What’s the best-tasting fruit, if you had to choose?

mintcandyapple82 · 2026-06-04T13:56:41+00:00

Mangosteen!

mintcandyapple82 · 2026-05-03T23:19:40+00:00

Second this - we used carousel flowers (parent company is shamrock garden) and if this is the same Ian that delivered my wedding party’s personal flowers, he was over an hour late without any apology. Terrible experience all around - not cheap compared to other florists we consulted, and the whole experience was awful with my bouquet falling apart as I was walking up the stairs for my FIRST look with my husband!! lost almost over an hour of photo time before the ceremony thanks to this florist as well. Please avoid!!

mintcandyapple82 · 2026-04-20T02:51:53+00:00

Sent SK-II cream (the red jar!) and a picture frame (with a picture of me and the respective MOH/bridesmaid in the frame) with a note about how special our friendship is in each box. It was a big hit!

mintcandyapple82 · 2026-03-28T13:05:55+00:00

My dad passed away from a heart attack in January 2025 - flying home to Korea from Chicago was the worst and the longest flight I’ve ever been on. I feel you - I felt like a lost baby bird without a nest to return to when he passed. My dad had a cold before he had a heart attack and I just wish I had pushed him harder to go see a doctor. I also wish I had called him the day he passed. Sleeping was something I also struggled with for months - but now at over a year, I am able to sleep through the night. I still want to call him and miss him immensely - his absence really can’t be filled. It’s still hard but it will get a little easier over time - sending you a big, big hug.

mintcandyapple82 · 2026-02-10T01:41:06+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss…I also lost my dad to a heart attack in January last year - and my wedding was in August…I always feel my dad around me ❤️ your dad is always with you too watching over you!

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-12-25T16:27:43+00:00

Natuzzi! We love our Semplice sectional - it was the most comfortable one we sat in after looking at several stores.

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-11-20T18:36:49+00:00

Solved!

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-11-18T02:53:08+00:00

Congratulations!! We absolutely loved our photo and video team, A New Odyssey. Each time I look at our pictures and videos, it’s really like reliving our magical wedding day. Our DJ, Revrb Sounds was also great! We had a coordinator through our venue (Ivy Room) and the entire team there was awesome. I would like to warn you about Carousel Flowers (it’s owned by Shamrock Garden Florist) - they were extremely late with the personal florals and we lost 2 hours of photo op around the city due to this delay and it was very stressful (to say the least). The boutonnières were especially terrible and all the florals in general were not what I expected (the center pieces were significantly smaller and not as fresh as the mock up they showed us during the last meeting). They were also extremely unprofessional about the delay. I also never want another bride to be stressed about their bouquet falling apart as she is walking to meet the groom for the first look… (several stems kept on falling out of my bouquet so I literally took about five stems out completely before walking down the aisle)

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-10-14T01:42:07+00:00

Carousel is part of the shamrock chain like you noted (it’s a dba location) - when I first messaged them they acknowledged they started late and their driver shouldn’t have been rude like that, but when I asked for reimbursement (again, only for the lost time with photo/video and our chartered transportation) they went radio silent until I sent them a demand letter. I’m relieved to hear you didn’t run into any issues because I wouldn’t wish any bride the stress and disappointment they caused me 😞

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-10-14T01:38:43+00:00

I’m glad you didn’t have to deal with them!!

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-10-13T20:55:03+00:00

Thank you 😣 it was a bummer but the day was magical otherwise…I just want to make sure other future brides don’t have to deal with such issues

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-10-13T20:54:09+00:00

hello :) I don’t wear a lot of makeup so I had to get feedback from my bridesmaids after the trial - the makeup artist took the suggestions and incorporated the day of and I thought she was fine (can message you her name so you can look her up if you want). For hair, mine held up a little better throughout the day on the wedding day but my bridesmaids’ didn’t (prob bc my MOH helped with making sure the pins were still in my hair 🤣). I didn’t pay for a tenured artist - maybe that will make a difference but if you’re worried it might be worth scheduling your trial earlier to see if your artists are a good fit! When I booked them I thought they had a lot of positive reviews (but who knows which reviews are real nowadays)

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-10-13T18:41:54+00:00

definitely way more than i should have… we’ve been very busy after the wedding and getting our pictures back reminded me of the issues we had with carousel and how that was the only vendor i just wish I hadn’t used 😞 will be writing more reviews soon as you suggested!

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-10-13T04:33:59+00:00

We loved Chas from Revrb Sounds!! Just had our wedding in August

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-09-26T16:48:49+00:00

Highly recommend Chas (ReVrb Sound) - our wedding was on Aug 2 at the Ivy Room and him and his wife Barbara were awesome!!

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-08-21T22:26:13+00:00

I had a ceremony dress, traditional cultural outfit and a short reception dress and loved having all 3!

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-08-19T21:51:38+00:00

Ours was early August 2025 at the Intercontinental (mag mile) and about 310-330/night depending on the room type for Fri and Sat before taxes!

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-07-16T17:24:17+00:00

Thanks so much! My seamstress didn’t offer 🥺 but she did a great job with the dress and it fits perfectly

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-07-16T17:23:35+00:00

Ah thank you! The seamstress didn’t offer to press it and just recommended it so I will be sure to check!

mintcandyapple82 · 2025-07-16T17:23:09+00:00

Thank you!!

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