Candia Woods - A

We had looked at many reception venues before finding Candia Woods.  We chose to go with Candia Woods because it was significantly cheaper than the venues in Manchester.  I also liked the idea of the outdoor space for pictures and considering the gorgeous April day we had, I'm so glad I chose that because we have some AMAZING outdoor pictures with the trees in bloom on the golf course.  Their communication in the months in the middle was a little lacking, but as the time got closer they always answered our questions promptly.  Everyone loved the food and on the day of our wedding Kelly was awesome with organizing everything.  Candia Woods is definitely worth checking into if you are looking for reasonably priced, with outdoor space within 20 mins of Manchester/Hooksett area.

A Photographic Memory - A+

We first met with Dave in December of '08.  We fell in love with the style and quality of his pictures.  The worked with what we were looking for and our budget to come up with a package that fit our needs/wants.  Dave and Adam did our engagement pictures and we loved them.  Our guestbook with them came out beautiful and everyone loved it.  We also added the photobooth and it was a HUGE hit!  We have some of the funniest and best memories from the photostrips.  The day of the wedding Dave and Adam came to the salon and got some great pictures of me and my girls.  They headed back to the hotel and we did the getting ready pics we were off to the ceremony!  I wish we had gotten more pics of me and my girls all dressed, but that was completely our fault, since we were running late from the beginning of the day and just simply ran out of time to do any before the ceremony.  Katie and Dave did our reception and they were both awesome also letting me know when they were almost finished in case there were any pics we wanted before they left.    I LOVE our pictures, I'm so excited for our album!

Kevin Sawler - Main Event DJ's - A+

A+  Kevin was awesome to work with, we were on the fence with who we were going to choose off the Main Event DVD's but knew we wanted to go with Main Event.  We attended a "Meet the Dj's" night and ended up talking mostly with Kevin and decided to use him.  He was always available for questions and followed everything we asked for and more, the dance floor was pretty full all day and if there was a lull from a particular song the next song was totally different to bring everyone back in.  He also kept us on track with where we were in the reception since I was totally oblivious of time at that point, so I greatly appreciated that.

Tranformations Hair and Now - A+

I LOVED my hair, this salon is where my MOH worked and her boss/owner of the salon did my hair and it came out awesome.  Her coworker did both my girls hair and they loved theirs as well!

Lyndsey Loring Design - A+

A+  Lyndsey was actually the only florist we met with.  She had great ideas and really knows her flowers well.  After our meeting she went to add up a quote for us and Thomas and I said to each other if its under X amount we'll just go with her and not meet other since we really like her.  It was WELL below that X amount, a way better quote than we were imagining which was awesome!  And the flowers came out GREAT, we loved them and exactly what we had wanted.

Jacques Fine Pastries - A-

A-  We chose Jacques and were very happy with the cake and design, and the cake was delicious, we still get compliments on it.  The only reason they get a A- is because when it comes to flowers they don't allow the florist to add flowers to the cake, and if you go through Jacques it is a great additional expense.  I ended up buying silk daisies the week of the wedding to put on the cake which worked out, it just wold have been much easier had they let Lyndsey Loring add matching flowers from our reception.

Grace Limo - A+

This was one of the easiest vendors to book, Anise was so knowledgeable and helpful when it came to determining what we needed and what times we needed to be ready.  Anise also does day-of-coordination on the side, and she was awesome!  I really didn't have to worry about anything that morning, and her "bag of tricks" had everything we forgot and she kept me sane while we were waiting to walk down the aisle, I can't say enough good things about her :)  Shoot me an email and I can give you her information.

Modern Bride - A

I have shopped at many of the bridal shops in NH and eventually decided to use Modern Bride for many reasons.  Modern Bride is a bit more laidback of a salon, where they will help you to a certain extent but they don't "hover" which I actually liked more.  A few other shops I went to seemed very pushy and I liked that.  Also their prices were less than most other shops and included a free bustle.  Their alterations were pretty good, a little on the pricey side to me, but I also had a difficult hem to adjust so it was probably just sticker shock on my part.  In all nothing about them wow-ed me but they got the job done and I ended up very happy with my dress and experience.