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Kristy Cummings Photography–F.

I got married nearly four months ago, and I admittedly haven’t put up many vendor reviews yet.

That’s because all my wedding and vendor-related energy has been dedicated toward a problem of massive proportions: my wedding photographer.

Here’s a super-condensed version of what has transpired:

In August 2006 we hired Kristy Cummings to shoot our wedding. Leading up to the wedding, I had no problems communicating with her via either email or phone. She also showed up at the wedding, stayed for the allotted time, etc. No problems there. However, immediately after the wedding I had great difficulty contacting her. She’d told us that our photos would be ready ‘two or three weeks’ after the wedding and that deadline came and went–no photos.

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All photos by Kristy Cummings.

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My new in-laws!

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These are some of my most favorite pictures of them all! In theory, Kristy is working on editing several more for us, too.

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After a short receiving line….

(that’s me talking to my mentor/favorite high school teacher)

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(or is it preceedings?  No, I think it’s proceedings.)

The harpist strikes a few chords…

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These were all before the ceremony.  And in case you’re curious what we’re doing to their heads…that’s me and Aunt Judy busily unpinning the ribbon curls attached to their headbands.

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I now invite you to view pictures of what can only be described as the fastest Dressing of the Bride ever.

You can just *see* the hurrying in these still images…

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Mr. Blueberry forgot to wear a white t-shirt–luckily, this is the only picture where you can really tell!

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Nearly two months after my wedding, and I’m still having nightmares. I think some of this has to do with my renewed interest in it–our pro pics shoud be here in just a few days, I just put together this rockin’ shadowbox, and I’m starting to become distanced enough from it that I don’t mind thinking about it anymore.

Top row: program, my headband, my garter, matchbook. Bottom row: napkin, tag and ribbon from a favor, complete invitation (envelopes and everything), Mr. Blueberry’s boutonniere. Scattered in the bottom: flower petals, stars from the favors, and some confetti from the tables.

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We tried to incorporate the St Louis Cardinals into our wedding in a subtle way.  We’re both fans–one of our first dates was to a Cards game, and they’ve been near and dear to me ever since.

Until I discovered my garter, I’d planned on creating some sort of Cardinals garter. But in the end, we only ended up incorporating them in one way:

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Most readers have probably figured out that our budget was not large by NY/LA standards, and not even really by midwest standards. When we first started planning, my desires were clear and adamant: we basically wanted to create a wedding on a budget, that didn’t *look* like it was on a budget. We started out working with about $8,000, all from my parents, and kept that number firmly in our minds over the course of planning. And all in all, I think we stuck to that number pretty well.

Here’s as complete a breakdown as we have, to the best of my knowledge. Some of these numbers are estimates, but I think they’re all fairly close to exact:

My Maggie Sottero gown: $768
Veil: $72
Shoes: $45
Jewelry, tiara, and misc. attire: ~$60
Flower girl baskets (4 of them): $16
Flower girl headpieces (4 of them): $30
Tulle and decorative flowers for ceremony: $50
Flower petals for ceremony: $20

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We just got our wedding video in the mail today, and it was *amazing*!  Our videographer, Heather Attig, captured the entire ceremony, all the ’important bits’ of the reception (toasts, cake cutting, first dance, etc), and interviews with our friends and family.  It was a great deal for the price we paid, and we loved that we got to assemble it ’a la carte’–she gave us a list of services she could provide, and we picked and chose those that we wanted to include. So we didn’t end up paying for a bunch of nothing that we didn’t want.

Some things I noticed, while watching our wedding ’from afar’:
~I look like an idiot. And I sound like a four-year-old. Of course, I already knew this
~It was wonderful getting to see our entire ceremony from start to finish. Because of course I don’t remember most of it as I saw it firsthand!
~The interviews with our guests were really funny and moving. It’s great how people dont’ always know what to do when a microphone is thrust into their hands.
~The first dance was LONG! We knew this as we were dancing, but now watching it on video I can’t imagine how our guests sat through that whole three minutes. Guess there’s really not a way around that one, though. Read more…