Supplier Ratings

Ive posted this at the weddings@work yahoogroups...just want to share this with everyone
Rating:
5 – highly recommendable…our hats off!!
4 - recommendable…worth your money
3 - good…delivered just right
1 - poor …failed to deliver

CHURCH: Nuestra Senora de Gracia (NSDG)
Rating: 5++
The church was beautiful…as I expected it to be. Downside though was that it was raining like there’s no tomorrow and we weren’t able to take pics outside the church. But almost everyone who saw the church for the first time fell in love with it. I was so happy they loved it like my hubby and I did.

Good thing though that it rained coz we had a cool breeze. We were worried na mainitan yung guests coz the church doesn’t have aircon units but the rains had its benefits kahit papano hehe!

CHURCH FLOWERS: Kuya Melo (in-house NSDG)
Rating: 5++
I upgraded my flowers and added a measly 2k but it came out really elegant. I had calla lilies for my aisle flowers and I loved it!!

RECEPTION VENUE: Wack-Wack Golf & Country Club (Banquet A&B)
Rating: 4
I was worried that a 280 pax accommodation will come out too crowded…but it was just right. The place was worth more than the money we spent for it.

However, they accommodated an afternoon event in our venue so it ended up that VS&F wasn’t able to set up on time; though VS&F still managed to completely set up before majority of the guests came in

CATERER: VS&F Catering
Rating: 5++
FOOD: Superb! Our guests complimented the food…Im happy that they enjoyed it as much as we did.

SET-UP: Despite the fact that they had limited time to set up due to the prior event that wack-wack accommodated, they did good. Their table arrangements was more than I expected. It was actually what I requested…I just didn’t expect that it’ll come our really great…very elegant. I requested long stemmed white calla lilies in tall vases with 3 fishbowls with floating candles in light green colored water and I didn’t pay extra for it. It was sooo nice. That’s actually the first thing you’ll see in the venue. Our guests loooved it!

PHOTO/VIDEO: Chito Vecina Photography
Rating: 5++

Chito and his crew came to our hotel (1) hour ahead of schedule. Haven’t taken my shower yet that time, hehe! They were very professional and didn’t make us feel that they’re waiting quite long na. When they got in, they set-up their equipment and took pics of the rings, gown, etc. Francis, Chito’s assistant photographer made us feel comfortable too. Chito and I had a chat and he asked if Im having jitters etc. Im happy I got them.

They also played a slideshow of pics during the hotel preps and the ceremony, which wasn’t part of our agreement but they played it! We weren’t able to see it but our guests told us that the pics were great specially the candid shots (which is Chito’s specialty). They were the one of the last suppliers who left since they took some pics of us after the reception. I was super touched coz they really waited for us after we had some picture taking with friends and said our hello’s to our guests. Very professional and mukhang hindi pa rin pagod…like us!

OTD COORDINATOR: Posh Parties
Rating: 10!!!
Tess, Erika, and Aline are my dream team. They absorbed all the stress!! Haha! They’re off the charts that’s why I gave them a 10 for all their extra effort. When my couturier didn’t show up during my preps (this one’s a looong story!), it came out that my gown was a bit loose…since I lost more weight from our last fitting. Tess (of Posh Parties), without any hesitation, got a sewing kit and adjusted it herself. She didn’t let me or my mom stress about it. I was really touched…

I didn’t also feel that VS&F was not able to set up on time. Some problems came up but they told it to me after they already made a solution. I didn’t see them sweat! My in-laws and some of our guests told us that they were very professional and organized.

We got our emcee from VS&F about 3 days prior the wedding, but I was surprised that Posh parties was able to brief them well about the whole program and she did well too.

Worth more than the money we paid for them!! Highly recommendable.

MUSIC-CHURCH & RECEPTION: JJS ENTERTAINMENT
Rating: 10++
Oh yeah, they’re way off my charts too! They over-delivered though I haggled to death for the package rate they gave me, heheh! John (JJS Ent. Owner) was sooo easy to talk with. He was willing to work with you on anything. He suggested an acoustic quartet (which my husb and I loved) and it came out really good. He gave me a reaaally worth-it package and added a male vocalist to the acoustic group as a gift. I didn’t expect he’ll give in to my request since I selected some duet songs and some which will require a male vocalist. Ang galing din nung male vocalist…he sang “the way you look tonight” for our first dance…and it was sooo romantic.

I was soo happy too that ALL, mind you, ALL the songs I requested were played. Some of my closest friends told me that the music selection was so me, heheh! Si husband kasi gusto rock eh shempre wedding yun diba so I chose our super favorite songs and mine.


BRIDAL CAR: JJS Entertainment
Rating: 5
I had this packaged with our acoustic quartet. Our driver was on time and was very generous too in assisting me going in and out of the car since it was raining like hell that day. The car was a 2003 S series Benz, something like that…and got it for a REAALLY good deal. John (JJS Ent. Owner) was very very kind! Highly uberly recommended talaga!

ENTOURAGE FLOWERS: Mang Boy of Dangwa
Rating: 10++
Oh, I loved my bouquet…even Tess of Posh parties was surprised how beautiful all the flowers came out. I had about 5-6 dozens of deep red roses bouquet and the ento flowers were a combination of roses, gerberas, lilies, something something. Basta it was really nice… J

HMUA: Faces by Erika Saenz
Rating: 4.5
Erika made me look beautiful…she enhanced my features really well and my make-up withstood our long day and the weather too. She was there during the church pictorials to retouch…she made sure I looked perfect.

Im about to give her a 5 except for the hair stylist she partnered with. My hair looked good though…kulang lang sa hairspray that’s why Erika kept on fixing it during our pictorials. But overall…I’ve no complaint at all.


COUTURIER: Taal, Batangas supplier
Rating: 1
The nightmare of the year! I wasn’t really ranting during the preps here at w@w coz I was wishing the stress we went through were all worth it…but I’d say no. A friend recommended them and we just went to Taal once to meet them and try to figure out some designs etc. I wanted to save kasi and I regret it. The stress is not worth the savings we got. They said they don’t mind going from Batangas to Manila for the fitting coz they frequent Divisoria anyways.

So here it goes:
- our ento gowns are for first time use and was informed they’ll charge us about 500-600 each gown. Not bad huh? So I figured, I made a good find here. When they had the gowns done, they charged me 1500ea coz they used daw a different cloth/material. I let them have the freedom to choose (ano ba kasi alam ko sa cloth) but courtesy says they should have asked me first if its okay for me to pay more with their chosen cloth…the nerve di ba?
- During fittings for the ento and mine, they’d either be late by 2 hours or 2 days!!! Yeah 2 days, they’ll give all the excuses in the world
- Worst part of all, they didn’t go to my hotel preps to make sure the gown fit me well…what could be more worse than that? Buti na lang my coordinator was super helpful and we just adjusted it ourselves

But overall, I had the grandest time of my life…our guests told us that their favorite part was when we had our first dance and hugged like we were the only ones in the room. They said they felt how much we love each other. That made everything so worth it, knowing that people enjoyed our wedding and they felt how happy Chito and I were that day.

I’ll soon share some of our pics…happy preps to everyone!!! Super helpful w@w for clueless brides, and im uber thankful to everyone who has been very generous with tips kahit minsan lurker lang ako, I surely learned a lot.


WAAAHHH!!! Sorry long post po…Hth!