal show in Milwaukee and thought she was very friendly and personable. I made an appointment at the show. She works out of her home in Wauwatosa, WI and is very knowledgable about invitation details. We placed the order in January, and I requested for the invites to be ordered in April. Promptly on April 1 Jennifer contacted me to let me know that she would be starting the invitation process. She sent me proofs of all of the text, which I edited and returned. The invitations were ordered and arrived within 7 business days. They are perfect! We just need to address them and then wait to send them out!
Jennifer helped with all of the proper etiquette for addressing invitations as well, which I greatly appreciate! My invites are pretty formal, so I am addressing them formally as well. I really enjoyed the fact that Jennifer took care of all of the little details for me. I didn't need to worry about anything!
Images of Racine: Maid of Honor Dress and Bride's Veil
B-
My sister ordered her dress from Images, and has said that she will never go back! The ladies at Images were friendly enough during the appointment, but not so much afterwards. The dress was scheduled to arrive in early June, and my sister was getting anxious towards the middle of the month and decided to call. It came in a few days after she called, but they called me instead of my sister to say it was ready. She picked it up and was surprised to see that the dress was purple instead of the blue that we thought it was! The saleslady told her that could be due to the dye lots, but it was the color we ordered, Blueberry. We find it hard to believe it was a dye lot issue - the color difference is too drastic - but the purple of the dress works great with my color scheme so it was not a huge deal. (For other brides though, this might have caused some drama.) The dress was not pressed and there were several threads hanging from it. It was given to her in a plain old plastic bag. It was a bit disappointing when we were all so excited about her beautiful dress!
While we were there to try on dreses, I found a veil I liked so decided to order it. It came in right when I was told it would. No complaints for the veil.
Bachrach: Groom's Suit and Best Man's Suit
A
DH wanted to have a custom made suit for the wedding, and after looking around at several stores we finally settled on Bachrach. We felt the price was reasonable and loved the options there were. The Best Man decided to do the same thing - and they both loved it! They got to pick every single detail that made up the jacket, including lining. I let them both pick whatever they liked and said they didn't have to match, but pretty much they both liked the same details. The suits took a little over 8 weeks to come in, and we were starting to get worried when we called for an update and the phones were disconnected, but it turned out the local store was just moving locations and so we caught them at sort of a crazy time. Everything was great though and I would definitely recommend this for someone looking to get a custom suit! (The Best Man even commented on wanting to get another one, just because he loved the experience and the suit so much - he felt pretty classy.)
Hey Lady: Bride's Shoes
A-
This was a wedding splurge that I was super excited about. These shoes were supposed to be so comfortable I could wear them all day and all night long - so I decided that the high cost of the shoes was worth it. They arrived, and I loved them immediately! The packaging, the personalized note congratulating me, I was sold. I still love the company, and I would order shoes from there again if I had the money or a special event to do so, but unfortunately while the shoes were comfortable most of the day, I did have to end up taking them off partway through the reception and discovered that I have the biggest blister ever! I am so disappointed because I had such high hopes for the shoes - and they were gorgeous. But I can't give them a completely positive review.
Las Vegas
Caesars Palace: Hotel Accommodations
B
I am giving Caesars a B grade because the check-in did not go well. We arrived with several other friends and family members at around 12noon. None of the rooms were ready yet, but DH and I were told ours was in the process of being cleaned right at that moment, so it should be about 30mins. We all hung out around the lobby for a bit. DH and I had a car service that would be picking us up at 2. When it reached 1:30 and we still had not been called about our room being ready, we checked back. At that time, we were told it would be about 45 mins to an hour but they would call us when it was ready. We went and got our marriage license, came back and checked on the room again because by this time, all of the rest of our friends and family (4 other hotel rooms full) had all gotten their rooms, some with various upgrade success, ALL of whom were raving about their room, their view, etc. We were excited to see what we would end up with! Plus, we had engagement pictures scheduled for 4:00 and I was antsy to get changed out of my travel clothes. During this time, we wound up cancelling our engagement pictures (more info in the photographer review), so I was able to relax a bit about not having a room, but we still felt homeless and like we couldn’t really do anything until we got settled. Around 4:30, we talked with one final person behind the counter and explained our situation, that we were told the room was being cleaned back at 12 and it had been 4 hours and that everyone else who checked in at the same time were now settled in to their rooms. We explained we had dinner reservations and would like to check in and change. This person was incredibly rude to us and told us that they never check in people before 6 and so we just had to wait until then. I was about ready to cry as I was tired of dragging around my big purse (filled with essentials we didn’t want checked in to the bell desk) and feeling gross in my travel clothes and just wanting to sit down. Anyways…about 5:45 we got the call that our room was ready. We checked in, waited for our luggage and showered and dressed in JUST enough time to meet our friends in the lobby for our dinner reservation.
The room itself was decent. We stayed in the Augustus Tower and that was the best decision! We had wavered back and forth over which tower to choose and I am so glad we stuck with Augustus. The tower elevators are conveniently located off the main lobby (don’t have to traipse through the casino or anything) and it was very convenient to the wedding chapel area (on the wedding day, my sister and I were able to take the elevator directly to level 2 where the wedding chapels were so that we could be sure that I did not see DH as he came across on the main floor). I highly recommend staying in this tower based on location. We had a view of the Bellagio fountains and the south strip along with mountains in both directions. The view was great!! The room was a nice size – perfect for the 4 girls to get ready the day of the wedding. But other than that, it was a pretty standard hotel experience.
Fit for a Bride (Debi): Dress and Suit Steaming
A++
Probably my favorite wedding vendor - Debi is A-Mazing. She was patient with me responding to all of my emails as I debated back and forth over sending my dress ahead of time. In the end, I decided to do it – and I could not recommend it enough. If you are considering sending your dress… just do it! I did not have to worry at all about fitting my dress in an overhead bin (both of our flights were completely FULL so I would have been super worried about this) or lugging it through the airport along with our other 3 suitcases and 2 carry-on items.
I bought a brand new box from Fed Ex, lined it with garbage bags per Debi’s recommendation, kept my dress in the bridal store garment bag, and folded it gently in. I also sent along my MOH’s dress, my DH’s complete suit (jacket, pants, shirt, tie, pocket square) and my veil. Each of these was wrapped in a garment bag or plastic bag. I shipped the box FedEx, I put an insurance amount on it (again per Debi’s recommendation) as they will generally be more careful with your package if it is insured, and off it went!! I tracked the thing all week and Debi called me the instant it arrived (I am pretty sure the FedEx guy was still in her office when she called!) She told me that both she and the FedEx guy commented that the box was in the most pristine condition they had ever seen (huge sigh of relief to hear that!)
Upon arriving in Las Vegas, we had 2 guys (BM and a cousin) who wanted their suits to be pressed as well. We left these at the Bell Desk at Caesars and Debi picked them up on Wednesday morning. Wednesday during the day, Donna from Fit for a Bride called me with the final total and to confirm all of the items and the delivery time of 5. Shortly before 5:00, my DH and I hung out at the valet at Caesars to meet the courier. They were running late, and I was handling it pretty well but was wondering ‘at what point do I call?’ when I saw my bright pink garment bag being walked through the cars in the valet! Debi actually came with the courier and explained that because of the down-pouring rain, traffic was absolutely awful which was why they were late. She was the sweetest that could be – we peeked at each bag to make sure all the items were there. She even folded DH’s pocket square and placed it in the pocket for him! It was fabulous. Everything was in great condition.
On Saturday, I left my dress at the Bell Desk and Debi picked it up and will be cleaning it and shipping it back to me.
Honestly, this was one of the best decisions I made in the entire wedding process. Completely stress-free and hassle-free!!!
Christa Lewis: Makeup
A
I upgraded my photography package after the initial booking, and when I did that Deacon offered to include hair and makeup for me as long as I used Christa Lewis. This was a no brainer for me, so I immediately contacted Christa who said that while she only does makeup, she recommended Harmony for my hair. I had heard reviews of Harmony already on TK, so decided sure why not! Christa was very easy to get in touch with via text message or email, and she did the makeup for 4 people – me, MOH, Mom, MIL. We all got airbrush makeup and fake eye lashes and we all LOVED it. I don’t think any of us had felt more pampered or beautiful. I want those lashes back on!! When Christa first did my makeup, it was WAY too much and I didn’t look like myself, so she toned it down quite a bit and then everyone agreed it looked fabulous. I appreciated that she was patient as I kept having her change some things. Once she figured out that we were all pretty subtle in our makeup, the next 3 went a lot faster with no issues or redos needed. Christa was great, and I would definitely recommend her.
Harmony Medina: Hair
A
I LOVE Harmony! As mentioned above, Christa is the one who recommended her, and I could not be happier. At the last minute, just 2 weeks before the wedding, I decided I needed to do a hair trial and I am so glad I did. Harmony came to my room Wednesday night and did a trial run on my hair – it was surprisingly pretty easy and I liked it, just a few tweaks and it was done. The next day, we both remembered everything and it was perfect. I warned her that my hair doesn’t hold curl at all, but she insisted that she curls using a flat-iron and that they hold better than a curling iron does. I have to say, I was impressed. My hair held up pretty well! I didn’t take pictures to know if the curls were still looking the same as they did in the morning, but they were definitely curly so I think she did her job! She also did hair for my MOH, Mom, and MIL. She redid my Mom's hair after she hated it, which was awesome of her because my Mom ended up looking fabulous - they all did. I think everyone was happy with their hair, I know I thought they looked perfect!
Caesars Palace: Ceremony
Wedding Coordinator: Melissa Thomas
A+
We loved the ceremony location of Juno Garden, and felt the packages at Caesars Palace were reasonably priced compared to other locations we liked and researched (although, we did pick a weekday package which made it more in our budget). We also liked that Caesars Palace was located centrally on the Strip as we felt that would give our guests a wide variety of hotels to stay at, none of which would be too difficult to get to Caesars from.
Melissa was fabulous – very quick to respond to emails from day 1. I loved her – she helped ease my mind when I asked her the same question 8 different times. We booked our package while Caesars still allowed outside photography (for a fee) and I kept confirming this with Melissa as theknot ran rampant with rumors this changed. She also helped me research ideas for my bouquets- sending me countless images as soon as I mentioned a potential color scheme or flower I liked. This was much appreciated!
My flowers were great – exactly what I had hoped for. My bouquet was a mixture of hydrangeas, roses, and stephanotis hand tied with a white ribbon, and my MOH had a smaller bouquet of just hydrangeas and stephanotis, again wrapped in a white ribbon. I thought they looked perfect.
Melissa took care of making our hotel room reservation as well. She was patient with me as I quizzed her on which tower to stay in, and again when months later I thought I was changing my mind. I never called to confirm my reservation, but when we checked in they had it immediately and everyone at the front desk (during our multiple times trying to check in) wished us congratulations so it must have been noted on the reservation that we were getting married.
DH and I also requested an officiant who is not the normal Caesars person. After watching several Caesars weddings, we decided that the main Caesars guy just did not suit our taste or what we were looking for. This was no problem, and Melissa noted our request for Michael Wittig (I think that was his name!?). We are SO happy we made this decision. We talked with him before the ceremony and confirmed our questions on where to stand, and the flow of the ceremony. We requested a religious ceremony, so he gave a little speech about Friendship, Love, and Commitment complete with some relevant bible verses. It felt like he actually knew us as a couple, and I loved that. (Even some of our guests commented on that – that it was amazing he had just met us 10 mins before the ceremony because what he said was so perfect for us).
Also, my sister had told me that a friend of hers was a bridesmaid at a wedding in the Juno Garden and she could not hear the vows at all, and neither could the guests. This concerned me a bit so I emailed Melissa immediately. She did not think there should be a problem, so I kind of forgot about it. Well, on the wedding day, Melissa had noted that we were concerned about our guests hearing us and so Michael actually turned the microphone during our vows and exchanging of the rings for us. This was fabulous and we confirmed that our guests could actually hear us. I was SO appreciative that Melissa had actually remembered my concern enough that they made sure this happened during our ceremony. Huge bonus points to them for that!!
The videographer spoke to us after the wedding and told us we could pick up the DVD the next day at the wedding chapel office, or it would be in the mail. We were anxious, so we went the next day to get it – however, we actually haven’t watched it yet!! It was also supposed to be online, and so far we have not found it so I just emailed them to ask about it. Once I get it online, I will sure send the link.
One more note, on the day of the wedding Melissa was great at being patient with me as the forecast was calling for rain. We spoke around 11am and it was bright and sunny. Then as it was downpouring around 1, she called again and said that we had until 330 to make the decision to move it inside. I am so glad she let us be patient because it cleared up and was beautiful not 30 mins later and stayed that way. My Dad went out to check the garden and confirmed that the seats were dry, but there were some puddles down the aisle and around the door to the “waiting room” – by the time we showed up, Melissa was there with towels and everything was dry. I was so appreciative!!
Perfect vendor, 0 complaints…would do it again in a heartbeat!
Double Decker Bus Co: Transportation
A+
DH and I thought this would be such a unique idea, and I really loved it. Booking was easy, and as it got closer I turned the communication over to my Mom who was thrilled about the fact that we could provide drinks on the bus. She coordinated a time to meet one of the drivers at a nearby hotel so we didn’t have to go the bus yard to drop off the drinks. My Dad and Uncle took care of this, and as far as I know this went smoothly. On the wedding day, I had friends designated to meet the driver and help the rest of the guests load up on the bus. They also brought the snacks (prepackaged pretzels, which we got approved by Mike and Judy) and plastic cups for the mixed drinks. Again as far as I know, this went well. By the time we got there, the majority of the guests were loaded up and we were good to go.
It was my sister’s responsibility to create a playlist on an iPod which we hooked up easily – there was also a microphone onboard and we karaoked a bit, which was fun. Although one thing to note…you cannot hear the music downstairs on the bus. We had 72 people, so a large group had to sit downstairs and we were disappointed once we found out they couldn’t hear the music, but as far as I know they still managed to have fun.
The weather during our time on the bus was very windy and chilly… I don’t think our guests up top minded too much (a younger crowd), and I think the guests that rode downstairs appreciated that they weren’t up top because of this!
We had a Bret Michaels look-alike up top with us…who helped pass out drinks and snacks as well as participated in some karaoking of his own with us – everyone loved him! He was even tolerant of my Dad, who insisted on spending the bus ride standing on the stairs so he could video anything as it went down. I don’t know the name of our driver, but he was great too. The bus took us from Caesars down past the Las Vegas sign and then finally dropped us at Maggiano’s. It was the perfect amount of time as we arrived at Maggiano’s just before 7, as I had wanted. The whole trip took about an hour and 15 mins I would say – some heavy traffic as well as a protestor march that interrupted traffic a bit…but it was absolutely perfect and it didn’t start to rain until we were heading in to Maggiano’s!
I have to say that the views of the hotels on the Strip from the top of the double-decker bus are fantastic. It really gives you a different perspective and I loved every second of it, even as I was shaking from the chills of my cold Las Vegas wedding day.
Maggiano's Little Italy: Reception
A+++++
3 words: Best. Decision. Ever.
By far this was the best decision I made in wedding planning. From the beginning Marc and Cassy were great to work with - responding to all of my emails and phone calls, being patient as I changed my room configuration and signed new contracts (twice). Sabrina came along to replace Marc about halfway through the planning process, and the change was seamless. One of the great things about Maggiano's is their preferred vendor list. It was hard for us to decide on a room configuration when we didn't know exactly how many people were going to be able to attend, but having the preferred vendors helped us seal the deal and go all out - booking all 3 rooms. Doing this ensured that we got the feel we wanted in the reception - table linens, uplighting, DJ, delicious food and cake, open bar - all for a price we felt was completely reasonable for our sized wedding. We had 72 people attend, and the room size was perfect. I spent the night admiring my room full of my favorite people - whether that be from my seat at the dinner table or when out on the dance floor. Sabrina and Cassy were so helpful suggesting ways for me to meet my room minimum. Monday before the wedding, we decided to add table linens to the tables that are out on the balcony (I never thought of this!) and individual menu cards at each place setting. I loved these little touches, and while I don't know if our guests noticed I really appreciated that Sabrina and Cassy wanted to make sure we got our money's worth. We stopped in the day before the wedding to pay our final balance, confirm the details, and drop off our table numbers and place cards. This worked out so great as DH and our Dads got to see the space for the first time (our Moms and I were there in January). The night of the wedding, Sabrina was working and was so helpful that she even bustled my dress for me as my Aunt (who was responsible for bustling) had gotten a little tipsy on the bus ride and was a bit distracted! Canon was our banquet captain and she was so patient with me as she went over the order of the night upon our arrival while people (mainly my parents and drunken Aunt and Uncle) kept trying to get my attention and talk to me. We wanted to do things a little differently - doing the toasts DURING the 2nd course - so we needed to make sure we were all on the same page as far as when she would serve the food and pour the toast and everything. We both appreciated their willingness to work with us on that! When I finally was able to walk in to the reception room, it was stunning - it looked exactly like I had pictured!! The only thing missing was we had requested 2 vases be placed on the cake table to put our bouquets - these were not there but Sabrina fixed that immediately. Cassy even stopped in on her night off to see how everything went - so it was great to see her! I never made it up to the bar, but I heard that we had 2 bartenders and there were no complaints about the variety of drinks provided or the service. I put my Dad in charge of handing out the tips, and he was too on top of things because by the time I told him that he should give half of the tip to the bartenders and the other half to Canon, he told me he had already split it between the 2 bartenders. Unfortunately, that means I didn't have any cash to give to Canon as a tip and I do regret that, but none of us had extra cash with us. I hope she wasn't too offended.
I think that is all; Maggiano's was fabulous and I cannot recommend it enough. I am so sad it is over, but so happy that everything was absolutely perfect.
The Palette: Centerpieces
A
The Palette is one of Maggiano’s preferred vendors and our order went towards our room minimum. Pam was so easy to work with! We did all of our communication via email and her responses were always timely. We ordered centerpieces for our reception– I asked for white hydrangeas, roses, and stephanotis in glass square vases, and Pam suggested adding purple water beads for some color. They looked great on the tables, exactly like I expected! There was a flower in the arrangement though that I did not recognize but that wasn’t a big deal…everything still looked great. I ordered everything through Pam, but the bill and coordination of delivery was handled through Maggiano’s – super convenient for me.
(We even took the vases home! At least, my mom did because she had an extra empty suitcase after transporting the bus snacks and cups from home. I assume they made it to WI safely!)
RSVP Party Rentals: Table Linens
A
This was one of Maggiano’s preferred vendors, so all of the coordination was handled by Sabrina and Cassy from Maggiano’s. We ordered eggplant table linens, white satin chair covers with an eggplant bow, and coordinating eggplant linens for the cake table, welcome table, and the bar tables on the balcony. Everything looked perfect and this helped us meet the room minimum while also adding an extra element to the room that I feel made it look more sophisticated.
On our scout trip in January, my Mom, MIL, and I actually went to the RSVP office to see the linens in person and they were great at letting us just make ourselves at home there while we played around with colors and fabrics. I had absolutely no problems with them!
Freed's Bakery: Cake
A
I know Freed’s has gotten mixed reviews on TK, but I have to say that I had zero problems. Freed’s is Maggiano’s preferred cake vendor, so I was going with them regardless. In January, my Mom, MIL and I went there for a tasting and thought the cakes were pretty delicious. The girl who ran our tasting even started mixing some of the frostings and giving us some recommendations, which we took! We picked the flavors that day, and then I waited a bit before sending an inspiration picture. As soon as I found a picture I loved, I emailed it to Freed’s and placed the order. About a week before the wedding, I decided that I wanted to change the color of ribbon – this was no problem at all.
We had a 3 tiered cake and I asked for it to be sized to feed 40 people (even though we had 72 guests – as we would also be getting Maggiano’s desserts and I didn’t want too much leftover!) 2 layers were Almond Cake with Chocolate Royale filling (this filling is not on their tasting menu, but was FANTASTIC – it is a mixture of their chocolate ganache and buttercream) and 1 layer was Chocolate Cake with Bavarian Cream and Raspberry Puree filling. I made sure that I tasted both flavors, and both were freaking fabulous – I am hungry just typing this!!
The cake looked exactly like the picture – no complaints at all. Maggiano’s coordinated the bill and delivery so that was easy for me!
All Night Long: DJ and Uplighting
A+
This was another preferred vendor from Maggiano’s, and was that lucky for us! I cannot recommend them enough. The price was decent and went towards our room minimum. Our DJ (Lantz) was fabulous!!! Throughout the planning process, I was adamant that I wanted everyone on the dance floor having fun! My Mom kept warning me about music – how you have to have the right music in order for people to dance, and how people her age will dance but it can’t be to that “young kids” music – but every time I asked for examples of what kind of music she likes, she couldn’t give them to me! (PS – my Mom’s favorite song right now is by Taio Cruz, so…I was very confused by what she would and would not dance to!) Because of this, I ended up doing a pretty extensive “must-play” list just to give the DJ an idea of the genres we liked….a little bit of Top 40, a little bit of Oldies... I did not exceed the limit of 20 songs though, and I also specifically called out one song request for the bride (Nelly “Air Force Ones”) and one song request for the groom (“The Safety Dance”) and our final song of the night (“Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing – which is our song, but a bit too lively to use for our first dance). Lantz was absolutely fabulous. He played every single song on the must play list. The Safety Dance turned in to DH leading the room in a conga line doing the safety dance – which is from a movie called BioDome and I think was his favorite part of the night. Our dance floor was never empty and everyone – including my hard to please Mom – raved about Lantz and how fantastic he was. As icing on the cake, a friend of mine surprised me with a final song (after our requested last dance was played) where Lantz hooked up her iPod, asked if there were any Green Bay Packer fans in the house, and played the song that the Green Bay Packers use to celebrate touchdowns!!! This was MY favorite part of the night, as the dance floor was filled with people doing Aaron Rodgers celebratory touchdown dance “the belt”. I can’t quite explain how awesome this was, but maybe you have to be a Packer fan to appreciate it!
I cannot say enough good things about Lantz and about All Night Long in general. Fabulous!!
We also added uplighting to our room at Maggiano’s through All Night Long with fairly short notice in order to meet our room minimum. I liked the affect, however I requested purple lights and in person it just looked like a pink light and a blue light next to each other. I have seen some pictures where it does look purple, so I’m sure that must just be how they do purple but it looked slightly strange in person. It did add a little something to the room though and I am glad we decided to do it.
Lucky Limo: Transportation
A
We were a little short on meeting our room minimum at Maggiano's, so decided to add some transportation through their preferred limo service, Lucky Limo. This was a great decision. Cassy at Maggiano’s made all of the reservations for me. We hired a town car to take us to get our marriage license – he was waiting for us promptly by 2 out in the Caesars valet. He was a very friendly guy and it was an enjoyable trip to see the ‘north’ side of the strip that we wouldn’t have gotten to otherwise. He gave us his phone number to call when we were done – the process of getting our license only took maybe 5 minutes – there was one other couple there and that was it! Super easy! We also had a car reserved to take us for our engagement pictures. These were cancelled with fairly short notice, but it was no problem at all – I just called Cassy and she handled everything. Finally, we had reserved a 6-passenger limo to take us, MOH, BM, and our photographers to Fremont Street on the wedding day. We went out to the Caesars valet right on time, but did not see a limo like we had on Tuesday…so we waited. And waited…and waited. I didn’t have a direct phone number for Lucky Limo, so called Maggiano’s and they said they would check to see what was wrong. During this time, DH checked with Caesars Valet about just grabbing one of their limos. While we were waiting for this limo to pull up, I got a phone call from Lucky Limo with the number for our driver. Apparently….we were supposed to check in with Caesars Valet, and they would call our driver up from sone sort of waiting area. We were never told this, and I felt really bad about the mistake. However to further complicate matters, our driver had the wrong phone number for me (someone had written down a 3 when it should have been a 8) which was why it took so long to get a hold of him. However…after the mix-up everything was fine. He waited for us at Fremont while we got some pictures taken…we just had a shorter amount of time there but I think it sill turned out fine.
I would definitely recommend this company – especially for the trip to get the marriage license, we felt like celeb! Plus, it was super-helpful to have this go towards our room minimum too!
A
The experience with MagnetStreet was good. We picked Las Vegas themed magnets, designed them, and ordered them very easily. The quality was decent. We got the magnet carrier cards as well, and when setting the magnets in the cards, sometimes the corners of the magnet image would rub off. We had a ton extra, so I just didn't send those.
Marah's Elegant Bridal: Bride's Dress
A
I found my dress at this bridal shop in a small town outside of Madison in Mt. Horbe, WI. There was a major blizzard the day we went shopping, so they were short-staffed, but that was fine. I ordered my dress in December and it arrived in the beginning of May, just when Marah promised! I made an appointment to go in and pick it up. It was just as gorgeous as I remembered! I was able to try it on again with all of the accessories that I had purchased since December. We decided that the jewelry I had purchased did not look right. Luckily, Marah carries the MEG Jewelry line and we found a great pair of earrings and a bracelet that look great with my dress. We promptly ordered those pieces, which came in about 6 weeks later and Marah shipped them directly to me.
For Now and Forever Wedding Invitations: Invitations
A+
I discovered Jennifer at a bridal show in Milwaukee and thought she was very friendly and personable. I made an appointment at the show. She works out of her home in Wauwatosa, WI and is very knowledgable about invitation details. We placed the order in January, and I requested for the invites to be ordered in April. Promptly on April 1 Jennifer contacted me to let me know that she would be starting the invitation process. She sent me proofs of all of the text, which I edited and returned. The invitations were ordered and arrived within 7 business days. They are perfect! We just need to address them and then wait to send them out!
Jennifer helped with all of the proper etiquette for addressing invitations as well, which I greatly appreciate! My invites are pretty formal, so I am addressing them formally as well. I really enjoyed the fact that Jennifer took care of all of the little details for me. I didn't need to worry about anything!
Images of Racine: Maid of Honor Dress and Bride's Veil
B-
My sister ordered her dress from Images, and has said that she will never go back! The ladies at Images were friendly enough during the appointment, but not so much afterwards. The dress was scheduled to arrive in early June, and my sister was getting anxious towards the middle of the month and decided to call. It came in a few days after she called, but they called me instead of my sister to say it was ready. She picked it up and was surprised to see that the dress was purple instead of the blue that we thought it was! The saleslady told her that could be due to the dye lots, but it was the color we ordered, Blueberry. We find it hard to believe it was a dye lot issue - the color difference is too drastic - but the purple of the dress works great with my color scheme so it was not a huge deal. (For other brides though, this might have caused some drama.) The dress was not pressed and there were several threads hanging from it. It was given to her in a plain old plastic bag. It was a bit disappointing when we were all so excited about her beautiful dress!
While we were there to try on dreses, I found a veil I liked so decided to order it. It came in right when I was told it would. No complaints for the veil.
Bachrach: Groom's Suit and Best Man's Suit
A
DH wanted to have a custom made suit for the wedding, and after looking around at several stores we finally settled on Bachrach. We felt the price was reasonable and loved the options there were. The Best Man decided to do the same thing - and they both loved it! They got to pick every single detail that made up the jacket, including lining. I let them both pick whatever they liked and said they didn't have to match, but pretty much they both liked the same details. The suits took a little over 8 weeks to come in, and we were starting to get worried when we called for an update and the phones were disconnected, but it turned out the local store was just moving locations and so we caught them at sort of a crazy time. Everything was great though and I would definitely recommend this for someone looking to get a custom suit! (The Best Man even commented on wanting to get another one, just because he loved the experience and the suit so much - he felt pretty classy.)
Hey Lady: Bride's Shoes
A-
This was a wedding splurge that I was super excited about. These shoes were supposed to be so comfortable I could wear them all day and all night long - so I decided that the high cost of the shoes was worth it. They arrived, and I loved them immediately! The packaging, the personalized note congratulating me, I was sold. I still love the company, and I would order shoes from there again if I had the money or a special event to do so, but unfortunately while the shoes were comfortable most of the day, I did have to end up taking them off partway through the reception and discovered that I have the biggest blister ever! I am so disappointed because I had such high hopes for the shoes - and they were gorgeous. But I can't give them a completely positive review.
Las Vegas
Caesars Palace: Hotel Accommodations
B
I am giving Caesars a B grade because the check-in did not go well. We arrived with several other friends and family members at around 12noon. None of the rooms were ready yet, but DH and I were told ours was in the process of being cleaned right at that moment, so it should be about 30mins. We all hung out around the lobby for a bit. DH and I had a car service that would be picking us up at 2. When it reached 1:30 and we still had not been called about our room being ready, we checked back. At that time, we were told it would be about 45 mins to an hour but they would call us when it was ready. We went and got our marriage license, came back and checked on the room again because by this time, all of the rest of our friends and family (4 other hotel rooms full) had all gotten their rooms, some with various upgrade success, ALL of whom were raving about their room, their view, etc. We were excited to see what we would end up with! Plus, we had engagement pictures scheduled for 4:00 and I was antsy to get changed out of my travel clothes. During this time, we wound up cancelling our engagement pictures (more info in the photographer review), so I was able to relax a bit about not having a room, but we still felt homeless and like we couldn’t really do anything until we got settled. Around 4:30, we talked with one final person behind the counter and explained our situation, that we were told the room was being cleaned back at 12 and it had been 4 hours and that everyone else who checked in at the same time were now settled in to their rooms. We explained we had dinner reservations and would like to check in and change. This person was incredibly rude to us and told us that they never check in people before 6 and so we just had to wait until then. I was about ready to cry as I was tired of dragging around my big purse (filled with essentials we didn’t want checked in to the bell desk) and feeling gross in my travel clothes and just wanting to sit down. Anyways…about 5:45 we got the call that our room was ready. We checked in, waited for our luggage and showered and dressed in JUST enough time to meet our friends in the lobby for our dinner reservation.
The room itself was decent. We stayed in the Augustus Tower and that was the best decision! We had wavered back and forth over which tower to choose and I am so glad we stuck with Augustus. The tower elevators are conveniently located off the main lobby (don’t have to traipse through the casino or anything) and it was very convenient to the wedding chapel area (on the wedding day, my sister and I were able to take the elevator directly to level 2 where the wedding chapels were so that we could be sure that I did not see DH as he came across on the main floor). I highly recommend staying in this tower based on location. We had a view of the Bellagio fountains and the south strip along with mountains in both directions. The view was great!! The room was a nice size – perfect for the 4 girls to get ready the day of the wedding. But other than that, it was a pretty standard hotel experience.
Fit for a Bride (Debi): Dress and Suit Steaming
A++
Probably my favorite wedding vendor - Debi is A-Mazing. She was patient with me responding to all of my emails as I debated back and forth over sending my dress ahead of time. In the end, I decided to do it – and I could not recommend it enough. If you are considering sending your dress… just do it! I did not have to worry at all about fitting my dress in an overhead bin (both of our flights were completely FULL so I would have been super worried about this) or lugging it through the airport along with our other 3 suitcases and 2 carry-on items.
I bought a brand new box from Fed Ex, lined it with garbage bags per Debi’s recommendation, kept my dress in the bridal store garment bag, and folded it gently in. I also sent along my MOH’s dress, my DH’s complete suit (jacket, pants, shirt, tie, pocket square) and my veil. Each of these was wrapped in a garment bag or plastic bag. I shipped the box FedEx, I put an insurance amount on it (again per Debi’s recommendation) as they will generally be more careful with your package if it is insured, and off it went!! I tracked the thing all week and Debi called me the instant it arrived (I am pretty sure the FedEx guy was still in her office when she called!) She told me that both she and the FedEx guy commented that the box was in the most pristine condition they had ever seen (huge sigh of relief to hear that!)
Upon arriving in Las Vegas, we had 2 guys (BM and a cousin) who wanted their suits to be pressed as well. We left these at the Bell Desk at Caesars and Debi picked them up on Wednesday morning. Wednesday during the day, Donna from Fit for a Bride called me with the final total and to confirm all of the items and the delivery time of 5. Shortly before 5:00, my DH and I hung out at the valet at Caesars to meet the courier. They were running late, and I was handling it pretty well but was wondering ‘at what point do I call?’ when I saw my bright pink garment bag being walked through the cars in the valet! Debi actually came with the courier and explained that because of the down-pouring rain, traffic was absolutely awful which was why they were late. She was the sweetest that could be – we peeked at each bag to make sure all the items were there. She even folded DH’s pocket square and placed it in the pocket for him! It was fabulous. Everything was in great condition.
On Saturday, I left my dress at the Bell Desk and Debi picked it up and will be cleaning it and shipping it back to me.
Honestly, this was one of the best decisions I made in the entire wedding process. Completely stress-free and hassle-free!!!
Christa Lewis: Makeup
A
I upgraded my photography package after the initial booking, and when I did that Deacon offered to include hair and makeup for me as long as I used Christa Lewis. This was a no brainer for me, so I immediately contacted Christa who said that while she only does makeup, she recommended Harmony for my hair. I had heard reviews of Harmony already on TK, so decided sure why not! Christa was very easy to get in touch with via text message or email, and she did the makeup for 4 people – me, MOH, Mom, MIL. We all got airbrush makeup and fake eye lashes and we all LOVED it. I don’t think any of us had felt more pampered or beautiful. I want those lashes back on!! When Christa first did my makeup, it was WAY too much and I didn’t look like myself, so she toned it down quite a bit and then everyone agreed it looked fabulous. I appreciated that she was patient as I kept having her change some things. Once she figured out that we were all pretty subtle in our makeup, the next 3 went a lot faster with no issues or redos needed. Christa was great, and I would definitely recommend her.
Harmony Medina: Hair
A
I LOVE Harmony! As mentioned above, Christa is the one who recommended her, and I could not be happier. At the last minute, just 2 weeks before the wedding, I decided I needed to do a hair trial and I am so glad I did. Harmony came to my room Wednesday night and did a trial run on my hair – it was surprisingly pretty easy and I liked it, just a few tweaks and it was done. The next day, we both remembered everything and it was perfect. I warned her that my hair doesn’t hold curl at all, but she insisted that she curls using a flat-iron and that they hold better than a curling iron does. I have to say, I was impressed. My hair held up pretty well! I didn’t take pictures to know if the curls were still looking the same as they did in the morning, but they were definitely curly so I think she did her job! She also did hair for my MOH, Mom, and MIL. She redid my Mom's hair after she hated it, which was awesome of her because my Mom ended up looking fabulous - they all did. I think everyone was happy with their hair, I know I thought they looked perfect!
Caesars Palace: Ceremony
Wedding Coordinator: Melissa Thomas
A+
We loved the ceremony location of Juno Garden, and felt the packages at Caesars Palace were reasonably priced compared to other locations we liked and researched (although, we did pick a weekday package which made it more in our budget). We also liked that Caesars Palace was located centrally on the Strip as we felt that would give our guests a wide variety of hotels to stay at, none of which would be too difficult to get to Caesars from.
Melissa was fabulous – very quick to respond to emails from day 1. I loved her – she helped ease my mind when I asked her the same question 8 different times. We booked our package while Caesars still allowed outside photography (for a fee) and I kept confirming this with Melissa as theknot ran rampant with rumors this changed. She also helped me research ideas for my bouquets- sending me countless images as soon as I mentioned a potential color scheme or flower I liked. This was much appreciated!
My flowers were great – exactly what I had hoped for. My bouquet was a mixture of hydrangeas, roses, and stephanotis hand tied with a white ribbon, and my MOH had a smaller bouquet of just hydrangeas and stephanotis, again wrapped in a white ribbon. I thought they looked perfect.
Melissa took care of making our hotel room reservation as well. She was patient with me as I quizzed her on which tower to stay in, and again when months later I thought I was changing my mind. I never called to confirm my reservation, but when we checked in they had it immediately and everyone at the front desk (during our multiple times trying to check in) wished us congratulations so it must have been noted on the reservation that we were getting married.
DH and I also requested an officiant who is not the normal Caesars person. After watching several Caesars weddings, we decided that the main Caesars guy just did not suit our taste or what we were looking for. This was no problem, and Melissa noted our request for Michael Wittig (I think that was his name!?). We are SO happy we made this decision. We talked with him before the ceremony and confirmed our questions on where to stand, and the flow of the ceremony. We requested a religious ceremony, so he gave a little speech about Friendship, Love, and Commitment complete with some relevant bible verses. It felt like he actually knew us as a couple, and I loved that. (Even some of our guests commented on that – that it was amazing he had just met us 10 mins before the ceremony because what he said was so perfect for us).
Also, my sister had told me that a friend of hers was a bridesmaid at a wedding in the Juno Garden and she could not hear the vows at all, and neither could the guests. This concerned me a bit so I emailed Melissa immediately. She did not think there should be a problem, so I kind of forgot about it. Well, on the wedding day, Melissa had noted that we were concerned about our guests hearing us and so Michael actually turned the microphone during our vows and exchanging of the rings for us. This was fabulous and we confirmed that our guests could actually hear us. I was SO appreciative that Melissa had actually remembered my concern enough that they made sure this happened during our ceremony. Huge bonus points to them for that!!
The videographer spoke to us after the wedding and told us we could pick up the DVD the next day at the wedding chapel office, or it would be in the mail. We were anxious, so we went the next day to get it – however, we actually haven’t watched it yet!! It was also supposed to be online, and so far we have not found it so I just emailed them to ask about it. Once I get it online, I will sure send the link.
One more note, on the day of the wedding Melissa was great at being patient with me as the forecast was calling for rain. We spoke around 11am and it was bright and sunny. Then as it was downpouring around 1, she called again and said that we had until 330 to make the decision to move it inside. I am so glad she let us be patient because it cleared up and was beautiful not 30 mins later and stayed that way. My Dad went out to check the garden and confirmed that the seats were dry, but there were some puddles down the aisle and around the door to the “waiting room” – by the time we showed up, Melissa was there with towels and everything was dry. I was so appreciative!!
Perfect vendor, 0 complaints…would do it again in a heartbeat!
Double Decker Bus Co: Transportation
A+
DH and I thought this would be such a unique idea, and I really loved it. Booking was easy, and as it got closer I turned the communication over to my Mom who was thrilled about the fact that we could provide drinks on the bus. She coordinated a time to meet one of the drivers at a nearby hotel so we didn’t have to go the bus yard to drop off the drinks. My Dad and Uncle took care of this, and as far as I know this went smoothly. On the wedding day, I had friends designated to meet the driver and help the rest of the guests load up on the bus. They also brought the snacks (prepackaged pretzels, which we got approved by Mike and Judy) and plastic cups for the mixed drinks. Again as far as I know, this went well. By the time we got there, the majority of the guests were loaded up and we were good to go.
It was my sister’s responsibility to create a playlist on an iPod which we hooked up easily – there was also a microphone onboard and we karaoked a bit, which was fun. Although one thing to note…you cannot hear the music downstairs on the bus. We had 72 people, so a large group had to sit downstairs and we were disappointed once we found out they couldn’t hear the music, but as far as I know they still managed to have fun.
The weather during our time on the bus was very windy and chilly… I don’t think our guests up top minded too much (a younger crowd), and I think the guests that rode downstairs appreciated that they weren’t up top because of this!
We had a Bret Michaels look-alike up top with us…who helped pass out drinks and snacks as well as participated in some karaoking of his own with us – everyone loved him! He was even tolerant of my Dad, who insisted on spending the bus ride standing on the stairs so he could video anything as it went down. I don’t know the name of our driver, but he was great too. The bus took us from Caesars down past the Las Vegas sign and then finally dropped us at Maggiano’s. It was the perfect amount of time as we arrived at Maggiano’s just before 7, as I had wanted. The whole trip took about an hour and 15 mins I would say – some heavy traffic as well as a protestor march that interrupted traffic a bit…but it was absolutely perfect and it didn’t start to rain until we were heading in to Maggiano’s!
I have to say that the views of the hotels on the Strip from the top of the double-decker bus are fantastic. It really gives you a different perspective and I loved every second of it, even as I was shaking from the chills of my cold Las Vegas wedding day.
Maggiano's Little Italy: Reception
A+++++
3 words: Best. Decision. Ever.
By far this was the best decision I made in wedding planning. From the beginning Marc and Cassy were great to work with - responding to all of my emails and phone calls, being patient as I changed my room configuration and signed new contracts (twice). Sabrina came along to replace Marc about halfway through the planning process, and the change was seamless. One of the great things about Maggiano's is their preferred vendor list. It was hard for us to decide on a room configuration when we didn't know exactly how many people were going to be able to attend, but having the preferred vendors helped us seal the deal and go all out - booking all 3 rooms. Doing this ensured that we got the feel we wanted in the reception - table linens, uplighting, DJ, delicious food and cake, open bar - all for a price we felt was completely reasonable for our sized wedding. We had 72 people attend, and the room size was perfect. I spent the night admiring my room full of my favorite people - whether that be from my seat at the dinner table or when out on the dance floor. Sabrina and Cassy were so helpful suggesting ways for me to meet my room minimum. Monday before the wedding, we decided to add table linens to the tables that are out on the balcony (I never thought of this!) and individual menu cards at each place setting. I loved these little touches, and while I don't know if our guests noticed I really appreciated that Sabrina and Cassy wanted to make sure we got our money's worth. We stopped in the day before the wedding to pay our final balance, confirm the details, and drop off our table numbers and place cards. This worked out so great as DH and our Dads got to see the space for the first time (our Moms and I were there in January). The night of the wedding, Sabrina was working and was so helpful that she even bustled my dress for me as my Aunt (who was responsible for bustling) had gotten a little tipsy on the bus ride and was a bit distracted! Canon was our banquet captain and she was so patient with me as she went over the order of the night upon our arrival while people (mainly my parents and drunken Aunt and Uncle) kept trying to get my attention and talk to me. We wanted to do things a little differently - doing the toasts DURING the 2nd course - so we needed to make sure we were all on the same page as far as when she would serve the food and pour the toast and everything. We both appreciated their willingness to work with us on that! When I finally was able to walk in to the reception room, it was stunning - it looked exactly like I had pictured!! The only thing missing was we had requested 2 vases be placed on the cake table to put our bouquets - these were not there but Sabrina fixed that immediately. Cassy even stopped in on her night off to see how everything went - so it was great to see her! I never made it up to the bar, but I heard that we had 2 bartenders and there were no complaints about the variety of drinks provided or the service. I put my Dad in charge of handing out the tips, and he was too on top of things because by the time I told him that he should give half of the tip to the bartenders and the other half to Canon, he told me he had already split it between the 2 bartenders. Unfortunately, that means I didn't have any cash to give to Canon as a tip and I do regret that, but none of us had extra cash with us. I hope she wasn't too offended.
I think that is all; Maggiano's was fabulous and I cannot recommend it enough. I am so sad it is over, but so happy that everything was absolutely perfect.
The Palette: Centerpieces
A
The Palette is one of Maggiano’s preferred vendors and our order went towards our room minimum. Pam was so easy to work with! We did all of our communication via email and her responses were always timely. We ordered centerpieces for our reception– I asked for white hydrangeas, roses, and stephanotis in glass square vases, and Pam suggested adding purple water beads for some color. They looked great on the tables, exactly like I expected! There was a flower in the arrangement though that I did not recognize but that wasn’t a big deal…everything still looked great. I ordered everything through Pam, but the bill and coordination of delivery was handled through Maggiano’s – super convenient for me.
(We even took the vases home! At least, my mom did because she had an extra empty suitcase after transporting the bus snacks and cups from home. I assume they made it to WI safely!)
RSVP Party Rentals: Table Linens
A
This was one of Maggiano’s preferred vendors, so all of the coordination was handled by Sabrina and Cassy from Maggiano’s. We ordered eggplant table linens, white satin chair covers with an eggplant bow, and coordinating eggplant linens for the cake table, welcome table, and the bar tables on the balcony. Everything looked perfect and this helped us meet the room minimum while also adding an extra element to the room that I feel made it look more sophisticated.
On our scout trip in January, my Mom, MIL, and I actually went to the RSVP office to see the linens in person and they were great at letting us just make ourselves at home there while we played around with colors and fabrics. I had absolutely no problems with them!
Freed's Bakery: Cake
A
I know Freed’s has gotten mixed reviews on TK, but I have to say that I had zero problems. Freed’s is Maggiano’s preferred cake vendor, so I was going with them regardless. In January, my Mom, MIL and I went there for a tasting and thought the cakes were pretty delicious. The girl who ran our tasting even started mixing some of the frostings and giving us some recommendations, which we took! We picked the flavors that day, and then I waited a bit before sending an inspiration picture. As soon as I found a picture I loved, I emailed it to Freed’s and placed the order. About a week before the wedding, I decided that I wanted to change the color of ribbon – this was no problem at all.
We had a 3 tiered cake and I asked for it to be sized to feed 40 people (even though we had 72 guests – as we would also be getting Maggiano’s desserts and I didn’t want too much leftover!) 2 layers were Almond Cake with Chocolate Royale filling (this filling is not on their tasting menu, but was FANTASTIC – it is a mixture of their chocolate ganache and buttercream) and 1 layer was Chocolate Cake with Bavarian Cream and Raspberry Puree filling. I made sure that I tasted both flavors, and both were freaking fabulous – I am hungry just typing this!!
The cake looked exactly like the picture – no complaints at all. Maggiano’s coordinated the bill and delivery so that was easy for me!
All Night Long: DJ and Uplighting
A+
This was another preferred vendor from Maggiano’s, and was that lucky for us! I cannot recommend them enough. The price was decent and went towards our room minimum. Our DJ (Lantz) was fabulous!!! Throughout the planning process, I was adamant that I wanted everyone on the dance floor having fun! My Mom kept warning me about music – how you have to have the right music in order for people to dance, and how people her age will dance but it can’t be to that “young kids” music – but every time I asked for examples of what kind of music she likes, she couldn’t give them to me! (PS – my Mom’s favorite song right now is by Taio Cruz, so…I was very confused by what she would and would not dance to!) Because of this, I ended up doing a pretty extensive “must-play” list just to give the DJ an idea of the genres we liked….a little bit of Top 40, a little bit of Oldies... I did not exceed the limit of 20 songs though, and I also specifically called out one song request for the bride (Nelly “Air Force Ones”) and one song request for the groom (“The Safety Dance”) and our final song of the night (“Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing – which is our song, but a bit too lively to use for our first dance). Lantz was absolutely fabulous. He played every single song on the must play list. The Safety Dance turned in to DH leading the room in a conga line doing the safety dance – which is from a movie called BioDome and I think was his favorite part of the night. Our dance floor was never empty and everyone – including my hard to please Mom – raved about Lantz and how fantastic he was. As icing on the cake, a friend of mine surprised me with a final song (after our requested last dance was played) where Lantz hooked up her iPod, asked if there were any Green Bay Packer fans in the house, and played the song that the Green Bay Packers use to celebrate touchdowns!!! This was MY favorite part of the night, as the dance floor was filled with people doing Aaron Rodgers celebratory touchdown dance “the belt”. I can’t quite explain how awesome this was, but maybe you have to be a Packer fan to appreciate it!
I cannot say enough good things about Lantz and about All Night Long in general. Fabulous!!
We also added uplighting to our room at Maggiano’s through All Night Long with fairly short notice in order to meet our room minimum. I liked the affect, however I requested purple lights and in person it just looked like a pink light and a blue light next to each other. I have seen some pictures where it does look purple, so I’m sure that must just be how they do purple but it looked slightly strange in person. It did add a little something to the room though and I am glad we decided to do it.
Lucky Limo: Transportation
A
We were a little short on meeting our room minimum at Maggiano's, so decided to add some transportation through their preferred limo service, Lucky Limo. This was a great decision. Cassy at Maggiano’s made all of the reservations for me. We hired a town car to take us to get our marriage license – he was waiting for us promptly by 2 out in the Caesars valet. He was a very friendly guy and it was an enjoyable trip to see the ‘north’ side of the strip that we wouldn’t have gotten to otherwise. He gave us his phone number to call when we were done – the process of getting our license only took maybe 5 minutes – there was one other couple there and that was it! Super easy! We also had a car reserved to take us for our engagement pictures. These were cancelled with fairly short notice, but it was no problem at all – I just called Cassy and she handled everything. Finally, we had reserved a 6-passenger limo to take us, MOH, BM, and our photographers to Fremont Street on the wedding day. We went out to the Caesars valet right on time, but did not see a limo like we had on Tuesday…so we waited. And waited…and waited. I didn’t have a direct phone number for Lucky Limo, so called Maggiano’s and they said they would check to see what was wrong. During this time, DH checked with Caesars Valet about just grabbing one of their limos. While we were waiting for this limo to pull up, I got a phone call from Lucky Limo with the number for our driver. Apparently….we were supposed to check in with Caesars Valet, and they would call our driver up from sone sort of waiting area. We were never told this, and I felt really bad about the mistake. However to further complicate matters, our driver had the wrong phone number for me (someone had written down a 3 when it should have been a 8) which was why it took so long to get a hold of him. However…after the mix-up everything was fine. He waited for us at Fremont while we got some pictures taken…we just had a shorter amount of time there but I think it sill turned out fine.
I would definitely recommend this company – especially for the trip to get the marriage license, we felt like celeb! Plus, it was super-helpful to have this go towards our room minimum too!