Debi at Fit For A Bride- B+

We overnight shipped my dress and veil the week before our wedding. I emailed Debi to let her know it was on the way the day we shipped it and someone called as soon as the dress and veil had arrived. (I already knew it was there bc I was tracking it on UPS like every 10 mins of course though lol). I scheduled my dress and veil to be delivered the day before the wedding instead of waiting until the day of. Luckily this wound up being a smart move on my part because when my dress was delivered the day before, my veil was nowhere to be found.  The bag my veil was in was in the garment bag with the dress but the veil was nowhere to be found. I was very proud of myself because I didn't freak out TOO bad. I called Fit For A Bride but no one answered so I left a voicemail. Around 30 or 45 minutes later they returned my call and said they found my veil and would be delivering it in the next 30 minutes. Then shortly after, she called again to tell me they had delivered it so I went down to the bellhop and retrieved it. Everything worked out okay and my dress and veil looked beautiful. They would have received an A+ if it wasn't for the whole lost veil snafu.

Pre-Wedding Accomadations and Reception Venue-
Trump International Hotel- A++++++++++++

Accomadations- We absolutely loved the Trump. We contacted them several months before our wedding and got outstanding deals for ourselves and our guest on our rooms. They gave us a special group rate for our guests and even allowed them to extend the special rates to before or after their scheduled wedding reservation dates so they could make a longer vacation out of it if they wanted. They also gave DH and I a free upgrade to a corner 1 bedroom suite. This room was the most awesome room I have ever been in. We were on the 54th floor facing the strip. In the living room, there was a huge sectional sofa with a pullout couch, a huge flatscreen tv, dining room table, full kitchen, and 1 full bath. It also had awesome views of Wynn and Encore out the window. Then in the bedroom there was a huge feather bed, huge closets, another flatscreen tv and views of Wynn and Encore again from one side, and views straight down the strip from the other side. Then the best part was the master bath. It was the biggest bathroom I have ever been in in a hotel. It had a HUGE tub that had a big window beside it that looked straight down the strip. It also had a huge counter (for all my junk), and an all marble shower. The whole place was beautiful. WE especially liked the Trump because it was kind of set back from the hustle and bustle of the strip but still a very short walk from everything. This worked well for us because my family doesn't travel alot and we had a few kids and older members in our party. Also, the Trump was non smoking and non gaming. So, it felt a little more "homey" than the other places do in my opinion. Everyone was more than helpful to us and to our guests. We could not have been happier and plan on staying here when we go back.


Reception- Again, the Trump was nothing but awesome for our reception. Carolyn and her team went above and beyond to make our day wonderful. I just handed all my stuff to her (seating charts, seating cards, cake topper, guestbook poster) and she took care of it all. She even gave me her cell phone number so that if I had any questions or concerns I could contact her anytime. I was very happy with their service. She even offered to go by a frame herself at the mall if we couldn't figure out a way to display our guestbook poster. Our reception meal was wonderful. Everyone loved the food. I was held downstairs in the DJT banquet room at Trump. I highly recommend Trump for events.

Ceremony- Artisan Hotel- C

I was very happy with Maria and the Artisan up until the actual wedding day. Our wedding was scheduled for 1:30pm. She had called me the day before our wedding and I had told her we would be there around 12:45ish. This might be partly my fault for not verifying this, but I assumed that around 30 minutes before the ceremony start time, our guests would be seated in the garden. So I made a CD of music to play while they were waiting that was around 30 minutes long. Well, long story short, Maria didn't even show up until around 1. She was telling DH that they couldn't let our guests into the garden because of the heat (it was like 80 degrees, not hot for Vegas), but I overheard her several times saying that garden wasn't even setup yet. At this point, I was livid but trying to keep it all together. I was also trying to not let DH or his family see me before the wedding and trying to handle things and getting very frustrated. Luckily I had my best friend with me to keep me calm. Finally about 1:25 Maria came in and said everyone was seated and that she would turn the seating music on. I told her just not to worry about it and to just turn my music on that I wanted to walk down the aisle to. After this everything was all good because I wasn't worried about any of that stuff, just getting married. Looking back now, I guess it all wasn't all that big of a deal, but at the time I was very stressed out over it and feel it could have all been avoided if the Artisan would have been better prepared. Especially since she knew what time we would be arriving. This is why I gave them a C.

Cake- Gimme Some Sugar- A++++++

Gimme Some Sugar was excellent to work with. We had a 3 tier Chocolate cake with Peanut Butter filling and buttercream icing and fresh strawberries on the tops of the layers. It was so delicious. All of our guest loved it. They made the cake exactly like I asked, always called before they charged my card for payments and delivered the cake as scheduled. Very good service and cake.

Transportation- Presidential Limo- A++++++

We used Presidential in several ways during our trip. They picked and dropped off DH, his family and I up at the airport, picked up and dropped off my family up at the airport and we used two of their party buses for our wedding day transportation. The drivers were always so nice and friendly. We even had one incident where my aunt accidently left her purse in the limo when they were dropped off at the hotel from the airport. We immediately called Presidential and they had the driver turn around and we had the purse back within 10 minutes. We were very impressed. I highly recommend them.

Photographer- Todd from Bently and Wilson- A++++++

We won't have our professional pictures back for another week but based on Todd's other work I'm sure they will be great. As other brides have said, Todd was great. He was so friendly and just chatted away with everyone. He even joked around with my 7 yr old son who kept trying to jump in all the shots lol. The funniest part was when my son was taking a picture with his camera and Todd leaped in front of his shot to get back at him. He was very friendly and just fit right in. I can't wait to see the pictures.

Hair and Makeup- Makeup in the 702- A+++++++++

Megan and Deb were so awesome. They were great at communicating with me during the whole process. They always sent me a text to see if I needed anything before they came and sent me a congrats text after the wedding. They were also always on time or early. I did a trial with them the day before and they came in and were awesome. They were so friendly and we just talked like we'd known each other years. They would run and get the door, or my phone if it was out of reach. Just super helpful. After my trial, my hair looked so awesome that I didn't want anyone to see it until the wedding. So, Deb took my hair all the way back down and redid it into a super cute ponytail for the night (no extra charge). Also, while they were there for the trial, my dress arrived and they helped get it out and also keep me calm when my veil was MIA. On my wedding day, they were still just as awesome. Megan text me to see if I needed anything before she came. Again, they helped with anything I needed. Answering the phone, the door, just HUGE helps. They are a little pricier then other vendors I have seen on the board but IMO they were TOTALLY worth it. My hair and makeup looked awesome and they are awesome people as well.