http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards Forum: Boston en Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:04:25 +0000 http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/typical-bostoncambridge-dj-costs#post-90107 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:36:44 +0000 Smithie71 90107@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I'm paying $1050 for 5 hours, and my DJ is in Waltham--he came highly recommended by my venue.&nbsp; I can give a personal review after the 25th! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/typical-bostoncambridge-dj-costs#post-90103 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:47:04 +0000 HumarockBride 90103@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>We are paying $1650 in downtown Boston for 5 hours ... CrackerJack Entertainment.&nbsp; He did my brothers wedding and we loved him so we couldn't say no.&nbsp; I asked a similar question on the Boston Knot board and it seemed like some of them were finding people more along the $1200 price range -- but they were mostly outside of the city. </p> <p>Hope that helps! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/boston-area-bridal-shop#post-90037 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:55:21 +0000 emilybrooke 90037@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I just found a bridal shop (I haven't been yet but I will be going) It's called Bridal Secret in Quincy.&nbsp; I was having the same problem you were only finding places with&nbsp;some not so great&nbsp;reviews this one has over 50 positive reviews!&nbsp; I have a similar budget as well and they claim (and the reviewers back it up) that they have 100's of dresses under $1000.&nbsp; I'm finally excited to go shopping now!</p> <p>Another place I found is precious memories in Malden (I got a bridesmaid dress there)&nbsp; They seem to have a wide mix of prices and some really nice dresses too.&nbsp; I found a beautiful Maggie Sottero&nbsp;dress there for under $600.&nbsp;&nbsp; But&nbsp;I was just picking up the bridesmaid dress they altered for me and they did a terrible job altering it.&nbsp; (My fiancee won't even look me in the eyes when I put the dress on its that bad)&nbsp; So I&quot;m not sure I actually want to shop there again.&nbsp; </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/chinese-wedding-invites-in-boston#post-90018 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:30:52 +0000 sara622 90018@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>Does anyone know where I could fins Chinese wedding invitations in the Boston area?</p> <p>Thanks!</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/typical-bostoncambridge-dj-costs#post-89990 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:23:46 +0000 RachLynn 89990@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I'm paying $700 for 5 hours of DJ service (cocktail hr and 4 hr reception).&nbsp; My DJ is very laid back.&nbsp; He said he'd be as involved or as uninvolved as we wanted, which was important to us, because nothing creeps me out more than a cheesy, sequin-vest, self-promoting DJ.&nbsp; He gave us a discount, so I don't want to put his info here, but if you're interested, PM me and I'll give you his website. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/typical-bostoncambridge-dj-costs#post-89964 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:19:32 +0000 dreambml 89964@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>We used C-Zone Music, and we had a guitarist, saxophonist, and drummer for the ceremony and cocktail hour (2 hrs), and then a DJ for 4 more hours, and it was $1800 total.&nbsp; Greg is the owner, and fantastic.&nbsp; I think for just DJ services for only 4.5 hrs he might be around $1200 or less.&nbsp; But they are definitely worth checking into.&nbsp; I don't think they really advertise, just go by word of mouth, which is also good.&nbsp; They have a website, just search C-zone music. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/typical-bostoncambridge-dj-costs#post-89954 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:36:37 +0000 PrettyKitty 89954@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I am getting married in June down the Cape, and our DJ is from the South Shore area and our Dj is $1500 for 6 hours of music (6pm to midnight). His normal cost is $1800, but we were referred by a friend who used him last year. Anything in the $1400-$2000 is a pretty good price. :o) </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/photographer-5#post-89953 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:28:49 +0000 Moondance 89953@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p><a href="http://www.livingphoto.net/">www.livingphoto.net</a></p> <p>very photojournalistic style but still manages to do nice formal shots. he's also not afraid to do anything crazy to get the right shot. for our engagement photo he almost fell into the charles and dodged cars up and mass ave on the longfellow</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/typical-bostoncambridge-dj-costs#post-89950 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:25:28 +0000 Moondance 89950@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I am getting married this January in Cambridge and I have recieved a quote for a dj (recommended by the hotel) which seems very high. $1400 for basic dj services from 7:30-12:00 midnight. Maybe it because I am not well versed on the many aspects (set-up, equipment, etc) it takes to dj. </p> <p>&nbsp;has any one else recently gotten married in Boston area and what was the price of your dj?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>love and lollipops! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/boston-filipino-wedding-caterers#post-89862 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:14:16 +0000 RyanT 89862@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Thank you (Salamat) Lisa, I had found JnJ but not kakain na. I'll give them a call!</p> <p>Cheers, Ryan </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/boston-filipino-wedding-caterers#post-89843 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:28:39 +0000 Lisa1783 89843@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I don't believe there are too many Filipino caterers in general, much less that specialize for weddings. However, I was able to find a small Filipino caterer <a href="http://www.kakain-na.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kakain-na.com/</a> who you might be able to work with. I believe he does smaller events but might be able to do your wedding or refer you to someone else. Or <a href="http://jnjturoturo.com/" rel="nofollow">http://jnjturoturo.com/</a> , they're a restaurant but they do some catering events as well. Hope this helps! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/boston-area-bridal-shop#post-89342 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:42:24 +0000 IronMaiden 89342@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Thank you so much ladies!&nbsp; I'll be checking out all these wonderful places! (especially VOWS - I had a friend get a fantastic dress there!)&nbsp; </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/photographer-5#post-89283 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:34:31 +0000 ispwp 89283@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>The <a href="http://www.ispwp.com">ISPWP</a> website has a good selection of photographers who service Boston and all of Massachusetts. You'll also be able to see a number of photographers who gladly travel to Boston. I hope that helps and good luck! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/boston-filipino-wedding-caterers#post-89242 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:47:33 +0000 RyanT 89242@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I'm a Filipino who is getting married to a wonderful Irish girl in Boston and I am at a loss! Any vendor that does a full wedding (rentals, wait staff, etc.) has no understanding of what real Pinoy food is about. They think &quot;chinese spring rolls&quot; instead of &quot;lumpia&quot; with sweet and sour dipping sauce. They don't understand lichon or adobo or how to incorporate our Filipino /need/ (and I mean NEED) for jasmine rice. Are there any catering chefs who you lovely bees could point me to? Ones who are willing to do authentic Filipino fare? mixed with traditional Irish cuisine? </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/boston-area-bridal-shop#post-89166 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:02:57 +0000 toucan 89166@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I definitely, definitely recommend <a href="http://www.bridepower.com/">VOWS</a>! I wrote a little bit about my dress buying experience about VOWS <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/04/08/chronicles-of-a-two-dress-bride-part-ii/">here</a>, <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/04/09/chronicles-of-a-two-dress-bride-part-iii/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/04/10/chronicles-of-a-two-dress-bride-part-iv/">here</a>! :) Good luck! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/photographer-5#post-89161 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:39:30 +0000 MrsRaspberry 89161@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I'm a photographer, located in Annapolis, but travel all over... &nbsp;you can see my work at <a href="http://www.murielweddings.com." rel="nofollow">www.murielweddings.com.</a> &nbsp;I look forward to hearing from you! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/location-commanders-mansion-watertown-any-expereinces#post-89079 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:04:55 +0000 vee 89079@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>i'm back from my friend's wedding at the commanders mansion. </p> <p>it was a beautiful mansion, but a couple thoughts. </p> <p>it was pouring rain all weekend. the ceremony was going to be outside but they moved in inside the mansion. there are many lovely rooms inside, but the problem is that they're all pretty small. so there wasn't enough room for chairs. we all had to stand, packed in like sardines, and then we had to create an aisle when it was time for the procession. if you're having a small wedding, this wouldn't be such a problem. </p> <p>the other option they had was to have the ceremony under the tent, but my friend didn't go that route. </p> <p>the tent itself is spacious and it's brick so there wasn't any mud or anything like that, which was a bonus. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/photographer-5#post-88984 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:58:41 +0000 tiramisu 88984@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>My photographer travels all over New England (and beyond)- you can see a lot of her amazing work in my recent recap posts, or at <a href="http://www.samanthawarrenweddings.net/">www.samanthawarrenweddings.net</a> (blog) and <a href="http://www.samanthawarrenweddings.com/">www.samanthawarrenweddings.com</a> (website) </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/boston-area-bridal-shop#post-88974 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:07:00 +0000 mschampagne 88974@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Try House of Brides in Warwick, RI, La Reines in Waltham, Allure in Westwood, Pronuptia in Worcester (this is where I got my dress).</p> <p>I wrote up a review about them in one of my posts, so good luck:)</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/photographer-5#post-88973 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:30:11 +0000 nette 88973@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Try <a href="http://www.johnlophoto.com/">www.johnlophoto.com</a> my fiance's business! he is really good! always low rates for weddings and great results... his email is <a href="mailto:john5481@comcast.net">john5481@comcast.net</a> </p>