Psuedo Dress Rehearsal: Sister's Wedding Recap

My lovely sister just got married last weekend which was a wonderful opportunity to get a "run through" for what my wedding day would be like. Truth be told I have been to only two weddings and have never even BEEN in a wedding before my sisters. With all this blind planning I've been doing, I've been putting off some major elements like a DJ, florist, and photographer! Oh my! I was waiting to see how her vendors were so I could um... steal them?! Here's the run down:

Florist: I thought the florist was good ... until my mom made a comment the roses in our bouquests were turning brown. My sister didn't have flower centerpieces so it was hard to judge. I decided to get a quote but my first impression was not so great. I'm still waiting on the quote so jury is till out on this one.

DJ: MAJOR DISASTER. My sister won her DJ on a charity auction from her favorite radio show. They have done countless weddings but when they arrived their equpiment DID NOT WORK. Yes, I repeat did not work. I'm not sure what was wrong but the coordinator ending up kicking them out and getting a back up emergency DJ. Kudos to Explosive Entertainment. They were amazing and had no notice! I hope they are available for my own wedding!

Photographer-Flash Photgraphy:I had seen my sister's photographer's works from previous weddings. He shot a friends of mine's wedding as well as my sister's best friend's wedding (that's her above). I'm sure the shots will turn out beautiful but they are a bit traditional for my taste. Since the wedding was days ago I have no pictures to show you!

Have you been to a lot of wedding before you own? Did you "steal" any wedding vendors?