Catherine & Jesse - PJ & TR: TR Day 2 - hair & make up trial, updated 11/5

[DisneyFairy19]

I :love: Love:lovestruc the first one:thumbsup2

[Keira1387]

Another vote for the 1st!! I think it's sooo pretty!

[29apr00]

Love the dress! So beautiful! I think #1 is prettier.

[BaBeeCee14]

Thank you all so much for your input! ;) I think we have a clear winner :goodvibes I'm really excited - I think I am going to order it as soon as I get home. :thumbsup2

[BaBeeCee14]

Ok so Rose sent me my floral BEO today, and honestly I was expecting it to be a lot more. During the planning session it seemed like I was constantly adding more and more things. I really thought it was going to be over $10,000. The floral BEO is at $5,237.88 right now and DF and I already cut almost $1,000 out. I'm still waiting on my other BEO from my WP, so depending on what that total is - we'll see what else we can cut.

Here is a quick breakdown of my floral beo:

Personal floral-

Bridal bouquet: $338

Bridesmaid bouquets: $142 each X 4 bridesmaids = $568

Groom and groomsmen bouts: $78.50

Flowers for Bride & Grooms mothers: $26 each


Ceremony-

3 frosted glass champagne buckets with roses for altar decor: ($115 ea) $345
(these will be brought to the reception)

Frame both sides of aisle w/moderate amt of rose petals: $350

Swag both sides of aisle w/white tulle: $150

Attach 12 ribbon bows to each pew: ($15 ea) $180

Add rose petals in the folds of swagging tulle: $125

Basket of loose rose petals for staged exit: $120


Reception-

9 triple cylinder sets w/water and a floating wite disc candle: ($24.75 ea) $222.75

Float 2 stems worth of orchids in each cylinder: ($30 ea) $270

Scatter rose petals on each table: ($10 ea) $80

50 silver solid charger plates: ($6 ea) $300

2 lilac solid linens for Roman table: ($17 ea) $34

12 lilac solid linens for round tables: ($15 ea) $180

11 white pixie dust overlay: ($37.50 ea) $412.50

50 white cotton chair covers w/lilac solid sashes tied in a know: ($8.50 ea) $425

Line base of each tier on cake with lilac ribbon: $15

DFTW cake & knife server set tied w/light orchid ribbon: $60

50 classic mouse ears hats: $497.50


Dessert Party-

4 9" cylinders with colored gel, 2 LED lights & silver Mickey confetti: ($17 ea) $68


Subtotal: $4,871.25
Tax:316.63
Move fee: $50
Final total: $5,237.88

If anyone has any specific questions, just let me know. I'll try to answer them for you.

[meryll83]

I might be too late now but I like tiara number 1 too!

With regard to your floral BEO, are they charging you approx $10 just to place each of your pre-bought mickey areas for each guest??? Eek!

[BaBeeCee14]

With regard to your floral BEO, are they charging you approx $10 just to place each of your pre-bought mickey areas for each guest??? Eek!

Actually Rose made a mistake on that part. She charged me $9.95 for each of the Mickey ears, but I already bought the ears. Thats actually one of the things I'm cutting! :thumbsup2

[29apr00]

Sounds good!! It's always nice when things come out to be cheaper than you expected!!

[IndyBride]

Thanks for sharing your info! Decor is something I'm terribly frightened of. I don't have much room in the budget for anything so seeing some prices gives me ideas!

[Malefi_Stitch]

Thanks so much for posting your floral costs! I agree with the other girls that it gives us an idea for how much to budget there (I don't have much of a budget for that either).

It sounds like it's going to be gorgeous and we're looking to have our reception in the LSS in June '09!

[padisneyfour]

glad you checked about the mouse ears good luck with everything:goodvibes

[pink_tink8i8]

thanks for posting the price of the mouse ears. I've been really curious about that. I was actually expecting them to be WAY more expensive so I'm definitely keeping them in my budget now. I may have mentioned this already but I love your dress! one of my fav maggie sottero dresses :goodvibes

[BaBeeCee14]

Sounds good!! It's always nice when things come out to be cheaper than you expected!!

ITA! I was sitting down and everything, preparing for the worst. :rotfl:

Thanks for sharing your info! Decor is something I'm terribly frightened of. I don't have much room in the budget for anything so seeing some prices gives me ideas!

Glad it helped you out. I'm sure you will be able to find something that will fit your budget. :goodvibes

Thanks so much for posting your floral costs! I agree with the other girls that it gives us an idea for how much to budget there (I don't have much of a budget for that either).

It sounds like it's going to be gorgeous and we're looking to have our reception in the LSS in June '09!

You are going to love LSS - its a beautiful location!

glad you checked about the mouse ears good luck with everything:goodvibes

Thanks! :goodvibes

thanks for posting the price of the mouse ears. I've been really curious about that. I was actually expecting them to be WAY more expensive so I'm definitely keeping them in my budget now. I may have mentioned this already but I love your dress! one of my fav maggie sottero dresses :goodvibes

Yes, getting the mouse ears are the same price whether you get them through Disney floral or at the park. They are $9.95 each, but if you want to get them embroidered, Disney floral charges $8 per hat. That can really add up, unless you have the time to take them to MK and have them done there.

[jnale]

Ok so Rose sent me my floral BEO today, and honestly I was expecting it to be a lot more. During the planning session it seemed like I was constantly adding more and more things. I really thought it was going to be over $10,000. The floral BEO is at $5,237.88 right now and DF and I already cut almost $1,000 out. I'm still waiting on my other BEO from my WP, so depending on what that total is - we'll see what else we can cut.

Here is a quick breakdown of my floral beo:

Personal floral-

Bridal bouquet: $338

Bridesmaid bouquets: $142 each X 4 bridesmaids = $568

Groom and groomsmen bouts: $78.50

Flowers for Bride & Grooms mothers: $26 each


Ceremony-

3 frosted glass champagne buckets with roses for altar decor: ($115 ea) $345
(these will be brought to the reception)

Frame both sides of aisle w/moderate amt of rose petals: $350

Swag both sides of aisle w/white tulle: $150

Attach 12 ribbon bows to each pew: ($15 ea) $180

Add rose petals in the folds of swagging tulle: $125

Basket of loose rose petals for staged exit: $120


Reception-

9 triple cylinder sets w/water and a floating wite disc candle: ($24.75 ea) $222.75

Float 2 stems worth of orchids in each cylinder: ($30 ea) $270

Scatter rose petals on each table: ($10 ea) $80

50 silver solid charger plates: ($6 ea) $300

2 lilac solid linens for Roman table: ($17 ea) $34

12 lilac solid linens for round tables: ($15 ea) $180

11 white pixie dust overlay: ($37.50 ea) $412.50

50 white cotton chair covers w/lilac solid sashes tied in a know: ($8.50 ea) $425

Line base of each tier on cake with lilac ribbon: $15

DFTW cake & knife server set tied w/light orchid ribbon: $60

50 classic mouse ears hats: $497.50


Dessert Party-

4 9" cylinders with colored gel, 2 LED lights & silver Mickey confetti: ($17 ea) $68


Subtotal: $4,871.25
Tax:316.63
Move fee: $50
Final total: $5,237.88

If anyone has any specific questions, just let me know. I'll try to answer them for you.

Hey Catherine - I just got my floral BEO this weekend. It is $7671.09 - I'll be slicing and dicing just like you!

All your choices sound very nice though!

Do you happen to have a pic of the cylinder sets with the orchids in them? They sound really nice and I'm considering replacing my orchid arrangements with something similar to what you have.

[SummerIrmoma2_3]

I just read your entire PJ. Everything sounds great!! I love Maggie Sottero gpwns. I have been eyeing a few of them for my VR but haven't tried anything on yet.

Your menu sounds wonderful. I love food so that is going to be a big deal for me.

I can't wait to hear more about your plans.

[BaBeeCee14]

I just read your entire PJ. Everything sounds great!! I love Maggie Sottero gpwns. I have been eyeing a few of them for my VR but haven't tried anything on yet.

Your menu sounds wonderful. I love food so that is going to be a big deal for me.

I can't wait to hear more about your plans.

Thank you so much for reading! I love Maggie gowns. I had a hard time chosing because they are all so pretty. I would definitely suggest going to try some ;)

[accountingbabe08]

Love your dress and tiara, your BM's dresses are pretty too. Your wedding will be beautiful. Gotta give kuddos to your fiance for surprising you like that for your proposal, give that man a pat on the back.

[jnale]

Hey Catherine - have you gotten your big BEO yet?

I just got mine - $60,075.67!!!!!!!!:scared1: :eek: :scared1: :eek: :scared1: :eek:

I am picking myself up off of the floor.

I'll post the details shortly...

[lov2b@disney]

Hey Catherine - have you gotten your big BEO yet?

I just got mine - $60,075.67!!!!!!!!:scared1: :eek: :scared1: :eek: :scared1: :eek:

I am picking myself up off of the floor.

I'll post the details shortly...

pirate: I just picked myself up off the floor! Not enough coffee for a number like that! Wow!
:scared1: :scared1: :scared1:

[29apr00]

Hey Catherine - have you gotten your big BEO yet?

I just got mine - $60,075.67!!!!!!!!:scared1: :eek: :scared1: :eek: :scared1: :eek:

I am picking myself up off of the floor.

I'll post the details shortly...

Holy Crap!!! :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: Did you buy Cinderella's Carriage instead of just renting it!! :lmao: I don't know what you're going to be cutting, but just from the price it sounds like your Wedding is going to be a huge event. I'm sorry you had to delete your PJ! I would have loved to hear all about it!! :guilty:

Jennifer

[jnale]

pirate: I just picked myself up off the floor! Not enough coffee for a number like that! Wow!
:scared1: :scared1: :scared1:

You're not kidding...I either need another cup of coffee or a bloody mary!

Holy Crap!!! :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: Did you buy Cinderella's Carriage instead of just renting it!! :lmao: I don't know what you're going to be cutting, but just from the price it sounds like your Wedding is going to be a huge event. I'm sorry you had to delete your PJ! I would have loved to hear all about it!! :guilty:

Jennifer

:lmao: I think I did buy the coach somehow!

Yeah there will be some definite cutting, but yes we are planning on having around 140 guests (hopefully less).

I'll post the BEO hopefully later today so everyone can see the drama!

[jnale]

:guilty:

Sorry for taking over your PJ Catherine!!

[BaBeeCee14]

LOL - no problem at all. If you'd like we can share this PJ. My wedding is right after yours anyway - it'll be the new Catherine/Jennifer PJ :lmao:

:scared1: :scared1: OMG Jennifer!!! That is crazy!!! I hope you were sitting down when you saw that number!! :rotfl:

I got my regular beo too and I have to say I was pretty happy with it. Including the floral - my total is $23,000. I'm only $3,000 over my minimum so I'm just planning on cutting out a few things here and there. I'm curious as to what you got though.

[lov2b@disney]

LOL - no problem at all.

:scared1: :scared1: OMG Jennifer!!! That is crazy!!! I hope you were sitting down when you saw that number!! :rotfl:

I got my regular beo too and I have to say I was pretty happy with it. Including the floral - my total is $23,000. I'm only $3,000 over my minimum so I'm just planning on cutting out a few things here and there. I'm curious as to what you got though.

$3000 shouldnt be too bad to cut:rolleyes1 We cut about $5000 from ours with our 1st revision!

[BaBeeCee14]

Sandy - I thought it wouldn't be too bad either, but then I'm noticing that I don't really want to let anything go. I think I will need to have DF look at it because I'm sure he can easily knock off the $3,000 in 10 seconds :laughing:

[lov2b@disney]

Sandy - I thought it wouldn't be too bad either, but then I'm noticing that I don't really want to let anything go. I think I will need to have DF look at it because I'm sure he can easily knock off the $3,000 in 10 seconds :laughing:

I truely understand! I felt like that too! our biggest thing ended up being a couple of expensive floral items- we could live without. We dropped one item off the pre-reception $10pp and our adjusted guest count! We have over estimated by a couple and now have our count- it makes a big difference when you think about everything that has a pp charge:cutie: .

Good Luck!:cutie:

[BaBeeCee14]

I truely understand! I felt like that too! our biggest thing ended up being a couple of expensive floral items- we could live without. We dropped one item off the pre-reception $10pp and our adjusted guest count! We have over estimated by a couple and now have our count- it makes a big difference when you think about everything that has a pp charge:cutie: .

Good Luck!:cutie:

Thanks Sandy :goodvibes. Thats a good point that you made - I didn't even think about that. Our beo is based on 50 people, but I know it is going to be more like 40 people. So 10 less guests makes a big difference. The beo just might cut itself without me even having to do anything. :banana:

[SummerIrmoma2_3]

Thank you so much for reading! I love Maggie gowns. I had a hard time chosing because they are all so pretty. I would definitely suggest going to try some ;)

I am affraid if I do try some on I will want them all and will have to change my dress for each event so that I could get some use out of them :lmao:

Hey Catherine - have you gotten your big BEO yet?

I just got mine - $60,075.67!!!!!!!!:scared1: :eek: :scared1: :eek: :scared1: :eek:

I am picking myself up off of the floor.

I'll post the details shortly...

YIKES :scared1: :scared1: is right. I am very interested to see what all you have and you end up cutting.

Holy Crap!!! :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: Did you buy Cinderella's Carriage instead of just renting it!! :lmao: I don't know what you're going to be cutting, but just from the price it sounds like your Wedding is going to be a huge event. I'm sorry you had to delete your PJ! I would have loved to hear all about it!! :guilty:

Jennifer

:rotfl2: Buying the carriage. Now how is she going to get that thing home? :confused3

You're not kidding...I either need another cup of coffee or a bloody mary!



:lmao: I think I did buy the coach somehow!

Yeah there will be some definite cutting, but yes we are planning on having around 140 guests (hopefully less).

I'll post the BEO hopefully later today so everyone can see the drama!

I can't wait!!

I am sorry you had to delete your PJ I would have loved to have seen it. I must have missed the drama on that one. :sad2:

Thanks Sandy :goodvibes. Thats a good point that you made - I didn't even think about that. Our beo is based on 50 people, but I know it is going to be more like 40 people. So 10 less guests makes a big difference. The beo just might cut itself without me even having to do anything. :banana:

I hope your guest count does come down. Would that be perfect? :cloud9: You can cut costs and keep everything you want. :thumbsup2

[jnale]

LOL - no problem at all. If you'd like we can share this PJ. My wedding is right after yours anyway - it'll be the new Catherine/Jennifer PJ :lmao:

:scared1: :scared1: OMG Jennifer!!! That is crazy!!! I hope you were sitting down when you saw that number!! :rotfl:

I got my regular beo too and I have to say I was pretty happy with it. Including the floral - my total is $23,000. I'm only $3,000 over my minimum so I'm just planning on cutting out a few things here and there. I'm curious as to what you got though.

:goodvibes Aww thanks Catherine!

Yeah the BEO is off the hook - I just posted it. I was sitting down but I still wanted to pass out.:faint::lmao:

I'm glad your's is reasonable and is around what you were expecting. You'll be able to cut out $3,000 or maybe you won't have to if your numbers are right!

[jnale]

Hey Catherine -
What is a "white pixie dust overlay"? Sounds pretty!

[BaBeeCee14]

Hey Catherine -
What is a "white pixie dust overlay"? Sounds pretty!

Aww Jennifer - its so pretty. It goes on top of the cotton linens and basically its a sheer white tablecloth and has this shiny cystal like things on it..its sparkly and looks like there is pixie dust on it. They had it out on one of the table displays at Francks. Even though it is $37.50 each :eek: -- I had to have it :rolleyes1

[LauraInWonderland]

Hey catherine we really are wedding twins!
Im thinking only about 40 of my 50 wedding guests will show up too. Im actually kinda hopeing so.. then i can keep all of my floral :rotfl2: and those beautiful pixie dust overlays!
I saw you had floating orchids, is this what you were talking about?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/OstaRa/Copyofstacy7.jpg
or is it something else? if you have a pic i would love if youd share! im trying to incorpiarte orchids in a few more ways.

[BaBeeCee14]

Hi Laura! Glad you popped into my PJ. Yes that picture is pretty much what I asked Rose to do for me, just without the stones on the bottom. Except, the orchids are turning out to be a little bit more expensive than I had anticpated. So now I'm working on trying to find a less expensive flower to float inside the cylinders. Its too bad though because the orchids are so pretty.

I'm having about 40 - 50 guests also. And you're right! Less guests = more $$ for the fun stuff! :thumbsup2

Didn't you start a PJ some time ago? I can't seem to find it.

[LauraInWonderland]

Hi Laura! Glad you popped into my PJ. Yes that picture is pretty much what I asked Rose to do for me, just without the stones on the bottom. Except, the orchids are turning out to be a little bit more expensive than I had anticpated. So now I'm working on trying to find a less expensive flower to float inside the cylinders. Its too bad though because the orchids are so pretty.

I'm having about 40 - 50 guests also. And you're right! Less guests = more $$ for the fun stuff! :thumbsup2

Didn't you start a PJ some time ago? I can't seem to find it.

Didn't you start a PJ some time ago? I can't seem to find it.

yes.. but i cant find it either!!! lol

[DisneyFairy19]

Not bad Floral BEO, I hope mine is like that

[BaBeeCee14]

Thanks Christina! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you ;)

[padisneyfour]

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03280.jpg

catherine, I wanted to let you know , your book was my inspiration to do a photobook guest book for our VR. I chose to use pics our trips to disney through the years from our wedding/hm trip to present day with us, family and friends.... I just ordered mine and it should be coming soon! Thanks for the idea....:goodvibes

here is the cover I am using....http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/motheroftwo/guestbookpic.jpg Again Thanks for the idea!

[BaBeeCee14]

Aww your welcome! I actually got the idea from other brides on this board too. I love the cover on your book. You'll have to post some pictures once it comes in! :thumbsup2

[MiaBella05]

its been awhile since you have updated, anything else new?

[BaBeeCee14]

its been awhile since you have updated, anything else new?

Wow - I signed on and was really surprised to see my PJ at the top of the forum again.

Makes me realize that it has been a really long time since I've updated! So here we go:

Invitations:

These things took me forever to do! I’m so glad they are done and out of the way. I just ordered pocket folders from cardsandpockets.com and then made the inserts myself. Then added the ribbons and Mickey cut outs.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03428.jpghttp://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03433.jpghttp://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03435.jpg

I also ordered stamps on zazzle for the rsvp cards:
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03419.jpg

We also bought our wedding bands. Here is my wedding band and e-ring together:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03446.jpg

It’s a princess cut eternity band. I love it so much! DF wasn’t sold on the idea of it at first because it wasn’t in our budget, but then we asked a friend who was a jeweler if they could make one for us. Not only did they get one custom made for me, but it was half the cost. I was so happy!

This is DF’s wedding band:
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/ring.jpg

Here are the menu cards that I made. One will be placed at each table setting.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03424.jpg

I dyed my crinoline - purple of course. I followed Caryn's instructions that she had on her PJ and it was actually pretty easy. Not as messy as I was expecting. The only annoying part was having to pull it out half way through to untwist it. It was really heavy. Here is the end result:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03456.jpghttp://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03457.jpg

As you can see, it is spotty in some areas - I guess I didn't do such a great job with the untangling, but its ok - no one will see it anyway. I really like the color though.

Thats about it for now! Hopefully I will remember to update more often!

[Lynn5700]

I'm loving all the purple!!!!

The invitations are so pretty!! Everything is!!! Good job :)

[meryll83]

Hey Catherine,

Good to see you back, not too long for you to go now! :thumbsup2

[DisneyFairy19]

Catherine
OMG everything is coming out beautifully... its going to be an AMAZING wedding

[caryndisneydiva]

your crinnie turned out so great! love it!

[keenercam]

Oh, WOW! Catherine, your invitations came out perfect! And I LOVE your menu cards! Great job on the crinoline. It is such a beautiful color! I can't believe how close your wedding is. Are you in shock? :hug:

[Donald'sGirl]

Great job with everything!!! :thumbsup2 My wedding colors are purple as well so it is so nice to see someone else doing it as well. :)

[29apr00]

Beautiful invitations!! I really like the cards and pockets idea! And the ribbon is beautiful!!

Love the crinny!! Makes me wish my dress needed one!!

[BaBeeCee14]

I'm loving all the purple!!!!

The invitations are so pretty!! Everything is!!! Good job :)

Thanks Lynn!!

Hey Catherine,

Good to see you back, not too long for you to go now! :thumbsup2

Hi Meryll! Its starting to come really fast now. How has your planning been going?

Catherine
OMG everything is coming out beautifully... its going to be an AMAZING wedding

So will yours :goodvibes

your crinnie turned out so great! love it!

Thanks to your easy to follow instructions :worship:

Oh, WOW! Catherine, your invitations came out perfect! And I LOVE your menu cards! Great job on the crinoline. It is such a beautiful color! I can't believe how close your wedding is. Are you in shock? :hug:

Hi Cam! I'm not in shock yet - I'm just so ready for it already! I'll probably be in a huge panick when I'm just weeks out though :rotfl:

Great job with everything!!! :thumbsup2 My wedding colors are purple as well so it is so nice to see someone else doing it as well. :)

Yay! Another purple bride!!! :yay: How exciting!

Beautiful invitations!! I really like the cards and pockets idea! And the ribbon is beautiful!!

Love the crinny!! Makes me wish my dress needed one!!

Thanks for reading along! The ribbon was the most annoying part to do - but I'm glad I took the time to put it on because I think it really pulls it all together.

[padisneyfour]

Everything looks wonderful- you have really done a great job pulling everything together! Congrats on jobs well done! your wedding will be amazing!:goodvibes

[BaBeeCee14]

Everything looks wonderful- you have really done a great job pulling everything together! Congrats on jobs well done! your wedding will be amazing!:goodvibes

Thank you so much! :goodvibes



I got my autographed photo from Mickey and Minnie yesterday! I sent one to Disneyland and one to WDW. Its so cute! I love it!

This is the one from Disneyland:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/MickeyAndMinnie.jpg

[Goldeelox9]

I need to dye my crinoline soon. I am scared, I want it hot pink! Yours turned out wonderful!!

[meryll83]

I wonder if it's possible to dye it dark red, or do you think it would just go pink?

[meryll83]

Invitations:

These things took me forever to do! I’m so glad they are done and out of the way. I just ordered pocket folders from cardsandpockets.com and then made the inserts myself. Then added the ribbons and Mickey cut outs.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03428.jpghttp://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03433.jpghttp://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03435.jpg

Catherine,

Where did you get the ribbon and mickey head materials from? Need to find some pretty papers etc. to investigate the possibility of making my own invites.....

Also, for the inserts on the right, do they come in a set, or e.g. if you want 4 different inserts do you need 4 seperate inserts for that one invitation to cut down? Hope that makes some sense, what I mean is, does 1 insert cover enough for 4 different cut down sections, or do you need 4 pieces to do it?

Unfortunately cardsandpockets charges over $60 for shipping to the UK, but I love the style of the pocket folders, does anyone know of anywhere I can get these in the UK / shipped cheaper from the US?

[WithDisneySpirit]

I tried to catch up but I have a ways to go!! Everything looks so beautiful :goodvibes Your dress and tiara are gorgeous :lovestruc Your invites are so pretty and unique. Now, I have to go find that guest book :3dglasses

[BaBeeCee14]

I need to dye my crinoline soon. I am scared, I want it hot pink! Yours turned out wonderful!!

Thanks Lisa! You should totally dye your hot pink! It would look so cute.

I wonder if it's possible to dye it dark red, or do you think it would just go pink?

Hi Meryll! I don't know - its kind of tricky. The dye that I bought was originally suppose to be a dark purple. But I believe because of the material the crinnie (polyester blend) is made of, it came out much lighter. I would say buy a cheap crinnie and test it out to see if it does come out red or pink. You might also have to use more dye than usual to get that dark red. Once you get the color you want, you can dye your real crinnie. Good luck! ;)

Catherine,

Where did you get the ribbon and mickey head materials from? Need to find some pretty papers etc. to investigate the possibility of making my own invites.....

Also, for the inserts on the right, do they come in a set, or e.g. if you want 4 different inserts do you need 4 seperate inserts for that one invitation to cut down? Hope that makes some sense, what I mean is, does 1 insert cover enough for 4 different cut down sections, or do you need 4 pieces to do it?

Unfortunately cardsandpockets charges over $60 for shipping to the UK, but I love the style of the pocket folders, does anyone know of anywhere I can get these in the UK / shipped cheaper from the US?

The mickey heads actually came out of a paper punch. I bought the ribbons and paper punch from Michaels. Its a craft store here in the US - I'm not sure if they have any locations in the UK.

The only thing I purchased at Cardsandpockets are the pocketfolds and the purple matte that the actual invites are mounted on. For the inserts I just bought a pack of 8.5 X 11 white cardstock from Michaels because it came out cheaper.
The inserts don't come in a set, so yes if you wanted 4 inserts you would have to print each one and cut them down to size to make that layering effect. You can probably set it on your computer to print 2 inserts per page and then cut them.
$60+ for shipping is crazy! What style and color pocketfold are you looking for?

I tried to catch up but I have a ways to go!! Everything looks so beautiful :goodvibes Your dress and tiara are gorgeous :lovestruc Your invites are so pretty and unique. Now, I have to go find that guest book :3dglasses

Thank you for reading along Lisa!

[meryll83]

Hi Meryll! I don't know - its kind of tricky. The dye that I bought was originally suppose to be a dark purple. But I believe because of the material the crinnie (polyester blend) is made of, it came out much lighter. I would say buy a cheap crinnie and test it out to see if it does come out red or pink. You might also have to use more dye than usual to get that dark red. Once you get the color you want, you can dye your real crinnie. Good luck! ;)


The mickey heads actually came out of a paper punch. I bought the ribbons and paper punch from Michaels. Its a craft store here in the US - I'm not sure if they have any locations in the UK.

The only thing I purchased at Cardsandpockets are the pocketfolds and the purple matte that the actual invites are mounted on. For the inserts I just bought a pack of 8.5 X 11 white cardstock from Michaels because it came out cheaper.
The inserts don't come in a set, so yes if you wanted 4 inserts you would have to print each one and cut them down to size to make that layering effect. You can probably set it on your computer to print 2 inserts per page and then cut them.
$60+ for shipping is crazy! What style and color pocketfold are you looking for?



It wouldn't actually be the end of the world if it turned out to be pink, I might just have a gamble! :eek:

I really love that pocket folder style you have chose, can't remember it's name now, is it Signature or something like that?
I can find them on UK sites, but it actually only works out about £20 more to buy the signature mats, pre-cut inserts, pocketfolds and envelopes, including shipping and an estimated possible 30% customs charge than it does to just order pocketfolds and envelopes alone from the UK. Or perhaps I can recruit a US buddy to get them for me and ship them over for less! ;)

Then I can find some ribbon, or gems or something to decorate them here in the UK..

I think I might have a gamble at doing them myself...
What sort of glue or whatever did you use to stick the signature mats and mickey heads on?

[linzwylie]

Great PJ :thumbsup2

Love your dress - it is beautiful.

At you menu tasting did you have to make your decisions there and then or did you let them know later?

I would love to dye my crinnie but was worried that it might show through the dress?

My dress is ivory taffetta and I wanted my crinnie buttercup yellow, what do you think?

Linz xxx

[IndyBride]

Your invites turned out so amazing!!! It is a huge task. One I am not up for!

[Keira1387]

I LOVE your invitations! They are so elegant!

[BaBeeCee14]

It wouldn't actually be the end of the world if it turned out to be pink, I might just have a gamble! :eek:

I really love that pocket folder style you have chose, can't remember it's name now, is it Signature or something like that?
I can find them on UK sites, but it actually only works out about £20 more to buy the signature mats, pre-cut inserts, pocketfolds and envelopes, including shipping and an estimated possible 30% customs charge than it does to just order pocketfolds and envelopes alone from the UK. Or perhaps I can recruit a US buddy to get them for me and ship them over for less! ;)

Then I can find some ribbon, or gems or something to decorate them here in the UK..

I think I might have a gamble at doing them myself...
What sort of glue or whatever did you use to stick the signature mats and mickey heads on?

Meryll - yes I have the signature pocketfold. The glue that I used is by Scotch and its called Quick-dry Adhhesive. I pretty much used it on all of my projects.

Great PJ :thumbsup2

Love your dress - it is beautiful.

At you menu tasting did you have to make your decisions there and then or did you let them know later?

I would love to dye my crinnie but was worried that it might show through the dress?

My dress is ivory taffetta and I wanted my crinnie buttercup yellow, what do you think?

Linz xxx

Thanks for reading Linz! We made our decisions right at the planning session. Everything was so good it was an easy decision, but you can always decide later and get back to your planner on the menu.

My crinnie didn't show through my dress at all. The material on my wedding dress is so thick and heavy. If your dress has a lot of layers, you should be fine. If you want, you can get a cheap crinnie and test it out. Good luck!

Your invites turned out so amazing!!! It is a huge task. One I am not up for!

Thanks so much! It was definitely not one of my favorite projects, but it saves a lot of $ to do it yourself ;)

I LOVE your invitations! They are so elegant!

Thanks Kendra!! :goodvibes

[Avcproduction]

Wow those invitations look so tacky...were they some craft project by a 2 yr old?







LOL i'm just kidding...2 months & 2 days!!!!!

P.S. 27 days till bachelorette party!!! Who's ready to get wasted?!?!?!

[Donald'sGirl]

I love your invitations which I think I have told you before. I have a question for you, the Mickey on the inside of the invitation how did you make it and what size is it? TIA!!

[BaBeeCee14]

Wow those invitations look so tacky...were they some craft project by a 2 yr old?

LOL i'm just kidding...2 months & 2 days!!!!!

P.S. 27 days till bachelorette party!!! Who's ready to get wasted?!?!?!

:lmao: Hey!! I thought I wasn't suppose to know about the bachelorette party? Or did someone slip?? :rolleyes1

I love your invitations which I think I have told you before. I have a question for you, the Mickey on the inside of the invitation how did you make it and what size is it? TIA!!

Thanks again! Are you talking about the Mickey head underneath the inserts? If so - I used the Mickey head punch that I bought at Michaels. Just bought some pretty scrapbook paper and punched out a bunch of mickey heads, which is the one you see on the front of the pocketfold. Then, the hole that is left in the paper from the punch, I just cut around it and that's how I got the other mickey head on the inside of the pocketfold. I hope that wasn't too confusing. ;)

[Donald'sGirl]

That is exactly what I was talking about Catherine! Thank you for sharing!!

[Keira1387]

Hey Catherine! Just stopping by to see how everything is going! Almost down to a month!!!:banana: :banana:

[Crown_princess]

I don't know if anyone else already asked this, and I"m being bad at work and can't read thru the whole PJ, butu how do you get the signed photo from Mickey and Minnie??

:lovestruc

oh...and where did you get the beautiful photobook covers from?

Thanks

[BaBeeCee14]

Hey Catherine! Just stopping by to see how everything is going! Almost down to a month!!!:banana: :banana:

Hi Kendra! How's married life? I can't believe I'm almost a month out. I'm starting to freak out a bit :scared:

I don't know if anyone else already asked this, and I"m being bad at work and can't read thru the whole PJ, butu how do you get the signed photo from Mickey and Minnie??

:lovestruc

oh...and where did you get the beautiful photobook covers from?

Thanks

Hi! I sent out an invitation to Mickey and Minnie. There is a Disneyland address and a WDW address. I sent to both, but only got a picture from Disneyland. Here are the addresses:

Disneyland:
Mickey & Minnie
The Walt Disney Co.
500 S. Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91521

WDW:
The Magic Kingdom
C/O Mickey & Minnie Mouse
1675 N Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Which photobook covers? Are you referring to the guest book? I ordered that from shutterfly. Just added all my own pictures in. HTH! :goodvibes

[linzwylie]

woo hoo, your so close now! Can't wait to hear all about it and see the photos. You are having the exact same wedding as us :cool1:

Linz xxx :)

[Crown_princess]

Hi! I sent out an invitation to Mickey and Minnie. There is a Disneyland address and a WDW address. I sent to both, but only got a picture from Disneyland. Here are the addresses:

Disneyland:
Mickey & Minnie
The Walt Disney Co.
500 S. Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91521

WDW:
The Magic Kingdom
C/O Mickey & Minnie Mouse
1675 N Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Which photobook covers? Are you referring to the guest book? I ordered that from shutterfly. Just added all my own pictures in. HTH! :goodvibes

Thanks for answering!! I will definitely make a note so that we can get one too. :) That is totally something I would frame!

[Keira1387]

24 Days to go!

[BaBeeCee14]

:banana: :banana:

I know Kendra - its coming so fast!!! I'm freaking out!

[DisneyBrideToni]

I am so excited for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is going to be so beautiful! :goodvibes

[BaBeeCee14]

Thanks Toni!

I actually do have more pictures and updates to post. I will have to try to do that sometime this weekend.

[Avcproduction]

I am so excited for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is going to be so beautiful! :goodvibes


It will NOT be beautiful. I will make sure of it!!!!!!!

[bridetobe789]

I gotta say.. I can't wait to see your pictures!! I have the same locations!

[Avcproduction]

Trying to waste a post...19 more days!!!

[Avcproduction]

Actually 15 more days till we get there, eat like pigs, then hope that we didn't get 2 fat to fit in our dresses. Then wedding. YAY who's excited now!!!

[BaBeeCee14]

So I have been working on a few more things. I still have a lot more things to do but these are my most recently finished projects.

Here are my place cards:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03513.jpg

And here are my table numbers. I wasn't crazy about the silver stand with the table number stuck on top of it. So I made my own and dressed it up a bit:
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03492.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/kitcat1214/DSC03495.jpg

I had my last dress fitting yesterday. I forgot to bring my camera so I don't have any pictures of that :rolleyes:. I will be picking up my dress next week.

Thats all for now. Sorry about the short update.

[WithDisneySpirit]

Great update!! :lovestruc You did great work and you are so close now :goodvibes

[TamTab]

IT'S SOOOO CLOSE!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[keenercam]

Great update, Catherine! You did a wonderful job on the name cards and the table numbers! They are so pretty! I love the crystal mickeys on the name cards. I may steal your idea! :hug:

[BaBeeCee14]

Great update!! :lovestruc You did great work and you are so close now :goodvibes

Thanks Lisa!

IT'S SOOOO CLOSE!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

I know Tammy!!! Have you started packing yet? I need to get on that ASAP! :rotfl:

Great update, Catherine! You did a wonderful job on the name cards and the table numbers! They are so pretty! I love the crystal mickeys on the name cards. I may steal your idea! :hug:

Of course you can Cam!!! I can't wait to see how yours turn out! :goodvibes

[DisneyBrideToni]

Wow the table cards are fantastic!!!!!!!! They look like you had them done up somewhere! I love the frame around the table numbers. :goodvibes 12 more days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Keira1387]

Beautfiul placecards! When do you leave for Disney?

[BaBeeCee14]

Thanks Toni!!!

Thanks Kendra! We leave on the 15th! :banana:

[bridetobe789]

Love the place cards very cute! Same with the numbers! You are soo close!!!

[TamTab]

I know Tammy!!! Have you started packing yet? I need to get on that ASAP! :rotfl:





Umm ..... not at all lol :laughing: and I leave Tuesday morning! :scared1: yikes! I can't believe it is so close. I should maybe start packing.

[figmentfan814]

Catherine, it's been so long since I've been on your PJ. I can't believe you're wedding is so soon! The guestbook turned out great; we did one on Shutterfly too and our guests loved it. I was super worried about the writing, but we used the SlickWriters and it still looks great now without any smears. The invitations were fantastic too; I can't imagine how long they must have taken to put together. The placecards turned out great too, I love using the Waltograph font. :goodvibes

[BaBeeCee14]

Love the place cards very cute! Same with the numbers! You are soo close!!!

Thank you!!! :goodvibes

Umm ..... not at all lol :laughing: and I leave Tuesday morning! :scared1: yikes! I can't believe it is so close. I should maybe start packing.

Tammy - I leave on Wednesday morning! Oh good news about the crane! It hasn't been up at all last week! Lets hope it stays that way until after our wedding :rolleyes1

Catherine, it's been so long since I've been on your PJ. I can't believe you're wedding is so soon! The guestbook turned out great; we did one on Shutterfly too and our guests loved it. I was super worried about the writing, but we used the SlickWriters and it still looks great now without any smears. The invitations were fantastic too; I can't imagine how long they must have taken to put together. The placecards turned out great too, I love using the Waltograph font. :goodvibes

Hi Vanessa! Thanks for reading! I've been so lazy with my updates lately. I bought Slickwriters for my guestbook too. I'm glad to hear you didn't have any trouble with the ink smearing. I was so worried that would happen.

The Waltograph font is my favorite! ;)

[TamTab]

Tammy - I leave on Wednesday morning! Oh good news about the crane! It hasn't been up at all last week! Lets hope it stays that way until after our wedding :rolleyes1




Really?!?!! Woot!! :banana: :banana: :banana: Maybe all our pixie dust worked? I hope so!!!! Here's a little more just to be safe! pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:

[BaBeeCee14]

Yes! You can never have enough pixie dust! :wizard: :wizard: :wizard:

I had a dream last night that we were doing the MK shoot and that stupid crane ended up in all of my pictures! I was so mad! :headache:

[Keira1387]

You leave in 4 days!!!:banana:

[Avcproduction]

9 more days till the Halloween party!!!!!!

And there was something else too. Can't quite put my finger on it. I'll have to check my calender.

[goodmorningirl]

Subscribing.

Congratulations and I can't wait to hear all the details of your wedding!

[SunneeSmiles]

Hi Catherine!

I was browsing PJs and stumbled upon yours, only to realize (pretty quickly) I know your friend Deb and she told me all about your proposal! :yay: I even "retold" it to my BF because I thought it was so perfect! :lovestruc I worked with Deb at the Aquarium in Camden. :)

Congratulations!!! Can't wait to read all of your PJ.

Jenny

[BaBeeCee14]

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that has been reading along.

We are heading out to Disney tomorrow. I will be writing a full TR when I get back! :goodvibes

[Keira1387]

I hope you have a wonderful time!!!! Cant wait to hear about it when you get back!!!pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:

[lurkyloo]

Byeeeeeeeeeeee! :wave2: Have SO much fun!!! :lovestruc

[meryll83]

Yey, have a fab time!!

[keenercam]

Bye, Catherine! Have a great time, sweetie! :hug: I remember so well when you started your PJ and it has been so much fun to share your journey. I can't wait to see pix! :bride: princess:

[bridetobe789]

Bye!! Have a great time can't wait to hear all about it when you get back!!! :yay:

[disneygal922]

Have a safe and magical trip! :wizard: Can't wait to hear all about it!

[Donald'sGirl]

Have a great time!!! Can't wait to read all about it when you get back!

[29apr00]

Have a wonderful time! I can't wait to hear all about your wedding!!

[lov2b@disney]

Have a great time Catherine! May all your dreams come true!:lovestruc

[linzwylie]

bye bye !!

Have a fabulous trip and wedding day.

Can't wait to read your TR, your wedding is the same as mine - WP, LSS and Lower UK DP!!!

Linz xxx :)

[ClemsonGirl]

Have a wonderful wedding!!!! :)

[DisneyBrideToni]

Ok so I don't know if I will be around tomorrow and it is 12:30 so its officially your wedding day so I wanted to wish you...........

:bride: A HAPPY WEDDING DAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!:groom:

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f110/rluckett/CMLF08C.gif

[figmentfan814]

:bride: :groom: Happy Wedding Day!! :bride: :groom:

I hope you have the chance to enjoy each and every minute of your special day and that you are able to take in all the little details :cloud9:

[WithDisneySpirit]

Enjoy everything and I wish you a very magical wedding day!!!! :goodvibes :lovestruc :grouphug:

[padisneyfour]

Happy wedding day! wishing you a magical day and a lifetime of happiness.... Congrats and enjoy!:goodvibes

[Donald'sGirl]

Catherine Have a Wonderful and Magical Wedding Day!!!!!

[linzwylie]

:bride: Happy wedding day:bride:

Linz xxx :)

[farjojo]

HAPPY WEDDING DAY!!!!!!!!

Many congratulations on your special day.

[jessesgirl-080708]

Happy Wedding Day!!!!

[Keira1387]

Catherine,
I hope you had a wonderful wedding! Enjoy your HM, and I can't wait to hear all about it when you get back!!!!

[bridetobe789]

Happy Wedding Day!!

[Rebclay]

Wishing you lots of pixie dust!! pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:

[Crown_princess]

Hoping you had a magical wedding day and can't wait for pics!:wizard: :cheer2:

[BaBeeCee14]

Hi girls! We are back from our wedding/honeymoon. We had a beautiful day and everything was perfect. I am going to get started on my TR soon, but I wanted to start off with my vendor reviews.

I was so happy with all of my vendors. Thanks to all of you previous brides, I would not have found them if it wasn't for your reviews. So thank you girls so much! I honestly didn't have one bad thing to say about any of them. They were all wonderful!

Randy Chapman = A+: Jesse and I both loved Randy. He is a great guy! I've seen a lot of his work on the Dis and I knew I wanted to book him right away. So the day that I got my date, he was the first person that I called. He was very easy to work with and just had a great personality. I don't have my pictures yet, but I can't wait to see them! :yay:

Patricia LeJeune = A+: Patrticia is awesome! She is so much fun to talk to, I felt like I knew her for years. My BMs and I all brought pictures of hairstyles that we wanted and she did a great job with everyone. We were all very happy with the end results. My hair and make up last all day! I had Patricia come do a trial 3 days before my wedding, she did my hair and make up on the wedding day, and she came back 2 days after the wedding for my MK shoot. She is so sweet. I would hire again in a heartbeat! :thumbsup2

Carolyn Allens = A+: We used CA's for our tux rentals, dress steaming, and dress cleaning. They were very nice and easy to work with. They also allowed Jesse to keep his tux for 2 extra days so we can use it for our MK shoot at no additional charge. They came to our room to do the tux fittings and after the wedding, they came back to pick up the tuxes. They made everything so much easier and stress free for us.

Rev. Kevin Knox = A+: He great with communication. Anytime I had a question about the ceremony, he would respond to my email that day. Sometimes even within the hour. Rev. Kevin performed a beautiful ceremony. He was very nice and easy going. We had him come to our rehearsal, which I'm glad we did because he told us everything we needed to do for the wedding day. No one was confused during the ceremony :banana:

Disney Floral = A: Rose is wonderful. She was very patient with all of my questions and was prompt in answering my emails. There were a couple of kinks during the reception, but I will going into that during my TR. Overall, Rose and her team are great!

Disney WP = A+: Meri was awesome. Everything ran smoothly and perfectly! She was always great in answering all of my questions and returning emails in a timely manner. She was also wonderful in giving me suggestions and alternative ideas.

DJ Steve = A+: We were assigned DJ Steve and I am so glad we were. He was great! A little slow in the email responses, but I'm sure it was because he was busy. During the reception, he did everything I asked him to and he chose some great music to play. I didn't give him a lot of direction in that area, but I think he was able to sense my style and we loved everything he played.

DPS (Amy) = A+: We had Amy for our MK shoot the Tuesday after our wedding and she was great. We did all the shots that I wanted plus more. She took her time with us and we did not feel rushed at all. I am very happy with my MK pictures!

I think thats everyone for now. If I missed any, I will come back and add it.

Up next: Day 1 of my TR!

[padisneyfour]

I am glad you day was perfect for you! Looking forward to hearing more! Congrats:goodvibes

[Donald'sGirl]

Welcome Back Catherine!!! I can't wait to hear all about your trip! Thanks for those vendor reviews, they really help!

[Keira1387]

Catherine, I'm so glad your back! Do you have any teaser pics for us? Can't wait to hear all about it.

[BaBeeCee14]

Here are some teaser pics - (per your request Kendra ;) )

http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03737.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03803.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC02812.jpg

Day of of our TR to come soon!

[jessesgirl-080708]

:goodvibes AWW! It looks amazing! Can't wait to see more!!!

[Keira1387]

Thanks for the teasers! You looked beautiful!!! I love your flowers!

[farjojo]

Wow your pics look amazing, you look beautiful. The colour of your BM dresses is stunning. Can't wait to see more.

[keenercam]

Oh, Catherine! You looked SOOO beautiful!! :lovestruc I am so glad that everything went so well for you. Your flowers and gown and hair and makeup were absolutely perfect and those bridesmaid dresses were gorgeous! Can't wait to hear more and see lots and lots of pictures!

[Mama of Indybride]

I just found your PJ, and I must say your teaser pics are stunning!

You were simply lovely with your attendant in the limo!

And everybody looked so happy as you left your ceremony!

Thank you for sharing your memories with us!

[WithDisneySpirit]

Just lovely!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lovestruc Love the petals picture :goodvibes

[Donald'sGirl]

Catherine I love your teaser pics! I can't wait to see more! You did similar colors to what I am going to do. Lavender/Lilac and ivory!! :thumbsup2

[BaBeeCee14]

I'm glad you all like the teaser pictures. Now for the TR... Here we go!

Day 1 - October 15th (Wednesday)

I was up all night on Tuesday finishing up my last minute projects and packing. I didn't go to bed until 3am. Here is all of our stuff packed up ready to go. My mom managed to fold up my dress and fit it into the Disney bag.

http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03527.jpg

When the alarm went off at 5:30am, I rolled out of bed to get dressed. The cab was outside at 6am and Jesse and I headed to the airport.

Check in and security was a little bit slow, but the flight was pretty fast. We landed about 20 minutes ahead of schedule. We went over to baggage claim to pick up our suitcases. While we were waiting, I got a text message from one of my friends saying that his mom was going to Orlando today too and that she should be landing any minute. Just then, I look up and she was coming down the escalator. So I went over to say hi to her. Turns out she is going to a wedding in Kissimmee on Saturday.

After Jesse picked up our bags, we went to check in at the Magical Express counter.

http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03531.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03533.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03535.jpg

We were the last stop on the bus. I couldn't wait to get inside - I love Animal Kingdom Lodge. http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03536.jpg
Our room wasn't ready when we checked in so we went down to Mara to get some lunch.
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03539.jpg
We both got the chicken nuggets platter. These were good, but I still miss the chicken strips.

We called the number to see if our room was ready - and it was!!! We are in room 2211.
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03542.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03541.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03543.jpg

We were able to see a few animals from our balcony.
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03548.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03544.jpg

Here is my dress hanging in the closest.
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03546.jpg

Jesse and I went over to Downtown Disney for some shopping and dinner. I've been craving Earl of Sandwich, so thats where we ended up going. I had a Caprese sandwich and Jesse had the Original sandwich. It was really yummy!

http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03550.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/babeecee14/DSC03551.jpg

We walked around a little bit more and then went back to AKL. We were so tired from only sleeping 2 hours the night before.

Up next -- Day 2: my hair and make up trial and some pixie dust!

[goodmorningirl]

yay! I am so excited that you are back and starting your report! Congratulations and the teaser photos are beautiful!

[disneygal922]

What a wonderful start to your TR! :goodvibes I love seeing pics of AKL, though I've never stayed there! Can't wait to read more about your trip! :goodvibes

[bridetobe789]

Great start to your tr!! I definitely need to stay at AKL! I have never been there!

[Donald'sGirl]

Great start to your TR!! :cool1: I love the Earl of Sandwich, your pictures are making me hungry for it!!

Can't wait to read more!

[lov2b@disney]

Congratulations Catherine!! You looked beautiful. Love the color of your flowers! So unique!

[keenercam]

Catherine - 2 hours of sleep!?!?!?!?!?! EEEK :eek: You must have been sleep-walking! I can't believe you had the presence of mind to take pictures. Love the view of the animals from your balcony. :lovestruc Can't wait to hear more. :banana:

[BaBeeCee14]

Thanks for reading ladies!

Cam - as the TR goes on, you will begin to see that 2-3 hours of sleep starts to become a trend :rolleyes:

[BaBeeCee14]

Day 2 - October 16th (Thursday)

I set the alarm for 9:30 but I was up at 8:30. I was so excited to be in Disney that I couldn't sleep anymore! I signed on to say Hi to the Disbrides on the OT and headed out to pick up some breakfast before Patricia LeJeune came to do my hair and makeup trial at 10:30.

We went down to Mara and I got some Mickey waffles and Jesse got the breakfast platter. The Mickey waffles were yummy as always.

Patricia got to my room shortly after 10:30 and got started right away. I showed her some of the pictures that I found and we ended up doing a mix of 2 different hairstyles.

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I was very happy with the outcome. The hair will be neater on the wedding day, but Patricia just wanted to show me what my hair would look like with bigger curls and smaller curls. So she did one side with big and the other with small. I'm going with the bigger curls. We are also going to put the veil on top of my hair instead of under it.

Patricia was very sweet. We had a great time talking while she was working on my hair and makeup. Jesse decided to go to the pool area and read his book. In the middle of our trial, my sister (MOH) Michele had just arrived at the hotel (she flew in this morning). She came into our room and the 3 of us were chatting away.

Jesse's cousin Phil (BM) just landed in Orlando and he was going to be staying in our room for the first night. After the trial Jesse, Michele, and I went to DTD for some lunch at Earl of Sandwich and shopping while we waited for Phil to arrive. Jesse got another Original sandwich and tomato soup, I got a chicken caesar salad, and Michele got the All American sandwich.

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Michele went to meet up with one of her friends from when she was in the college program. So Jesse and I headed back to AKL to wait for Phil to arrive. Phil rented a car so we went to the front desk to get him a parking permit. A nice CM name Julia was helping us and congratulated us on our upcoming wedding. After we got our parking permit, we asked Julia if we could combine our 2 AKL reservations.

*back story*
We had to book 2 separate ressie's at AKL because Jesse's sister got a coupon in the mail for a really great rate at AKL (standard rooms only) the week of our wedding. But the rate didn't start until the 19th (our wedding day). So we had to book the first 4 nights (10/15-10/20) at the wedding room block rate (Savannah view). Then Jesse's sister booked us the next 6 nights (10/20-10/26) with her coupon rate.
*end of back story*

We wanted to stay in the same room through the whole trip because its a pain to move all of our stuff around. We asked Julia if this would be possible. She said that since the 2nd half of our reservation was for a standard room, there would probably be a price difference if we wanted to stay in the Savannah view, but that she would ask her manager if she could upgrade us for free since it was our wedding. She came back a few minutes later and told us that her manager said they were all booked up and that if we wanted to keep the Savannah view room for the rest of the stay we would need to pay an extra $65 per night. Jesse said that would be fine and we would just pay because we liked our room and he didn't want to move. About 5 minutes after we got back into our room, the phone rang. It was Julia! She said that she asked her other manager and she got permission to upgrade us to stay in the Savannah view for free! I thanked her so many times! She told me she was happy to help and wished us all the best for our wedding. She was sooo sweet. We were really happy!

So that was our pixie dust for the day! Wow - that was really long LOL.

After I got off the phone with Julia, we went out to the balcony for some pictures.

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Phil called and said that he was in the lobby, so I went out to get him. We all waited in the room for Michele to come back from hanging out with her friend so we could all go to dinner. Michele got back around 8 and we went to Walmart to pick up some supplies. After that we went to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings. It was pretty good. The guys enjoyed it.

Up next: Day 3

[keenercam]

Yay for the pixie dust!! :woohoo: pixiedust:

Catherine -- I swear, you and Jesse could not be any cuter! I bet you are so much fun to hang out with. :hug:

Can't wait to hear more!

[lov2b@disney]

Love the upgrade:cool1:

[Keira1387]

Yay for an upgrade! Your food at Earl of sandwhich looks so good!!!

[MsTinkerChele]

Yay for the pixie dust!! :woohoo: pixiedust:

Catherine -- I swear, you and Jesse could not be any cuter! I bet you are so much fun to hang out with. :hug:

Can't wait to hear more!


She's actually pretty boring:laughing:

[BaBeeCee14]

She's actually pretty boring:laughing:

Boo - you hush!

[Crown_princess]

:cheer2: Great TR! Write more!

[tinks_1989]

i am loving you tr so far you look sooo beautifulin your teaser pics i am also enjoying reading your pj gettin some ideas from you x x

[29apr00]

WOW Yeah for getting the free upgrade!! That's so great!! Hope it was just the start of lots of pixie dust for your wedding and honeymoon!

[PrincessShea]

Great report! I can't wait to read about how it all comes together!

[Goldeelox9]

Yay for the Upgrade. We stayed at the AKL and loved it on our Honeymoon!

[jnale]

Hey Catherine!

Can't wait to see more...I know you're busy though!

It was really awesome to run into you and Jesse during the honeymoon - I hope you guys had as much fun as we did!!! I posted my pics on the main board...check out the Disney Wedding Pavilion sign pic - it has your names on it for your rehearsal!!!!