Nicole from The Left Handed Calligrapher is amazing! I hired Nicole to hand calligraph my wedding invitation, response card, reception card and reply envelopes. Her work was flawless and beautiful! Her writing made such an impression on those receiving invitations to the wedding we have had multiple people call us to tell us how much they enjoyed opening their invitations! She went above and beyond incorporating all that I was wanting. She was the perfect choice!

Link to Vendor’s Site: The Left Handed Calligrapher
Date of Service: March 2009
Vendor Location: Texas
Vendor Recommended: Yes

Nicole Black was a joy to work with from beginning to end, and her calligraphy is absolutely breathtaking! I hired Nicole to do the calligraphy for our wedding invitations. I live in New Orleans - far away from Nicole’s Texas homebase - and I had never even spoke with anyone who had used Nicole’s services before, but my sister found her website and suggested that I look at it. Since I am left-handed as well, I was really excited to see what left-handed calligraphy looks like. I was so impressed with the pictures of Nicole’s work that I emailed her to ask if she would address our wedding invitations!
Nicole was very prompt in returning both emails and phone calls, and she was very flexible throughout the process. She had a few personal touches throughout her work that I found very telling of the caliber of her work. For example, she asked that I mail her a copy of our invitation when I sent her the blank envelopes because she wanted to understand the entire impression that the invitation made so that she could best decide about her calligraphy (although she does let you choose the font you would like from a number of font styles, she said she wanted to fine tune the font to match the invitations!).
Before we even signed a contract, Nicole mapped out a tentative time-line with me so I would know what to expect. She had the invitations back to me in perfect condition much earlier than expected, and she even graciously handled a few late-additions to my invite list without missing a beat.
I highly recommend Nicole for any calligraphy that you need done! She was such a wonderful mix of professional and personal that I can’t praise her work enough!! We were so pleased with the quality and integrity of her work that after receiving the invitations we asked her to make Reserved for Family of the Bride, Reserved for Family of the Groom, and Guestbook signs to place on tables at our wedding reception!

Link to Vendor’s Site: Nicole Black - The Left Handed Calligrapher
Date of Service: Fall 2008
Vendor Recommended: Yes

nicole is absolutely WONDERFUL to work with…

my sister and i worked with her for multiple projects, addressing wedding envelopes and making “reserved” signs for katie’s reception. communication with nicole was always both prompt AND informative. while she was happy to do things the way we asked for them to be done, she is willing to offer helpful creative suggestions! and in the end, every piece that we received was creatively, skillfully and tastefully written, as well as completed in a prompt and timely fashion!

i wouldn’t hesitate to work with her again, should my need for calligraphy arise!

please do visit her website for pictures! i wish i still had ours to upload, but they were sent out months ago!

Link to Vendor’s Site: nicole black — the left handed calligrapher
Date of Service: december 2008
Vendor Location: plano, texas… but available everywhere!
Vendor Recommended: Yes

I rarely say anything is perfect, but my wedding day was. I was a nervous bride, and very concerned about how I could plan a wedding in Ojai, CA, while living in New Jersey. With Percy Sales, it all went seamlessly. I told him what we wanted and he delivered that and far more. He made dreams that I didn’t even know I had come true!

First of all, he was a pleasure to work with. He has a magnetic and warm personality, and an infectious sense of humor. Whenever I felt stressed, he made me laugh, and just as important, also made me feel secure. His communication was amazing - he must’ve fielded hundreds of emails from me, and instantly responded by phone or email to any question or concern I had. His selection of vendors reflected who he was: They were all extremely talented and personable. Food, flowers, photos, cake, music - all were impeccable. The result was a flawless event that expressed perfectly who we are and what we wanted. His styling produced a venue that became a room full of love. It also looked like something out of a magazine! (Check out our wedding photos on his web site.) Everything he did was extraordinary - from the detail of providing an extra-special gift bag for my grandson to the overall splendor of the wedding ceremony and dinner reception. All my guests loved him, and I couldn’t possibly recommend him more.

Link to Vendor’s Site: Percy Sales Events
Date of Service: Fall 2008
Vendor Location: Ojai, CA
Vendor Recommended: Yes

Rob and Diane not only provided music for my wedding and reception, they helped me find my vintage gown, my invitations, designed my flowers and centerpieces, suggested a latin summer motif (guyaberas, linen pants with cigars for the groom and ushers, which my husband LOVED) did pictures and video, and coordinated my entire day, they even delivered me to my wedding. I practically did nothing but show up looking pretty. The whole day went smoothly, they did a beautiful job with the small budget we had, everyone had a lovely time and the music was so hot, I trashed my gown dancing. Professional, VERY organized, extremely punctual and not one detail missed. I recommend them to everyone who asks.

Link to Vendor’s Site: Colorblind Productions
Date of Service: July 24, 2005
Vendor Location: Hillside, NJ
Vendor Recommended: Yes

Amazing! I hope my words can even begin to explain how wonderful this company is. We hired Colorblind productions for DJ, Video and Photography based on reviews I received from the knot.

The company is owned by husband and wife Rob & Dianne Velez. Dianne handled my wedding along with 5 others. Dianne and 2 others showed at my house 1 hour early to set up and that was a big help. Not only did they get great shots of us getting ready they helped the entire time. Getting ready has never been so much fun!! They thought of every possible photo and video shot at my house and had everything under control. When my flowers came and my mother’s corsage was too big and poofy they helped to rearrange it beautifully. While at my house another photographer was at the church with the guys. The videographers split the time between both.

After our ceremony we headed to Mindowaskin park which Rob recommended in our first meeting. I wanted a nice close place to take pictures and this was perfect. They knew all of the perfect shots and again it was so much fun!

Oscar our DJ along with his assistant Flaco were amazing! He knew exactly what vibe we wanted set. He played music for everyone to enjoy (from oldies, pop, rock, rap, R&B, house, Spanish – you name it and it was played) and he mixed it wonderfully. My husband and I have been together since I was 16 (14 years!) and he mixed in a lot of music from the 90’s which was great. He even fit in (and not in a cheesy way) New Kids on the Block (I was a big fan back in the day and went to AC to see them for my bachelorette party) There was not one moment that the dance floor was empty and Flaco even got my husband to dance which he never does. Another highlight was when my husband danced with his sister as his mother and grandmother both passed away. They did not think of a song as it was last minute and told Dianne to just pick an old song from Puerto Rico – low and behold she picked the song my husbands grandmother used to sing to them (she had no idea) this brought my husband to tears – he was so happy and it was such an emotional and wonderful part of the night.

The people at Colorblind did not feel like vendors at all. They were like family. They truly made our day special. They went above and beyond my wildest expectations from, making sure we both ate, scooping us away at the right times (I swear it was like Dianne read my mind lol), stopping the bartenders from serving the wedding crashers, going to 7-11 to get my husband coke (they only had pepsi at he venue and he pretty much only drinks coke and so much more.

Everyone is raving about them from my wedding. I cannot stress how wonderful they are. Please do yourself a favor and check them out. You will not be disappointed. Their prices are unbelievable!!! I had friends and family who paid just for 1 service what I paid for all 3 who told me they wished they knew about colorblind when they planned their wedding.

If anyone has any questions or would like the other reviews I compiled you can email me at Leesa1010@comcast.net

Colorblind productions - http://www.colorblindprd.com/


Link to Vendor’s Site: Colorblind
Date of Service: 10/10/08
Vendor Location: New Jersey
Vendor Recommended: Yes

Shannon is FANTASTIC! She took our engagement photos almost a year ago and I’m still getting compliments on them. She is designing our wedding albums for us and we’ve already booked her in April to take family photos for Mother’s Day. She’s versatile, charismatic and just oozes creativity!

Link to Vendor’s Site: Riso Studio
Date of Service: March 08
Vendor Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Vendor Recommended: Yes

Shannon was my photographer for my recent wedding and was amazing. She was with me all day taking thousands of shots. Even my wedding guest were asking, “Where did you find her?” Once I got some of the photos back and started showing them around everyone stated they looked like something you would see in a magazine…and they did!!! I have total confidence referring Riso Studio’s to anyone. Even before our big day she had taken inventory over the resort and picked wonderful spots for amazing creative and fun photos. They are very unique and artistic. At the same time she also listened to what we wanted and made sure to get a wide range of styles. I’m so happy with our photography choice for such an important event. Thank you!!!

Link to Vendor’s Site: Riso Studio
Date of Service: 1.19.09
Vendor Location: Dominican Republic
Vendor Recommended: Yes

Shannon Rice of Riso Studio has an incredible eye for the perfect shot. Her photos are refreshing, unexpected, whimsical and capture the essence of each personality present in the photo.

Link to Vendor’s Site: Riso Studio
Date of Service: 05/2008
Vendor Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Vendor Recommended: Yes

They were the best DJS and videographers i’ve ever seen. They made every second of our wedding magical. Rob has an ear for music that can’t be disputed. Has wonderful ideas for the party.
Dianne is incredibly creative and a calming presence on a crazy day. She always looks out for the bride and groom and takes that extra second to make sure they are ok. They are wonderful. I would love to plan another wedding just to have them be a part of it.

Link to Vendor’s Site: Colorblind Productions
Date of Service: 11/27/2004
Vendor Location: Hillside, NJ
Vendor Recommended: Yes