We're married! So exciting, we've had a great time here so far. Joe is taking a quick nap before dinner so I thought I'd start my TR. I'm going to review and rate the services first while they're still fresh in my memory.
Disney Floral - A: My bouquet was huge, heavy, and beautiful. The colors were so vivid and complemented Joe's tuxedo really well. It was much bigger than I was expecting! I loved it.
Ron Rosenzweig - D: He was our officiant and the only reason I'm not giving him an F is because he showed up on time. He told us he was in a rush because he had to get to a concert that night...we booked him 4 months ahead of time, him getting to a concert was not my priority. He rushed through the entire ceremony, flat monotone voice and super scripted. He went through it so fast he ended up messing up our vows. I asked him to change ONE line in the entire service and he forgot to do it, but then stopped the ceremony and said "oops sorry, I messed up that line for you guys." HELLO, DON'T STOP, YOU'RE BEING RECORDED!! He then changed it to the correct line for Joe's vows. That really ticked me off. I wish he had just kept going, no one would have known he messed up except for us. He also had us facing the sun and him facing the shade so we're squinting the entire time. We couldn't even look at him because the sun was so powerful we had to close our eyes, so most of the time in the video we're looking down at the sand. Just very unnatural. If I could change one thing about the wedding it would be using him. Definitely a waste of $150.
Disney Photography - A+++: We had Dean for our photographer and he really went above and beyond. We took so many fun poses, he carried my dress for me, and he was so personable. The next morning we had a sneak peek photo in a frame delivered to our door.
Jose, on site coordinator - A: At first I was not impressed with him because Tanis called me the Friday before our wedding and said Jose would be calling me the next day to coordinate the ceremony. He never called at all that weekend and up until the limo arrived I had no idea what was going to happen and there was no way to get a hold of the coordinator over the weekend, it just went to voicemail. Once we arrived he walked us through the plan and was very accessible. He held our coats, took care of our families, and even ran out to grab a bottle of champagne for everyone for the limo ride.
Limo service - B: We were so surprised to learn that there was no champagne on board. There were glasses set up and ready but no actual bottle. We wouldn't have minded bringing our own at all, but no one told us ahead of time! We ended up paying $35 at the Poly for a bottle that Jose tracked down for us. So keep that in mind for on site weddings and make sure to bring your own bottle! The limo driver was average - good but after the ceremony he drove us almost all the way back to our hotel before we realized what was going on and had to tell him we had reservations at Narcoossee's. He was nice and polite and overall it was a good experience.
Narcoossee's - A+: They took us right on time. Our server was excellent, super friendly, and kept our drinks coming! We had our cake delivered from an outside vendor and he brought us plates, ice cream, to go boxes and cups, and took care of anything we could possibly think of. We spent 2 1/2 hours there. The food took about 45 minutes to come out, but it was worth every minute spent waiting. I had filet mignon and lobster tail, and Joe had the 2 pound lobster and it was hands down the best meal we've ever had. We are STILL talking about it and debating going back tomorrow before we head home!!
It's Tasty Too! - D: Where do I start....I had high hopes for this bakery because it came so highly recommended from someone on here. First, I wanted to say that the communication is slowwwww. It takes days to a week for them to respond. Once they took my payment for the cake I still didn't hear back, and I had to get in touch with them 4 days before my wedding because I still hadn't heard back to confirm delivery. I've been in touch with Jay and Heather for months about our cake. I emailed them several times about what we wanted, laid out and very specific. I asked for a two tiered square cake with teal fondant, strawberry cake with cream cheese filling for tier 1 and lemon cake with vanilla whip for tier 2....quilted pattern, ribbon at the base of each tier, and iced Mickey head pearls between the quilting. I received a thrown together, lopsided cake with the top tier much smaller, fondant smashed because they delivered it to us in a much smaller box than the cake fit into to the point where the top of the box was wide open and didn't even touch the bottom and the fondant stuck to the top...the dowel hole was visible and sunken on the top tier, the ribbon was lazily thrown together around the tiers, and they only did Mickey heads on the bottom tier with regular pearls on the top. They also made the strawberry cake the top layer and lemon the bottom tier. The cake was underbaked and bland. I was SO disappointed. My husband will eat ANYTHING and he said he didn't like it. He likes everything! I was also annoyed that we had to walk from Narcoossee's to the front of the GF because Heather's boyfriend didn't know how to get to the restaurant. It's a far walk in 90 degree weather with your wedding dress and heels! I didn't give them an F because from a distance it's still pretty...I just feel like my cake was an afterthought to them, like they remembered last minute they had to do it. It's not a good feeling. I definitely wouldn't use them again or recommend them to any other brides.
Here you can see the dowel hole and the wrinkled loose ribbon, as well as how sunken and messy the fondant is where the top tier meets the bottom tier
How off center it is:
Beaute Speciale - A++++++: I requested Jackie because she came so so highly recommended from fellow Disbrides and I can definitely see why! I cannot tell you how special and beautiful she made me feel. She was personable and sweet and super fast. We looked at a couple of photos to get a rough idea of what I wanted and then she set off to work. Hair and makeup took about 1.5 hours and I have super thick hair! When I looked in the mirror after she finished I couldn't believe it was me. My eyes were bold and big and they really popped in pictures. My hair and makeup lasted ALL night, I didn't even end up needing the touch ups she gave me. This experience was definitely a highlight, I wish I could bring her home with me for our reception this weekend!
Close up of hair and makeup:
Next up, day 1!
that was such a great feeling when i got mines so i can imagine how u feel 
dont keep us in suspense 4 to long on how it looks 
Tasty Too is supposed to be really good, I am surprised. Even in the photos you look so disappointed. I am really sorry this happened to you. Hopefully, your home reception cake is better, but it still shouldn't have happened. 
Communication was excellent and the finished product just as I had imagined. It was delicious and stayed fresh and edible for many days after our VR. Glad some of your vendors were okay and you had a good day over all. Many congratulations
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