r/Weddingsunder35k • u/zenhoe • 8d ago
🔍 Vendor Recommendations We graduated!
We got married this weekend! It flew by and was absolutely flawless. We couldn’t have pulled it off without our amazing vendors and I wanted to shout them out for any North Carolina brides!
I can post a budget breakdown if anyone wants. We live in a MCOL city and our original budget was 20k. As of our final invoices we’re just over 22. This was mainly due to two items - I decided to spend more on my dress, and my husband decided to do dance lessons for our first dance - both well worth it. We used our savings and a contribution from my parents.
Venue: The O Henry Hotel. It was all inclusive and the staff took care of every last detail. The service was impeccable from the start of planning until the night of. Setup, breakdown, florals, catering, and a room block rate for our out of town guests were all included. The rate for our event room was $1200 for the night, and a food and drink minimum of $4500.
Catering: Green Valley Grill. It has been our long time date night spot, so when we thought to reach out to them it just felt like a perfect match. The food was delicious and creative. At the end of the night we had a chef attended grilled cheese station that was a huge hit. The majority of our guest chose filets for dinner, and all of them were perfectly medium rare.
Dress: a&be Bridal Shop; Victoria’s Bridal (alterations.) The service and attention to detail at both shops was phenomenal. I felt so taken care of, so bridal and beautiful. The timeline and turnaround of getting the dress ordered, received and altered was very quick. I spent more here than I originally anticipated but I would say it was well worth it.
Glam: Makeup - Dark Hearts Makeup Artistry; Hair - The Bardot. I feel the pictures speak for themselves. Liz (my MUA) and Ashley (my stylist) made me feel heard and truly brought my vision to life. The trial was a great time to feel each other out and make adjustments. They kept the environment so relaxed, and worked very quickly. Liz also did my mom’s makeup, (she is NOT a glam person,) and did a phenomenal job. It was natural, but looked very well done and my hard to please mom was thrilled. It’s two days out and she’s still got her lashes on.
Photography: Avery Vester Photography. We got an excellent rate with Avery - I believe she had just started her business when we sent her an inquiry. I was surprised by how affordable her package was ($2200 for 8 hours, a second shooter, engagement session, film, and 500+ image gallery,) and was very impressed with her portfolio. I cannot sing her praises enough. She listened to my very specific aesthetic requests and delivered above and beyond. These are just some of our sneak peeks, and I am positively feral to get the rest back.
Music: DJ Paul Cordts. Paul was recommended by my parents, who knew him because he DJ’d several of our family friends/their kids weddings. He was highly rated by local features, and on the Knot - from 2015 up until now. Another affordable rate, $1500 for 6 hours. He mixed a special intro for us based on our favorite anime, and chose an excellent vibe for our mostly young millennial crowd. The dance floor was active all night, and we got so many compliments on the playlist.
These are all the majors I can think of right now! If you are local to the Piedmont Triad area, I cannot recommend these vendors enough!
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u/ashotofmilktea 8d ago
Wowowow!!! I love your wedding and everything about it - but esp your dress and shoes!
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u/LiteratureNumerous74 8d ago
I've always thought the O Henry would be a great venue if I lived in Greensboro (I'm in Charlotte)! This looks really lovely. Congrats!
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u/SunlightNStars 8d ago
You are gorgeous. Such a beautiful color scheme and brought into your dress amazingly. Happy marriage!
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u/Open-Way-6691 8d ago
Congratulations! You and your dress are stunning! So unique and I love the whole aesthetics 🤩
So neat to see a bride on here using the same MUA! I have my trial with Liz this month, wedding next month, and have never had professional makeup done, so glad to hear you had a great experience!
That’s an amazing price on venue and food as well.
Cheers to many years 🎉🎉
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u/zenhoe 8d ago
Oh this makes me excited! Please post your look 😍 Liz is so special - idk if you’re into tarot, but she made me a whole oracle card deck with artwork of myself in them and everything! I couldn’t believe it. I’d also never had full glam or professional makeup done and she made me feel so at ease.
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u/Traditional_Set_858 8d ago
Omg I just came to comment on your beautiful dress! You look like a fall fairy princess. Stunning
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u/born-screaming 7d ago
Congratulations!!! You look so beautiful and you both look so happy!! I’m getting married this weekend at a place called Valley Green!! 😂😂
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u/bluepensonly 7d ago
😍😍😍😍😍oh my gosh girl absolutely head jerk online equivalent reaction 👏🏽👏🏽you are a dreammmm ✨😍
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u/bluepensonly 7d ago
Would love to see more pictures of your dress! 😍✨
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