Which Vendors Are You Using? Dish!!

1.

Hostess

1,426 posts

Bumble bee

Miss Burgundy May 28, 2010 Southern California

Hi ladies!

We tend to get many threads looking for vendor recommendations and/or reviews. As the new hostess for the San Diego board, I have created this thread to include vendor lists as a reference for local brides! We would love to hear about which vendors from San Diego you are using. Feel free to post about any other vendors you are using but happen to not be in San Diego as well. This will be a great reference for future brides looking for vendors and reviews.

Please post which vendors you're using for the following:

Venue
Caterer
Coordinator
Photographer
DJ
Florist
Cake
Officiant
Dress
Shoes
BM Dress
Hair Stylist
Make-up Artist
Invitations
Rings
Other

Thanks ladies!!

Attachments

dresss.jpg (55.2 KB, 58 downloads) 1 year old
41247_Maggie_Sottero_Rhianna_Royale_1..jpg (43.1 KB, 58 downloads) 1 year old
boxpic.jpg (960.4 KB, 32 downloads) 1 year old
2995.jpg (68 KB, 34 downloads) 1 year old

3 years ago

2.

Member

29 posts

Newbee

sashax415 june 5, 2010

Here's my vendors so far, I'm still a year away from our date, plus I live in San Francisco so I've been having to do most of the planning remotely with the exception of the few trips we've made to interview vendors. We're tackling florists and officiants next two weekends from now.

Venue: Hard Rock Hotel, Gaslamp (ceremony and reception)
Caterer: provided by venue
Coordinator: Staci with Bliss Events (shes amazing!)
Photographer: Jennifer Dery
Videographer: Darryl Yee with Epic Affair
DJ: Tim Altbaum
Dress: Vera Wang
Shoes: Bagdley Mischka
Invitations: DIY!
Rings: Tacori + Tiffany

3 years ago

3.

Member

106 posts

Blushing bee

Muffet September 12, 2009 Oakland, CA

Here are my peeps for my September 2009 SD wedding! (All planned from the Bay Area)

Venue: Ceremony - Kate Sessions Park; Reception: The Marine Room

Caterer : The Marine Room

Coordinator : Moi with a little help from my LoML

Photographer : One Love Photography

DJ : Acustic Guitarist @ Ceremony and Jazz Trio @ Reception by Jewell Entertainment

Florist : Family Friend

Cake : The Marine Room and Flower Power for the Groom's Cake

Officiant : Family Friend

Dress : Lena Medoyeff (Portland, OR)

Shoes : My worst enemy - I can't find anything!

BM Dress : No BMs but several flower girls wearing floral dresses from Nordies and tutus from Etsy

Hair Stylist : Sal Mantegna @ Acme Salon

Make-up Artist : YSL Counter

Invitations : DIY

Rings : Patina Estates Jewlers (St. Helena, CA)

Favors: DIY

3 years ago

4.

Member

14 posts

Newbee

sd2009 May 16, 2009

Here are my vendors. My wedding was in May and I had a wonderful experience with all of them. I definitely recommend all of my vendors!!

Venue: Darlington House, beautiful and reasonably priced
Caterer: Tapenade, wonderful food and great to work with
Coordinator: Melissa Barrad, I Do Weddings, did an absolutely amazing job
Photographer: Lunaphoto, just got the pics, and I love them
DJ: Daniel Peterson, everyone was dancing all night
Florist: Wedding Flowers by Christine, flowers were even better than I could have imagined
Cake: French Gourmet, sooo good! and reasonably priced!
Officiant: My husband's uncle who is a priest, not local, otherwise I would recommend him ;)
Dress: Ulla Maija, from M Bride, the boutique has the most gorgeous dresses, and often has sample sales
Alterations: Roxie, at Margaret's Cleaners, dress looked awesome and bustle did not break!!
Shoes: Stuart Weitzman
BM Dress: Ann Taylor, the girls loved them
Hair Stylist: Gerry Quilopo, Salon du Kat, my regular hairdresser, who always does a great job
Make-up Artist: Gerry Quilopo
Invitations: Costco, got wonderful classy invites for super cheap.
Rings: groom's wedding band and my engagement ring were from out of state jeweler, and I got my platinum pave diamond band from Costco!
Hotel Room Block: Empress Hotel, Somer did a great job coordinating everything, and all our guests were pleased
Wedding Night Hotel: Grande Colonial, beautiful and we got a great deal on an ocean view suite!
Rehearsal Dinner and After Party: Jack's La Jolla, ocean courtyard is great for a small/medium rehearsal dinner

Attachments

sasha.jpg (29.8 KB, 49 downloads) 1 year old
IMG_0736.JPG (1404.2 KB, 35 downloads) 1 year old
IMG_0732.jpg (1673.9 KB, 26 downloads) 1 year old

2 years ago

5.

Member

2 posts

Wannabee

swimwendy 4.4.09 San Diego

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 13px">I got married in April, had a most wonderful day. Thought I'd share my fabulous vendors:

Venue : La Jolla Shores Hotel--AMAZING
Caterer La Jolla Shores Hotel--incredible food!
Coordinator: good friend
Photographer: Alexandra Oat. I LOVE my photos. alexoat.com
DJ: Didn't have one. Had an acoustic guitarist duo
Florist: Rae Florae
Cake: Sweet Cheeks Bakery. YUMMY cupcakes.
Officiant: Good friend
Dress: Maggie Sottero. Purchased at Bridals by Susanti
Shoes: Mootsie Tootsie--found at Marshall's!
BM Dress: Watters
Hair Stylist: Teresa Piazza
Make-up Artist: Teresa Piazza--she was fantastic
Invitations: Love at first Invite.
Rings: Robbin's Bros. and eweddingbands.com
Other: Room blocks at the Empress and the Best Western. Used San Diego Visitors Bureau to set it up. A FREE service. WONDERFUL.

2 years ago

6.

Member

18 posts

Newbee

SoyLatte March 6, 2010 San Diego

I've got about 7 months left of planning, and haven't finished some vendor bookings, but I do have an idea of who I am using. I'll put an asterisk(*) next to the ones that I haven't yet contracted, but plan on using! :)

Venue - La Costa Resort and Spa

Caterer - La Costa Resort and Spa

Coordinator - Bliss Events: Rachel Welland (shes amazing!!! She just did my sis' wedding!))

Photographer - Peelle Photography (beautiful work! Just got my engagement pics!)

Videographer - Firefly Films (* haven't booked yet, but have talked to them)

DJ - Brannan Entertainment (*talked to him, haven't booked yet, but definitely will)

Florist - Flowers by Erin (shes a doll and knows her stuff. Also very affordable!)

Cake - Briarmist Cakes (actually included with my venue, but she is their baker. I actually was going to hire her anyways!)

Officiant - undecided yet...

Dress - Jim Hjelm from Here Comes the Bride

Shoes - J Crew

BM Dress - J Crew

Hair Stylist - Miranda Jean's Salon Service

Make-up Artist - Miranda Jean's Salon Service

Invitations - ME! Making them myself!

Rings - Robbins Brothers

Other - I still need ceremony music, catering for the rehearsal dinner, favors.

BM Gifts - custom earrings from etsy, a pashmina found at etsy, monogrammed bags from theknot.com, and making a photobook for each BM on shutterfly.com

GM Gifts - FI got custom basketball jerseys for the boys on ebay! (Yes...he is waay prepared!)

Save the Dates - mini magnets from magnetstreetweddings.com

That's my list so far! Writing it out makes me feel more prepared than I thought I was... :)

2 years ago

7.

Member

50 posts

Worker bee

trulyoo May 15, 2010 San Diego

Any ceremony music vendor suggestions?

2 years ago

8.

Member

1,290 posts

Bumble bee

melodicsighs1 May 22, 2010 San Diego

Venue - The Pine Hills Lodge - Julian, CA

Caterer - provided by venue

Coordinator - none so far

Photographer - Garrett Davis (almost official!)

DJ - iPod

Florist - friendor

Cake - not sure

Officiant - ACK! We don't know yet...

Dress - Maggie Sottero. Purchased in San Jose.

Invitations - DIY -Gocco

Rings - Peevey Jewelers in Kensington

Other - Room block, Sunday brunch, and rehearsal dinner location provided by our venue. (We will have pizza from Julian brought in for the RD)

2 years ago

9.

616 posts

Busy bee

Anonymous

Lets see...

Venue: Bernardo Winery (Also venue of Miss Frenchie!)
Caterer: Cafe Merlot
Coordinator: Courtney Toney of Joyful Weddings and Events
Photographer: Ellsworth Photography (awesomeeee!) epblog.net
DJ: Haven't decided - looking into them.
Florist: Holly Horn (independent designer/family friend)
Cake: Most likely Sweet Cheeks Bakery
Officiant: Doug Kyle - Lead Pastor of Green Valley Church
Dress: Mikaella - Bought at Here Comes the Bride (highly recommend them!)
Shoes: Haven't bought them yet!
BM Dress: J. Crew
Hair Stylist: Michka Khosravi of B.B. Hair Art (She's great, and my former roomie!)
Make-up Artist: Haven't decided
Invitations: Etsy!
Rings: Etsy and James Allen
Other: Videographer? Friend!

I'll have to check out everyone else's vendors for things I don't have yet!

2 years ago

10.

Member

5 posts

Newbee

chelseawrites 07/10/2010 San Diego, CA

I'm still about a year away, but here's what I have so far:

Venue: Admiral Kidd (on the Navy base in Point Loma - it's a great deal but books up early!)

Caterer: provided by venue

Coordinator: provided by venue

Photographer: CS Cyrus Media (they're relatively new to San Diego - really good prices)

DJ: Scott Schmidt with All Around Mobile Sound

Florist: DIY from the downtown flower market

Cake: Eccentric Bakery

Officiant: a friend

Dress: Custom made by a family friend

BM Dress: The Rose Dress (a great deal online at therosedress.com)

Tuxedos: Friar Tux

Make-up Artist : DIY

Invitations: DIY

Rings: Ben Bridge

2 years ago

11.

Member

24 posts

Newbee

daisy417 April 17, 2010 Los Angeles, Ca.

Hi! I am in the 8 month and counting down. Below are the vendors I've booked so far:

Venue: MCASD La Jolla

Caterer: Giuseppe's Catering

Coordinator: Melissa Barrad

Photographer: Kim Irons

DJ: Daniel (Disco Friend)

Dress: M Bride

Invitations: Etsy.com

Rings: Robbin Bros.

2 years ago

12.

Member

69 posts

Worker bee

armybride San Diego, CA

My wedding was on August 1st, and I had a wonderful experience with all of my vendors (except one - and I wrote a separate post about her so that you can know what happened and avoid it yourself!)

Ceremony: Hidden Valley Christian Church, Escondido, CA

Reception: Twin Oaks Golf Course Stixx Cafe, San Marcos, CA

Caterer: Twin Oaks Golf Course

Coordinator: Melanie Montoya, Something Blue Weddings (she's wonderful!)

Photographer: Narrative Images Photography

Videographer: Roldan Productions

DJ: Jerry Beck, Beck's Entertainment

Florist: Simply Adina Floral Design

Cake: Edelweiss Bakery

Officiant: church pastor

Dress: Maggie Sottero, from Tour of Elegance

Shoes: Arturo Chiang

BM Dress: After Six by Dessy

Hair/Makeup Artist: Ellie, A New Twist**DO NOT RECOMMEND**VERY BAD EXPERIENCE, please see my other post about her to hear what happened

Invitations: DIY added to invitations from Invitation Consultants online

Rings: Anaheim Hills Jewelry & Coin (in Orange, CA)

2 years ago

13.

Member

69 posts

Worker bee

armybride San Diego, CA

Oh, and my ceremony musician was Lea Lyn Bennet, harpist - she was amazing and it was beautiful!

2 years ago

14.

Member

68 posts

Worker bee

shaver2bee April 11, 2009 Encinitas,CA/Tacoma,WA

Venue: Ceremony at LDS Temple in La Jolla, Reception in my parent's backyard!
Caterer: Simply Delicious Catering (simplydeliciouscatering.net) If you're referred to them, they have a friends and family discount.
Coordinator: Me and my mom
Photographer: Craig Tiscareno (craigtiscareno.com)
DJ: Our best man and a laptop
Florist: My mom (Stephanie's Floral Design 760-942-3676) and Jane Wilkins (flickr.com: janetulip)
Cake: Sweet Cheeks (sweetcheeksbaking.com)
Officiant: Family friend
Dress: Bridal Elegance in St. George, UT (bridalstgeorge.com)
Shoes: Franco Sarto (endless.com)
BM Dress: J.Crew
Hair Stylist: Laura Porter, my usual stylist, not really a "do" specialist but a fantastic hair dresser in N. County (Laura's Shear Madness 760-271-6238) Tell her Bree referred you. She loves me!
Make-up Artist: Me!
Invitations: Paper Hearts Invitation Studio (Jennifer@paperhearts.net) Another family friend!
Rings: Diamond Elegance or something like that in the Tacoma Mall
Videographer: Benny Ek Media (bennyek.com) Another family friend!

I can highly reccommend everyone I used. It was the best day ever!

2 years ago

15.

Member

808 posts

Busy bee

ClairDarling August 14, 2010 San Diego

I just started planning, but here is who I have so far...

Venue - private estate in Del Mar

Caterer - guiceppes

Coordinator - Jessica from Moira Events (I think, I havent booked yet)

Photographer - Erca from Acres of Hope

DJ - no clue

Florist - Paula from Rae Florae

Cake - Sweet Cheeks Baking Co

Officiant - ?

Dress - ?

Shoes - pretty ones

BM Dress - Jim Hjelm

Hair Stylist - DIY

Make-up Artist - DIY

Invitations - Moira Design Studio - this is where I found the coordinator as well. I love working with her so far.

Rings - The diamond source

Other

2 years ago

16.

Member

343 posts

Helper bee

Annui March 13, 2010 Bend, OR

I live in Bend Oregon and am planning this from afar! I lived in Los Angeles for a while so I knew a few places there. Here's what I have so far:

Venue - San Diego Wild Animal Park
Caterer - The park has one
Coordinator - None
Photographer - Amber Gregory
DJ - Probably our iPod, or have a friend MC
Florist - Also through the park
Cake - Flour Power
Officiant - Probably a friend
Dress - Nicole Miller
Shoes - ?
BM Dress - I only have a maid of honor and I'm letting her pick this out
Hair Stylist - Nanci Lee from B2V Salon
Make-up Artist - I don't think we'll be doing this
Save the Dates- MagnetStreet
Invitations - ?
Rings - West Coast Jewelry (through Amazon.com)
Hotel- Hilton Garden Inn San Diego

2 years ago

17.

Member

18 posts

Newbee

BeltranBride

Venue: Darlington House
Caterer: Eco Caters
Event Design: Moira Events & Design
Coordinator: Tami Austin
Photographer: Sara France
Band: west coast jazz
Florist: Lois Mathews Design
Cake: Sweet Cheeks Baking Co.
Officiant: my Daddy!
Dress: Demitrios
Shoes: BCBG
BM Dress: Jim Hjelm
Hair Stylist: Shelisa Burk
Make-up Artist: DIY
Invitations: Moira Events & Design
Rings: The Diamond Source
Other

2 years ago

18.

940 posts

Busy bee

sarahsd August 14, 2010 San Diego

I still have lots to do, but so far:

Venue - Island Palms Hotel, Shelter Island

Caterer - included

Coordinator - ?

Photographer - Alexandra Oat

DJ - ? still deciding between band and dj

Florist - ?

Cake - package includes Flour Power

Officiant - my uncle

Dress -?

Shoes -?

BM Dress -?

Hair Stylist-?

Make-up Artist -?

Invitations -want to diy...trying to figure it all out

Rings - Blue Nile

Other

8 1/2 months left to fill in the blanks, any suggestions?

2 years ago

19.

Member

2 posts

Wannabee

huangailun March 6, 2009

Yikes I'm running out of time!

Venue - Scripps Seaside Forum
Caterer and cake - French Gourmet
Photographer - Michael Norwood
Officiant - friend
DJ - Eric Starr
Ceremony music - ?
Dress- Amy Kuschel
Hair - Freddie
Makeup?
Bridesmaids-Macys Calvin Klein
Rehearsal dinner?
Invitations - friend and DIY

2 years ago

20.

Member

180 posts

Blushing bee

amykate November 21, 2010 San Diego

Still a lot to do, but working on it!

Please post which vendors you're using for the following:

Venue-The Inn at Rancho Sante Fe
Caterer- The Inn at Rancho Sante Fe
Coordinator-me
Photographer-Captured Moments Photography USA
DJ-Live Music: Booked through Old Time Music in North Park. A classical guitarist for ceremony and cocktail hour and two guitar and a base for reception
Florist-Rosemary's Duff
Cake-unsure
Officiant- a friend
Dress-made by a vendor on Etsy
Shoes-unsure
BM Dress-J.Crew
Hair Stylist-Julia from Suede Salon, she is great.
Make-up Artist- Morgan Barrios from the Loft
Invitations-Papeterie.com
Rings-Henderson Jewelry, Carslbad. Archie is amazing.
Other- All of my vendors are great to work with and very reasonably priced.

2 years ago

21.

Member

99 posts

Worker bee

drealeah July 9, 2010 Carlsbad, California

Hi! I've finally gotten most of my deposits down ... so I can finally fill this out! :)

Venue: St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church

Reception: The Crossings at Carlsbad

Caterer: [through the crossings]

Coordinator: Melissa of Melissa Anne Events

Photographer: Craig Tiscareno

DJ: Bill Calhoun

Jazz Trio: Ian Tordella

Florist: Christine @ Fancy That! Designs

Cake: Briar Mist

Dress: Pronovias

BM Dress: David's Bridal

Groom Attire: JCrew

Hair Stylist: Diane Flanagan [From make-up artist on the go]

Make-up Artist: Kirsten Jensen [from make-up artist on the go]

Invitations: DIY, printer TBD...

Rings: Nebraska Diamond

2 years ago

22.

Member

654 posts

Busy bee

brittromance October 16, 2010 San Diego, California

I feel so far behind, but oh well, here's what we have so far:

Venue: Darlington House
Caterer: ?
Coordinator: Kasey Shepard
Photographer: Ryan Phillips
DJ: Matt Graumann
Florist: ?
Cake: VG's Bakery
Officiant: Our deacon
Dress: Chez Bride Moderne
Shoes: ?
BM Dress: J. Crew, not ordered yet...
Hair Stylist: April @ Headlines for Hair
Make-up Artist: ?
Invitations: ?
Rings: David & Sons...have not ordered yet
Other

2 years ago

23.

Member

8 posts

Newbee

CaliGirl_Jen August 8, 2010 San Diego, CA

Venue: Barona Resort and Casino (Ceremony on the terrace and Reception in the ballroom)

Caterer: Barona

Coordinator : none

Invitations: Say Anything Invitations

DJ: Injoy Entertainment

Rings: David and Sons! Love their work and prices!

Cake: Heaven Sent Desserts

Dress: Brides by Demetrios #1341

Bridesmaids: Dresses sewn by Lulu Gallegos (If you want her # just ask!)

Hair & Makeup: Joanna from Avia Salon and Day Spa

Florist: Trying to decide between doing it myself or Rainbow Flowers

Officiant: ?

Shoes: ?

2 years ago

24.

Member

31 posts

Newbee

daniellaRN16 July 23, 2010 La Jolla, California

With just under three months to go....

Venue - Estancia La Jolla Hotel
Caterer - Estancia La Jolla
Coordinator - Ever After Events
Photographer - Meurer Image
DJ - Dennis Bergstrom
Florist - The Floral Lab
Cake - Sweet Cheeks Baking Co.
Officiant - Family Friend
Dress - Pronovias Galante
Shoes - Stuart Weitzman
BM Dress - J. Crew
Hair Stylist - Mish Mucho
Make-up Artist - Ashley Lowe
Invitations - Papeterie
Rings - Tiffany, Kay Jewelers

Still need videographer!

: )

2 years ago

25.

Member

114 posts

Blushing bee

Roberta Bee June 5, 2010 San Diego

Venue - Island Palms Hotel, Shelter Island
Photographer - Bluewave Photography
DJ - Paul Peterson
Florist - Point Loma Village Florist
Cake - Flour Power (hotel provides, but like them best too)
Officiant - Holly Skinner (Rev., but can do religious or non-denominational)
Dress - Sophia Tolli - Sarah (from Tour of Elegance)
Shoes - Touch-Ups Dakota (don't want to trip trying to walk in high heels) ordered online from shoebuy.com - GREAT prices and can return-free shipping!
BM Dress - Daughers are wearing dresses from Macy's and a boutique
Hair Stylist - Teresa Piazza probably (anyone used her recently?)
Make-up Artist - same as hair
Invitations - Through Costco - what a great deal!!!
Rings - David and Sons (engagement) Antique store in OB (Empire) for band

2 years ago

26.

Member

63 posts

Worker bee

modernwarfare2 May 8, 2010 Southern California

Venue: Ceremony, Founders Chapel/Reception, The Prado
Caterer: The Prado
Coordinator: Naomi from Enchanted Dream Weddings
Photographer: Mike Svoboda from True Photography in Solana Beach
DJ: DJ Phreek
Florist: Rae Florae
Cake: Flour Power
Officiant: Family Friend
Dress: Vera Wang
Shoes: Louboutin
BM Dress: Vera Wang
Hair Stylist: Kathleen Saputo CANVAS Hair Salon in Pacific Beach
Make-up Artist: Jennifer Budner
Invitations: PaperCupDesign
Rings: Bands;family friend/E-ring;husband's mother's e-ring
Hotel Accomodations for Guests: W Hotel San Diego
Ceremony Music: Caprice Strings

1 year ago

27.

Member

19 posts

Newbee

sdhoney00 July 11, 2010 The Bristol, downtown San Diego

less than two weeks away!!

Venue - The Bristol Hotel, downtown San Diego
Caterer - The Bristol Hotel
Coordinator - me
Photographer - Aaron Wulf, fiance's best friend & professional photographer from LA
DJ - DJ Guy
Florist - Sandi Weaver
Cake - VG Donuts in Carlsbad, best prices by far & best tasting cake by far!
Officiant - my cousin who is a Cantor
Dress - Allure Bridals, purchased at the Bridal & Veil Tux Shop in Mission Valley
Shoes - hot pink purchased at Macy'
BM Dress - Cache
Hair Stylist - Teresa Piazza for the girls, my maid of honor for my hair
Make-up Artist - Ann from Flirt Makeup
Invitations - from AmericanInvitation.com
Rings - his from Overstock.com (wayyyyy good prices, especially for tungsten) and David Levi & Sons for my wedding and custom engagement ring, he rocks! Best prices in town and beautiful custom ring I love

1 year ago

28.

Member

4 posts

Wannabee

Katieneal15 June 12, 2011 San Diego, CA

San Diego History Museum
Caterer ?
Coordinator ?
Photographer - Narrative Images Photography www.narrativeimagesphoto.com AWESOME Photographers... and really nice people too
Officiant - ?
Dress - ?
DJ - Jerry Beck
Florist - ?
Cake - ?

1 year ago

29.

Member

79 posts

Worker bee

newlyengd

Venue - Balboa Park
Caterer - The French Gourmet
Coordinator - Lindsy Hines
Photographer - Melissa McClure
DJ - DJ Phreek
Florist - DIY
Cake - DIY dessert bar
Officiant - Friend's uncle
Dress - Watters Lasara
Shoes - Kate Spade (purchased at Nordstrom)
BM Dress - n/a (no bridesmaids!)
Hair Stylist - Mish Mucho
Make-up Artist - Ashley Lowe
Invitations - Weddingpaperdivas
Rings - TBD

1 year ago

30.

Member

1,312 posts

Bumble bee

baldor1 May 7, 2012 Southern California

Venue - Temecula Farmhouse

Caterer - Paella Valenciana and I Love Tacos Catering

Coordinator - Drea Lee from Temecula Farmhouse

Photographer - Jen Venegas with Jen's Third Eye Open

DJ - TBD

Florist - None

Cake - Petite Madeline

Officiant - TBD

Dress - Demetrios

Shoes - TBD

BM Dress - TBD

Hair Stylist - TBD

Make-up Artist - TBD

Invitations - MagnetStreet.com

Rings - Shane Co for me and Costco for him

1 year ago

31.

Member

230 posts

Helper bee

MissAdventure September 10, 2011 San Diego, CA

Venue: Falkner Winery
Caterer: Included
Coordinator: DOC included
Photographer: Zelo Photography...these folks are amazing!
DJ: JMC Events...house DJ...love him!
Florist: BotanicAllure...the woman's an artist
Cake: Flour Power...because SO will have no other! ;)
Officiant: SO's best friend
Dress: Martina Liana
Shoes: Don't know yet
BM Dress: Little black dress of their choosing
Hair Stylist: Someone my stylist recommends who specializes in retro 'dos.
Make-up Artist: Myself! And I'm doing my MOH, too. All my time working at Arden and Dior will come in handy.
Invitations: DIY with SO
Rings: Mine is a family heirloom from SO's side, and his we're getting through a family friend with connections in the industry.

1 year ago

32.

Member

220 posts

Helper bee

SDBornWed July 2, 2011

Venue - Admiral Kidd Club
Caterer - Admiral Kidd Club Catering
Coordinator - DOC will be a friend :-]
Photographer - Courtney at Fairy Tale Creations
DJ - I *think* were going with a family friend
Florist - Doing it myself, except for my bouquet... soo much cheaper!
Cake - FSIL and FAuntIL will be baking it themselves
Officiant - My uncle :-]
Dress - Blue by Enzoani
Shoes - Undecided, but I really like Nina
BM Dress - Also undecided, but my "fall back" dresses are David's Bridal... hoping the one I want from J. Crew will go on sale for the girls though :-]
Hair Stylist - Mish Mucho.. trial scheduled!
Make-up Artist - Rita Nguyen, waiting to hear back about a trial :-]
Invitations - designing them ourselves and printing them with a private printer
Rings - Robbins Bros/Overstock

1 year ago

33.

Member

1 posts

Wannabee

Girlie Girl September 19, 2010

I recently used the following:

Venue - Scripps Seaside Forum
Caterer - Tapenade
Coordinator - Melissa Barrad of I do weddings!
Photographer - Melissa Koehler
DJ - Jay Brannan
Florist - Jennifer Cole Florals
Cake - Michele Coulon
Officiant - personal friend who is a minister
Dress - Monique Lhullier
Shoes - Jimmy Choo
BM Dress - Jenny Yoo
Hair Stylist - Susie Beyer
Make-up Artist - Susie Beyer
Invitations - Fresh Invitation Studio
Rings - family rings
Other - Classic Party Rentals

1 year ago

34.

Member

4 posts

Wannabee

AUalum10 May 14, 2011 San Diego, CA

Venue - Ceremony: Breaker's Beach, NAS North Island / Reception: Island Club, NAS North Island
Caterer - MWR/Island Club *Required if your reception is on a military installation
Coordinator - undecided; May just do a day-of coordinator
Photographer - Engagement pics: Kate Williams of Chasing Daylight Photography; Wedding Day: James Sanderson Photography
DJ - Still looking. Got stood up for my appt. with Elite Brittish DJ so not him =(
Florist - Franco's Flowers in Encinitas (GREAT for the budget-minded bride)
Cake - Leaning toward Flour Power in El Cajon but haven't decided yet
Officiant - Navy Chaplain
Dress - Alfred Alngelo
Shoes - TBD
BM Dress - Alfred Angelo
Hair Stylist - ? Looking for suggestion
Make-up Artist - still looking
Invitations - Nichole Rocero of Nic.Roc. Designs (She is AMAZING and will make beautiful invites, place cards, seating charts, everything stationary for nearly any budget...AND she offers a military discount!)
Rings - Jared
Other - Am contemplating a photo booth and still need to find a company for the arch and chair rentals for the beach ceremony

1 year ago

35.

249 posts

Helper bee

Luxuryshoegal88 September 24, 2011 San Diego

We are using the following vendors so far. Still have some to go with our wedding being in September.

Venue - Hacienda House @ Rancho Valenica in Rancho Santa Fe
Caterer - Venue
Coordinator - Thomas Bui Lifestyle
Photographer - Luna Photo
DJ-?
Florist-?
Cake-?
Officiant- Bob Stevens
Dress- Christos
Shoes- Louboutins
BM Dress-?
Hair Stylist-?
Make-up Artist- Val C from Icon Image (LA Based)
Invitations - ?
Rings- Tiffany & Co.
Other

1 year ago

36.

Member

2,446 posts

Buzzing bee

Mrs Green Grass August 14, 2010

@AUalum10: Gotta put in a good word for my coordinator, Divine Events by Helena. I booked her really late and she did a great job!

1 year ago

37.

Member

19 posts

Newbee

laurenrock October 11, 2011 San Francisco, Ca

8 months to go!! Still quite a few more things to figure out!!!

Ceremony: Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla

Reception: Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla

Caterer: Peartrees Catering

Coordinator: n/a

Photographer: Alex Oat Photography

Videographer: still need!

DJ: Paul Peterson- High Energy DJ Service

Florist: haven't booked yet but most likely Elegant Touch Florals

Cake: Sumi's Oven

Officiant: Jerry Bryant

Dress: Paloma Blanca

Shoes: still need!

BM Dress: still need!

Hair: Henna's Hair

Makeup Artist: Ann DeNicolo- Flirt Makeup

Invitations: DIY

Rings: still need

1 year ago

38.

Member

143 posts

Blushing bee

mjameson83 March 26, 2011 San Diego, CA

Venue: The Thursday Club, Point Loma

Caterer: Crowne Pointe Catering (Kimberly rocks!)

Coordinator: Me

Photographer: Micah and Megan Dahlberg absolutely amazing! Recommended when my top choice in SD was booked and I like them so much better!
/index2.php?v=v1"> http://www.micahandmegan.com/index2.php?v=v1

Band: Freeze Frame (yay for 80's music!)

Florist: Florabella, University Heights

Cake: Twiggs Bakery

Officiant : Pastor Richard Huls

Dress: Two by Rosa Clara

Shoes: Jcrew

BM Dress: Nordstrom

Hair Stylist: Re-vive Salon in mission valley

Make-up Artist: Re:vive Salon in mission valley

Invitations: Designed by the best man so had them printed at Raised Ink in Miramar area. They can do thermography on site as an affordable letterpress alternative and they came out great!

Rings: Harold Stevens, Downtown- if you need a jeweler definitely check them out. Family owned and much better service than you will ever see at Tiffanys.