Posts by casualeagle732

Honestly, I think this photographer is easily one of the top three in the area. His shots are just absolutely stunning—like, seriously gorgeous. Now, Leon Productions takes killer photos too, but man, they are sooo expensive :/ On the other hand, Marinko has such great pricing. A colleague told me that his most premium package is around $2333, which basically gets you everything he offers. I haven't sat down to chat with him yet, but I definitely plan to soon! Once I know more, I'll post an update here 🙂)))
But seriously, you should totally reach out to him; everyone I know who’s used him is super happy with the results. Even the staff at the venue rave about him 🙂))))

The band is Silver Bend, and the photographer is Mark Stevens... you can find both of them on Facebook if you want to take a peek! Also, the lighting setup is all from Target. I’m a huge fan of the photographer—he isn't all creepy and over-the-top like some other guys around town, and his shots are seriously incredible 🙂))))
Honestly, we just grabbed everything from there.
Your best bet is to head over to the local planning office; they'll walk you through the whole process professionally, and honestly, they'll know way more than I do 🙂))))

Oops, my bad! I totally meant Indianapolis 🙂

My bestie is handling my makeup, and I’m getting my hair done at a fancy salon in Beverly Hills 🙂)))

Oh, totally!
So we headed over there and they told us they’re actually partnering up with certain vendors now. It makes things so easy—we can just nail down the band, the photographer, and all the decor right then and there...
Plus, they gave us a massive discount since we’re grabbing everything as a bundle. Honestly, it was such a steal 🙂)))
The desserts are their own, and they’re already baked into the venue price. The girl I was chatting with mentioned that even their top-tier package at $250 and $100 includes the full hall decoration and my bridal bouquet—she handles all of that herself! They have three cheaper options too, but those don't include the decor, so we'd just coordinate that separately with those girls from the local boutique in Chicago.
I’ve been scrolling through the photos on Facebook of the stuff that venue coordinator does, and it looks amazing. She takes care of the hall, and then those other girls will handle the church, the car, the favors, and all that good stuff.
No matter how I look at it, it’s perfect for me—I won't have to lift a finger regarding the venue. For just $100 per person, we got the whole nine yards, including the welcome bags for the guests and even a free light show.
The only thing left on my plate is sorting out the invitations and thank-you notes with those girls from the boutique, but I haven't had a chance to give them a ring yet.
I've already got my makeup artist and hair stylist lined up, so basically, everything is pretty much set! 🙂

I honestly had no clue... they told me in the meeting that they’d handle all the big stuff—the car, the church, the venue, the flowers, the whole nine yards... but I totally missed the part about the invitations and thank-you notes. Or maybe I just didn't hear them? Everything was happening so fast and I was flying solo—you know how it gets 😉

My sister actually got married out in Jeram just two years ago—and now it’s our turn next July!
The food was seriously incredible, which is the absolute dealbreaker for us, right? Everyone was raving about it!
They’ve got everything covered too—music, photography, and even those girls from Memphis over at Exclusiva who handle the decor—so we’re pretty much planning to book the whole package through them.
Plus, with the specific bundle we picked, we actually scored that awesome light show they do 🙂))
The only thing we're stuck on is where to get the invitations. Anyone have any good leads?