View Full Version : Alex & Tim's PJ: SBP/Sago Cay/YSH 12/09/09: UPDATED-Start of the hair!
Hi, I’ve decided to start a planning journal as things seem to moving towards our date a bit quickly! We didn’t think we were going to be able to afford to get married next year but after a re-work on the finances and a re-think on the details we reckon we can.
So, let’s start with a bit about us two.
My name is Karen but I tend to use my middle name Alex more. Tim is Tim and uses Tim! We have been together for around 10 years (I say around as we’re not sure when we met) and 1 week after meeting Tim moved in with me. We both just knew that it was going to work and that we would be together for the rest of our lives. Other people weren’t as sure as we were (!) but we knew.
We live in Birmingham, England, in an apartment and have two cats. I am a software trainer for solicitors. The company I work for is an online conveyancing company and I train the solicitors to use the software. I am field-based ie out on the road but work from home which is great as there is no office to go to every day!
Tim works with processes and procedures and (until the day before we went on holiday in September last year) was employed by a Jaguar cars supplier. When we came back from holiday Tim struggled to find the right job but then started working just before Christmas on a 3 month contract. We are hoping it continues past the 3 months, if not then he will find something. Hence saying at the beginning we thought we couldn’t afford the wedding.
We decided in the middle of last year to get married at Disney. We have been talking about getting married since we met and Disney is perfect for us. Tim formally proposed in Goa at Christmas on 2006 (gold, diamonds, one-knee!) and we have been talking about weddings since then.
We researched the venue options and when we went to Florida in September last year had a look at some of them. We both fell in love with our favourite from the pictures – Sea Breeze Point. We stayed on the Boardwalk for a couple of nights (birthday surprise for Tim) and it was just perfect, especially being so close to Epcot which is our favourite.
So, when we got back the planning started. Oh boy did it start with a bang!
Couple of pictures for you. A few years ago I lost 42lbs by doing low-carb and I've got the before and afters:
Before in Kerela, India:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/alex-before.jpg
After in Florida 2 years ago:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/Alex-after.jpg
Tim and me in Florida:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/27-09-2007-184.jpg
I put about 14lbs of the weight back on thanks to Florida, my birthday, Christmas etc so am back on the low-carb to lose it. I've lost 3lbs in the first week so a good start!
Next installment, on to the planning so far...
I’ve been lurking around on the Wedding section for quite a while and asked a few questions so had an idea of what we needed to do and to look at.
I should mention at this point that I have a bit of a secret weapon. It comes in the form of my friend called Kirsty. She started working for the same company as me a year ago and we hit it off straight away. The reason she is my secret weapon is that she worked for Disney for a year at Epcot and knows everywhere that I talk about, and so much more. It is fantastic to have someone like her that shares every heartbeat of Disney. She keeps me (in)sane and has some great ideas, sensible and whacky!
The guests will hopefully be:
*Mom and Dad
*Brother and his wife
*Kirsty
*My manager and her husband (not as ‘corporately-creepy’ as it sounds, she is a really good friend)
*Friend from USA
Friend from Derby and her boyfriend
Friend from St Albans
I'm not sure who will be able to afford to go (or want to go) but the ones with the stars against them are definites so we are looking at a minimum of 10 people including us.
My Mom wasn’t too pleased when we announced that we were going to get married at Disney – I think she thought it was going to be all childish and that they would have to dress up as characters. Oh if only! We showed her pictures of the resorts and SBP and she was really impressed. They went to Florida quite a few years ago with some friends and went to Epcot and MGM and really enjoyed it, but they hadn’t seen any resorts so had no idea what to expect.
First thing I did was set up a Wish book and had a look at the options. $10,000 seemed quite a lot considering we wanted to keep it small. I also sae the venue hire fees, minimum food expenditure etc but what finally did it was the 25 night minimum stay. There was no way we could do that.
We thought an Escape package sounded ideal so set about planning that. We love the standard cake that you get so that was fine, the limo sounded great, SBP was perfect, loved the idea of a single violinist etc. The only thing we really wanted that wasn’t included was Randy Chapman. We absolutely love his work. We loved that fact that you could have a 2hr Honeymoon shoot if you had a separate photographer so that was great too. We would need an extra bottle of bubbly, a button-hole and a corsage for my mom and that was about it. Brilliant!
Of course, then I started thinking of ‘options’ from the Wish book like the Vintage Rolls, flowers at the ceremony etc which wasn’t good!
Next, the where, where and when!
calla28
01-06-2008, 06:45 PM
Hello Alex and welcome to the boards.
We decided on SBP at 1000, lunch at Gardenview Tea Room at 1400 and then dinner at Le Cellier at 1900. That will give people time to have a drink at the GF while we are having pictures taken and then some downtime after lunch to ‘play’ in Epcot or go back to their hotels. We might change lunch to the Grand Floridian Café at 1300 so there is more gap between lunch and dinner.
We don’t think the limo will be able to transport people to and from the GF within the 4 hours as part of the package, so we can always add another hour if needed. We aren’t going to be able to afford the vintage Rolls or Ford so we will need extra time to get us to the GF too.
We also decided on the date – 9th December 2009. We will fly out on 28th or 29th September, have a week to sort things out, then the wedding week and then a week after. We will be leaving just as the holiday period starts so it’s good timing.
First thing we did was to contact Randy Chapman for the photo’s. We sorted out what we wanted and will be holding the date with him later in the year. He was so helpful!
Next was Ana to ask about hair and make-up. I have a tattoo armband that I want covered and although I can get the kits to do it myself I wanted to see if she could do it for me. She can and we are in the process of booking her.
Next was a call to a hair extension specialist to get some information. I want longer hair to cover the part of my back that the dress won’t cover as I have another tattoo. I got loads of useful information, really liked the technician so that’s another crossed off the list.
Next, the dress.
I saw a posting from Meryll83 on here with a picture of the Maggie Sottero Capri Lynette dress and fell in love with it.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/caprilynette1.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/caprilynetteback.jpg
I really like the Capri Royale but I’m not keen on the strapless style. I found a stockist in Birmingham and went up there at lunchtime today.
Rude and unhelpful. That's the best way to describe them. They are based not far from the Bullring in Birmingham and went to see them at lunch time. I asked if they had the specific dress (Lynette) and was corrected on my pronunciation of 'Sottero' first of all (!) and then told they didn't have it. I asked if they had any of her dresses with pick-up skirts and they asked me what that was. Hmmm, not a good sign.
The girl said they had one dress with that style skirt (not a Maggie) but they could order in whatever dress I wanted for a £30 postage charge. That would be credited against the cost of the dress if I bought it. I asked how much the dress was and she said she couldn't tell me until I ordered it. So, I could be ordering a dress worth a couple of thousand pounds for all I knew and it was going to cost me £30 to look at it? I don't think so!
I asked if I could try the one on that they had and first of all she said that they only had small sizes (I'm a UK16) but I could try if I really wanted to. Cheeky %"$*!!! Anyway, I slipped it on and the style of dress looked great but it was a strapless. The skirt looked fantastic.
I thanked them, left, got home and phoned another stockist. What a difference. I've got an appointment on Saturday morning to try the Royale on as they don't have the Lynette. They also told me they could add straps, sleeves, bolero jacket etc. I've got a large tattoo on my back and an armband and although I don't regret them I don't want them on show at my wedding as I don't think they will look right. She wouldn't give me the exact price of the dresses but after giving her a few figures to say yes or no to it looks like they are in the £800 mark.
I also found I found a company on the internet in the UK called The Empty Box Company and they do ph-level boxes and acid-free paper to store your dress in so it doesn't go yellow. They also do cabin carry-on boxes at the scheduled and charter flight sizes so you can take your dress on the plane rather than putting in the checked baggage.
The storage boxes are around the £60 mark and the travel boxes are around £30.
meryll83
01-11-2008, 09:50 AM
Haha I've found your planning journal, you dress stealer you!:rotfl:
I'm hoping to get to try it on in 2 days time, fingers crossed the shop has it in stock!
It may be that I hate it and go for something different altogether, in which case I will let you off for thieving, only joking, I'm just worried you'll look better than me!
I think you are going to become my DIS planning buddy as we're both planning for late 2009 and you're the first DISbride that actually has a date planned that is later than mine! :lmao:
Dress stealer - i like that!
It would be great to have you as a planning buddy, you had so many questions that were the same as mine that a lot of where are are now is thanks to you.
I'm going to get a copy of measurements tomorrow from the bridal shop so i can go to other places if I need to. I know I'm going to wish my hip measurement was my bust measurement and vice versa!
I'll give you an update on the dress tomorrow x
meryll83
01-11-2008, 12:24 PM
Will they be forthcoming with the measurements do you think, or are they likely to try and keep you all to themselves?!!
Well, when I went yesterday they didn't measure me because the size of dress they had in fitted perfectly. If I go for a proper fitting I'm sure they will then and I want a copy of my measurements.
It did surprise me that the US12 fitted perfectly! One thing she did say is that most bridal shops put the dresses in the UK sizes on the rails ie the US12 is marked up as a UK14 so if you are after the size to go somewhere else, or the internet, make sure you know whether it's the US or UK size that they tell you :thumbsup2
I would like to introduce you to my new baby. Her name is Capri Royale and she is perfect:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/CapriRoyaleFront.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/CapriRoyaleBack.jpg
I went to the appointment on Saturday and had a fantastic time! What a difference to the other bridal shop. I tried on the Capri Royale and it fitted like a dream. I am a UK16 and this was the US12 and it fitted perfectly. I couldn’t believe how comfortable the dress was! I didn’t get the muffin-top effect on my back and shoulders and the dress is so well made – and flattering.
The one they had was ivory and I wanted white. She held up a white dress infront of the Capri so I could see the colour and it looked really good.
I started off with a ‘modest’ petticoat underneath and it looked good, but the bigger crinoline petticoat made the dress look fantastic. I am 5’6” and with the 3” heels I had on and the huge petticoat I would only need about 1” off the length. Unless I go for a b**b job I’ll have tuck in the top too!
I really wanted a dress that looked like Belle’s dress from Beauty and the Beast so asked if they could take the train off, which they can. The train got on my nerves! The dress looked absolutely stunning, exactly how I hoped it would look.
I was going to buy it over the internet from the USA and when I went back to the car and worked out all the costs I couldn’t get the same deal as in the shop! I really haggled hard and pushed them and got a fantastic deal.
For the price of the dress I am also getting the fittings and alterations, they will charge me £25.00 storage and also gave me free choice on a tiara! The one I really liked was £225 so a good deal there!
By the time I had bought it from the internet, paid customs and duty, paid a seamstress to alter the dress, paid for a storage box etc it was coming very close to the shop price. I decided to go back and order it. Both bridal shops I went in told me it was taking anything up to 8 months to get the Maggie dresses in. I told them that we were waiting for Disney to confirm the date and if we couldn’t get December this year it would be next year (my nose got a bit longer at this point) and it was no problem for them to store the dress until then.
I paid them a deposit and am going back at the end of the month (pay day) to pay the rest. I know I’ve ordered it a long way ahead but I feel really good for doing it!
meryll83
01-13-2008, 05:19 AM
I would like to introduce you to my new baby. Her name is Capri Royale and she is perfect:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/CapriRoyaleFront.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/CapriRoyaleBack.jpg
I went to the appointment on Saturday and had a fantastic time! What a difference to the other bridal shop. I tried on the Capri Royale and it fitted like a dream. I am a UK16 and this was the US12 and it fitted perfectly. I couldn’t believe how comfortable the dress was! I didn’t get the muffin-top effect on my back and shoulders and the dress is so well made – and flattering.
The one they had was ivory and I wanted white. She held up a white dress infront of the Capri so I could see the colour and it looked really good.
I started off with a ‘modest’ petticoat underneath and it looked good, but the bigger crinoline petticoat made the dress look fantastic. I am 5’6” and with the 3” heels I had on and the huge petticoat I would only need about 1” off the length. Unless I go for a b**b job I’ll have tuck in the top too!
I really wanted a dress that looked like Belle’s dress from Beauty and the Beast so asked if they could take the train off, which they can. The train got on my nerves! The dress looked absolutely stunning, exactly how I hoped it would look.
I was going to buy it over the internet from the USA and when I went back to the car and worked out all the costs I couldn’t get the same deal as in the shop! I really haggled hard and pushed them and got a fantastic deal.
For the price of the dress I am also getting the fittings and alterations, they will charge me £25.00 storage and also gave me free choice on a tiara! The one I really liked was £225 so a good deal there!
By the time I had bought it from the internet, paid customs and duty, paid a seamstress to alter the dress, paid for a storage box etc it was coming very close to the shop price. I decided to go back and order it. Both bridal shops I went in told me it was taking anything up to 8 months to get the Maggie dresses in. I told them that we were waiting for Disney to confirm the date and if we couldn’t get December this year it would be next year (my nose got a bit longer at this point) and it was no problem for them to store the dress until then.
I paid them a deposit and am going back at the end of the month (pay day) to pay the rest. I know I’ve ordered it a long way ahead but I feel really good for doing it!
Yey! Your dress is very Belle :goodvibes
Julie is picking me up in about 20 minutes for our first stint of dress shopping!
Teach me how to haggle!!!!
I'm the same as you and thinking that I can do it cheaper online etc, but it would be soooooooo much easier to buy it here so please please please give me tips on how you got the price down!
Hiya, have a great time dress shopping. I had an absolute blast yesterday.
What I did was be really friendly (which I usually am anyway!) and really gushing about the dress and the shop. They knew I really wanted the dress but I was hesitant so they offered me 'bits' to entice me.
They knocked money off the dress to start with as I wanted it in white and they only had it in ivory. They didn't have a white dress to show me in any style so I played on that a little. I then managed to get a bit more taken off the price because I asked.
I asked how much the alterations would be and she made a mistake of saying it was one price regardless of how many alterations. I pulled a face and she said they would include it in the price of the storage for £25.00. Then I told them I wanted the train taken off the bottom, but they had already committed to the price.
The final one was when I was dressed again and I said I wold go away and have a think about it all, and look at a couple of other places. That was when they offered me a free tiara!
Take your time in the shop, even if you know what you want, and let them think you are not sure. I told them what my strict budget was and everything all-in has come to £50 more - including the £225 tiara!
Don't be afraid to ask, the worst they can say is no. Remember that they want your money as much as you want the dress, but you can go to other places and they know that.
Have fun and post later xx
orangetiggs
01-13-2008, 07:47 AM
I got my dress after haggling!! I tried it on in one place maggie sottero sahara and it was £1200 and I said I go away and look then I got it for £800!! so its worth asking
Raspberry Bubbles
01-13-2008, 08:21 AM
Hello! Great start to your PJ! I noticed you went shopping in Birmingham ~ I'm originally from near there (my parents still live there) in Redditch! So nice to see someone from near "home" on here. Love the dress! It just looks so luxurious!!! I so should have haggled for mine!
Hi, that's a great price! Makes it even more special doesn't it?
It was all the 'extras' that did it for me in the shop that swung me getting it from them rather than over the internet.
My mom lives in Cornwall so it will be difficult to let her see the dress, apart from the fact she will be lacing me in it on the day and will need instruction. They are happy for me to go in any time with my mom and show her the best way to do it.
I was really impressed with them. I'm going to see what sort of price they will do a veil for next!
Hi Raspberry - my sister-in-law is from Redditch!
I've lived in Birmingham since I was about 11 (we lived in central Spain up until then) and my folks used to live in Evesham. They retired to Cornwall a couple of years ago so we get nice free holidays down there now :thumbsup2
To be honest I don't think I would have thought to haggle but when they started I thought why not? I love haggling, it's one of the best things about going to India but the shop yesterday wasn't up to the standard they are over there!
meryll83
01-13-2008, 11:56 AM
Did they have the Capri Lynette in any of your Birmingham shops of just yours?
They didn't have it in the York shop and didn't even have anything similar so that was a bit disappointing. Nearly everything they had was strapless and all really similar. I found a couple I liked and now no what sort of neclines don't suit me, but nothing wowed me.
I'm going to go though the listed Maggie suppliers and phone til I find the Lynette somewhere - I really need to try it on!
I'm going to ring our local shops tomorrow and visit a couple on Saturday if possible - hopefully the experience will be a bit more positive, the girls in this shop really didn't seem all that interested....
Hi Mery'll, doesn't sound like you had a brilliant day. Come down to Shirley in the West Midlands with me - they were brilliant.
I couldn't find any stockist close to me that had the Lynette. One told me they could order it in for me to look at at a cost of £30 that would be offset agains the price of the dress if I bought it. The others said they could order it but it had to be paid in full before they did.
I'm not sure what they would do if you paid for it and then didn't want it. I'm not sure if they would put it in stock and let you have another to the same value. Might be worth asking.
I know you are 'up north' but for info I tried the Birmingham, Shirley (where I went yesterday), Solihull, Cheltenham, Warwickshire and Cornwall stockists and none of them had the Lynette.
What did you try on? What sort of dresses?
Raspberry Bubbles
01-13-2008, 12:39 PM
Hi Raspberry - my sister-in-law is from Redditch!
I've lived in Birmingham since I was about 11 (we lived in central Spain up until then) and my folks used to live in Evesham. They retired to Cornwall a couple of years ago so we get nice free holidays down there now :thumbsup2
To be honest I don't think I would have thought to haggle but when they started I thought why not? I love haggling, it's one of the best things about going to India but the shop yesterday wasn't up to the standard they are over there!
Hey there - I can't believe your SIL is from there - no one comes from Redditch these days! I love Evesham - I used to go there and paddle when I was little!
Ha ha about the haggling! I went to London to find my dress but hated it there, and came home and got my dress from a little boutique in Studley, can you believe it?!! They are so attentive and lovely that I felt so at home there :)
meryll83
01-13-2008, 02:42 PM
What did you try on? What sort of dresses?
We figured out that I don't suit scoopy necked dresses, I tried a halter necked one which was nice but I only just managed to squeeze my butt in so the overall effect wasn't good :lmao:, we also decided I suit the ones that are gathered together to the side at the waist and strapless ones too, and that I don't want a long train as it'd annoy me!
So actually it was still a productive day!
We hunted down some more shops but they were all closed so we're gonna stay local next week, but continue the phone search for the Lynette!
Hey there - I can't believe your SIL is from there - no one comes from Redditch these days! I love Evesham - I used to go there and paddle when I was little!
Ha ha about the haggling! I went to London to find my dress but hated it there, and came home and got my dress from a little boutique in Studley, can you believe it?!! They are so attentive and lovely that I felt so at home there :)
She was from Great Alne which is just outside isn't it? It gave her a bit of a shock when she moved to the bright lights of Birmingham!
I think you get better service from the smaller boutiques. They larger ones tent to treat you as a production line. I got a great one in Shirley and would highly recommend them. I haggled so hard in India that they had to check with each other that it was ok to sell at the price incase they hadn't made enough - seriously! Great fun :rotfl:
We figured out that I don't suit scoopy necked dresses, I tried a halter necked one which was nice but I only just managed to squeeze my *** in so the overall effect wasn't good :lmao:, we also decided I suit the ones that are gathered together to the side at the waist and strapless ones too, and that I don't want a long train as it'd annoy me!
So actually it was still a productive day!
We hunted down some more shops but they were all closed so we're gonna stay local next week, but continue the phone search for the Lynette!
I wish I had the same problem as you with the halter neck! My friend Kirsty has told me to get some chick-tape and gel pads but I might just try a pair of socks and some parcel tape...
It's great that you know what suits and what doesn't. I was frightened that I would try the Royale style dress and look appalling as I had my heart set on that style. I would have loved to have tried the Lynette but I couldn't find one anywhere. Good luck on the Lynette hunt!
It is really nice to share my experience and planning with people on here as I don't really have anyone. My Mom is in Cornwall and isn't a Disney-ite at all and my friend Kirsty is going through a bad time with ill friends so I feel a bit bad gabbling on about the wedding.
My Nan died this week and I feel bad yakking to my Mom or anyone else about the wedding in case they think I'm being really insensitive.
Thanks guys :grouphug:
I feel a bit bad about this because it looks like I’ve stolen everything from Meryll83 but we like exactly the same things!
I saw the same picture for the bouquet and am going to ask Disney if they can put some smaller flowers in white. If they can’t I’ll take some silk ones out myself and slot them in.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/Bouquet.jpg
I’ve also got some white roses, burgundy roses and crystals for my hair. I’m going to have hair extensions that go half way down my back and have them tonged so that they are loose curls. I’m going to have a bit of height on the top for the tiara but have the lot loose and down. I’ve got the hair pins because I don’t think I want a veil and these would look nice in the back and on the top.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/WhiteRoses.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/BurgundyRoses.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/CrystalHairPins.jpg
I can't find a photo of the style of hair but this is the closest so far. I want the curls a little bit tighter, like loose ringlets. I need some body and curl in it to make sure it covers my back tattoo as the back of the dress covers the majority of it.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/Hairextensions4.jpg
I’ve also got some table confetti in burgundy red and clear crystal to put around the cake to tie the colours in. We’ve decided we are going to have a sand ceremony as our vows are native American Indian and it also ties in with my arm tattoo!
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/ClearCrystals.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/BurgundyCrystals.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/SandCeremonyGlasses.gif
I've decided to leave my arm tattoo wild and free as nature intended. I tried a cover-up kit and wasn't very impressed and I don't want to wear sleeves in the dress, or a jacket.
I haven't got a picture of my armband apart from these two which I've put together:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/tattoo2.jpg
The first one is at the front of my arm and then the band leads round to the second in the middle of my arm and then the last one is at the back. The ones at the front and back are sheilds and the one in the middle is a dream catcher. It actually looked really good with the dress!
I got it done in Orlando years ago and, as it is part of me and a fantastic piece of artwork I'm going to show it. Tats out for the lads!
meryll83
01-14-2008, 04:04 AM
I feel a bit bad about this because it looks like I’ve stolen everything from Meryll83 but we like exactly the same things!
I saw the same picture for the bouquet and am going to ask Disney if they can put some smaller flowers in white. If they can’t I’ll take some silk ones out myself and slot them in.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/Bouquet.jpg
Are you at it again, you little monkey you?!
It's OK, this bouquet originally belonged to RangerPooh, I think a lot of my things are compilations of everyone elses stuff too!!! :rotfl:
Awww, how sweet is this? My Nan died last week and Mom told me she had left some money which Mom wanted me to have towards the dress. I was really touched. Mom said it would be Nan's way of bieng with me on the day :sad:
I bought my shoes, one pair for the day:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/DSC05857.jpg
And a pair for the night:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/DSC05853.jpg
These are silver but the lighting makes them look gold - the picture came out with sepia tones for some reason!
We have changed our plans for the wedding. This is what we have now:
1000 - Ceremony at SBP
1300 - Lunch at the GF Cafe
1730 - Dinner at Yachtsmans Steakhouse
After go into Epcot for the fireworks.
We are probably going to have around 12 people maximum and the Yachtsman counts a group as 9 or more so we have to have the first sitting which is fine with us. The GF Cafe counts 13 or more as a group so we can book anytime so it all works out well.
I want to spend as much time in my dress as possible so we probably aren't going to go with Le Cellier at 1900 as we originally planned.
I hope some people who are staying on Disney will be on the Dining Plan!
I found the invitations I want:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/RosebudsVellum.jpg
I can also get Save the Date, RSVP and thank you cards too!
Tim would send a text or email to people along the lines of "Are you coming or what?" or "What you doing next Wednesday?" Typical male really!!
meryll83
01-19-2008, 05:09 PM
pretty shoes - I especially love the silvers!
I need a new pair of silver ballroom shoes for dancing (mine are so old and bashed and have been spray painted silver again :lmao:) so my mum has suggested I use the new pair - it might be a good plan coz they seem to be the only high heeled shoes that I'm comfy in!
Your invitations will match everything perfectly as well! :goodvibes
pink_tink8i8
01-19-2008, 05:40 PM
ohhhhh..LOVE your shoes. Very chic!
I thought I wold probably wreck the white ones on the beach at the GF so wanted some to wear afterwards, and it was a good excuse to buy more shoes. I got them from Debenhams with 70% off!
The only problem is they are higher than the white ones (but only by about 0.5") so I don't think it will make much difference with the dress.
I saw a fantastic pair of burgundy red ones with a diamante clasp at the front that were perfect but then thought I wouldn't have my bouquet at night so it might look a bit strange having red shoes and nothing else red.
There was a post on here about a company in the US that make Judy Garland red slippers with jewels and sequins and I was so tempted!
pink_tink8i8
01-19-2008, 11:55 PM
I thought I wold probably wreck the white ones on the beach at the GF so wanted some to wear afterwards, and it was a good excuse to buy more shoes. I got them from Debenhams with 70% off!
The only problem is they are higher than the white ones (but only by about 0.5") so I don't think it will make much difference with the dress.
I saw a fantastic pair of burgundy red ones with a diamante clasp at the front that were perfect but then thought I wouldn't have my bouquet at night so it might look a bit strange having red shoes and nothing else red.
There was a post on here about a company in the US that make Judy Garland red slippers with jewels and sequins and I was so tempted!
haha...I checked those shoes out too. They are pretty awesome aren't they?
They are incredible shoes! I thought the price was pretty good to considering they work in them. I couldn't justify the cost though.
I love these wedding favour boxes:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/FavourBox.jpg
And rather than the traditional sugard almonds or chocolates I want to fill them with these mini bath bombs:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/Delphbathbombs.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/Rosebathbomb.jpg
Aren't they cute?!
sunsh1ne
01-20-2008, 11:09 AM
i love that idea. it is beautiful and i am sure smells great too!
Goldeelox9
01-20-2008, 11:18 PM
I love your PJ.....I can not wait to read more!
I love your PJ.....I can not wait to read more!
Awww, thank you! I;m always worried I'm boring people, but I've got so much information from people on here that if just one thing I put on helps someone else it's worth it :goodvibes
Another $250(ish) went out of the budget today. There is no way my dress will fit in a cabin-sized bag and I'm not going to risk it in the checked luggage so it looks like it is going to have to be shipped ahead.
I had a response from Carolyn Allen about storage and steaming:
The dress is steamable it is $85 for steaming, $20 for the petticoat steaming, $15 for bridal gown storage and delivery and $8 for the petticoat storage and delivery. Be sure to send everything 2 weeks in advance, if you are sending It earlier than 2 weeks there is an additional charge for each month that we are storing the items.
I reckon shipping is going to be around $80 so I'm looking at around $250 :eek:
Perhaps I won't tell my DBF just yet...
I had a fantastic surprise when I got home today. My jewellery arrived and it is absolutely fantastic, so much better than I thought it would be and it will look so good with the dress. It cost me less than $20 and I have definitely told my DBF about that.
What he doesn't know won't hurt him, just his wallet :thumbsup2
helloirishkitty
01-22-2008, 06:46 PM
I had a response from Carolyn Allen about storage and steaming:
The dress is steamable it is $85 for steaming, $20 for the petticoat steaming, $15 for bridal gown storage and delivery and $8 for the petticoat storage and delivery. Be sure to send everything 2 weeks in advance, if you are sending It earlier than 2 weeks there is an additional charge for each month that we are storing the items.
I reckon shipping is going to be around $80 so I'm looking at around $250 :eek:
Don't you just hate how quickly it all adds up! :scared1: :scared1:
OceanGdss
01-22-2008, 07:13 PM
I love your PJ so far! Your dress is absolutely stunning and I LOVE the bath bombs! :) *subscribing*
Don't you just hate how quickly it all adds up! :scared1: :scared1:
I know, really scary. I'm trying to keep myself in check but I keep seeing such nice things, a case in point being the next post!
I saw a picture of a bouquet that I think looks stunning:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/RoseBouquetwithCrystals.jpg
I want the hand-tied french style bouquet that Disney do in burgundy roses - this is the type of bouquet either with or without the white flowers:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/Bouquet.jpg
and thought these crystals would look great in the middle of the flowers. My jewellery is very sparkly crystal so it will all go well, and the groom's flower and other button-holes and corsarges can have a crystal in the middle too. The crystals are on a long pin that will stick in the middle of the flowers and hopefully not drop out.
Here we go again with that budget, I had to buy the crystals of course!
I've started a wedding box for all these things that DBF doesn't know exists. I've put it with the hoover and iron so there's know way he'll find it :lmao:
pink_tink8i8
01-22-2008, 07:21 PM
I love these wedding favour boxes:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/FavourBox.jpg
And rather than the traditional sugard almonds or chocolates I want to fill them with these mini bath bombs:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/Delphbathbombs.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/Rosebathbomb.jpg
Aren't they cute?!
sorry it took me so long to respond to this but I LOVE bath bombs. What an original idea and they would look so cute in those boxes.
mla1977
01-22-2008, 07:21 PM
I love the colors in the first bouquet! That would absolutely go with my dress. I need to find BM dresses in that color.
OceanGdss
01-22-2008, 07:25 PM
I've started a wedding box for all these things that DBF doesn't know exists. I've put it with the hoover and iron so there's know way he'll find it :lmao:
:rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl: :lmao: :rotfl2:
thats funny!
pink_tink8i8
01-22-2008, 07:30 PM
aw...I see your reception is at Le Cellier! Nice. I wanted my there as well but my DF said there is no way we are leaving Canada, having a destination wedding only to eat in a Canadian restaurant in Epcot. Seems like your plans are well under way now. I'd definitely go with the crystals for your bouquet.
I love your PJ so far! Your dress is absolutely stunning and I LOVE the bath bombs! :) *subscribing*
Thank you so much, glad you are enjoying it! :goodvibes
aw...I see your reception is at Le Cellier! Nice. I wanted my there as well but my DF said there is no way we are leaving Canada, having a destination wedding only to eat in a Canadian restaurant in Epcot. Seems like your plans are well under way now. I'd definitely go with the crystals for your bouquet.
It will either be the Yachtmans Steakhouse or Le Cellier, we're not sure which yet due to numbers. If it is 13 or more then Le Cellier class that as a group and we will have to have the first sitting at 1700 which we're not keen on. Yachtmans class 9 or more as a group and the first sitting is at 1730 which would be ok - basically I want to spend as long in my dress as possible!
My DBF said the same thing about the UK! He said no way were we leaving the UK to have a destination wedding and then eating at the UK Pavillion or the Gardenview Tea Room!
meryll83
01-23-2008, 05:01 AM
Another vote here for the crystals in the bouquet - you can't beat a bit of sparkle!
Have you bought your bath bombs and keepsake boxes yet, or are they still just an idea?
(Gotta keep on track with you, can't have you getting things bought and me lagging behind! :rotfl:)
Another vote here for the crystals in the bouquet - you can't beat a bit of sparkle!
I've warned Tim that he is going to have crystals in is hair, but as he has a shaved head I'll have to stick them straight in. Makes a change from the bolts in the side of his neck I suppose!
Have you bought your bath bombs and keepsake boxes yet, or are they still just an idea?
(Gotta keep on track with you, can't have you getting things bought and me lagging behind! :rotfl:)
Come on girl, keep up, there's money to be spent and the perfect excuse to do it!! I haven't bought the bath bombs yet as I thought the perfume might fade but I could keep them in a plastic bag. I was thinking of doing a gift-bag-type-of-thing for the ladies with bath products in. These boxes would look nice with the bath bombs in one and some mini soaps in the other - all co-ordinated in our colours of course!
I want to get the boxes but I know I'll end up using them for my own bits and pieces and then have to get another lot!
meryll83
01-23-2008, 11:27 AM
I've warned Tim that he is going to have crystals in is hair, but as he has a shaved head I'll have to stick them straight in. Makes a change from the bolts in the side of his neck I suppose!
:rotfl: Awesome mental image now of involuntary acupuncture!
Come on girl, keep up, there's money to be spent and the perfect excuse to do it!! I haven't bought the bath bombs yet as I thought the perfume might fade but I could keep them in a plastic bag. I was thinking of doing a gift-bag-type-of-thing for the ladies with bath products in. These boxes would look nice with the bath bombs in one and some mini soaps in the other - all co-ordinated in our colours of course!
I want to get the boxes but I know I'll end up using them for my own bits and pieces and then have to get another lot!
I can't decide whether to do proper favours or not at the moment.
I've got the idea of getting the chocolate placecards from Disney as like a mini-favour and placecard in one for everyone, but then treating everyone to e.g. MNSSHP tickets for one night or something like that? I'd kinda rather encourage everyone to do at least one group activity while we're there and pay for that. Just an idea at the moment though, knowing me I'll change my mind though!!
BaBeeCee14
01-23-2008, 11:46 AM
That first bouquet is beautiful! I need more purple bouquets! I hope you don't mind if I borrow that idea. :)
That first bouquet is beautiful! I need more purple bouquets! I hope you don't mind if I borrow that idea. :)
Not at all, I borrowed it myself! It is gorgeous isn't it?
:rotfl: Awesome mental image now of involuntary acupuncture!
I can't decide whether to do proper favours or not at the moment.
I've got the idea of getting the chocolate placecards from Disney as like a mini-favour and placecard in one for everyone, but then treating everyone to e.g. MNSSHP tickets for one night or something like that? I'd kinda rather encourage everyone to do at least one group activity while we're there and pay for that. Just an idea at the moment though, knowing me I'll change my mind though!!
We've decided to meet up with everyone the night before for a meal somewhere. There will be a maximum of 13 of us and only a few staying on Disney so we won't qualify for a Grand Gathering.
If everyone goes there will be a total of six ladies (well, four ladies and two others - wouldn't go as far as calling them ladies!) so I would like to do something for them. I love getting little favours or keepsakes from weddings and if I don't get one I usually steal something from the table. Not like a plate or a piece of chicken or anything, just a name card!
I've found somewhere that does personalised chocolate bars which is an idea, and we were thinking of a mini bottle of Cava. They can relax in a hand-made bath bomb bath with chocolates and champers - I might do one for myself!
I'm not going to spend a load of money on them but it would be nice to do something. And there has to be a hidden Mickey in there somewhere doesn't there?!
Right, got the favours and the gift bags sorted.
For the favours I have gone for these:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/CrystalShoe.jpg
I'm going to put these in little bags with a thank you tag.
for the gift bags, I'm going to put these in:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/Carriagefavour.jpg
with some little bath bombs and red petals in the carriage. These will be decorated with our colours of white and dark red.
I'm also going put these in:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/CinderellaShoeFavour.jpg
with some little soaps in. These shoes will be in our colours too.
I bought some white rose candles yesterday for an absolute bargain! I'm going to make up a gift bag for after our reception dinner with these in so the ladies can have a relaxing bath. I might even put a little bottle of bubbly in too!
B***DY DRESS!! B***DY CUSTOMS!!
I've posted this separately but in a nutshell, if I ship my dress to anywhere or anyone in the US (even to myself at Disney) I will pay customs on it as it is worth more than $100. If I ship it back after the wedding I've got the same problem in the UK.
I really didn't want to put it in checked baggage so I'm going to buy a bag the size of cabin baggage and see if it will fit.
So frustrating!!
Funniebunny
01-25-2008, 07:00 PM
To help save a little bit of cash at this all important stage, you could get some crystals for your bouquet over here. I went to a local florist and bought 6 I think for only a few pounds. There were 2 sizes, I got the smaller ones as I had the hand tied french bouquet. Whilst in the Bridal room my Mum put the crystals into the flowers and they looked lovely. A girls got to have her bling!
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j82/emmabez/DisneyWeddingPics099.jpg
To help save a little bit of cash at this all important stage, you could get some crystals for your bouquet over here. I went to a local florist and bought 6 I think for only a few pounds. There were 2 sizes, I got the smaller ones as I had the hand tied french bouquet. Whilst in the Bridal room my Mum put the crystals into the flowers and they looked lovely. A girls got to have her bling!
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j82/emmabez/DisneyWeddingPics099.jpg
They look fantastic in the bouquet, thank you for posting the picture. That is the bouquet I want but in dark red roses. I got the crystals from a florist through ebay and payed less than £10 for 100 so I'm really pleased. There will be enough to put in every flower in the bouquet, my DBF button-hole, my Dad's button-hole, Mom's corsarge and just about every other flower I see at Disney :)
pink_tink8i8
01-26-2008, 01:15 AM
It will either be the Yachtmans Steakhouse or Le Cellier, we're not sure which yet due to numbers. If it is 13 or more then Le Cellier class that as a group and we will have to have the first sitting at 1700 which we're not keen on. Yachtmans class 9 or more as a group and the first sitting is at 1730 which would be ok - basically I want to spend as long in my dress as possible!
My DBF said the same thing about the UK! He said no way were we leaving the UK to have a destination wedding and then eating at the UK Pavillion or the Gardenview Tea Room!
My DF wants to have dinner and DP at the UK pavilion :rotfl:
pink_tink8i8
01-26-2008, 01:19 AM
They look fantastic in the bouquet, thank you for posting the picture. That is the bouquet I want but in dark red roses. I got the crystals from a florist through ebay and payed less than £10 for 100 so I'm really pleased. There will be enough to put in every flower in the bouquet, my DBF button-hole, my Dad's button-hole, Mom's corsarge and just about every other flower I see at Disney :)
I don't know if you are an ebay fan but it's worth taking a look because I've seen swarovski crystals that you can buy in bulk (the kind that are easy to attach to your bouquet). Bonus: the sealer lists their price in Australian dollars so with your pound it would cost next to nothing for you.
I don't know if you are an ebay fan but it's worth taking a look because I've seen swarovski crystals that you can buy in bulk (the kind that are easy to attach to your bouquet). Bonus: the sealer lists their price in Australian dollars so with your pound it would cost next to nothing for you.
Hi Tink, I'm a HUGE ebay fan. Thanks for the info on the crystals, I'll have a look :thumbsup2
YAY!! Spoke to Disney today to ask a few questions. What a lovely lady, her name is Lizette. She doesn't think it would be a problem to get the date (9th December) as it is not a too popular time for weddings and she cleared up the query I had re advanced room bookings.
Can't wait to speak to them again!
Think we have decided on the music:
Vivaldi's Four Seasons (main theme that everyone knows) for walking down the isle.
You Belong To Me (Shrek) for the sand ceremony. I've found the sheet music on the internet.
Anything Disney for the cake ceremony.
meryll83
01-29-2008, 08:47 AM
What was the outcome of the room booking situation?
orangetiggs
01-29-2008, 08:58 AM
IT REALLY DOES DEPEND on who you speak to at disney as I spoke to 3 different people and then the last one said ok we can pencil you in and then i was in contact with a sales manager heidi untill a few weeks beofre our contract date and then we dealt with bill for that then he passed us over to our planner Meri
What was the outcome of the room booking situation?
I was really concerned about the room booking (not sure if you saw my separate post) as they need a reservation number to confirm the date and contract. I checked and Disney's cancellation policy is 5 working days. I couldn't work out how it worked - how can you book rooms when they haven't confirmed the date?! You can alter the reservation once it's booked so that was ok. That was a big weight off my mind! It also helped me budget as we will need the deposit and the money for the room at practically the same time.
She explained that they confirm the date with a Letter Of Agreement (contract) and the reservation number and details of the room booking need to be on the contract. They can tell you that the date is available at the 12 month mark but won't confirm by contract until they have the details of the room booking. We are going to wait until we know the date we want is available, book the room and then call them back with the reservation number.
The other option is to book the room beforehand and then change the date if you need to. The last time I looked on the Disney site they were only taking bookings up to 31st December this year so you might have a problem if you did want to book a room at more than 12 months out. I didn't ask about having to book direct with them - she didn't say we needed to but I didn't ask!
They were so helpful when I spoke to them even though it is nearly two years to our wedding date and had no problem helping me with the queries I had.
Awww, Tim is buying me this:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/Bag.jpg
They have it in burgundy with is our other colour but I thought it might look a bit strange when nothing else on me is that colour.
I love this, so weddingy and unusual. And free thanks to Tim :lovestruc :lovestruc :lovestruc
The dress saga continues.
I've bought a case from Matalan for Tim to use as hand luggage and it is the size that BA allow. They have a 21kgs cabin luggage allowance so I am going to get one of the boxes from The Empty Box Company to put my dress in and take it as hand luggage. I bought the case for Tim so we can both use it as hand luggage as I won't be able to take anything through apart from the dress box. After looking at the size of the case I'm sure the dress will fit - well, it has to!
I've also bought a vacuum space bag that is the approx size of the box and will use it to lightly remove the air. I read that the vacuum bags can damage the bones on the dress so that's why I'm going to lightly use it. It will save the air getting back into the nets.
Rev Jack Day. Big no no for us. To cut a long story short he was supposed to send the non-religious ceremonies through by fax but didn't. When I queried it he said he thought he had done it but had replied to 200 emails already that day, had done 4 weddings the day before and was having a senior moment.
So, I'm not important, he was too tired and had senior moments! Err, no. Don't think so. i told him not to hurry to put the ceremonies in the post as I worried with his past history what would happen on our wedding day. don't think he'd want us to book him now!
Randall Miller came back to me to say he doesn't take bookings until 9 months out and was so lovely. We've got the date scheduled to call him and hopefully book him.
meryll83
02-03-2008, 04:14 PM
Awww, Tim is buying me this:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/Bag.jpg
They have it in burgundy with is our other colour but I thought it might look a bit strange when nothing else on me is that colour.
I love this, so weddingy and unusual. And free thanks to Tim :lovestruc :lovestruc :lovestruc
This is cute!
I was talking to my mum the other day and asking who is supposed to hold my bag/purse during the wedding coz I didn't want to carry it down the aisle, and for that matter who is supposed to hold the bridesmaids purses coz I don't want them to carry them either?!
She didn't seem to get my concern, but little details like this puzzle me! :lmao:
DisneyFairy19
02-03-2008, 04:14 PM
Awww, Tim is buying me this:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/Bag.jpg
They have it in burgundy with is our other colour but I thought it might look a bit strange when nothing else on me is that colour.
I love this, so weddingy and unusual. And free thanks to Tim :lovestruc :lovestruc :lovestruc
absolutely gorgeous
This is cute!
I was talking to my mum the other day and asking who is supposed to hold my bag/purse during the wedding coz I didn't want to carry it down the aisle, and for that matter who is supposed to hold the bridesmaids purses coz I don't want them to carry them either?!
She didn't seem to get my concern, but little details like this puzzle me! :lmao:
I asked my Mom to carry mine and the first thing she said was that it wouldn't go with her outfit! Doesn't she know it is all about me, sorry, DBF and me?! :rotfl2:
absolutely gorgeous
Thank you, I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. I've looked at loads but this is definietly the one.
caryndisneydiva
02-03-2008, 07:31 PM
i had a bag of "reception items" including my purse at the ceremony site for me. my bridesmaids took them to LSS for me while we were having post-ceremony pics taken!
meryll83
02-04-2008, 04:47 AM
i had a bag of "reception items" including my purse at the ceremony site for me. my bridesmaids took them to LSS for me while we were having post-ceremony pics taken!
Who looked after them at the ceremony?
shezfrombermuda
02-04-2008, 10:07 AM
I am enjoying you TR Alex! I love your dress. I would like the same type of style with a pick up skirt and no train. I don't know if I could pull it off though because I am very short! I am not going dress shopping until March so I will have to see. Your shoes and bag are great too.
Chilly
02-05-2008, 05:25 AM
Just read your whole PJ as I'm planning a Dec 09 wedding as well but have done no planning so far apart from deciding on the date 30th Dec and the place Sunset Pointe so I will be copying everything you do I think!
I am enjoying you TR Alex! I love your dress. I would like the same type of style with a pick up skirt and no train. I don't know if I could pull it off though because I am very short! I am not going dress shopping until March so I will have to see. Your shoes and bag are great too.
Thank you! I'm thinking about getting the train removed from the dress as it really annoyed me and I'd like the 'Belle' look. Not sure on that yet, I may just get it made smaller. I'm 5'6" and Tim is only a couple of inches taller than me so I'm not wearing big heels and there seemed to be loads of train!
Just read your whole PJ as I'm planning a Dec 09 wedding as well but have done no planning so far apart from deciding on the date 30th Dec and the place Sunset Pointe so I will be copying everything you do I think!
Hey Chilly, copy away! Glad it helps. I must admit, a lot of the ideas have come from pinching other people's ideas, but then that's what I love about this whole thing. Things might be common amongst us on here but it will be the first time our guests have seen it. Great ideas breed great ideas I reckon :thumbsup2
WOOHOO - booked Randy Chapman today! What a lovely man, although he insists on telling me how good the weather is in Orlando. I'm sitting with the heating on full, t-shirt and sweatshirt, fluffy socks and slippers and he tells me it is 75f with a light breeze coming through his open windows.
Hmmm, we might just fall out at this rate :rotfl:
PrincessBrideKatie
02-05-2008, 07:21 PM
WOOHOO - booked Randy Chapman today! What a lovely man, although he insists on telling me how good the weather is in Orlando. I'm sitting with the heating on full, t-shirt and sweatshirt, fluffy socks and slippers and he tells me it is 75f with a light breeze coming through his open windows.
Hmmm, we might just fall out at this rate :rotfl:
He did the same to me! I then countered with what my SIL is dealing with... -40! Great guy! he made me so excited about the shoot and going over some of his ideas.
Congrats on getting him!
Desnik
02-05-2008, 08:26 PM
Congrats on getting him!! I didn't know you could book him so far in advance. That's good to know.
meryll83
02-06-2008, 04:20 AM
WOOHOO - booked Randy Chapman today! What a lovely man, although he insists on telling me how good the weather is in Orlando. I'm sitting with the heating on full, t-shirt and sweatshirt, fluffy socks and slippers and he tells me it is 75f with a light breeze coming through his open windows.
Hmmm, we might just fall out at this rate :rotfl:
Dude - stop being so organised :lmao:
I'm just jealous coz I've got to wait until the school term dates are released to be able to finalise a date - dammit! I even rang up the county council to try and find out, they seemed to think March would be when they are released.
Incidentally, I did try and get a heads up, I filled in the online form on Misty Miotto's website but haven't heard anything back from her still :sad1: I wanted to make sure that our guessed dates weren't all booked up. Perhaps I'll see if there's an email address and just send a normal email rather than filling in the online form.
I'll go and sulk back on my own PJ and see if anyone has had this happen before :sad2:
Great news though that you got Randy for your date, coz he is really really popular :thumbsup2
Dude - stop being so organised :lmao:
I'm just jealous coz I've got to wait until the school term dates are released to be able to finalise a date - dammit! I even rang up the county council to try and find out, they seemed to think March would be when they are released.
Incidentally, I did try and get a heads up, I filled in the online form on Misty Miotto's website but haven't heard anything back from her still :sad1: I wanted to make sure that our guessed dates weren't all booked up. Perhaps I'll see if there's an email address and just send a normal email rather than filling in the online form.
I'll go and sulk back on my own PJ and see if anyone has had this happen before :sad2:
Great news though that you got Randy for your date, coz he is really really popular :thumbsup2
I'm not that organised, I just like spending money!!
I'm sure Misty has a hotmail address (I remember seeing it somewhere) so you may get more luck with that. If I can find it I;ll post it for you. I'm sure she's just really busy at the mo :goodvibes
It was a hard decision between Misty and Randy but Randy got the edge for us. I'm so pleased we got him - just Disney to get next :scared1:
DisneyFairy19
02-06-2008, 06:07 PM
YEY I booked Randy too, He is very sweet
We sent our deposit to Kevin Knox last week. I love the tone of his emails and he has a great sense of humour which is similar to ours.
I've written our vows and a reading I want to do at the wedding, and a toast too. I've had great fun researching and writing them and I'm sure I'll tweak them but I'm really pleased with them :goodvibes
JoJo1980
02-19-2008, 03:15 AM
YAY! Congrats :hug: He's just emailed us back and he is available for our date aswell :banana: :worship: :lovestruc :lovestruc :cheer2:
shezfrombermuda
02-19-2008, 05:13 PM
Congrats! I booked Randy as well. :goodvibes
Ticky Toria 78
02-19-2008, 05:24 PM
Firstly congratulations on your wedding, and welcome! If you need any help let me know, by the way I love the dress.
P.S I got so excited when I saw you were from Birmingham, I used to live in Lichfield when I was little!
Keira1387
02-19-2008, 06:29 PM
Congrats on booking Randy! He is wonderful!!!
Firstly congratulations on your wedding, and welcome! If you need any help let me know, by the way I love the dress.
P.S I got so excited when I saw you were from Birmingham, I used to live in Lichfield when I was little!
Hey, small world huh?! Glad you like the dress, it was love at first site :lovestruc :lovestruc
Goldeelox9
02-20-2008, 01:41 PM
I wish I could pack Randy up in my Suitcase and take him on the cruise for my wedding! His pictures are AMAZING!
My bag arrived today:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/Bag.jpg
and it is absolutely stunning! I've never seen one like this and it is perfect. The satin material is really thick and it is fully lined, and the top is beautiful. I took a chance and got it off ebay from a Singapore seller - it is the only one I have seen that I went 'wow' and it was such a good choice :thumbsup2
Goldeelox9
02-20-2008, 10:39 PM
Wow is Right!
keenercam
02-20-2008, 10:49 PM
Gorgeous!!
Chilly
02-21-2008, 05:22 AM
That bag is lovely!
shezfrombermuda
02-21-2008, 08:26 AM
Good choice! It is a beautiful bag.
Nicola2010
02-23-2008, 09:57 PM
Hello Beep!
It's my first time on the boards (i have posted a thread for advice on an Escape package) and i am in the UK too (Essex) so i would really like to chat some more with you, if you wouldnt mind?
My fiance and i are looking at having a disney wedding in 2010 (havent decided on the date yet), are thinking now of having it in May 2010 as then i can have my 30th birthday out in florida too!
We really want to have our ceremony at the wedding pavillion at 2:30pm, ive heard the cake cutting ceremony and pics take place after that at GF and so we would like to hire the upper terrace of the UK in epcot for our evening reception and then also watch the Illuminations fireworks.
We have 15 guests including us, which are all family.
And i also have my heart set on a Maggie Sottero gown! not sure which one yet and cant try anything on until next year (which gives me time to lose some weight as i am also a UK16) but i do have a shortlist so that's something.
Anyway would love to chat some more if you wouldnt mind?
Nicola
Hi Nicola, I've just responded to your thread.
No problem chatting at all - chat away! I'm a bit of a night owl ;)
Your plans sound great, and I'm so envious of the DVC. We used rented points last year for a couple of nights at the Boardwalk and the DVC resorts are really nice. We are hoping to use some more points next year for our wedding week.
What Maggie dresses have you shortlisted? I loved the look of her dresses online but when I went to try one on I just fell in love. They are so well made and look like they should cost twice what they do - even with the extortionate UK prices. Have you read about the customs farce with shipping a dress out to the US?! Ridiculous. We have decided that we will be flying with BA as they allow two pieces of checked luggage and a piece of hand luggage with a weight limit of 21kgs. As long as my dress will fit in the cabin-sized box (and IT WILL FIT) I can take it with me and not run the risk of the airline losing it.
I know what you mean about having time to lose some weight. That's the only thing that I wish wouldn't come around so quickly! The Maggie dresses are fantastic for pulling you in where it's needed though - I think that's why I loved the dress to be honest!
I've got a wealth of information of this site. Everyone is so friendly so if there is anything you need to know just ask. Someone somewhere will know!
Alex x
Nicola2010
02-23-2008, 10:27 PM
Hi Beep,
The Maggie gowns i like the look of so far are: Charlene, Josette, Destin, Porsha Ann and Dynasty. I think out of them Josette is my favourite.
I really love your dress, and have seen pics of brides wearing it on the maggie website and it looks beautiful but being 5ft2 i dont know if that type of skirt would swamp me? I will prob try it on though, when i start he he!
I am really drawn to the cap sleeves on josette and i like the style, dont know what it's technical term is but the way it kind of looks like you have a long jacket on over the gown as it looks very princess like to me (although the way i have described it sounds hideous lol). i am very top heavy too and dont want my baps out (as we say in UK lol) on the day so i want something that will flatter that area.
I have lost 1.5 stone since Aug 07 but ideally would still love to lose about 3 stone... have been the same weight since before xmas 07 now which is really irritating but im taking it slowly anyway.
I had a look at your pics, you look like youve lost heaps of weight so congrats on that!
With regards to taking the dress on the plane (great advice btw). a friend of mine told me that she packed her's in one of those vacuum bags, that shrink to practically nothing once youve sucked the air out with a hoover and so she had no probs taking her dress and the bridesmaids dresses with her on the plane... she arranged to have the dresses steamed when she got to her venue and they were as good as new! i thought that might be quite a good idea?
Have you booked your wedding yet?
Hi Beep,
The Maggie gowns i like the look of so far are: Charlene, Josette, Destin, Porsha Ann and Dynasty. I think out of them Josette is my favourite.
I really love your dress, and have seen pics of brides wearing it on the maggie website and it looks beautiful but being 5ft2 i dont know if that type of skirt would swamp me? I will prob try it on though, when i start he he!
I am really drawn to the cap sleeves on josette and i like the style, dont know what it's technical term is but the way it kind of looks like you have a long jacket on over the gown as it looks very princess like to me (although the way i have described it sounds hideous lol). i am very top heavy too and dont want my baps out (as we say in UK lol) on the day so i want something that will flatter that area.
I have lost 1.5 stone since Aug 07 but ideally would still love to lose about 3 stone... have been the same weight since before xmas 07 now which is really irritating but im taking it slowly anyway.
I had a look at your pics, you look like youve lost heaps of weight so congrats on that!
With regards to taking the dress on the plane (great advice btw). a friend of mine told me that she packed her's in one of those vacuum bags, that shrink to practically nothing once youve sucked the air out with a hoover and so she had no probs taking her dress and the bridesmaids dresses with her on the plane... she arranged to have the dresses steamed when she got to her venue and they were as good as new! i thought that might be quite a good idea?
Have you booked your wedding yet?
Baps out - that made me laugh! I thought that was a Brummie saying!
The Dynasty and Josette are gorgeous - I love all the detailing on them. My bridal shop said that they could add sleeves to almost any dress so that might give you more scope. I love the jacket effect on Josette, it is really nice.
I'm 5'7" and most of that is leg. I've got a 34" inside leg so can carry a skirt like the one on the Capri Royale but looked strange in anything that had sleeves or a higher neckline. This one fitting just under my armpit balances well. I'm having a really big crinoline to go with it and it looks really good. It made me look and feel about a size 10 so I had to have it!
Well done on the weight loss, that is fantastic :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2 It's hard going isn't it? I lost my weight by doing low carb and have been (sort of) sticking to it ever since. I was a UK22 and saw that picture of me in India and thought "That's enough." I used to do martial arts 6 times a week and co-ran a school with the other instructor who was my husband. We split up and I had to leave the club and therefore did no exercise. It went downhill from there.
I'm about 10lbs heavier than when we went to Florida last year and I can really feel it in my clothes. Keep at it and it will come off. I found if I had reach a plateau with my weight that eating the exact opposite of what I should have been for a day gave it a kick-start. I think it shocks your body back into action and gets the metabolism working again.
I'm getting a box from The Empty Box Company to transport the dress as it is waterproof and ph-neutral and fits in the cabin of the plane. I've got a vacuum bag which is about the same size but someone warned me to be very careful when getting the air out as it can damamge the bones. I'm going to use it to get some of the air out and then seal it so keep it like that and I should be ok.
We haven't booked our wedding yet. We can't book it until 12 months out so it won't be until later this year. It is really frustrating!
cseca
02-23-2008, 11:02 PM
beautiful bag... great choice!
Nicola2010
02-23-2008, 11:06 PM
i know tell me about it!... apparently the WP cant be booked until 8 months prior but ive heard that it's as ridiculous as 6 months prior and that the date and time you pick is not actually confirmed until 6 weeks prior!!!
my colleagues niece who got married at WP in dec 07 has said this, which is really giving my fiance earache and headache lol *** i cant stop stressing at the thought of it! apparently she didnt get her original date, she got the day after the day she wanted but she said they will try to accomodate you and obviously make sure they can find you a slot for the timeframe that you're going to be in florida! honestly my blood pressure is rising just typing this out lol.
im really hoping that is not true or not the main and that they just had a situation to deal with, with regards to her date.
glad im not the only one who is impatient and frustrated by this process lol
so have you booked your photographer and officiant before the wedding?
I found out that if the venue is at a place that they use for conventions, like the GF, it can't be booked until 8 months out but other venues like Sea Breeze Point can be booked at 12 months out. I thought that once the contract was signed that it was locked in. Maybe if they have a convention booked after that they change the date. Sounds like it was a nightmare for that poor girl!
We booked Randy and Kevin to make sure we got them for the date we are hoping for. Disney said it shouldn't be a problem to get the date we wanted as December isn't a popular time for weddings (but they probably say that to everyone lol) and we would go for a different time on the day if we had to. We could also go for the day before but would have to hope that Randy and Kevin were free.
I'm really glad that we can book with Disney 12 months out but until then we are at the mercy of the mouse! Our other choices are Randall Miller and Misty Miotto so hopefully someone will be free :eek:
We will be booking our accommodation with Disney as soon as we can (you can book upto 499 days ahead) for the honeymoon and then as soon as we can confirm the date with them for the wedding we can book the DVC points for the wedding week in January next year. Someone is holding the points for us which is brilliant, we just need to let her know the dates and as the Boardwalk is her home resort she can book straight away for us.
Like I said, at the mercy of the mouse. Everything else is set up and ready to go.
IndyBride
02-24-2008, 01:16 AM
I just found your thread and did I read it correctly? Are you getting married in 2009 and you already have ALL this done? I can't beleive it!! I feel so behind! I am planning on getting married in May '09 and haven't even asked my bridesmaids yet!
I just found your thread and did I read it correctly? Are you getting married in 2009 and you already have ALL this done? I can't beleive it!! I feel so behind! I am planning on getting married in May '09 and haven't even asked my bridesmaids yet!
Hi, yep it is 2009! I am a compulsive planner and researcher and as soon as we decided on a Disney wedding that was it - all systems go!
It has been great starting all the planning this early as I can keep my eye on things like flight prices altering and working out when we need to have what money for. I hit major problems with what I had planned to do with my dress so it was onto plan B. I wouldn't have found out about the problem until too late otherwise.
It gives me a brilliant excuse to be on Dis for what seems like 24hrs a day too!
Yay, sorted out the wedding ring problem. The problem is I don't want one.
We got engaged in Goa two years ago and had a beautiful ring made. It is 18k gold with .75 carat of princess cut diamonds set in a band. It has a detail at the end of the diamonds which gives it a uniqueness. I never intended to have a separate wedding ring - this is my all in one!
Tim wanted me to have a wedding band to go with the ring I already have but I don't want one. I just want this ring, but I can't get married with it. The problem is it fits perfectly in the UK but my fingers swell up in the US and I can't wear it.
Tim doesn't want to wear a ring as he doesn't feel comfortable with one on, but he needs one to get married with.
I suggested picking up a couple of plastic Mickey head rings from DTD at which he was horrified so I guess that was a no. Wouldn't have looked too good on the photos either.
So, we decided to get gold-plated rings to get married with and I found these for me:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/Rings-1.jpg
They are 14k gold plated and cubic zirconia and the wedding band is similar to mine. It is a bit bigger but no-one would know, and I get a snazzy engagement ring to wear around Disney with my 'almost married' pins on. I've gone for a bigger ring size so they should fit in Florida. SORTED!!
I sound like a real cheap-skate don't I?! These two are only $40!!
meryll83
02-25-2008, 05:11 PM
Helloooooo,
Thought I'd make a reappearance seeing as though I seem to have neglected your PJ lately - I just seem to have been so busy!
The bag you have looks fab, in fact it would go well with the bridesmaid dresses I like - tee hee I promise I won't steal!!
What are we like?! :rolleyes:
Speaking of stealing, I think we are now going to join you in the realms of Escape weddings, see my PJ for more info - oooh the suspense!
I might have to seek your advice on reception/meal locations and various other Escape criteria, as I've been looking at Wishes stuff all this time so far....
It's good that you found some rings you like, and it's not being cheap, if they're only really for show on one day then you don't want anything expensive do you?
Chilly
02-26-2008, 04:32 AM
Whatever ring you want is whats important. Everyone is different in what they think is important. Why waste money on a ring when you'd rather have a longer honeymoon or something.
Whatever ring you want is whats important. Everyone is different in what they think is important. Why waste money on a ring when you'd rather have a longer honeymoon or something.
Exactly! That's a lot, and I mean a lot, of pieces of Key Lime Pie and Cheesecake that I could be wearing around my finger for one day. I absolutely A D O R E Key Lime Pie and Cheesecake. In fact, the Dessert Lady on Orlando does a Key Lime Pie Cheesecake and we didn;t get to go last year. We will be making up for that next time!!
Keels
03-02-2008, 04:31 AM
Hi --
I'm a newbie here, but as a recent bride (OK, July 07 ... and, OK, non-Disney ... or even at Florida), I still have weddings on the brain!
For what it's worth, go for the cheapest rings possible. If I had it to do all over again, I would have advised my husband to not buy an e-ring at all and just get me a really great band like I have now. As it is, I barely wear my e-ring out because it makes me nervous.
He found his ring at a storefront jeweller (Jareds, etc.) ... it's titanium and cost $35.
Has your guy checked out non-traditional ring materials? Look at Titanium Era (I'm not allowed to post links ... but you can Google it) . There are some cool rings for $135, which I imagine is practically nothing for y'all these days.
Anyway. Hope you don't mind me bugging in every so often on your planning journal. It makes me wish I had a Disney wedding. :)
Hi --
I'm a newbie here, but as a recent bride (OK, July 07 ... and, OK, non-Disney ... or even at Florida), I still have weddings on the brain!
For what it's worth, go for the cheapest rings possible. If I had it to do all over again, I would have advised my husband to not buy an e-ring at all and just get me a really great band like I have now. As it is, I barely wear my e-ring out because it makes me nervous.
He found his ring at a storefront jeweller (Jareds, etc.) ... it's titanium and cost $35.
Has your guy checked out non-traditional ring materials? Look at Titanium Era (I'm not allowed to post links ... but you can Google it) . There are some cool rings for $135, which I imagine is practically nothing for y'all these days.
Anyway. Hope you don't mind me bugging in every so often on your planning journal. It makes me wish I had a Disney wedding. :)
Hi there, thanks for posting in my journal. Bug in as often as you like!
I totally agree about the rings. They arrived today and are perfectly ok to get married with. Tim loves titanium rings, and brushed steel, and has a couple that he doesn't wear so he may use one of those. He had forgotten that he had them until I reminded him (after reading your post) so thanks for that!
Congrats on your wedding too :hug:
We've changed our plans from the Yachtsmans. We are going to have lunch at the Grand Floridian Cafe at around 1230, then over to Port Orleans for some photos and then people can get changed at the Boardwalk and go to Epcot, or go back to their rooms to chill. We are going to book Le Cellier at around 1830 so as long as people are there for the meal they can do what they want for a few hours. We thought it might be a bit much for people swanning around in wedding gear all day, and I still get a decent amount of time in my dress!
So, this is what we have planned so far but I'm sure it will change again!
1000 - Wedding at SBP
1130/1200 - Over to GF for photos
1230 - Lunch at GF
1400(ish) - over to POR/POFQ for photos
1500(ish) - back to Boardwalk to get changed, or people can go back to their rooms
'Play' in Epcot until dinner at Le Cellier, or chill at the hotels - whatever people want to do
1830 - Le Cellier
2100 - Illuminations
What do you think? It keeps it really loose during the day ith the 'ish' timings in case things take longer, or are over quicker, and we are not having to rush getting changed after dinner at the Yachtsmans to get into Epcot for Illuminations. Also, we don't feel as bad then asking people to pay for their entrance to Epcot.
Epcot is our favourite place and we would like to eat there on our wedding, and we are staying at the POR for our honeymoon so it would be really nice to have some wedding shots there.
We are asking people to get to the Boardwalk for our ceremony rather than picking people up in the limo as some will be staing off property. That way their cars will be there when we come out of Epcot that night, and we probably won't need to extend the limo time. We can then get back to the Boardwalk and they can drive to their hotel if they want to.
We can extend our time with Randy for photos (already have him booked :thumbsup2 ) to cover the POR/POFQ shots too.
Also, if we can't get a 1000 slot we could go for the 1200 slot and still stick to the plan with lunch at 1400 at the GF Cafe as that would be the last sitting, or we could then go for the Gardenview Tea Room first sitting at 1400 and still have time for photos before getting changed for Le Cellier.
Please let me know what you think.
meryll83
03-02-2008, 03:14 PM
Mmmmmm Le Cellier, my favourite :love:
Are you going to transfer your Dinsey photography to do a Honeymoon shoot if you're having Randy?
I think this is what we are going to do, have Misty on the day, and then have a honeymoon shoot another day. I also want the MK shoot, we'll have photos galore!!
I do love photos though and I don't think we'll have a videographer.
You are organised having backup plans and everything!!
Keels
03-02-2008, 08:00 PM
Just my $.02 ... but I would do all your pictures (formal portraits, etc.) at all of your locations BEFORE you eat. That way, you can make sure you get all of the shots you want before you go into full-on eating and socialization mode.
Plus - what happens if something spills on your dress? Eep!
I think most people are used to the bride and groom being absent from the first part of the reception because of pictures, so they won't be surprised if you're late. They'll also all be seated and getting ready to eat allowing you guys to make a REALLY grand entrance.
Have you thought about how you're going to do photos with families/wedding guests? Traditional portrait style or are you looking for something a little different?
Just my $.02 ... but I would do all your pictures (formal portraits, etc.) at all of your locations BEFORE you eat. That way, you can make sure you get all of the shots you want before you go into full-on eating and socialization mode.
Plus - what happens if something spills on your dress? Eep!
I think most people are used to the bride and groom being absent from the first part of the reception because of pictures, so they won't be surprised if you're late. They'll also all be seated and getting ready to eat allowing you guys to make a REALLY grand entrance.
Have you thought about how you're going to do photos with families/wedding guests? Traditional portrait style or are you looking for something a little different?
Hi, we wanted to do that (photos before eating) but we can't really because of the timings. We are only having a light lunch as we are having a full meal on the night so hopefully we won't feel too stuffed. We're not having a meal in a reception room, it's the GF Cafe.
We have Randy Chapman booked for our photos and want the photo-journalistic and candid style rather than formals, but we will have a couple of formals with the wedding group
Mmmmmm Le Cellier, my favourite :love:
Are you going to transfer your Dinsey photography to do a Honeymoon shoot if you're having Randy?
I think this is what we are going to do, have Misty on the day, and then have a honeymoon shoot another day. I also want the MK shoot, we'll have photos galore!!
I do love photos though and I don't think we'll have a videographer.
You are organised having backup plans and everything!!
Hi Meryll,
Yes I think we will go for the honeymoon shots from Disney. How many photos??!!
xx
meryll83
03-03-2008, 04:30 AM
Hi Meryll,
Yes I think we will go for the honeymoon shots from Disney. How many photos??!!
xx
I know I'm greedy aren't I?!
My original plan was to let Misty leave earlier and have Disney do just the dessert party, but they won't transfer their photographer package to do that, just the ceremony/reception for 2 hours or honeymoon shoot for 1 hour.
Seems a shame that you lose a lot of time with the photographer by doing the honeymoon shoot, but at least as UK Escape brides we get a CD with all the images on anyway included with any Disney photography :thumbsup2
Chilly
03-03-2008, 06:46 AM
sounds like a good plan. There is no need to stick to normal wedding conventions just do whatever makes you happy.
kirstyw82
03-05-2008, 09:46 AM
Hi Everyone, Okay Beep (Alex) you've finally got me on here and I'm already a complete convert. For everyone who has been reading the whole wedding planning journal, I am Alex's friend Kirsty and have had the privilege of acting in an unofficial wedding planner/advisor capacity! Although having read the whole journal I don't think you need me anymore.
Anyway I love the latest revised plan for the day. Can't wait! xx
:rotfl: Is nothing sacred? My PJ gatecrashed by a bl**dy Northerner?! It's about time bird :thumbsup2
I had a brainwave yesterday. An expensive brainwave so far. I decided to do a scrapbook for my Mom and then wanted one for me too. I thought it would be a really nice keepsake for her (and me) of the wedding. It's cost me about $100 for the two books and all the 'bits' but it will look really good - I hope.
See, I have these brainwaves and then my wallet takes over :sad2:
Lynn5700
03-06-2008, 09:57 PM
Aww you have to take a picture of the bunny!!!!!
meryll83
03-07-2008, 04:06 AM
Aww you have to take a picture of the bunny!!!!!
Yeah, we want to see the bunyab!!
Can't because of prying eyes in the PJ.
I haven't got an exact picture of my jewellery but it is the same as this only in silver:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/FallonJewellery.jpg
There is a lot of detail on my dress, both on the bodice and the skirt, so I thought this would be perfect. The dress is brilliant white and the detail in silver and crystal.
I haven't picked my tiara yet as the bridal shop is giving me one free, but I think I will go for something a little bit 'blingier' to balance the dress.
I'm having hair extensions to my mid back and broken curls so will need something to balance that too.
Lynn5700
03-17-2008, 10:19 PM
That set will work great!!!!
Keira1387
03-17-2008, 10:25 PM
I love your jewelry! It's very pretty!
Chilly
03-18-2008, 07:32 AM
gorgeous bling
meryll83
03-18-2008, 10:30 AM
Very pretty :goodvibes
Are you having a trial run with the hair extensions back home? You'll have to show us if you are!!
newyearsbride
03-18-2008, 08:42 PM
Very pretty!:cutie:
M&M126
03-18-2008, 08:51 PM
Gorgeous jewelry!!
Thanks everyone, glad you like the jewellery. It does look much better in silver.
If I can afford it I will have a trial run with the hair extensions and see how I get on. I can also decide then if I want straight or curls. I want my hair foil highlighted so it is really blonde and then get the extensions to match, but that all comes in pretty pricey for a trial run.
I might just have to take the plunge and have the whole lot done a couple of weeks before the wedding. I'll probably look like Shirley Temple!
I ordered my veil yesterday from the States so I hope it's ok. If it's not I can always get another one as this one was very resonable. I'll let you know what it's like when it arrives :thumbsup2
There is no way I am paying £100 ($200) for a bit of netting!
October Bride
03-20-2008, 10:38 AM
Hello Beep!
It's my first time on the boards (i have posted a thread for advice on an Escape package) and i am in the UK too (Essex) so i would really like to chat some more with you, if you wouldnt mind?
My fiance and i are looking at having a disney wedding in 2010 (havent decided on the date yet), are thinking now of having it in May 2010 as then i can have my 30th birthday out in florida too!
We really want to have our ceremony at the wedding pavillion at 2:30pm, ive heard the cake cutting ceremony and pics take place after that at GF and so we would like to hire the upper terrace of the UK in epcot for our evening reception and then also watch the Illuminations fireworks.
We have 15 guests including us, which are all family.
And i also have my heart set on a Maggie Sottero gown! not sure which one yet and cant try anything on until next year (which gives me time to lose some weight as i am also a UK16) but i do have a shortlist so that's something.
Anyway would love to chat some more if you wouldnt mind?
Nicola
I have decided to do the same. We get married on 1st october 2008 and i am 30 on 5th october 2008. For some reason i wanted to be married before i was 30 :confused3
Well, the good news is that we have enough money put away for the Escape wedding, flights and first 9 nights of accommodation! YAY!! Oh, and my dress steaming!
The bad news is that Tim's contract came to an end and he hasn't worked for three weeks. He is waiting to hear back about an interview he had yesterday so fingers crossed. He has promised that we won't need to dip into 'Mickey's Money' as the wedding fund is known.
The other good news is that my dress is on order and is due in in August/September. BIGGER YAY!! It is also known as 'The Cooker' because I used the money we'd saved for that towards my dress. I told the bridal shop advisor that I was wearing our new cooker, and when I called yesterday to check everything was ok she remembered and said the cooker was on order!
The other good news is that my veil arrived yesterday and it is gorgeous. It is mid arm/elbow length with Swarovski crystals dotted on it, edged in very fine satting ribbon and an illusion glimmer tulle. It looks like a normal veil but it glows in the sun or under a flash. The even better news it it cost me the grand total of $18 from ebay - the bridal shop were trying to get me to buy one that was over $220 and it is nowhere as nice as my cheap one :thumbsup2
meryll83
03-28-2008, 05:07 AM
:lmao: I love the cooker story!
Well it sounds like things are coming together piece by piece, wishing Tim oodles of good luck for his interview! :hug:
Chilly
03-28-2008, 06:25 AM
Great news on the saving front. I think so far we've saved enough for the Escape Package and half ish of the holiday costs. We are saving for a new house at the same time but we've worked out we will have enough money even if our parents don't give us any and I know they will.
Your veil sounds lovely and a great bargain. Glad the cookers on order ;)
Lots of luck to Tim on getting a new job.
orangetiggs
03-28-2008, 07:16 AM
congrats on the saving, i lost my contract role 4 weeks ago so we have been stressing over money as we are paying for a wishes wedding by ourselves. I am lucky and got a new role this week and start monday so I'm pleased about that but yesterday our laptop broke with all our wedding details on it and we didnt back it up!
lpizzuro123
03-28-2008, 10:15 AM
Your veil sounds beautiful. I am going to send you a PM. Maybe you could let me know who you purchased it from on ebay. Sounds like just what I want.
Thanks,
Linda
:lmao: I love the cooker story!
Well it sounds like things are coming together piece by piece, wishing Tim oodles of good luck for his interview! :hug:
Thank you honey :goodvibes
Great news on the saving front. I think so far we've saved enough for the Escape Package and half ish of the holiday costs. We are saving for a new house at the same time but we've worked out we will have enough money even if our parents don't give us any and I know they will.
Your veil sounds lovely and a great bargain. Glad the cookers on order ;)
Lots of luck to Tim on getting a new job.
Thank you, I'm sure he will get something soon. I'm so pleased with the money we have saved. I've got a spreadsheet with everything on it including a page with savings are I've got the 'where we should be' which is the money I worked out for the budget and 'where we are' which is what we actually have put away and we are over £1600 ($3200 ish) ahead! That is thanks to my bonus from work and £1000 from my Nan when she died - bless her.
congrats on the saving, i lost my contract role 4 weeks ago so we have been stressing over money as we are paying for a wishes wedding by ourselves. I am lucky and got a new role this week and start monday so I'm pleased about that but yesterday our laptop broke with all our wedding details on it and we didnt back it up!
Glad you got a new role Sarah, but OH NO to the laptop. Nightmare!
Tim is looking for a permanent position (he was a temp for 9 years so when the contract came to an end there was nothing money-wise) and at least this way he will get decent holidays with pay, sick pay etc. He's not a bad old thing so I'm sure he will get something soon. At least I get a house-husband which is great, although that Dyson seems to still be a big mystery to him :)
Your veil sounds beautiful. I am going to send you a PM. Maybe you could let me know who you purchased it from on ebay. Sounds like just what I want.
Thanks,
Linda
Hi Linda, thank you for the lovely comments. I've just emailed you with the details :thumbsup2
lpizzuro123
03-28-2008, 04:41 PM
Thanks for the email about the veil. I just ordered it and am so looking forward to receiving it. I used the buy it now option and got it in the glimmer material..
Thanks again,
Linda
Thanks for the email about the veil. I just ordered it and am so looking forward to receiving it. I used the buy it now option and got it in the glimmer material..
Thanks again,
Linda
You are more than welcome, and thanks for the email to let me know you liked the veils. I can't recommend her highly enough!
YAY!! Had a call from the Bridal shop and my dress is in! I ordered it in January this year so it took 6 months - they did tell me a little while back that there was a delay and it could be up to 9 months.
Here it is:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/FrontofDress.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/CapriRoyaleBack.jpg
Unfortunately that is not me wearing it!
lov2b@disney
07-01-2008, 02:41 PM
Beautiful! Cant wait to see you in it!
WithDisneySpirit
07-01-2008, 10:09 PM
It is gorgeous and I am sure you will do it justice too :goodvibes
BaBeeCee14
07-01-2008, 10:12 PM
Beautiful dress!
shezfrombermuda
07-01-2008, 10:17 PM
How exciting! It is a beautiful dress.
IndyBride
07-01-2008, 10:19 PM
Very pretty dress! Can't wait to see pics of you in it!
29apr00
07-01-2008, 10:44 PM
Wow beautiful dress!!
meryll83
07-02-2008, 03:56 AM
Alex!!
Long time no hear!
Love the dress, especially the skirt, as you know ;)
When are you going for a fitting?
pink_tink8i8
07-03-2008, 12:02 AM
Alex - I love your dress!
Thank you all! I'm quite in love with it...
Meryll, not sure about a fitting date yet. They usually do them in the week which is a bit of a problem for me, and also I'm over my usual weight so i think I'll wait for a bit. I've got plenty of time! I would never have guessed that you liked the skirt :rotfl2:
I'm going to go and have a look at it as soon as I can get over there on the weekend, and I want to make sure my jewellery will go too.
Keira1387
07-04-2008, 03:47 PM
Your dress is beautiful!
DisneyBrideToni
07-04-2008, 11:22 PM
Alex,
I just read your entire PJ and I love everything! Your dress is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love your handbag, shoes, jewelry everything!!
Can't wait to read more!:goodvibes
keenercam
07-05-2008, 09:51 AM
Alex -- Your gown is gorgeous! How can you resist running right over to see it? ;) Actually, now that I think about it, my bridal salon said that as soon as mine comes in I have to inspect it within a certain amount of time or accept it "as is" which makes me very nervous considering it is due in only 2.5months before our VR. Can't wait to see pix of you in yours! princess: :bride:
padisneyfour
07-05-2008, 10:24 AM
That is truly a beautiful gown..... how exciting! congrats!:goodvibes
Chilly
07-08-2008, 01:08 PM
How fab that your dress is in. I'm just about to start looking for mine.
Alex -- Your gown is gorgeous! How can you resist running right over to see it? ;) Actually, now that I think about it, my bridal salon said that as soon as mine comes in I have to inspect it within a certain amount of time or accept it "as is" which makes me very nervous considering it is due in only 2.5months before our VR. Can't wait to see pix of you in yours! princess: :bride:
Oooh, right, I'd better get over there and have a look just in case there is a time limit. They called me at the end of June so it was a few weeks ago now.
Alex,
I just read your entire PJ and I love everything! Your dress is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love your handbag, shoes, jewelry everything!!
Can't wait to read more!:goodvibes
Awww, thank you. Glad you liked everything - I've modified my shoes and have stuck hidden mickeys on the heels and the arch! I've also stuck a few on the front along with the original stones and they look brilliant!
so far we have managed to incorporate over 20 hidden mickeys!
Mama of Indybride
07-12-2008, 07:07 PM
I wanna see Hidden Mickeys!!!
:goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes
I wanna see Hidden Mickeys!!!
:goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes
I'll take some pictures of my shoes and post them for you. I bought some nail charms and they are on my necklace, bag, wallet and shoes. They are really small as they are nail charms and look really cute. The stones are a bit more obvious, but only if you know where to look!
I went to try my dress on this week - OMG!!! It is beautiful, absolutely gorgeous and talk about feeling like a million dollars. My shoes looked like they were made to go with the dress, and so did my jewellery. I AM SO HAPPY!!
I didn't take a photo as DF would have found it and also some people coming to the wedding read this PJ so they would have seen it too.
I won't be putting it on again until next year but it was worth every (or should that be many) pennies I spent on it.
:goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes
Mama of Indybride
07-19-2008, 10:55 AM
I will wait patiently for hidden Mickeys!!
I will wait patiently for hidden Mickeys!!
They're that hidden you can't see them! I'll get them on here, promise :goodvibes
JoJo1980
07-21-2008, 02:29 PM
I went to try my dress on this week - OMG!!! It is beautiful, absolutely gorgeous and talk about feeling like a million dollars. My shoes looked like they were made to go with the dress, and so did my jewellery. I AM SO HAPPY!!
I didn't take a photo as DF would have found it and also some people coming to the wedding read this PJ so they would have seen it too.
I won't be putting it on again until next year but it was worth every (or should that be many) pennies I spent on it.
:goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes
Awwww I'm really happy for you!! I had a letter at the end of last week saying that my dress had come in, so I'm going to see if I can arrange a fitting asap. Although, I still havent chosen my underwear and accessories yet so maybe I should get them sorted before I pick a date!
Chilly
07-23-2008, 10:20 AM
I'm happy that you are so happy with your dress - I hope I have that feeling with the one I pick.
kayleighnik
08-02-2008, 12:38 AM
Your dress is beautiful! :lovestruc
I love how much planning etc you've done already!
I live in the Midlands...were the alterations made to your dress by the shop perfect? I'd really like a dress with cap sleeves, but love a lot of dresses that don't have them, so I'd have to get them put on. Did Shirley's do a fantastic job?
Thanks!
Kayleigh
IndyBride
08-02-2008, 02:51 AM
I can't wait to see you in your dress!!!
I've posted this in a separate thread but i want to keep the planning journal up to date.
We booked the resorts with Disney last week - YAY! 2 weeks at POR and 1 week at CBR. Heaven!
Then my employer decided that it wasn't convenient for me to take the holiday they had verbally authorised months ago so we had to change everything to a week later. Luckily Randy Chapman and Kevin Knox were both available so that was one thing.
My employer then said I needed to take more holiday so that I wasn't back during the Christmas/New Year week but wouldn't let me take the 1 day extra at the beginning of the holiday. It was just 1 day - how important and indispensible am I?! Hmmm...
I'm calling Disney tomorrow to 'reserve' our date and time and just hope that nothing else has to change.
16 months away and we hit the first problem which was the one we didn't think was going to be the problem. Oh well.
I'm sure it will be fine but I feel very let down and disappointed. I've been there for over 4 years, have had very little time off, have Over-achieved at every 6 month review and they won't give me one day, even though I have changed everything to what they have wanted. Just doesn't seem fair.
Lynn5700
08-26-2008, 08:31 PM
Alex your drerss is very pretty :)
Alex your drerss is very pretty :)
Awww, thank you honey. I tell you something, when Maggie Sottero's designer sat down and drew that dress out he said 'There is a girl sitting in Birmingham, UK and I am designing this dress for her' coz it looks and feels like it was designed for me.
I saw it on the internet and knew it was the dress for me and boy, was I right. It was a huge amount of money (so much more expensive over in the UK than the US) but worth every penny to feel like I feel in it.
You can't buy that feeling can you? Well, you can really I suppose!
29apr00
08-26-2008, 10:16 PM
Sorry work is giving you such a hard time about your time off! That totally sucks that they are being so stingy, and for your wedding too!!
Sorry work is giving you such a hard time about your time off! That totally sucks that they are being so stingy, and for your wedding too!!
It is pretty **** isn't it? I'm fighting hard for the extra day at the beginning but don't hold out much hope...
Anyway, I'm moving on from the fiasco with the holiday at work. I know I have definitley got one of the weeks we were after for the wedding.
I called DFTW today and a co-ordinator is calling me back within 1-2 business days. I'm on holiday for the rest of this week so will be sitting by the phone!
Doing the happy dance :banana: :banana:
Brianna called from DFTW today and I now have a co-ordinator. How cool! No-one is interested in our date and time so far so lets hope it stays that way. She was really nice and very helpful.
Can't wait until December to call :goodvibes
We are looking at getting the suits before we go (thanks to orangetiggs for the tip on who to use) so we can make sure they are exactly what we want and also we won't have to spend time running around sorting it out when we get there. More time to spend chilling before the wedding - yeah right! Who am I trying to kid!!
padisneyfour
08-28-2008, 10:09 PM
congrats on making the call and then talking to disney.... hoping your date stays clear for you....:goodvibes
congrats on making the call and then talking to disney.... hoping your date stays clear for you....:goodvibes
Thank you - we really hope so too. I heard from work today (finally after pestering them) that they will authorise the extra day at the beginning of the holiday so that gives us a bit of flexibility with days. Tim and my Dad have decided they will definitely get the suits before they go so that's another day we don't have to worry about when we are there.
YAY - it's starting to come together :goodvibes
padisneyfour
08-29-2008, 08:56 PM
Thank you - we really hope so too. I heard from work today (finally after pestering them) that they will authorise the extra day at the beginning of the holiday so that gives us a bit of flexibility with days. Tim and my Dad have decided they will definitely get the suits before they go so that's another day we don't have to worry about when we are there.
YAY - it's starting to come together :goodvibes
It will all work out- faith trust and pixie dust! Yeah for you for hanging in there!
Chilly
09-01-2008, 01:51 PM
I'm glad you've sorted out everything with work and that your date and time is free so far.
I collected my dress from the bridal shop yesterday as I'm a bit worried about the state of the economy. I feel happier having it with me. They also didn't charge me a storage fee for the 5-6 months they had it for. Bargain! They packed it into the storage box I bought and did a really good job with it.
I also picked the free tiara I haggled for when I bought the dress and it is gorgeous. I went for a double-row headband with Swarovski crystals (not at all what I originally wanted) but it means I can wear it as an alice band if I want my hair back, just placed on my head or angled to look like a tiara.
If I can get a good picture of it I'll post it :thumbsup2
Also heard back from the lady we are renting DVC points from and she confirmed she still has them set aside for us and will request what we need as soon as the 11 month window opens up.
Everything seems to be coming together - just need to get that time and date from Disney next month...
Rebclay
11-22-2008, 07:20 PM
Congrats on picking up your dress. I will keep my fingers crossed and send some pixie dust so you get your date. pixiedust:
meryll83
11-23-2008, 12:44 PM
Pictures, pictures!!
Chilly
11-27-2008, 08:42 AM
Pictures, pictures!!
I agree!
Where are you getting the suits from for the men?
I agree!
Where are you getting the suits from for the men?
We are going to use Formally Yours as they had the exact thing Tim and my Dad were looking for and their extended hire rate is brilliant.
YAY - GOT THE DATE AND TIME!! This time next year we will be married. Wow...
I called about 5 minutes after 0830 and got Brianna. Our date and time and location were all available, and we got the contract a couple of hours afterwards.
It seems really weird that after talking about it for over 12 months we have booked it. I'M SO EXCITED!!!
I've confirmed with Rev Kevin Knox and Randy Chapman and also booked my hair and make up. We're not sure if we can afford the stretch Hummer so won't be booking that just yet.
We also decided that we aren't paying for the meal on the night (but will be paying for lunch at the GFC) so that has saved us quite a bit.
YAY!!!
orangetiggs
12-09-2008, 04:59 PM
i would check out burton if you have one near you, we did and they didnt charge us for extended hire. formally yours used to be quite cheap when we looked last year but there prices have doubled lately
i would check out burton if you have one near you, we did and they didnt charge us for extended hire. formally yours used to be quite cheap when we looked last year but there prices have doubled lately
Oooh, thanks Sarah. I have the details from them but obviously it was based a few months ago when I enquired. I expected prices to increase but not double!
meryll83
12-10-2008, 03:39 AM
:cheer2: Yeeeeeeey for getting your date and time - now the real planning can commence! :cheer2:
Chilly
12-10-2008, 04:39 AM
We are going to use Formally Yours as they had the exact thing Tim and my Dad were looking for and their extended hire rate is brilliant.
Thanks!
i would check out burton if you have one near you, we did and they didnt charge us for extended hire. formally yours used to be quite cheap when we looked last year but there prices have doubled lately
Double thanks!
YAY - GOT THE DATE AND TIME!! This time next year we will be married. Wow...
YAY!!!
YEAH FOR YOU!!! :woohoo: :banana: :cheer2:
bridetobe789
12-14-2008, 08:58 PM
Right, got the favours and the gift bags sorted.
For the favours I have gone for these:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/CrystalShoe.jpg
I'm going to put these in little bags with a thank you tag.
for the gift bags, I'm going to put these in:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/Carriagefavour.jpg
with some little bath bombs and red petals in the carriage. These will be decorated with our colours of white and dark red.
I'm also going put these in:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/blondepuff/wedding%20pictures/CinderellaShoeFavour.jpg
with some little soaps in. These shoes will be in our colours too.
I bought some white rose candles yesterday for an absolute bargain! I'm going to make up a gift bag for after our reception dinner with these in so the ladies can have a relaxing bath. I might even put a little bottle of bubbly in too!
Alex.. I'm just now jumping into your pj!! I love your ideas.. your purse and jewlery look great and your dress is STUNNING!! So the above pic of the carriage.. where is that from?? I love it.. ?
camara381
12-14-2008, 09:10 PM
Yay for getting what you wanted!!!!
:cool1: :cool1:
Alex.. I'm just now jumping into your pj!! I love your ideas.. your purse and jewlery look great and your dress is STUNNING!! So the above pic of the carriage.. where is that from?? I love it.. ?
Thank you honey, glad you like everything! The carriages were from a UK seller on ebay and she decorated them with our colours. I have seen them for sale on the US site of ebay too.
I wasn't sure about them but as they were only a few £'s I had them and I have to say they are fantastic. I am doing gift bags for the ladies (we've only got 6 including me) and I had a few extras for people who couldn't come.
I am trying to decide what to put in the carriages and the shoes to match. I've bought some different candles that are a set of 3 votives, I was going to put a mini bottle of champagne in and then bath products in the carriages and shoes so the ladies can have a relaxing bath after our wedding.
Oooh, just had a thought. I could put some chocolates in the carriages and bath salts or pearls in the shoes. Sorted!!
I had a phone call from Disney today - they received the signed contract and we paid the deposit. YAY!!!
Someone will be calling in a couple of weekd to go over the details with us :goodvibes :yay: :goodvibes :yay:
Rebclay
12-22-2008, 11:47 PM
Congrats!! You must be so excited!
Chilly
12-23-2008, 06:28 AM
You must be really excited now everything is moving forward!
I put my dress on when we went to Mom and Dads at Christmas and she definitely didn't lace it up the same as the bridal shop did! I've lost 14lbs since they did it at the shop and my Mom had problems getting the top to meet at the back so I'm not quite sure what was going on.
I think it was too high which is why the top was tighter.
I had the dress on for about 15 minutes and it really hurt one of my ribs - there isn't as much padding over there now! I think we'll have to try the lacing a few times. Oh well, a good excuse to put the dress on again :goodvibes
I haven't got any pictures as people reading this are going to the wedding and I don't want to spoil the surprise. Some of them have never seen me in anything but trousers so it will be a shock for them.
I love it as much as I did when I first tried it on and am so glad that I got it. The shoes, veil, bag and jewellery look fantastic with it too :lovestruc :lovestruc
Mom and Dad told us tonight that they are paying for one of our weeks in Orlando in a villa. We originally had three weeks booked at Disney (BW, POR, CBR) but we were struggling with the 3rd week. By staying at the POR rather than the CBR we saved about $450 but it was still tight. Mom and Dad are staying in a villa for two weeks and are booking an extra week for us. How nice is that?! The villa we are looking at is only a couple of miles from Disney (Indian Oaks I think) and it is absolutely stunning. What a treat!!
meryll83
12-31-2008, 03:36 AM
I put my dress on when we went to Mom and Dads at Christmas and she definitely didn't lace it up the same as the bridal shop did! I've lost 14lbs since they did it at the shop and my Mom had problems getting the top to meet at the back so I'm not quite sure what was going on.
I think it was too high which is why the top was tighter.
I had the dress on for about 15 minutes and it really hurt one of my ribs - there isn't as much padding over there now! I think we'll have to try the lacing a few times. Oh well, a good excuse to put the dress on again :goodvibes
I haven't got any pictures as people reading this are going to the wedding and I don't want to spoil the surprise. Some of them have never seen me in anything but trousers so it will be a shock for them.
I love it as much as I did when I first tried it on and am so glad that I got it. The shoes, veil, bag and jewellery look fantastic with it too :lovestruc :lovestruc
Mom and Dad told us tonight that they are paying for one of our weeks in Orlando in a villa. We originally had three weeks booked at Disney (BW, POR, CBR) but we were struggling with the 3rd week. By staying at the POR rather than the CBR we saved about $450 but it was still tight. Mom and Dad are staying in a villa for two weeks and are booking an extra week for us. How nice is that?! The villa we are looking at is only a couple of miles from Disney (Indian Oaks I think) and it is absolutely stunning. What a treat!!
Ooh send me a PM with a piccie!!!! Pwiddy pwease? :)
And congrats on the weight loss! The time is neigh where I might have to start thinking about some exercise myself. :sad2:
And yey for Mum and Dad too! :yay:
Petals & Pixie Dust
12-31-2008, 08:16 AM
I'd love to see the dress...Can you PM me with some pics or did you not take any at all. I won't tell/show anyone. :)
Ooh send me a PM with a piccie!!!! Pwiddy pwease? :)
And congrats on the weight loss! The time is neigh where I might have to start thinking about some exercise myself. :sad2:
And yey for Mum and Dad too! :yay:
I'd love to see the dress...Can you PM me with some pics or did you not take any at all. I won't tell/show anyone. :)
I didn't take any but next time I put it on I will - promise! Mom and I will be doing the lacing a couple more times to get it right :thumbsup2
The weight loss is going well (apart from a blip over Xmas but hery, what are you going to do?!) and I'm finding it really easy. The Atkins diet really works for me.
The dress I have from Monsoon for the meal on the night wouldn't have fitted if i hadn't have lost the weight so I'm really chuffed :goodvibes
We had a call from Amy today. She has sent through the planning kit and I love the choice of cakes. I've asked how we go about having a different flavour and filling for the top layer so waiting to hear about that.
I can't believe it is all happening now. Mom and Dad are looking at villas, we are starting to put together an itinerary for the trip and looking at doing something special for them to say thank you.
I can't post what we are thinking as Mom has the link to this PJ so I don;t want to ruin the surpirse. I told her today that she needed to trust me as i was planning something and she said she's not sure if she does! Charming! I might just get her wearing Mickey Ears for that...!
Petals & Pixie Dust
12-31-2008, 07:30 PM
Yeah! It's all coming together now! :goodvibes :cool1: :goodvibes
camara381
01-01-2009, 04:23 PM
Yay for getting a planner!!!!! Now the fun stuff begins!!!
Yeah! It's all coming together now! :goodvibes :cool1: :goodvibes
Yay for getting a planner!!!!! Now the fun stuff begins!!!
It certainly is! We've been looking at the planning kit today to try and make a decision on the most important thing of the wedding - what cake and what flavours :lmao:
We are big cake fans and thought about getting three. One that says HIS, one that says HERS and one that says THEIRS! I absolutely adore the cakes from the Boardwalk bakery and got one last time for Tim's and our friends little girls birthday. It was bavarian cream and fresh raspberries and was just perfect. Mmmmm.
But then, chocolate cake with peanut butter filling. Almond cake and amaretto. Oh the choices...
meryll83
01-02-2009, 03:25 AM
But then, chocolate cake with peanut butter filling. Almond cake and amaretto. Oh the choices...
The best flavours in my opinion ;)
That's a really good idea about getting three like that, I've never seen that done before!
We're sorted on most of the planning pack already, even though we don't have to sumbit it until around July I think it is, it's the music we're struggling on, just can't decide at all!
Petals & Pixie Dust
01-02-2009, 06:44 PM
We are big cake fans and thought about getting three. One that says HIS, one that says HERS and one that says THEIRS!
I FLIPPING LOVE THIS IDEA!!! it is worth adding the extra layer! :goodvibes
I FLIPPING LOVE THIS IDEA!!! it is worth adding the extra layer! :goodvibes
We just might do it! Tell you what, there'd be no cake left out of the three layers by the end of the week either...
The best flavours in my opinion ;)
That's a really good idea about getting three like that, I've never seen that done before!
We're sorted on most of the planning pack already, even though we don't have to sumbit it until around July I think it is, it's the music we're struggling on, just can't decide at all!
I think it would be great! Depends on costs, but then we were going to get ourselves both a cake from the Boardwalk Bakery.
You know what I've always wanted to do? Get a cake, take a picture, shove my face in the top, take another picture. I am SO going to do this in December, and so is Tim, so why not do it with our HIS and HERS wedding cakes? Not on the day though, not after paying for hair and makeup :scared1:
We didn't have a problem with the music really. We can't make our minds up about the Recessional though. We are swinging towards Star Trek: Next Generation coz we love it and are big fans. Plus my Dad reminds me of Jean-Luc Picard!
I think I'm going to get them to play the Darth Vader theme (Imperial March) for when Dad and I first walk up the aisle as a bit of a joke. Tim would just fall about laughing.
Let us know what you decide on :goodvibes
Petals & Pixie Dust
01-03-2009, 11:35 AM
We just might do it! Tell you what, there'd be no cake left out of the three layers by the end of the week either...
I think it would be great! Depends on costs, but then we were going to get ourselves both a cake from the Boardwalk Bakery.
You know what I've always wanted to do? Get a cake, take a picture, shove my face in the top, take another picture. I am SO going to do this in December, and so is Tim, so why not do it with our HIS and HERS wedding cakes? Not on the day though, not after paying for hair and makeup :scared1:
We didn't have a problem with the music really. We can't make our minds up about the Recessional though. We are swinging towards Star Trek: Next Generation coz we love it and are big fans. Plus my Dad reminds me of Jean-Luc Picard!
I think I'm going to get them to play the Darth Vader theme (Imperial March) for when Dad and I first walk up the aisle as a bit of a joke. Tim would just fall about laughing.
Let us know what you decide on :goodvibes
RE: the 3 Layers...Make that top layer his-it's small. The 2nd layer yours...its bigger...and the bottom layer OURS...its the biggest! :lovestruc
I think the Darth Vader theme is a RIOT! It would break up some of the nervousness of it all...DF and I have been together for 7.5-almost 8 years and I know I'll get nervous...Good way to break the tension :rotfl2:
Love the idea of getting cakes prior and smashing them then. Have you thought of doing like a grooms cake at a welcome dinner or something?
I love your ideas! :dance3:
Chilly
01-03-2009, 12:29 PM
Love the Darth Vader theme idea, i'd thought about doing that myself, not sure i'm brave anough to do it though.
RE: the 3 Layers...Make that top layer his-it's small. The 2nd layer yours...its bigger...and the bottom layer OURS...its the biggest! :lovestruc
I think the Darth Vader theme is a RIOT! It would break up some of the nervousness of it all...DF and I have been together for 7.5-almost 8 years and I know I'll get nervous...Good way to break the tension :rotfl2:
Love the idea of getting cakes prior and smashing them then. Have you thought of doing like a grooms cake at a welcome dinner or something?
I love your ideas! :dance3:
I don't tend to get nervous, just very excited, but Tim does so you're right it would break up the tension a bit. I had thought of a grooms cake but need to check if we can have it at the House of Blues which is where our welcome dinner is going to be.
I like the idea of the his, hers, ours. Brilliant! Need to price it up now.
Glad you like my ideas! Im trying to keep it very classy but with some fun in there too.
Love the Darth Vader theme idea, i'd thought about doing that myself, not sure i'm brave anough to do it though.
I would only do it for a short section as Tim wants classical music, but I think it would be brilliant. Our best mate Toby is a huge Star Wars fan (he bought one of the original Storm Troopers helmets at a massive cost) and he would just roar with laughter too.
We would love to have Vivaldi's Winter played as the recessional but it is such a difficult piece of music. No disrespect to the violinists but I want to check that they are comfortable playing it before we request it.
linzwylie
01-03-2009, 07:33 PM
Love your PJ
Your dress and jewelery are gorgeous :worship:
Good news about getting your planner.
you need to post pics of your veil and tiara. I too am really not wanting to pay over the odds for a veil, might check ebay and see what theyve got??
Linz xxx :)
bridetobe789
01-04-2009, 02:29 AM
I love your cake idea that is too cute!!! When it came to picking our flavors it was super easy as I don't care for cake really and it was all him haha!!
Love your PJ
Your dress and jewelery are gorgeous :worship:
Good news about getting your planner.
you need to post pics of your veil and tiara. I too am really not wanting to pay over the odds for a veil, might check ebay and see what theyve got??
Linz xxx :)
Awww, thank you honey! My veil was less than £15 (I think) with postage and it is gorgeous. I'll pm you the sellers details on ebay :thumbsup2
Chilly
01-05-2009, 04:45 PM
Awww, thank you honey! My veil was less than £15 (I think) with postage and it is gorgeous. I'll pm you the sellers details on ebay :thumbsup2
Me to please I still need a veil and don't want to spend a lot.
Me to please I still need a veil and don't want to spend a lot.
On it's way to you hun :goodvibes
Chilly
01-06-2009, 05:05 AM
On it's way to you hun :goodvibes
Cheers Hun!
Hummers. Love 'em or hate 'em. We absolutely adore them! So, I've been on a mission to track a stretch one down to use on the wedding day to pick us up from the Boardwalk to GFC to POR back to the Boardwalk.
They aren't cheap so we've been trying to work out the timings to keep it to 3 hours and we've just about done it. We'll need to hire the limo for an extra hour to take us back to the Boardwalk but it is cheaper than having the Hummer for the extra hour just to go a couple of miles down the road! We still get to go in it twice and if there is any time left we'll do a few Disney ringroad laps :goodvibes
I checked that they could do Disney weddings as an outside vendor and they said they have done loads of of them. Great. Sorted out dates, tentative times, costs, payment methods etc.
Checked with our planner as to what time we would need to leave the Boardwalk as we were having a stretch Hummer and she said it was something Disney could organise. Grrrr!
There are several things I have asked that they can do that aren't in the planning kit - different flavours for the layers of the cake being one of them.
I really wish they had more details like this in the planning kit, but then I guess that is one of the reasons for having the planning telephone calls. That's one of the reasons I find everything on here so great, you wouldn't know half of the things you can or can't do without it.
Still love them though - lovely people to deal with :lovestruc
Chilly
01-08-2009, 04:58 AM
I e-mail my contact nearly weekly with different questions whenever I think of something new. I always think you might as well ask even if you think the answer will be no.
Petals & Pixie Dust
01-08-2009, 11:16 AM
Hummers. Love 'em or hate 'em. We absolutely adore them! So, I've been on a mission to track a stretch one down to use on the wedding day to pick us up from the Boardwalk to GFC to POR back to the Boardwalk.
They aren't cheap so we've been trying to work out the timings to keep it to 3 hours and we've just about done it. We'll need to hire the limo for an extra hour to take us back to the Boardwalk but it is cheaper than having the Hummer for the extra hour just to go a couple of miles down the road! We still get to go in it twice and if there is any time left we'll do a few Disney ringroad laps :goodvibes
I checked that they could do Disney weddings as an outside vendor and they said they have done loads of of them. Great. Sorted out dates, tentative times, costs, payment methods etc.
Checked with our planner as to what time we would need to leave the Boardwalk as we were having a stretch Hummer and she said it was something Disney could organise. Grrrr!
There are several things I have asked that they can do that aren't in the planning kit - different flavours for the layers of the cake being one of them.
I really wish they had more details like this in the planning kit, but then I guess that is one of the reasons for having the planning telephone calls. That's one of the reasons I find everything on here so great, you wouldn't know half of the things you can or can't do without it.
Still love them though - lovely people to deal with :lovestruc
Think of it this way...if they provided you with a ton of options that is just the more indecisive you could be between now and when everything has to be finalized :rotfl: (My biggest dilema is wanting outside photo-I've narrowed it down to 3...and can't make up my mind. Could you imagine what would happen if I had more than 1 or 2 choices on anything else!?!?)
If you have something that you HAVE TO HAVE and you're just personalizing that one little bit...the more your cost will stay down and the more you will be with in your budget. :cool1:
I talked to a mentor of mine yesterday and he said that he gave his daughter a budget and that was blown in 2 months! :scared1: When I told him we were having a Disney wedding he rolled his eyes and said "That figures." I didn't have the heart to tell him that I'm under budget and have a little wiggle room! So, he can roll his eyes all he wants. :rolleyes:
linzwylie
01-08-2009, 12:22 PM
We would like to hire a hummer Limo too and have looked at outside vendors to get the cost then I will ask Disney to see what their price is.
Have Disney given you a price yet?
The hummer limo we looked at online could hold 18 people and said it was FROM $130 an hour
Linz xxx :)
We would like to hire a hummer Limo too and have looked at outside vendors to get the cost then I will ask Disney to see what their price is.
Have Disney given you a price yet?
The hummer limo we looked at online could hold 18 people and said it was FROM $130 an hour
Linz xxx :)
Oooh, Linz, please give me the details! Disney came back to say they could do it for $180 per hour but I don't know if that included a service charge. The company I've been speaking to has quoted $155 per hour + 20% service charge and tax. Originally they thought we wanted to make separate journeys on the day and the price was $425. Then they realised we wanted to charter it for 3 hours and it went to $155+service+tax.
Fair play to Disney - after my little whinge. They came back to say that they would recommend orgainising the Hummer ourselves as they use a company that outsources to another company (!) and they have been let down in the past by them not showing up.
BOOKED THE STRETCH HUMMER!!!
I've booked a white stretch Hummer to take us from the Boardwalk to the Grand Floridian, then Port Orleans and back to the Boardwalk. Just Tim and me, and my parents, are travelling in it but we are going to have everyone in it back to the Boardwalk so they get a ride in it.
I got a really good price on it so we are happy :yay: :yay:
Petals & Pixie Dust
01-15-2009, 07:53 PM
BOOKED THE STRETCH HUMMER!!!
I've booked a white stretch Hummer to take us from the Boardwalk to the Grand Floridian, then Port Orleans and back to the Boardwalk. Just Tim and me, and my parents, are travelling in it but we are going to have everyone in it back to the Boardwalk so they get a ride in it.
I got a really good price on it so we are happy :yay: :yay:
WOOOOHOOOOO!!!
:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:
YAY - THE BOARDWALK IS BOOKED!!
We rented some DVC points a couple of years ago and the lady we booked them with has been holding points for us to use for the wedding week and she booked for us yesterday.
We have 2 nights in a garden view 1-bed villa, followed by 3 nights in a standard view. We are on standby for the two nights to change to a standard view, and we also got two nights for my Mom and Dad.
It has cost us so much less doing this way and there is no way we could have afforded it otherwise so we are eternally grateful to her.
Boardwalk here we come!!
malibustacey
01-22-2009, 07:19 PM
You mean the Boardwalk Garden Suites? If it is, then they look lovely! I would love to stay there, they just are so expensive- $600 a night??
I think i need to find out about the DVC thing, ive been hearing loads of people talking / writing about how much money they have saved when booking for their wedding. heh!
Petals & Pixie Dust
01-22-2009, 09:24 PM
YAY - THE BOARDWALK IS BOOKED!!
We rented some DVC points a couple of years ago and the lady we booked them with has been holding points for us to use for the wedding week and she booked for us yesterday.
We have 2 nights in a garden view 1-bed villa, followed by 3 nights in a standard view. We are on standby for the two nights to change to a standard view, and we also got two nights for my Mom and Dad.
It has cost us so much less doing this way and there is no way we could have afforded it otherwise so we are eternally grateful to her.
Boardwalk here we come!!
YEAH! :thumbsup2
You mean the Boardwalk Garden Suites? If it is, then they look lovely! I would love to stay there, they just are so expensive- $600 a night??
I think i need to find out about the DVC thing, ive been hearing loads of people talking / writing about how much money they have saved when booking for their wedding. heh!
Yeah they look lovely but they are expensive. I just hope we get the standard view instead.
Renting DVC points is brilliant - there is no way we could have done it otherwise. I'm not sure how much it would have cost us rack rate but we have 5 nights (our rentor is not charging us for the extra points for the garden view as she is sure we will get a standard view) in a 1-bed villa and another 2 nights in another 1-bed villa for my parents and it is costing us $1200.
I got 2 nights at the Boardwalk in a studio on our last trip for $180.
My neighbour called yesterday to say she had taken delivery of something for us and I had no idea what it was. I went to check it out and it was our contract from Disney!! Oh, and Annual Pass vouchers!!
So, got the Boardwalk booked. Got the villa booked. Got POR booked. Got the flights booked. This is getting serious now!!
Petals & Pixie Dust
01-29-2009, 09:28 PM
My neighbour called yesterday to say she had taken delivery of something for us and I had no idea what it was. I went to check it out and it was our contract from Disney!! Oh, and Annual Pass vouchers!!
So, got the Boardwalk booked. Got the villa booked. Got POR booked. Got the flights booked. This is getting serious now!!
YEAH FOR THE CONTRACT! :cool1:
Lynn5700
01-29-2009, 10:08 PM
YAY for your contract and for booking the boardwalk. I would love to stay there one day.
meryll83
01-30-2009, 03:28 AM
Hurrah for AP vouchers!! :cool1:
When we got ours I was like "they'll let us in now, we can go whever we want!", but of course I don't have enough spare change for a flight to Orlando tomorrow!
Thanks for mentioning another sand ceremony company on that other thread, will you post the details so I can investigate? :thumbsup2
Chilly
01-30-2009, 04:42 AM
Wow everything is coming together now for you.
Pinkerbell1983
01-30-2009, 05:06 AM
Wow everything is really starting to move forward for you now!
How much did you pay for the stretch hummer in the end?
Hurrah for AP vouchers!! :cool1:
When we got ours I was like "they'll let us in now, we can go whever we want!", but of course I don't have enough spare change for a flight to Orlando tomorrow!
Thanks for mentioning another sand ceremony company on that other thread, will you post the details so I can investigate? :thumbsup2
No problem, I totally forgot today. I've just booted Tim off Warcraft so will pm you the details :thumbsup2
Wow everything is really starting to move forward for you now!
How much did you pay for the stretch hummer in the end?
It was $125 inc tax and gratuity and it was a 3 hour minimum booking. We've had it for 4 hours in total so we aren't rushed at all. I thought it was really good value.
Wow, I haven't posted in my own journal since January. That's outrageous!!
I haven't had much to update really, but now I have. YAY!!
We have decided to go for private dining at the GF for our wedding lunch. Couple of reasons - 1) it is a bit more 'special' than going to the GFC and we won't be doing it again 2) not as many people are coming so we are using the same budget to do the private dining.
I have a call booked with Disney on Monday to confirm the price as the menu price is for a minimum of 25 people and we only have 9.
We have decided against Le Cellier on the night as it seems almost impossible to get a ressie so we are going with the Yachtsmas steakhouse instead. We will be back at the Boardwalk for 1630 and I would like to make the reservation for around 1730-1800 to give us time to get changed. Afterwards we are going into Epcot for Illuminations and everyone will have their Disney tickets so it won't cost anyone anything extra.
What else?
We have our music sorted for the reception
We need to complete our contract and return to Disney
We have sorted out what we want for the cake
We've re-confirmed all details with the vendors
Tim and Dad have chosen the suits and accessories they want from Carolyn Allens
We have our ceremony and vows sorted out and need to send them to Rev Kev to approve
We upgraded to a pool/garden view on DVC for the villas at the Boardwalk as we were having to change villas the day before the wedding due to availability of standard villas. It has cost us $420 more but still great that we can stay at the Boardwalk.
I still love my dress and it fits even better now that I have lost weight and inches!
I'll post back when we have more updates :goodvibes
It all seems to be very real know if you know what I mean :scared1:
Petals & Pixie Dust
08-02-2009, 09:19 AM
Yeah for updates...
Now where are you pictures???? :banana:
Chilly
08-02-2009, 12:40 PM
Great to see you Alex
Great to see you Alex
Awww, thank you. Nice to be back with something to post!
Yeah for updates...
Now where are you pictures???? :banana:
You hassling me woman?? What pictures would you like? I have pictures of cats, beaches, flowers... :)
Had a call with our planner earlier today and decided on some other things:
We asked about changing the cake to the 2-tier happily ever after cake that Scarlet-le-belle has had. We can have it but would have paid a relocation fee to get it to the Boardwalk, then a cutting fee, then we would have had to get it back to the Grand Floridian for our lunch and then paid another cutting fee.
So now we are having the ceremony at the Boardwalk, going to the GF earlier for lunch at Sago Cay so we can have the cake cutting and champagne toast before lunch. All that for a bl**dy cake!!
We have also decided on the menu for the dining at Sago Cay and it wasn't as extortionate as we thought it was going to be which is great news.
We've decided to go for the drinks package (per head cost) rather than on consumption as we think it will work out better on cost for us. Half of the people that will be there drink and they like wine, so we figured if they had 3 glasses each that would be 3 or 4 bottles of wine. Amy told us the house wine starts at $35 and soft drinks are around $4 each so the package would work out better for us.
We have a call booked with Rosie in Floral on 12th September so all systems go!
Oh, we also got confirmation that we can use the limo later in the trip and they will come off-site to pick us up. We are taking my parents to CduS and Jiko as a surpirse and using a limo will be fantastic!
29apr00
08-04-2009, 08:40 PM
:banana: glad everything is coming together for you!!
hmmm....can i sneak away from Dh and the kids in Epcot to spy on your wedding????? :rolleyes1
Chilly
08-05-2009, 05:23 AM
So what food are you having?
tinkerbell 766
08-05-2009, 07:31 AM
Would you be kind enough to share what the F&B minimums and menus wer for Sago Cay? We will be a small party (probably about 12 - 14) and this may be an option for us too
Many thanks
Joanne
:banana: glad everything is coming together for you!!
hmmm....can i sneak away from Dh and the kids in Epcot to spy on your wedding????? :rolleyes1
Sure you can - come and spy!!
So what food are you having?
It was a choice of the Vizcaya Mediterranean or Ybor City which is Brazilian themed and we went for the Ybor City. Salmon baked in banana leaves with coconut curry sauce, spiced chicken, grains and lentils, breads, vegetables... Mmmm...
Would you be kind enough to share what the F&B minimums and menus wer for Sago Cay? We will be a small party (probably about 12 - 14) and this may be an option for us too
Many thanks
Joanne
Yeah sure. There was a great selection of menus from $48.99 to $silly amounts depending on which one you chose. The 5 GF Lunch menus were great and ranged from $48.99 to $56 a head for a minimum of 25. The other menus were Wishes wedding reception and welcome meal menues and were much more expensive.
The GF lunch menus were Vizcaya Mediterranean, Ybor City Brazilian, Kissimmee BBQ, Asian Railroad and Italian Deli - priced from $52 in that order.
As there will only be 9 of us maximum the price went From $56 to $72 + 20% gratuity + 6.5% tax = $92 per head. That is for any number we have from 7 through to 9 as we can't confirm the number of guests, but the max attending will be 9.
The package for the drinks will work out best we think. It is $12.50 per head (+20% +6.5% = $16) and covers all drinks for 2 hours. The bill on consumption would have worked out quite expensive. Only half of the guests drink alcohol so we thought the BoC wouold have been better, but a bottle of house wine is around $35 so we figured 3 glasses wine x 4 people was about $100, and then adding in the soft drinks etc it came out quite pricey.
Hope that helps - if you need any more info let me know :goodvibes
Petals & Pixie Dust
08-05-2009, 08:07 PM
You hassling me woman?? What pictures would you like? I have pictures of cats, beaches, flowers... :)
YES I AM! Gosh! I've missed you! Pictures of DISNEY STUFF...PS...FOOD FROM DISNEY...you know... :rotfl: :hug:
Chilly
08-06-2009, 04:38 AM
Thanks for the info on the package drinks, I am doing BoC as I thought a package would be more but at $12.50/$16 it won't be.
orangetiggs
08-06-2009, 04:41 AM
we did a packaged bar and it worked out much better than BOC. I wasnt thinking people cant drink anymore I just told them to drink as much as they could!
Lynn5700
08-06-2009, 08:30 AM
Hey! Glad you're going with Yachtsman over Le Cellier. Honestly Le Cellier is played out, and over rated lol. You will love Yachtsman!!
Everything sounds great.
Not much of an update really but we got our ADR's yesterday.
We booked the Yachtsman for our wedding evening meal, House of Blues for the welcome dinner the night before and San Angel for the day after.
I'm not overly impressed with the food at San Angel but love the setting and my parents haven't eaten there. I'm going to ask for a table by the river.
We also booked Jiko as a thank you meal for my parents before they fly back to the UK. We are using the limo in the wedding package to pick us up, take us to Cirque du Soleil and then over to AKL. They have no idea what we have planned for them!
meryll83
09-09-2009, 04:37 AM
Glad you got your ADR's sorted, that must be quite a relief now you know you have somewhere booked for your wedding meal! I know how important it was to me to get that sorted!
The surprise for your parents sounds awesome too, a great evening you have planned!
Chilly
09-09-2009, 05:57 AM
Glad you've got everything booked.
Well, that's another thing sorted! I had a call from Rosie at Disney Floral last week and we have chosen what we want.
I've gone for a deep red French bouquet but with the roses more open so it will look like a ball of flowers. I looked at the Black Magic roses and although they are gorgeous they are too dark for our accent colour.
Tim and Dad have the same red rose as the buttonhole and Mom has a white rose corsage. She has a red outfit and the red rose would have clashed so we went for white instead.
We are having white, pink and red petals for the aisle at SBP and the sand ceremony table, 3 chiffon bags of red petals for the ladies to toss and 1 long stemmed red rose to present to my parents.
I've asked for the bouquet and buttonholes/corsages to be delivered to the room as I have some crystals I want to add, and my Dad bought me a vintage sterling silver Disney charm as my something old that I want to add.
I'm not sure how much the floral will cost but when a girl wants roses... :rotfl:
Chilly
09-21-2009, 05:28 AM
Did they say you could have them delivered to your room?
Hiya,
THey will deliver to your room if you request it, but Rosie has offered to put the crystals and other 'bits' in the flowers for us. We are going to drop the stuff off at Franks for her a few days before the wedding. Bless her!!
Petals & Pixie Dust
10-12-2009, 09:38 PM
YEAH! things are going really well for you I see! Roses...my favorite!!!:thumbsup2 I cant wait to see the pics!
Chickkypoo
10-20-2009, 08:23 AM
Your floral sounds lovely! I love the look of petals down the aisle as SBP!
I can't wait to see pictures. Not much longer!
WDWBride04/19/2010
10-20-2009, 08:39 AM
1730 - Dinner at Yachtsmans Steakhouse
I love the Yachtsman! I dunno if anyone's said this yet, but there's a great waiter there named Oscar. I'll have to catch up on your entire P.J. now that I know you're having dinner there! ;)
I love the Yachtsman! I dunno if anyone's said this yet, but there's a great waiter there named Oscar. I'll have to catch up on your entire P.J. now that I know you're having dinner there! ;)
We'll look out for him!
My PJ is a bit rambling and it has changed quite a few times with our plans but happy reading - and thanks for posting :goodvibes
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