http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards Forum: Los Angeles en Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:00:06 +0000 http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/muahair-stylist-opinion#post-89933 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:01:31 +0000 FutureMrsB 89933@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I'm debating whether or not to use Nicole Deanne or Jeanne SanDiego for my hair/makeup. Has anyone worked with or heard of these ladies? If so, please share your experience with me. I can't afford trials with both. Jeanne is also a bit pricier...she's charging $200 more than Nicole. </p> <p><a href="http://www.nicoledeanne.blogspot.com/">http://www.nicoledeanne.blogspot.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.jeannesandiego.com/">http://www.jeannesandiego.com/</a></p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/ideas-for-2nd-reception-in-la#post-89859 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:35 +0000 cutarts 89859@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Have you considered having a silhouette artist at your reception? &nbsp;A lot of brides in the Los Angeles area are choosing to do this as a unique wedding favor for their guests and themselves. &nbsp;My husband Karl Johnson is a 3rd generation silhouette artist and his website is <a href="http://www.cutarts.com" rel="nofollow">www.cutarts.com</a> if you want to check it out.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Lauren&nbsp;</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/wedding-fund-eaten-by-the-recession#post-89858 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:57:50 +0000 boogerette 89858@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>You could always ask a friend with a camera to take the pictures, craigslists always have cheap wedding gowns and wedding bands, ask a talented friend to do the ceremony and reception music...etc...there are many ways around this!</p> <p>or...</p> <p>you could always just elope first, then when you have money saved up, throw a proper recpetion with all the pazaa that you originally had wanted! &nbsp;</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/wedding-fund-eaten-by-the-recession#post-89856 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:53:39 +0000 futuregrado 89856@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Maybe a way to save would have been to create your own invites and not hire a DOC... Thats what my fiance and I had to do! My suggestion is stay minimal and DIY where ever possible! Instead of splurging for a DOC (which believe me, I SWORE I needed) I am creating tasks for various family members to help with.&nbsp; They are all minimal, but will save us a lot of money! Good luck :) </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/wedding-fund-eaten-by-the-recession#post-89854 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:48:02 +0000 cannotwait 89854@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>If you are already in debt, I wouldn't add further to it by wedding loans.&nbsp; Can you elope &amp; then have a couple potluck receptions in whatever towns house most of your guests?&nbsp; That way you could still see everyone, and do a minimoon out of the travelling?&nbsp; </p> <p>Or, put what you need on your website &amp; see if anyone volunteers.&nbsp; If you know someone that was recently married, maybe they will loan you their stuff for free? </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/wedding-fund-eaten-by-the-recession#post-89850 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:20:22 +0000 pinklau325 89850@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Wow wish I could have had a free wedding! That would be incredible. Sorry I don't have any words of wisdom as we spent way TOO much on our wedding. I am sure it will be amazing. Bartering is definitely a great system and maybe have the ceremony/reception in someone's backyard. Good luck! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/wedding-fund-eaten-by-the-recession#post-89848 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:56:46 +0000 carpepm 89848@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hey Everyone,</p> <p>For the past 2 months I have been planning my wedding with a VERY small budget of $10k that my mom had set aside for us. Unfortunately, just before I put the deposit down on our location, she had to back out due to the stock market crashing and economy going south.</p> <p>I'm not really sure what to do now. My fiance and I had originally planned to elope, but after so much planning, we are really set on having an actual wedding. We are both already working out of a mountain of debt, so I'm slowly coming around to the idea of trying to put together a nearly-free wedding.</p> <p>I've already bartered with my wedding day coordinator and invitation printer, so those will be free. Any other suggestions or advice would be GREATLY APPRECIATED.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Sara </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/alterations-westlake-village-ca#post-89782 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:43:06 +0000 TallBride 89782@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>yay we've got some (conjeo) valley girls in the house/hive! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/alterations-westlake-village-ca#post-89779 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:26:44 +0000 redstapler 89779@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Pine Hill Cleaners on Topanga Cnyn and Roscoe right past the 101 does great alterations. The lady there works wonders and she is sweet and understanding of time restraints. I guess you can exit off the 101 on Topanga, pretty close to Westlake Village. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/any-recs-for-an-inexpensive-photog-and-videographer-near-la#post-89769 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:57:52 +0000 TallBride 89769@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>They only do photo but they are very reasonable and take great photos. They were able to customize a package to fit my budget. Plus they're a SUPER cute couple</p> <p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.eigth20photography.com/">www.eigth20photography.com</a></p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/any-recs-for-an-inexpensive-photog-and-videographer-near-la#post-89751 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:04:57 +0000 pinwheelspoprocks 89751@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>This is totally a personal choice but something to consider- are any of your attendees adept with a standard video camera? We are big film/photo people (I majored in photo/my FI minored in film) and we are not having a videographer but just having someone operate the camera during the ceremony and speeches. </p> <p>Unless you really want a high quality play by play of your wedding, you can trim your budget by foregoing the videographer and focusing (no pun intended) on a photographer.&nbsp; My FI minored in film at 'SC and friends always ask him to shoot video.&nbsp; He actually does an awesome job!</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/any-recs-for-an-inexpensive-photog-and-videographer-near-la#post-89724 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:30:58 +0000 ebm 89724@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I like zenia photography, but there are a ton, I am also in a budget, I compiled a large spreadsheet if you are interested. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/after-party-in-santa-monica#post-89646 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:40:57 +0000 pinwheelspoprocks 89646@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Great suggestions! If you wanted to go a little further east, The Backyard at The&nbsp;W in Westwood is gorgeous. I've worked with them several times for different events&nbsp;and they are generally nice and accomodating.&nbsp; You cannot beat the atmosphere - it's as if you are at a destination wedding.&nbsp; </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/after-party-in-santa-monica#post-89592 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:15:13 +0000 tmarie 89592@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hi, also wanting to after party in Santa Monica area and recently visited the Huntley Penthouse. Great lounge, but I'd like to dance which is not an option. Any more recommendations for an upscale place with dancing? Thanks! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/swiss-park-banquet-center-in-whittier#post-89410 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:35:44 +0000 Venny 89410@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hi Arlene,</p> <p>I attended a wedding there last October and it was really good</p> <p>The couple had a buffet dinner (I think it was Italian) and the food was very delicious. The premise is very clean well-maintained.</p> <p>I had no complain :) For the price, I think it's very worth it</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/does-anyone-know-the-dress-name-from-the-andrew-firestone-wedding#post-89389 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:38:07 +0000 bekiliskes 89389@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>So I called the flagship store, and she told me that the dress is $6500 bucks! And, it' would be &quot;unlikely&quot; that I will find the dress in California because the dress is going to be discontinued in 60 days. The name of the dress is &quot;Thank You&quot;. </p> <p>It doesn't help much b/c when I google Thank You, the results were all over the place! Not narrowing my search at all...</p> <p>*SIGH* what to do next? i don't want to pay $6500...</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/online-wedding-sites#post-89368 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:28:35 +0000 ChiBee 89368@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Thanks all,</p> <p>&nbsp;Unfortunately insideweddings and weddingbee don't have exactly what i'm looking for in terms of organization. &nbsp;While they're great in content and ideas, i'm looking for a site to manage my wedding.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I'll definitely check out weddingwire, thanks again!&nbsp;</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/color-box-studio#post-89297 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:58:54 +0000 smiles421 89297@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <br /> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/color-box-studio#post-89296 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:58:50 +0000 smiles421 89296@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>thanks so much for the info!&nbsp; i'd love to get your photog's information.&nbsp; i have to admit, though, andy's pictures are really nice and the pricing including albums is so appealing.&nbsp; i haven't found anyone that includes as much for the quality pictures.&nbsp; then again, i'm not willing to risk getting a freelancer for my wedding day.&nbsp; </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/online-wedding-sites#post-89269 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:41:08 +0000 southernbella 89269@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I only really ever use <a href="http://insideweddings.com/">http://insideweddings.com/</a>. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Other than weddingbee.com, I haven't really gotten into wedding sites- the knot is rather low brow and rude and the rest are dead.</p>