Welcome >> Favorite Links and Preferred Vendors
What makes "Favorite Links" favorites
and "Preferred Vendors" preferred?
In all cases I have personally celebrated a wedding ceremony with the people listed here
and / or have firsthand knowledge of their goods and services.
Each Site, business, or person comes with my personal recommendation.
If you are less than satisfied with the service or the quality of products from anyone listed here,
you would be helping everyone by mentioning it to me.
I will do my best to help you get the finest, which you deserve!
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Books & Green Wedding Ideas
- The Green Bride Guide - Kate L. Harrison
- "How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget"
- WWW.TheGreenBrideGuide.Com
- Kate has written an excellent book on how to have a green wedding.
- Her Site of the same name gives real life examples of green weddings.
- Many of the weddings that I have celebrated have been, by their very nature, "green". Yours can be, too!
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- Clicking on the graphic will take you to WWW.TheGreenBrideGuide.Com.
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DJs
- Atlantic Coast Entertainment - Erv Schmidt
- (860) 448-3548
- WWW.ACEproDJ.Com
- Erv and his team are professionals in the best sense of the word.
- They have been a pleasure to work with.
- Jim Hogan's Music Mix - Jim Hogan
- (860) 569-8611
- JH-MusicMix.Com
- Jim has state-of-the-art equipment and nearly 30 years of experience.
- Jim provides wireless microphones that will pick up your voices as well as mine.
- Especially recommended for your Mystic Seaport wedding!

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Jewelry - Especially Engagement Rings & Wedding Rings
- Northern Light Gems
- (860) 572-7766 (Mystic)
- (860) 691-2020 (Niantic)
- WWW.NorthernLightGems.Com
- From the simplest ring guard to the finest diamond ring, Northern Light Gems provides quality products with excellent customer service.
- Northern Light Gems is a locally-owned family business, not a mall mega-store.
- 1 Cottrell Street, Mystic, CT 06355
- 36 Pennsylvania Avenue, Niantic, CT 06357
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Musicians
Liz Hammond - Soprano
Liz Hammond has an operatic quality voice, without any pretentiousness.
She has years of experience as a soloist, both in English and other languages.
It was a pleasure to work with her in June 2010 at Kate and Dan's wedding.
All she needed was a single smile in her direction as her cue.
I cannot praise her highly enough!
You can hear a few samples of Liz's voice and contact Liz through her Web Site:
Liz-Hammond.Com.
Faith Leitner - Harpist

Faith is a joy to hear and a pleasure to work with.
She plays both Celtic and concert harps and has an extensive repertoire.
Unfortunately, Faith Leitner does not yet have a Web Site.
You can reach Faith at (860) 572-0170.
The Beluga whales at Mystic Aquarium loved hearing Faith play the harp!
There are more photos of the ceremony and the Beluga whales on the
Suggested Locations Page.
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Miscellaneous
Flavours of Life - Fair Trade items from around the world
Flavours of Life
(WWW.FlavoursOfLife.Com)
is a fair trade retailer of clothes, jewelry, crafts, & food from around the world.
The Flavours of Life store is on Bank Street in New London, CT.
At home we drink only fair trade coffee as part of our commitment to become more responsible citizens.
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Wedding-Related Search Sites
Use the TopWeddingSites links above to search for everything from cakes to wedding bands.
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While I can guarantee my own work, I cannot guarantee anyone else's.
I will do my best to act as mediator between you and the party who has offered you less than their best.
If your unhappiness with the situation cannot be resolved, I will seriously consider withdrawing my recommendation.
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