Wedding Resources
Planning a wedding is a happy but potentially stressful event. The purpose of this page is to provide a starting point for you to plan your event. Please contact the individual below to arrange for loan of the needed items. If you wish to add a resource to this page, please email all the information to webmaster@jewishsilverspring.org.
Caterers
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Chupas
Huppahs.com. Rental of beautiful wedding canopies. Also
sells and rents huppah poles. Member, Association of Wedding
Professionals. Approved Vendor, The Green Bride Guide. Website:
www.Huppahs.com. Phone: 301-300-0950. Maria Bywater.
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Dress Alterations
Mrs. Spielman in University Towers. She does women's clothes & is excellent. Her number is 301-681-2830. | Jean's tailoring has been our tailor of choice for about 10 years. He's in an office over the Big Wolf video store on Georgia, (corner of Georgia Avenue and Seminary). |
Elaine Badra (she sewed up some slits and made other minor
alterations, I believe). Her number is (301) 933-3316, and her address
is 3507 Frederick Place, Kensington. |
Mr. Sam Bobrow who does an excellent work and has also
dry-cleaning. His business is out of his home. He may be in his 80's; a
holocaust survivor. He lives in Silver Spring, 805 Arrington Drive (off
Lockwood Drive). Phone: 301-593-6972. |
Holly Green 301-681-3561, four corners in White Oak. She does
excellent alterations and also formal dresses from scratch. Her studio
is at 109 University Blvd West (past 4 corners - U turn in the McDonalds lot) and her number is 301-681-3561. She is 2 doors away from Chevy Chase Bank, on the 2nd floor. |
Lizette Young lives on Stonyhill Drive in White
Oak. She does very fine work. Her number is 301-681-5891. |
Velma Lee does excellent work and in a timely manner. She made my
dress for my daughter's wedding in October. She has sewn many simcha
dresses for people I know, from young to older, guest to bridesmaid to
bride. You may find her fee to be pricey, but she is definitely a
no-hassle producer. Velma lives in Potomac Her number is 301-661-6224. Leave a message if you get the answering machine. She will call you back. |
Florist
J.J. Cummings Phone: 410-664-1100 Dale is the owner and chief honcho. Very reasonable. Will work with whatever budget you give them. |
Invitations
Cheryl Gabai 301-649-7516 |
LILI ZEMON BY SPECIAL INVITATION Preview a unique selection of Custom and Stock Invitations, Stationery, Special Events at 20% discount. Printing Service for Calligraphy Addressing, Programs, and Escort Cards, etc. RSVP: 301.649.6393 byspecialinvitation@comcast.net |
AG PRINTING 647-297-0447 INVITATIONS FOR WEDDING, BAR/BAT MITZVAH AT VERY LOW COSTS! Email us for a quote/samples/proofs to: mitzi_poltuk@msn.com |
Menswear
Yoni Merzel The Shirt Factory Inc. Phone: (301) 346-5511 http://www.theshirtfactory.com |
Music
The Kol Chayim Orchestra Gary Honick Chaim Fruchter 410-908-8676 410-764-8676 kc.orch@juno.com hfruchter@yahoo.com |
Zemer Orchestra Nossi Gross Phone: 410-358-6416 |
The Ronnie Baras Orchestra 1-6 pieces Israeli, Chasidic, and/or American music "We don't play to loud" rbaras@erols.com 301-593-3848 |
DJ Doug and Mirtha Stadler 301-785-9387 Wide variety of available music - modern, Jewish, etc. |
Photography/Videography
RC Video Jeffrey Reches Phone: 410-585-0007 |
Three Star Photography Brooklyn, NY Phone: 718-376-1922 |
Yitzchok Attar Galaxy studio 410 499 2369 galaxy_studio@hotmail.com |
Ellyn R. Tanenberg ellyn@taxlawyer-cpa.com 202-441-0150 She has done photos for numerous weddings in the community and specializes in providing chassena photos timely to show at sheva berachot. Local or long-distance, it works like a charm! Demo of photos on request. |
AHAVA Photo Stan Turkel 410-415-0876 info@ahavaphoto.com |
Freed photographers Neal and Carla Freed 4931 Cordell Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Phone: 301-652-5452 Fax: 301-652-4420 info@freedphoto.com http://www.freedphoto.com |
Wedding Coordinator
Amira Walt Phone: 917-532-8893 She is terrific and will tailor what she offers you to your budget and your needs. She likes the challenge of being given a budget - even a low one - and doing great things with it. She is very reasonable and can advise you on every part of the wedding and will tell you the best short cuts. |
Wedding Venues
BWI Airport Marriott Nikki Curry Catering Sales Manager & Certified Wedding Planner 1743 W. Nursery Road Baltimore, MD 21240 Phone: 410-691-4516 Fax: 410-691-4588 (Fax) nikki.curry@marriott.com |
Crystal Gateway Marriott Mr. Ray Sirisakorn Senior Catering Sales Manager 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 703-271-5108 Fax: 703-685-1533 ray.sirisakorn@marriott.com http://marriott.com/meeting/rewards/default.mi |
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel Baltimore Inner Harbor Marriott Hotel at Camden Yards Tara M. Brown Senior Catering Sales Manager Phone: 410-783-1032 Fax: 410-385-0330 tara.brown@marriott.com |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center Steffi Jacob Sales Coordinator (301) 822-9297 5701 Marinelli Road North Bethesda, MD 20852 Steffi.Jacob@marriott.com |
Indian Spring Country Club Tim R. Fredell Assistant General Manager Director of Catering 13501 Layhill Road P. O. Box 6479 Silver Spring Md 20916 Phone: 301-871-0383 Fax: 301-871-3020 tfredell@attglobal.net |
The Holiday Inn Select Bethesda Nicole B. Tibbs Director of Catering 8120 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: 301-664-7303 Fax: 301-652-3806 ntibbs@bethesdahis.com http://www.holiday-inn.com/bethesdamd |
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel Melissa Burke-Cabral Senior Account Executive, Catering 202 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: 410-986-4859 Fax: 410-783-9676 Melissa.cabral@renaissancehotels.com |
Congregation Beth Tefiloh Baltimore 3300 Old Court Road Baltimore, Maryland 21208 Phone: 410-486-1900 Fax: 410-653-0603 |
Ohev Sholom - The National Synagogue 1600 Jonquil Street, NW Washington, DC 20012 Contact: Carol Valoris, Executive Director (202) 882-7225, ext. 212 Email: cvaloris@gmail.com |
Courtyard by Marriott Silver Spring-Downtown 8506 Fenton Street Silver Spring, MD. 20910 Dan Shuman Toll Free (877) 898-2820 x701 Telephone (301) 589-4899 www.marriott.com/wassv DanS@hhgsocal.com |