Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Simcha Planning Software

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Music!

  • Nagila Orchestra: Avi Newmark - 917-622-1800, avi@avinewmark.com
  • C.M. Schwartz (One Man Band): 718-339-3460, 718-339-4782
  • Srully Williger Orchestra: Srully Williger - 646-739-9008, huklal@aol.com

Kibbudim

  • (2) Shomrim - one for Chosson, one for Kallah
  • K'riyas T'nayim
  • K'riyas Kesubah
  • Mesader Kiddushin
  • MC (you know, guy who calls people up)
  • Eidim: (2) T'nayim, (2) Kesubah, (2) Kiddushin, (2) Yichud
  • (2) Witnesses for legal documents
  • Bentshing
  • Brachos: (6 or 7, depending if you split the first two brachos or not) Brachos under Chuppah, (6) Brachos by bentshing

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Stuff to Take to Your Simcha

  • Batteries/Charger
  • Brush
  • Bobby Pins
  • Camera
  • Chalk (touch up spots on kallah's dress)
  • Emergency medicines, inhalers, etc.
  • Extra Hose
  • Hair Spray
  • Ibuprofen
  • Makeup/Remover
  • Needles/Thread
  • Q-Tips
  • Safety Pins
  • Scissor
  • Sheitel Pick
  • Shopping Bags - more important than you think! There's always gifts and other stuff that needs to brought home.
  • Siddur
  • Tehillim
  • Tums
  • Tylenol

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Party Planning

Tents:
  • Hudson Valley Tent: 778-3175
  • Elegant Party Rental: 362-5563

Tablecloths:
  • Devora Rokowsky: 369-1707, 369-1804. 8 Pine Road.
  • Simcha Depot: Esti: 425-7226, Devoiry: 426-1030.
  • Tablecloth Gamach: 354-4485.

Glassware:
  • Lichtenstein: 357-7102. (Gamach)
  • Cake Plates, Trays, Candy Dishes: 425-6268. (Gamach)
Miscellaneous:
  • Simcha Gamach: T. Spitzer: 354-6512, M. Unger: 364-0149. Crystal, tablecloths, tablets, pitchers, lucite, cutlery holders.

Invitations

  • T & T Invitations (Tomer Naftali): 634-5105.
  • Mrs. Rubin: 425-8290. 5 Kaser Terrace.
  • Distinctive Design (Rochel Abramczyk): 732-942-3660. distinctivedesigns@verizon.net. Can do the entire order via email.
  • Daniel Carlebach: 718-851-2493.

Little Girls Dresses

  • Mrs. Serkez:845- 362-6432. 17 Bush Lane. New Square.
  • Mrs. Klein: 845-364-0448. 103 Shelley Circle,Monsey. Tuesday 8-9. Gamach.
  • Little Darlings: 845-354-951. 6 Sansberry Lane, Monsey.
  • Muller: 845-425-2121. 49 Crest Court, Monsey.
  • Goldie Spitzer: 973-614-1407. Gamach.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Kallah Dresses

  • Mrs. Greenberger: 845-425-0547. Gamach. 30 Rita Avenue, Monsey. $50 per dress, plus alterations and cleaning.
  • Bodner: 845-369-3384. Gamach. Make a donation for the dress, but you MUST use one of two seamstresses, both of whom are very expensive.
  • Zichron Avigayil: 845-357-4449. Gamach.
  • Augenbraun's.
  • Bridal Direct.

Headpieces

  • Esty 845-300-6945. No charge.
  • Ateres Kallah: 356-8217.

Dresses: Mothers, Sisters

  • Mrs. Nass: (Rental) 845-425 - 0107.
  • Augenbraun's: (Rental)
  • Valda: (Dressmaker. Will design your dress, but she keeps it afterwards. Located in Little Falls, New Jersey) 973-768-8921, 973-812-9808.
  • Majestic Dress Broker: 845-492-4233, 877-644-8471.
  • Royalty Rentals: 845-304-1405, 845-425-5773.
  • Adina Gershenfeld: (Gamach, Passaic. Can't alter the dresses) 973-778-2401.
  • Idy - Euro Direct: 845-356-253.
  • Rose Stern: (very mixed assortment, very cheap, but you never know what you'll find) Sundays, 7:30 - 9:00, 14 Phyllis Terrace, Monsey, side entrance.

Hair

  • L'Image: 845-354-3355
  • Naama Tsour: 845-222-595
  • Ruthie Dahan
  • Rena Hassan
  • Geneshie Braun: 845- 826-4356

Makeup

  • L'Image: (Ayelet) 845-354-3355
  • Elisheva Zupnik: 845-362-6491, 914-260-5667
  • Baila Hassan
  • Esther Fogel
  • Shulamit Leventhal: 845-352-8500

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Linen

  • Mrs. Wohlkefner: 1346 44th Street, Brooklyn, New York. 718-438-7242. Small selection, but tasteful and reasonably priced.
  • Ruth's Linen: 5019 New Utrecht Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. 718-853-7406. Sunday - Thursday 9:30 - 6. Friday 9:30 -12:30. Small but tasteful selection.