Wedding Blog

Although I have found many pretty pictures on the site, I’ve never been very active on the Knot (I don’t even have a planning bio!).

To be completely honest, the boards scare me a little. Some of the commentary is a bit intense for this girl who really tries to keep wedding planning as light and fun as possible. However, I have to give props to the San Antonio and Austin boards, as I’ve met 2 of my lovely vendors via central/south Texas Knotties.

The first was our Day of Coordinator (DOC).

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I searched high and low for a DOC in San Antonio that wouldn’t break the bank. I met with a bunch of planners and coordinators, all of which seemed very competent and professional, and I even hit it off with a few of them pretty well. Unforch all were WAY outside of my budget. I started thinking we’d have to go without and rely on my teenage sister and (adorably) wedding clueless mother.

I turned back to the boards one last time and read a recent vendor review from an Austin bride. The DOC she used was someone I’d never heard of before, and the bride had given her RAVE reviews. I figured, what did I have to lose? I called the DOC, Becky, and we scheduled a meeting halfway between our 2 locations for the next afternoon. When we met, we totally hit it off and I was getting pretty excited about working with her. Once she slid the contract and pricing over my way, I was sold – her rates were literally a fraction of what anyone else I met was charging. Done and done.

I was also at a total loss in regards to the florist. The company that the Club referred me to never returned my calls or emails and didn’t have a website. Most of the companies that came up in my interweb searching were either way out of our budget or suspiciously similar (aka the FTD effect) – not for me. I was getting desperate and figured I should start researching diy florals (which was the LAST thing I wanted to do). Due to my recent success in finding Becky, I figured I’d give the old boards another go. I’m so glad I did as that is where I met my super sweet and talented floral designer, Erin.

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Erin is a newlywed who truly understands what it means to be a bride (seeing as she herself was one recently), and is incredibly flexible and accommodating with her time and creativity. We’ve been corresponding via email for the past couple of months and I can’t wait to meet her in person and see what she comes up with for us!

How and where did you discover your vendors?