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I figured that I would go first to start us off!
Here are a few more that I thoughts I would add from my experience
And there you have it! PM me if you want any more information about my vendors - I would recommend them all!
Wedding date: October 9, 2010
Venue: Ceremony at St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church, Reception at Giando's on the Water. Giando's definitely gets 5 stars! I can't bring myself to rate a church, since that seems a big sacreligious, but St. Stan's is gorgeous!
Caterer: Giando's on the Water, 5 stars. Great food, large portions, and very attentive staff!
Coordinator: Hollie Holmes of Exquisite Affairs Productions (although I think she has since left the company) 5 Stars! She was a huge help in keeping me organized before the wedding, and made sure everything ran smoothly the day of, so I had nothing to worry about.
Photographer: Ryan Brenizer. Absolutely amazing! I'd give him 10 stars. Everyone raves about our photos! Ryan is so easy to get along with, and was like an unobtrusive ninja capturing our day.
DJ/Band: Carol Moore of A Starry Night. 5 Stars! LOVE her! So many DJ's out there are totally in your face and obnoxious. Carol is not one of those types. She was so nice and tasteful, and knew how to keep the party going without getting into guests faces.
Florist: 3 stars. We used Pedestal's, per our venue's recommendation. Our first floral designer that we worked with, Vito, was great. Unfortunately, he got into an accident a few months before our wedding, so we had to switch to Virgil. Virgil does amazing work, and I loved our bouquets and centerpieces, but he was incredibly hard to get in touch with, and it was difficult for us to travel out to the LI showroom to see him.
Cake: Penny of Sugar Couture. Hands down, the most beautiful, best tasting cake I've ever had. We got SO many compliments on our cakes. I had several guests call me up after the wedding to get her contact info.
Penny also introduced us to the idea of using cookies that double as escort cards as the favor. They were a huge hit, and tons of people complimented me on such a unique idea!
Officiant: Father Curley, a priest from my childhood parish in Manhattan, was gracious enough to come out to Brooklyn to precide over our ceremony, which was in my husband's parish. He was awesome!
Dress: 4 Stars! My dress was a Lazaro, bought at Kleinfeld's. I had a great experiance at Kleinfeld's! Dianne, my consultant, was wonderful, as was Mariella, who did my alterations. I wish I could wear my dress all the time!
Shoes: Eddy, by Bagdley Mischka. Bought on sale on Ideeli.com! 4 stars. Super comfortable, and gorgeous! Only 2.5 inches high, so I didn't tower over people too much.
BM Dress: By Jim Hjelm, bought from Pearl's Place. My girls loved it, and Pearl's Place has great service! 4 stars! (photo by my mom, not our photographer)
Hair & Make-up: I used Maureen Pedala for makeup, and her sister, Claudia Pedala for hair. I absolutely loved them both, and I highly recommend them! I loved them both so much that I hired them for the full day, and treated my mom and bridesmaids to their services as well! :)
(we switched up my hairstyle for the reception!) :)
Invitations: I made our invitations myself, using pocketfolds from CardsandPockets. They also did the printing on the invite and inserts for me. Highly recommend them! 5 Stars!
Rings: My engagement ring was custom made by Little King with lots of input from my now husband. I got the sapphire and diamond ring of my dreams! Although it did take them longer than anticipated for the ring to finally be complete, so my husband had to delay the proposal unfortunately. :( 3 stars, due to delays, but the ring itself is 5 stars!
My husband and I orded our wedding rings from Brilliant Earth. I give them 5 stars!
I just for married last weekend and was SO happy with my vendors in general - please feel free to reach out if you want more details! I would have no hesitation in recommending any of the below.I felt like we had an amazing team working with us on the day.
Others:
You can see our wedding pictures here if you're interested. I'll be selling my dress in a few weeks too - street size 4-6.
Here's a list of vendors from our wedding. I don't have pictures yet and I'm still working on reviews. All very amazing vendors!
Some of our favorite vendors we used :)
Here you go all my fellow city brides! Who doesn't love a classic New York wedding? 
We planned our wedding in 4.5 months, so the vendors on this list are people who can really execute. :) They all worked with me extensively online rather than in person - I had just moved to SF but was planning an NYC wedding.
4 stars - she was talented and had incredibly reasonable rates, but I was looking for guidance (I don't wear makeup) and there really wasn't any. Her execution is fantastic, but be prepared to spell out exactly what you want (I did with my hair, and loved it). I think her hair skills are stronger than makeup.
I have a lot of DIYs and details up on my blog. Happy to answer any questions about NYC vendors...it can be really tough to find people with reasonable rates in this town. :)
My turn! Finally!
@KateinNYC: I'm looking at so many of the same vendors as you are for my 2013 wedding! I'm having it at the Foundry and looking into Real Food Catering. I'm still in the really early stages of communication with them but if you can provide any insights on how they were like to work with (pricing, food quality, service, DOC services, etc) that would be amazing!
I'm also looking at booking Sachiko but I think that would be futher out in the future closer to the wedding. How early did you have to book her?
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Here's a place where NYC Bees can help out other planning Bees by sharing the vendors that you used - maybe even add a stars so that people will know how you felt about that vendor (one star = not so great, five stars = unequivocally the best!)
Share your details (links to their work are even better!) to help and inspire others! Feel free to attach pictures as well to illustrate your vendors!
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