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Chloe Evans6 said:We stopped by the busiest, most popular coffee shop in town... so... I'm honestly pretty worried... we're going to check with a few other places too, but I have my doubts—if the folks at this one are telling the truth 😕
I really hope I can find them, otherwise all my little plans for decorating those bottles will just go down the drain 😢😢😢
Andrew Alvarez12 said:Hey ladies!
Saw some talk about flowers a few pages back, so I figured I’d jump in with my experience. Everyone kept telling me that Mrs. Ivanov had the cheapest rates, but I wasn't about to just drive out there and order without doing my homework first. I'm pretty meticulous, so I even did a couple of trial runs for hair and makeup.
After hitting up a bunch of different florists, I finally made my choice—and I definitely didn't regret it. First, I made a list of everything I wanted and took it to several shops to compare quotes. Honestly, the claim that she's the cheapest? Total myth. The prices at the shop over in the Midwest and the one near Trump's place were basically the same, within $100 $67 either way. For me, it wasn't just about finding the lowest price; I wanted quality too.
By the end of the night, everyone was staring at my flowers and asking who did them.
I was obsessed... the arrangements were so tasteful and incredibly fresh.
Mary from the Femme salon handled my hair, and Daria did my makeup. Their work was easily my favorite part. On the wedding day, people couldn't stop complimenting me—they actually couldn't believe it was me, since I'm usually such an athletic, low-maintenance type.
So, girls, don't just chase the lowest price. Look at the quality.
Aesthetics were my top priority, and honestly, everything turned out perfect.
Bradley Wright said:I was actually thinking about sticking to our names too, and I’ve already got a shockingly cool hat ready to go,
but since the whole theme is silver and blue, I really don't want to clash by adding some wild, multicolored
designs. My thought was to pick two or three simple patterns to wrap around all the bottles.
What do you think? I'm looking at painting 200 bottles here, and if they end up being too rainbow-heavy,
I’m worried the whole thing might end up looking like a total circus
Andrew Alvarez12 said:Hey ladies!
Saw some talk about flowers a few pages back, so I figured I’d jump in with my experience. Everyone kept telling me that Mrs. Ivanov had the cheapest rates, but I wasn't about to just drive out there and order without doing my homework first. I'm pretty meticulous, so I even did a couple of trial runs for hair and makeup.
After hitting up a bunch of different florists, I finally made my choice—and I definitely didn't regret it. First, I made a list of everything I wanted and took it to several shops to compare quotes. Honestly, the claim that she's the cheapest? Total myth. The prices at the shop over in the Midwest and the one near Trump's place were basically the same, within $100 $67 either way. For me, it wasn't just about finding the lowest price; I wanted quality too.
By the end of the night, everyone was staring at my flowers and asking who did them.
I was obsessed... the arrangements were so tasteful and incredibly fresh.
Mary from the Femme salon handled my hair, and Daria did my makeup. Their work was easily my favorite part. On the wedding day, people couldn't stop complimenting me—they actually couldn't believe it was me, since I'm usually such an athletic, low-maintenance type.
So, girls, don't just chase the lowest price. Look at the quality.
Aesthetics were my top priority, and honestly, everything turned out perfect.
Sarah Garcia10 said:Quality and style come first for all of us! I'm not even from NYC, and honestly, if ten different people who've had weddings in the last two years all recommend that lady, then she clearly knows what she's doing. This is the first time I've ever heard anyone claim she's the cheapest. So, who ended up doing your flowers? Was it the place downtown near Trump? I was thinking about hiring Darian... is she the girl from the FB group?
Andrew Alvarez12;25323336 said:Honestly, I feel terrible that my post came across as an attack on anyone. My apologies to everyone who took it that way. I was simply sharing my own experience, and of course, everyone will choose what suits their own taste and budget.
This forum was such a massive help to me when I was planning my wedding, so I just wanted to weigh in on the aesthetic side of things. For me, the priority was keeping everything elegant, simple, and completely free of tacky clutter.
So, sorry again.
Look, there’s no shame in that at all. I’m not even active on FB myself; I handle basically everything through email and phone calls. Honestly, I can't really claim to give "expert" advice—I'm just passing along what I've heard from others.
At the end of the day, it's always good to hear different perspectives. That’s exactly why forums exist, right? To swap experiences.
By the way, if you don't mind me asking, who did you use for your photographer?
Chloe Evans6 said:I’m looking to pick up about 80 of them
how many bottles would you actually have left over...?!
Also, one more thing...
if anyone could point me in the right direction for where to buy invitation paper...
where can I find the best deals🙂
I need some heavy cardstock (around 100lb), vellum, and some sisal—though I have no clue where to find that besides a hobby shop in Chicago (does anyone know any other spots?!)
I think I read somewhere that Staples or maybe Michael's might be good options...
so if anyone knows any other places or where it's most affordable, please let me know...🙂
Chloe Evans6 said:We stopped by the busiest, most popular coffee shop in town... so... I'm honestly pretty worried... we're going to check with a few other places too, but I have my doubts—if the folks at this one are telling the truth 😕
I really hope I can find them, otherwise all my little plans for decorating those bottles will just go down the drain 😢😢😢
Bradley Wright said:Hey, I know rowdypanther16,
I picked up $34 100 units
from West Marine.
Bradley Wright said:My mom actually dug up some old bottles of Fanta because
she went through all her friends who run local coffee shops and diners
asking them to save them for us.
I'm looking for about 200 pieces, but at this rate, I’ll probably end up with
way too many.
How many do you need? I might have enough to cover you, too.
Chloe Evans6 said:To keep things from looking way too busy, you could just write everything in silver ink and then maybe draw two little hearts in blue next to the names..
that could actually look really cute...😉
Personally, I'd prefer if all the bottles looked uniform... basically, pick one design and mass-produce them like a factory line 😁
that's exactly how I'm going to do it—everything will be identical...😍
By the way, did you already get those bottles (the ones from Sprite, right?) if so, where on earth did you find them...
