Jessica A.

Bluffton Veterinary Hospital

We took our 12 week old kitten to the BVH for her first check-up after we got her from the breeder. She checked out great and so did the vet office. Facilities were clean, people were nice and you get a free 'kitten gift pack' when on your first visit.

PROS: Great location and people
CONS: A little on the pricey side

Miracle Wedding Village

I had worked with Miracle Wedding Village previously as my cousin, whose wedding I was in, had her bridesmaids dresses ordered though here. I was honestly not very impressed at first so I did not consider them when looking for my gown.

Come to find out, the gown that I wanted, a lovely Alfred Angelo, was only available at MWV, unless I wanted to drive across the state of Michigan.

So we ordered the dress - so easy. Louise at Miracle Wedding Village was so thorough and sweet. The rest of the staff is so wonderful too! Dress came in quickly and I received a very excited phone call that it had arrived.

I then also ordered my bridesmaids dresses at Miracle Wedding Village. Also easy even though i had a heck of a time deciding on which dress I wanted, MWV did have so many samples in the store to look at, it wasnt as difficult.

MWV also has tuxedos as well as wedding supplies like invitations, favors, unity candles, toasting flutes, guestbooks, veils, hair pieces and tons more!! Although we didnt purchase anything besides dresses, it was so good to have that option right there.

One of the downfalls of this vendor was the cost of alterations. Now I am not expert, but based on what I paid and the feedback I got from my bridesmaids, it seemed a little high. But because their gown prices are so reasonable, they off set each other. (They also have some coupons on their website!)

Lastly, this store worked wonders on my wedding day. Unfortunately, they had forgotten to put the tie to my gown in the dress bag when I had picked up the gown 2 days earlier. We found this out about 45 mins before the ceremony. My cousin Kristin, with the urging of my mom, called the store and with a bit of force, asked that someone bring it to the hall immediately as we were on our way out the door. Louise showed up to Crystal Gardens before we did! She had to drive almost 20 miles and we came less than 2. She prompty tied me up herself, right there in the lobby of the hall. Gave me a hug and best wishes and she was off. Now it was a little stressful, and i was a little upset, but when someone can pull through and correct their mistake so brilliantly you cant ask for much more.

Final Rating: A-

Southgate Bakery

Don at Southgate Bakery did a wonderful job on this cake and Im was so excited about it. Several months before our wedding, Don provided us with ample sized cake samples in the form of cupcakes that we could take home and taste. I provided him a few sample photos of cakes that I liked that I found online and they hit the nail on the head with ours. I knew that as the baker, he was the professional. I told him that I wanted elegant, classy and romantic and that is exactly what we got!

The cake is 4 tiers. Cake flavors alternate with white and chocolate cake. Frosting is a simple, but yummy and elegant, butter cream. Each tier is wrapped in red ribbon (that we provided) and it is topped with fresh roses from Trenton Florist.

To say the least, the cake was sooo good. Not only did it look great, but it tasted wonderful. My husband and I almost didn't get a piece of our own wedding cake!! I highly recommend Southgate Bakery for your cake and pastry needs. I had minimal contact and provided just a few ideas and they did a wonderful job. Thats the best kind of wedding vendor.. one that you dont have to worry about.

Thanks so much to Southgate Bakery!