Yes, We had Randy. My dad is going to write him an email explaining different elements of photography, as I'm not well versed in that. Luckily my Dad has been able to salvage some of the shots. Centering us, lightning up some very dark pics, putting my husbands teeth in where they had been blown out. A lot of pics were blurry. I don't think this is just my pics. If I just went through and looked really quick, most of it wouldn't have bothered me. Going through them with a professional is a different story. I invited him to dinner and maybe I shouldn't have. I joked that maybe he was hungry! I hope others will fare better.
As for Lindsey and Swan Catering. We had a welcome dinner on the beach the night before our wedding. It was really beautiful but extremely cold. I wanted to pull it inside but was talked into keeping it outside. My guests left early because it was way to cold. Even the servers were complaining of the cold. They did compensate me for the last hour since we had an open bar and weren't able to enjoy it. Our menu was simple BBQ. Burgers, veggie burgers hotdogs, BBQ chicken and all the sides. They display the food so beautifully. The guests enjoyed the food except for the veggie burgers, they were hard as a rock! I was under the impression that it was grilled food, but it came out in warmers. It was my fault for assuming.
We also did our cocktail hour through Swan Catering and it was amazing. We had an antipasti display, mini pizzas (for the picky eaters), crab cakes and artichoke beignets (Lindsey's suggestion) everyone raved about them. They were that good! We had our ceremony and cocktail hour at crescent terrace and couldn't be happier with how it turned out. Even though our flowers were completely messed up( Just Marry reimbursed us), it was still beautiful.
Knowing what I know now, there are things I would have done differently. Instead of the welcome dinner on the beach I would have had a simple dinner and then a DP. I regret that a lot. I also would have saved up more money for photography, since it really is the most important aspect.