Post # 1
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2022 posts
Buzzing bee
Hey ladies!
We often get threads posted on local boards looking for reviews or ideas on vendors in a certain area. As your New Hampshire hostess, I created this thread to include vendor lists as a reference for local brides! Feel free to post your vendors from New Hampshire. 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
- Bridesmaid or Best Man Dress
- Hair Stylist
- Make-up Artist
- Invitations
- Rings
- Other
Thanks ladies!!
I’m getting married in the White Mountains, and here are my vendors!
Venue: Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa http://www.mountainviewgrand.com/
Caterer: Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa
Coordinator: Mountain View provides a DOC.
Photographer: Dachowski Photography http://www.dachowskiphotography.com/
Band: The Knights http://www.knightsband.com/
Florist: Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa’s Florist
Cake: Lori’s Sweet Creations, Lancaster, New Husband
Officiant: St. Matthew’s Church, Whitfield New Husband
Dress: Madeleine’s Daughter http://www.madeleinesdaughter.com/
Shoes: Nordstrom’s http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/2974117.shtml
Bridesmaid or Best Man Dress: Madeleine’s Daughter http://www.madeleinesdaughter.com/ (After Six/Dessy)
Hair Stylist: Mountain View Spa
Make-up Artist: Mountain View Spa
Invitations: semi-DIY designed by Erindesmar and her fabulous Aunt (who will DIY all paper projects). Paper from LCIPaper http://www.lcipaper.com/
Rings: E-Ring: Desjardins, Manchester, NH; Her Wedding Band: undecided; His Wedding Band: undecided
Other – Groomsmen attire: undecided
Other – Ceremony musicians: undecided
I plan to update this list as my "undecideds" fill in!
Post # 3
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Newbee
I was married last year, but figured I would post and maybe help a few other people out.
Venue – Bedford Village Inn
Caterer – venue
Coordinator – venue provided
Photographer – A Photographic Memory (http://www.apmnh.com/)
DJ – George Parker acoustic guitar for ceremony/dinner, DJ (http://www.georgeonguitar.com/)
Florist – PJ’s Flowers and Antiques (http://www.pjsflowers.net/)
Cake – Frederick’s Pastries (<span class=”url”><font color=”#008000″>http://www.frederickspastries.com)</font>
Officiant – personal friend
Dress – Madeleine’s Daughter (http://www.madeleinesdaughter.com/)
Shoes – TJ Formal (http://www.tjformal.com/)
Bridesmaid or Best Man Dress – NetBride (http://www.netbride.com/)
Hair Stylist – Emily at Innovations Merrimack (http://www.innovationsnh.com/)
Make-up Artist – Candice French (http://candice.french.googlepages.com/makeupartistryservices)
Invitations – Checkerboard via Sonja’s Brides (http://www.sonjasbrides.com/)
Rings – Barmakian Jewelers (http://www.barmakian.com/)
Other – Divine Linen Rentals (http://www.divinelinenrentals.com/)
Tuxes – MW Tux (http://www.menswearhouse.com/)
Bridesmaids – Netbride (http://www.netbride.com/)
Post # 5
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Newbee
• Venue – Wentworth by the Sea Country Club http://www.wentworthbytheseacc.com/weddings.cfm
• Caterer – Venue
• Coordinator – Venue
• Photographer – Renee Addario-Evelyn Photography http://www.raevelyn.com/
• Band – Brick Park http://www.brickpark.com/
• Florist – Lyndsey Loring http://www.lyndseyloringdesign.com/
• Cake -Wild Orchid Baking Company http://www.wildorchidbaking.com/ Erin is awesome and her cakes are so delicious
• Officiant – Friend
• Dress – Filene’s Basement ~ Running of the Brides
• BM Dress – Ann Taylor
• Hair Stylist – The Wingate Salon and Spa http://www.wingatespa.com/
• Make-up Artist – Friend
• Invitations – Me
• Rings – Barmakian Jewelers http://www.barmakian.com/
Post # 6
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Worker bee
Thought I would share my vendors from my Oct 08 wedding! We wanted a classic Fall in Manchester feeling for the 90% of our guests who were not from the area. We had about 150 guests who had an amazing time!
- Venue – Fratellos Ristorante (Manchester)
- Caterer – Fratellos Ristorante (Manchester)
- Coordinator – N/A
- Photographer – Unique Day Events (Nashua) http://www.uniqueday.com
- DJ – Digital Age DJz (Litchfield)
- Florist – Chalifours (Manchester) http://www.chalifours.com/
- Cake – Sweet Cierras (Manchester) http://www.sweetcierras.com/
- Officiant – St Raphael Church (Manchester)
- Dress – Modern Bride (Bedford) http://www.modernbrideshop.com/
- Shoes – 4th of July sale at Macys!
- Bridesmaid or Best Man Dress – JCrew
- Hair Stylist – Unique Day Events
- Make-up Artist – Unique Day Events
- Invitations – DIY with assistance from Talk Paper Scissors (Manchester) http://www.talkpaperscissors.com/
- Rings – His – Zales (Manchester) Mine – Ering @ Jared (Manchester) and band at http://www.bluenile.com
- Other – I’ll add the Hilton Garden Inn for hotels (Manchester). They were amazing!
Post # 7
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2022 posts
Buzzing bee
Thanks! Info from past weddings is most helpful to us still planning. (PS I was a wedding server for Fratello’s when I was in colleg!)
Post # 8
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2022 posts
Buzzing bee
This is a shameless bump for New Husband brides to add their info : )
Post # 10
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Newbee
We are keeping the wedding pretty small and as affordable as possible and are using a lot of "friendors." The ceremony and reception will be outdoors and more on the informal side. Our wedding is on 9/12 and we are expecting 60 guests. Our budget is about $10,000. My vendors are from all over – my family lives in OH, my fiance’s family lives in New Husband, I currently live in Minneapolis, and my fiance lives in Boulder, CO.
- Venue – Dexter’s Inn in Sunapee, New Husband
- Caterer – COuntry Kitchen
- Rentals – Peter Smith & Associates contracts with Dexter’s Inn
- Coordinator – n/a
- Photographer – friends
- DJ – ipod
- Florist – Petal Patch
- Cake – Stone Arch Bakery
- Officiant – friend (although our wedding license was done at the courthouse in Boulder, CO, where we will be living)
- Dress – Cincinnati Bridal for wedding gown; Klassic Line Vintage for reception dress for dancing (can’t really swing dance in a swedding gown)
- Shoes – zappos.com for ivory shoes for gown, and shoes.com for silver dance shoes
- Bridesmaid or Best Man Dress – both ladies are picking their own from several colors
- Hair Stylist – still working on this one
- Make-up Artist – may do my own??
- Invitations – sister DIY’d them (she is a graphic designer)
- Rings – Scherezade Jewelers in Minneapolis, MN
- Videographer – brother
- Other
Post # 12
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Busy bee
- Venue – Portsmouth Country Club (pay no attention to their website photos, I hate them, but checked out the venue anyway and was pleasantly surprised by the recent renovations. The banquet room is now neutral with neutral curtains, etc. (all the green and icky country club decor is gone) and they have new ceremony chairs for the outside ceremony which are wayyyy nicer than the ones they have in their photos)
- Caterer – in house
- Coordinator – in house
- Photographer – Alexandra Daley-Clark
- DJ – Pete Chambers
- Florist- Creative Gardens New Husband (Julie is very nice and very affordable. She was very patient with me since I really had no vision of what i wanted. I only knew that I wanted the centerpieces to be low/short so no one had to look over or around them and that I wanted them to be simple and have orange in them. Pathetic huh? I also already had to make some changes after parting ways with my sister who is no longer in the wedding and she told me I had up until a few weeks to make changes/additions, etc. I found her very accomodating and helpful)
- Cake – Wild Orchid Baking Company (Erin was SO sweet, had great ideas, was easy to talk to – like you’ve known her for years – and the cakes were yummy….and I don’t even like cake!)
- Officiant – have a meeting with Jeffrey DeMarco this weekend. Hope it goes well.
- Dress – undetermined. But truth be told, since all the designer dresses I have tired on have “Made in China” tags in them, I am contemplating having my dress made by one of the known dressmakers in China. If so many of the big money dresses were not made there, I may feel differently, but what’s the difference if I buy it from China, or they do? I may also look into finding a local seamstress/dressmaker if I can’t find exactly what I want.
- Shoes – undetermined but probably Nordstrom..though I have dreams of those “something blue” Manolo’s…
- Bridesmaid or Best Man Dress – Nordstrom
- Hair Stylist -???
- Make-up Artist – ???
- Invitations – ???
- Rings – E ring NY jeweler and bands from Barmakian
- Other
I actually live in RI and have been driving back and forth quite a bit. If anyone has a good suggestion for Hair/Makeup it would be greatly appreciated. I’m at a major loss!!
Post # 13
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Helper bee
Venue – Bishop Farm Bed & Breakfast, Lisbon, NH
Caterer – Chef Joe’s Catering
Photographer – Hinkley Photo
DJ – Aaron Denny
Florist – Floralatte
Cake – Jaques Pastries
I’m sooo in love with all of my vendors and cannot wait to see what them all in action on the BIG day! 🙂
Post # 14
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2022 posts
Buzzing bee
Here’s an update on our vendors…feel free to post yours!
Venue: Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa http://www.mountainviewgrand.com/
Caterer: Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa
Coordinator: Mountain View provides a DOC.
Photographer: Dachowski Photography http://www.dachowskiphotography.com/
Band: The Knights http://www.knightsband.com/
Florist: Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa’s Florist
Cake: Lori’s Sweet Creations, Lancaster, New Husband
Officiant: St. Matthew’s Church, Whitfield New Husband
Dress: Madeleine’s Daughter http://www.madeleinesdaughter.com/
Shoes: Nordstrom’s http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/2974117.shtml
Bridesmaid or Best Man Dress: Madeleine’s Daughter http://www.madeleinesdaughter.com/ (After Six/Dessy)
Hair Stylist: Mountain View Spa
Make-up Artist: Sephora (traveled to our venue).
Invitations: semi-DIY designed by Erindesmar and her fabulous Aunt (who will DIY all paper projects). Paper from LCIPaper http://www.lcipaper.com/
Rings: E-Ring: Desjardins, Manchester, NH; Her Wedding Band: local jeweler; His Wedding Band: same
Groomsmen attire – men wore black suits and white shirts…ties from thetiebar.com
Ceremony musicians: found through local church!
Limo: White Mountain Limo: http://www.whitemountainlimo.com/
Post # 15
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Wannabee
I’m getting married in Southern New Husband on May 15, 2010 and here’s what I have so far:
- Venue – The Granite Rose, Hampstead, New Husband
- Caterer – The Granite Rose
- Coordinator – N/A
- Photographer – A Photographic Memory
- Band – Flipside, Boston, MA
- Florist – Suzanne’s Weddings, Hampstead, New Husband
- Cake – Jacque’s Pastries
- Officiant – Rev. Deacon Economos, Danvers, MA (Interfaith Minister)
- Dress – Mon Cherie Bridal from Yolanda’s, Waltham, MA (now closed)
- Shoes – ??
- Bridesmaid or Best Man Dress – Jasmine B2 line (ordering through store in NYC, where I live)
- Hair Stylist – ??
- Make-up Artist – ??
- Invitations – Something to Celebrate, Hampstead, New Husband (20% discount when doing flowers through her mom, Suzanne’s Weddings)
- Rings – TBD
- Limo – Linehan Limo, Windham, New Husband
- Bus – The Coach Company
- Hotel – The Wyndham Boston-Andover, Andover, MA
Post # 16
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Buzzing bee
Oooh, I’m going to see a couple of these venues this weekend! Any more comments on the Bedford Village Inn or Brookestone Park?
