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HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

MerSaysEh Posted: Nov 28, 2009 04:06 PM+

MerSaysEh MEMBER SINCE: 11/09 TOTAL POSTS : 2849 WEDDING DATE: Nov 14, 2010

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 04:06 PM

HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

Hi All!

I just got engaged on Thanksgiving (yay!) and joined the site today. I live in Manhattan but my fiance's family is based on LI and the chances are about 50/50 that the wedding will be on LI, especially since he and I may be moving out there in the spring.

I'm sure I'll be doing tons of reading and posting questions, but basically the first one I have right now is for suggestions for a wedding planner. I'm not from here and my fiance is the oldest so his family hasn't planned a wedding before, plus I'm one of the first of my friends to get engaged. Basically I don't have anyone to ask for a referral from!

I'm looking for a planner who can pretty much do full planning with me, not just day of coordination, as my mom lives in Canada and I think I may need a little hand-holding :). Second, I'm looking for someone who either specializes in or is at the very least very familiar with Jewish weddings (not orthodox, but traditionally Jewish).

Any and all suggestions will be very welcomed! Thank you so much and I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone!

Best,
Meredith

MrsDR2010 Posted: Nov 28, 2009 04:23 PM+

MrsDR2010 MEMBER SINCE: 3/09 TOTAL POSTS : 4282 WEDDING DATE: Jun 06, 2010

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 04:23 PM

Re: HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

Elite Affairs!!!! She is a vendor on here. SHe is AWESOME. CONGRATS and Welcome to the LIW Addiction!

20mrsc10 Posted: Nov 28, 2009 04:36 PM+

20mrsc10 MEMBER SINCE: 2/09 TOTAL POSTS : 10855 WEDDING DATE: Jul 10, 2010

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 04:36 PM

Re: HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

welcome to the addiction and congrats!!
by your side events is a wonderful company

belvedere Posted: Nov 28, 2009 06:41 PM+

belvedere MEMBER SINCE: 8/09 TOTAL POSTS : 290 WEDDING DATE: Jul 03, 2011

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 06:41 PM

Re: HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

Congrats!!! I love your ring (on your avatar picture).

I am using Erganic Events and I'm really happy with them! Happy Planning!

oktropical Posted: Nov 28, 2009 06:53 PM+

oktropical MEMBER SINCE: 3/09 TOTAL POSTS : 1226 WEDDING DATE: Apr 03, 2010

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 06:53 PM

Re: HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

Congrats and welcome!!!

I would highly recommend Felicia from Glamorous Affairs!! I'm using her for full planning and day of. She is so sweet and very helpful!! Let me know if you want any additional info!

Good Luck!

Summer Bride 2011 Posted: Nov 28, 2009 06:56 PM+

Summer Bride 2011 MEMBER SINCE: 6/09 TOTAL POSTS : 2218 WEDDING DATE: Jul 15, 2011

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 06:56 PM

Re: HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

Welcome to Long Island Weddings. You will love this site. I've learned so many ideas from the posts on the message boards. Congratulations on your engagement!!!

FutureMrsCarvell Posted: Nov 28, 2009 07:03 PM+

FutureMrsCarvell MEMBER SINCE: 4/09 TOTAL POSTS : 833 WEDDING DATE: Aug 01, 2011

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 07:03 PM

Re: HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

Congratulations and Welcome!!

sandybeaches115 Posted: Nov 28, 2009 07:35 PM+

sandybeaches115 MEMBER SINCE: 3/09 TOTAL POSTS : 2203 WEDDING DATE: Jan 02, 2011

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 07:35 PM

Re: HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

welcome to LIW and congrats!!!

poobaer523 Posted: Nov 28, 2009 09:30 PM+

poobaer523 MEMBER SINCE: 1/09 TOTAL POSTS : 282 WEDDING DATE: Nov 07, 2010

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 09:30 PM

Re: HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

Check out Gina from Bleu Diamond Events shes great the best planner ever...

Lil OC Posted: Nov 28, 2009 09:33 PM+

Lil OC MEMBER SINCE: 10/09 TOTAL POSTS : 1987 WEDDING DATE: Dec 04, 2010

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 09:33 PM

Re: HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

congrats! Try Francesca from Dazzling Affairs

cuty24 Posted: Nov 28, 2009 10:13 PM+

cuty24 MEMBER SINCE: 7/08 TOTAL POSTS : 104 WEDDING DATE: Sep 07, 2009

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 10:13 PM

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Elite Affairs! Lisa is the best. Congrats

MerSaysEh Posted: Nov 28, 2009 10:21 PM+

MerSaysEh MEMBER SINCE: 11/09 TOTAL POSTS : 2849 WEDDING DATE: Nov 14, 2010

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 10:21 PM

Re: HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

Thank you all sooo much for the suggestions so far! I have spoken with Francesca and Gina, and will definitely be checking out the other mentions!!! Thank you guys again!!!

Tomlaur0808 Posted: Nov 28, 2009 11:39 PM+

Tomlaur0808 MEMBER SINCE: 3/09 TOTAL POSTS : 3304 WEDDING DATE: Aug 08, 2009

Posted: Nov 28, 2009 11:39 PM

Re: HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

Gina from Bleu Diamond Events is awesome she's been planning weddings for over 13 years in every faith imaginable - I recommend her highly!

es2189 Posted: Nov 29, 2009 10:01 AM+

es2189 MEMBER SINCE: 9/09 TOTAL POSTS : 2730 WEDDING DATE: Jun 06, 2010

Posted: Nov 29, 2009 10:01 AM

Re: HELP! Wedding Planner suggestions??

Posted by belvedere

Congrats!!! I love your ring (on your avatar picture).

I am using Erganic Events and I'm really happy with them! Happy Planning!

Me too!! They're really great.

angelatp Posted: Nov 29, 2009 10:09 AM+

angelatp MEMBER SINCE: 4/08 TOTAL POSTS : 4037 WEDDING DATE: Dec 31, 2011

Posted: Nov 29, 2009 10:09 AM

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Hi, welcome and congrats! I'm using James Tramondo from Davi weddings. They're located on the LI.

MrsDrinkh20 Posted: Nov 29, 2009 10:10 AM+

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Posted: Nov 29, 2009 10:10 AM

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Posted by Tomlaur0808

Gina from Bleu Diamond Events is awesome she's been planning weddings for over 13 years in every faith imaginable - I recommend her highly!

Totally agreed~! We used her and can't say enough wonderful things about her!