TXMEXBride

OK so my fiance and I are having issues with our wedding coordinator. She looked great on paper and sounded great during our interview. We are from Texas and were having to go through her for contacts, but now she is not responsive to e-mails and phone calls, and we are getting married in a short time from now on May 26, 2012, and now are having to do much of the planning on our own. We desperately need a venue for our welcome/rehearsal reception for Friday, May 25, 2012. We anticipate about 100 guests (plus or minus 10) who are arriving from all over the US, and want to have a unique experience for all of them as soon as they arrive. We know our hotel is asking if we would like to have it there, but we want to first look at unique venues before going to a hotel ballroom. We have a wedding reception venue which my fiance handled, and we now need to have a welcome/rehearsal venue that can match it. Photos/Videos: We are arriving on April 28-30, 2012 to finalize contracts and hopefully take engagement photos (we know we are a bit late doing these). Does anyone have a photographer they recommend? We are looking to use the same photographer that does the engagement photos for the wedding day too. They would also need to have a second camera person for the wedding. In addition, we need a videographer too. Music: Any DJ recommendations, and band recommendations? We are debating on which to use. Florists: You guessed it, we need florist recommendations too. Thank you everyone for your help.