Anjanette & Jason Disneyland Hotel PJ (May 8, 2010) -- We're back! 5/15

[ghoulish delight]

Hi everyone! :ccat:

I'm relatively new the the forums, and after about a year and a half of lurking, I've finally decided to step out of the internet-shadows and make myself known. ;) So, please be gentle! I'll try to be as organized as possible with my PJ!

You ladies have all been awesome sharing your details in your planning journals, and it's been very helpful to me! Lots of wonderful ideas, for sure. So thank you!

Okaaay, first things first! My name is Anjanette :bride: and I'm 24 years old. My fiance's name is Jason :groom: and he's 34 years old. We live together in southern California.

Our Story
The two of us met as many couples do, through our workplace. I'm painfully shy in person, and it took months of working together before we started to develop a friendship. We used the wonders of the internet (MySpace and AIM) to better get to know one another. We'd always had the common interest of being huge into Disneyland, and the Nightmare Before Christmas; however, we had no idea just how much we really had in common until we started to talk much more. The more we talked, the quicker and harder we both fell for one another! :lovestruc We had planned a trip to Disneyland a while before that, and at that point were counting down the days. We had our very first date in the park on May 1, 2007 and we've been inseparable ever since!

Here's a recent picture of the two of us at Disneyland:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/d3d79505-1.jpg


The Proposal Story
On December 15, 2007 the two of us had gone to Disneyland with my parents. Jason had me completely fooled into believing we were meeting up with his family to go Christmas shopping for his nieces. Being the gullible silly-head I am, I bought it.

After spending some time all together, and having gone on a few rides, we made our way back to a trading pin cart we often frequented. Jason told me to stay with the others while he got me something. There was a new pin out I had been lusting after, so I figured that's what it was. Sure enough, he comes back with a small bag. I reached inside and see the pin. He then tells me to take it off its backing and put it on. This was strange to me, because I never wear the pins. So I go to take it off its backing, and a ring falls off the back... Jason gets down on one knee to pick it up and pops the question!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/6384270b.jpg

Needless to say, I said yes. :teeth:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/fa216968.jpg

My ring:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/f99b8132.jpg

And with the wedding band (it's a set).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/0f6704e5.jpg

[ghoulish delight]

Plans Thus Far!
Since the two of us got to know eachother thanks to our interest in Disneyland, he proposed to me there, and we both just love the place... there was no need for us to shop venues! We both knew a DFTW was the only way for us to go.

Our wedding is already booked, and our wedding coordinator is a sweet lady named Cynthia, I love her so far! Our official date is May 8, 2010. We're having a mid-morning ceremony at the Disneyland Hotel Rose Court Garden, with a pre-reception to follow on the Dreams Lawn while our photos are being taken. After we're done with pictures, our reception will be held in the Sleeping Beauty Pavilion.

Ceremony site:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/439457c7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/fdb0b254.jpg


Reception site:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/738f566f.jpg

Our colors: Dark purple and teal.

Bridal Party:
Matron of Honor: Briana (Jason's sister)
Bridesmaid: Marylou (my sister-in-law)
Bridesmaid: Erin (Jason's sister)
Bridesmaid: Lindsay (my sister-in-law)
Bridesmaid: Heather (Jason's sister)
Flowergirls: Britney & Carly (Jason's nieces)

Bestman: Michael (my brother)
Groomsman: Adam (Jason's brother-in-law)
Groomsman: Ryan (Jason's brother-in-law)
Groomsman: Sean (my brother)
Groomsman: Josh (Jason's brother)
Ringbearers: Luke (my nephew) & Aidan (Jason's nephew)

My dress:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/5ccf5929.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/e6ecb5c8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/ea95f810.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/567d2986.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/6920dce1-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/f4e40d3e.jpg

Forgive my goober smile in that one picture, and the blurriness in the other! I promise I will take more when I go back for the official fitting. The dress is by a designer named Kittychen. The veil I'm wearing is not the veil I will wear for the wedding either, however, the length will be the same. My veil is going to be custom made using the same tulle used on my dress. That material has sparkles in the fabric itself. :goodvibes It's so pretty!

Bridesmaid dresses:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/70e5cdc2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/d5d3faa4.jpg

It's the same dress, but in the different colors. Now, the dress is from David's Bridal, and they have this little "dress your bridal party" thingy I'm sure many of you are acquainted with. Here's a lineup of how the coloring will look.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/5b6eb7c3.jpg

Groomsmen vests/ties:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/48c9745e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/85c81e99.jpg

Floral:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/3dd0dee5.jpg

We just booked our florist over the weekend, and this was a little sample she threw together for us. These are the type of flowers that will be used in my bridesmaid's bouquets. My bouquet will be cascading, and mainly white roses and lilies with touches of purple orchids and other flowers.

Our centerpieces are going to be different from this, but it'll give you the gist! I think I may have stole this picture from somebody else's PJ, so thanks to whoever if I did! Lol :p Anyhow! Our centerpieces will have stemmed floating teal dyed purple dendrobium bombay orchids. Hopefully with scattered petals of some sort around the vase.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/f34d120c.jpg

Here's an example of what the dyed flowers will look a bit like:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/da0e9193.jpg

And these will be at the bottom of the vase...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/141d406b.jpg

Unity Ceremony:

We decided a sand unity ceremony would be nice to have, and it would leave us with some neat looking keepsakes afterwards. <3

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/32fa71c6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/45172368.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/5916c1e1.jpg



Updates!:
Candy Buffet Table Favors (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=31455887&postcount=24)
Reception Music (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=31474815&postcount=34)
WDW Honeymoon? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=31586165&postcount=46)
Planning Session Update--Groom's Tux/Menu/Cake (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=31750267&postcount=60)
Bridal shoes/Groom's Cufflinks (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=31750399&postcount=61)
FG baskets (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=31796859&postcount=76)
BM shoes/Photographer (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=31902047&postcount=89)
Birthday Mini TR/Engraved Unity Vase Set (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32240730&postcount=122)
Videographer/Booked the Honeymoon (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32352520&postcount=127)
Reception floorplan/Cake shape (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32392444&postcount=137)
Bridal Necklace (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32426006&postcount=159)
Possible Hairstyle/Bridal Bouquet Change (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32509910&postcount=182)
Save-the-Dates (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32593207&postcount=192)
MUCH Better Photos of Me in My Gown!!:bride: (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32659380&postcount=236)
Bridal Earrings/Toasting Glasses/RBer Pillow (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32697179&postcount=265)
Bridal Hair Accessory (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33109162&postcount=350)
FG in her FG dress (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34556808&postcount=392)
Veil/More Hair (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34603626&postcount=407)
GETTING THE COACH!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35175171&postcount=417)
New Caketopper/Invites/FG pressies (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35175171&postcount=417)
BM Jewelry/Shower Invite/Garter/Something Blue (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35552514&postcount=437)
Our Tasting Pics/Vows (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35686506&postcount=455)
Bridal Shower Pics/Jason's Ring (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35847418&postcount=476)

[redlight]

Hi Anjanette, that's a beautiful name. Is there a history behind it?

I'm Amy. I'm not planning to get married anytime soon, but I like reading the diaries. I'll be watching yours and Jason's story.

[ghoulish delight]

Hi Anjanette, that's a beautiful name. Is there a history behind it?

I'm Amy. I'm not planning to get married anytime soon, but I like reading the diaries. I'll be watching yours and Jason's story.

Aw, thanks Amy! :)

Well... my grandmother (my mom's mother) was born in France, and my mom wanted to give me a French name. My mom's name is Janet and when my parents were looking through a baby name book, they happened upon Anjanette. It was French and happened to have my mom's name in it too. Sooo, it was everything they wanted. That's the story. Not all that exciting, really. Hehe.

Thank you so much for reading!

[redlight]

Aw, thanks Amy! :)

Well... my grandmother (my mom's mother) was born in France, and my mom wanted to give me a French name. My mom's name is Janet and when my parents were looking through a baby name book, they happened upon Anjanette. It was French and happened to have my mom's name in it too. Sooo, it was everything they wanted. That's the story. Not all that exciting, really. Hehe.

Thank you so much for reading!

It's a sweet story. Have fun planning!

[padisneyfour]

welcome and congrats/ looking forward to hearing more of your plans:goodvibes

[tiggersam00]

Ohhh I am so excited you are doing a DL wedding!!! I have never seen one on here! The venues are awesome, where are they in DL (I am not familiar with the layout). Your e-story is so cute, I love the looks on all the peoples faces around you as he was proposing, they all look so happy to be a part of that! Tha lady in the back is in shock lol!

Oh and your ring is gorgeous! I love the wavey look of it, very cool:thumbsup2 He's a keeper! Your dress is so princessy too, it will look amazing at DL and it looks like it was made for you! Can't wait to hear more of your plans:goodvibes

[Bride-to-be]

I am so excited to hear all about a disneyland wedding!!!!! I love your dress!!!!! I can't wait to hear more. I want to see TONS of pictures!

[ghoulish delight]

welcome and congrats/ looking forward to hearing more of your plans:goodvibes

Why thank you kindly, and thanks for reading! I'm looking forward to sharing more with all of you! I know I certainly love hearing about everyone else's plans. :thumbsup2

Ohhh I am so excited you are doing a DL wedding!!! I have never seen one on here! The venues are awesome, where are they in DL (I am not familiar with the layout). Your e-story is so cute, I love the looks on all the peoples faces around you as he was proposing, they all look so happy to be a part of that! Tha lady in the back is in shock lol!

Oh and your ring is gorgeous! I love the wavey look of it, very cool:thumbsup2 He's a keeper! Your dress is so princessy too, it will look amazing at DL and it looks like it was made for you! Can't wait to hear more of your plans:goodvibes


You know, I was thinking the same exact thing whenever I looked on the boards! So I'll be happy if anything I share will be of use to somebody looking to plan a DL wedding. :teeth: The venues are actually at the Disneyland Hotel. I'll have to see about scanning a map of the hotel so you can see where exactly. To have a wedding IN the Disneyland, I think the rates start at a minimum of $40,000 and it's very limited on when (in front of Sleeping Beauty castle) and where (after the park closes). We wanted a Disney wedding, but one within our means :rolleyes1 hehe.

Thank you much for the compliments! The people in the background are all his family, and my parents were on the other side taking pictures. Thanks again for reading!

I am so excited to hear all about a disneyland wedding!!!!! I love your dress!!!!! I can't wait to hear more. I want to see TONS of pictures!

Yay! Thank youuu! I'll keep you all posted! We're a couple weeks away from the year mark, and we've got our first big planning session coming up with our Disney wedding coordinator. So, hopefully I'll have lots of juicy details after that for sure!

And I promise I'll try to post as many photos are possible! :goodvibes

[DisneyBrideToni]

Congrats on your engagement and welcome to the boards! I love your colors and your dress is stunning! It looks perfect on you!!! Can't wait to hear more of your plans! :goodvibes

[malibustacey]

Oooh my god i tried on that dress! ..

[ghoulish delight]

Congrats on your engagement and welcome to the boards! I love your colors and your dress is stunning! It looks perfect on you!!! Can't wait to hear more of your plans! :goodvibes

You are all too sweet! :blush: Thank you!! Again, I can't wait to share more and check out more ideas from everyone else!

Oooh my god i tried on that dress! ..

Lol, noway!! What are the odds?!

You know.. I was originally sold on a couple different Maggie Sottero dresses. I got there, tried them on and wasn't too impressed with them. I needed more sparkle, so the girl who was helping me got me into this one and I fell in love. :cloud9:

Anyway, that's too awesome. It's a small world after all... :rotfl:

[malibustacey]

i cant beleive it- that dress was amazing i thought- that bottom part really sparkles doesnt it!!


my mum prefered this dress i tried on to the one that i like! (i have a new dress now) but the first time i went, this was the second dress i tried on and i loved how it sparkled!

I cant believe it! You have that dress! :lovestruc

Yay for you!!

How much did you pay for it do you mind me asking? (it was £1400 in the shop i tried it on without the hoop price of £70)

[ghoulish delight]

i cant beleive it- that dress was amazing i thought- that bottom part really sparkles doesnt it!!


my mum prefered this dress i tried on to the one that i like! (i have a new dress now) but the first time i went, this was the second dress i tried on and i loved how it sparkled!

I cant believe it! You have that dress! :lovestruc

Yay for you!!

How much did you pay for it do you mind me asking? (it was £1400 in the shop i tried it on without the hoop price of £70)

Oh yeah! That tulle is sooo pretty! That really is too funny! But, you wound up with a gorgeous dress anyway! I remember, 'cause I just checked out your PJ the other day. :hyper:

My dress was $1,900 after tax, but that's including cups sewn into it for me and the material for my veil. Mine's without a hoop too, but sheesh. I don't think it really needs it. It's poofy enough for my liking. Lol

[ghoulish delight]

Alrighty ladies! I'm looking for opinions, and since you all have excellent taste - I figure this is a good place to ask!

First off, I'm looking to add Nightmare Before Christmas elements to our wedding, without allowing the theme to take over. My DF and I have been discussing having a Jack and Sally wedding cake. My only thing is... I want it to include our colors and still look like a wedding cake. Knowing how creative the Disney bakers are, I'm not too worried. I guess my concern is, whether they can pull this off. Did any of you other Disney brides have somewhat custom cakes? Does anyone know much about it?

Once I meet up with our coordinator next month, I can ask her for myself but for know... I figure maybe one of you would know?

I found a cake that's just beautiful (and I even found where to get the figures they used for the caketopper), but I'm curious how they'd work in our colors instead of the yellow.

Here's the cake: http://blog.pinkcakebox.com/topsy-turvy-corpse-bride-grooms-cake-2008-08-31.htm



Potential shoes!
Okee doke, my other thing is my search for the perfect shoes. I want to wear heels for the ceremony but I want ones that will not be too big. I'm 5'3" and my DF is 6'. I love our height difference and I still want to be somewhat short to him in our wedding photos. So I'm trying to limit myself to 2 inch heels. Haha.

So, here are the shoes I'm trying to decide between as of now:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/59dc7f7e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/60cc366d.jpg

What do you think? Shoe number one or number 2?

I'm switching into white Converse at the reception, so it's not necessarily a matter of comfort or anything. Just whatever is cuter. :p

[malibustacey]

Oh yeah! That tulle is sooo pretty! That really is too funny! But, you wound up with a gorgeous dress anyway! I remember, 'cause I just checked out your PJ the other day. :hyper:

My dress was $1,900 after tax, but that's including cups sewn into it for me and the material for my veil. Mine's without a hoop too, but sheesh. I don't think it really needs it. It's poofy enough for my liking. Lol

Ah that price isnt bad- well although i loved the dress, i knew it was too expensive for me and my mum agreed (although she loved it!) I know i have my dress, but now i have your dress to oogle at when it comes to your wedding- and im tooo excited about that! I thought that the hoop that the lady gave me in the shop made the bottom feel very heavy, and i took it off and the dress felt fine! Im so happy you got that dress! (we both have sparkly cinderella dresses! yay!!)

that tulle at the bottom is really pretty- that was my most favourite part of that dress- sooo sparkly!

Both of those shoes are really nice- but some advice that i was told while trying on tulle dresses- try to aviod shoes that have diamonds/ diamontes on them because the tulle nearly always gets caught on them and rips- the way around it ripping is to put cling film / or something clear over the diamonds to stop it from catching. Both of the shoes are nice- they are what i would be looking for, because they are just the perfect height i think!

[LittleStinkerbelle]

Congrats on your upcoming wedding! Can't wait to hear more:goodvibes.

[malibustacey]

oooh i saw a nightmare before xmas cake!! one sec.. ill show you! it had different colours..

[MainStMandy]

Congratulations! Your plans sound wonderful! I love the cake and the second pair of shoes!

[malibustacey]

ooh i dont think it was a nightmare before xmas cake.. but it looks similar to what you want

here it is, it was 'jaclovessally' cake- i think its well cool!!

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg104/wsorlando/SM0030810-31-08-1-1.jpg

i just thought id show you because of the colours they used, to give you an idea - and so you know that it will look good with your colours! x

[ghoulish delight]

Congrats on your upcoming wedding! Can't wait to hear more:goodvibes.

Thank you, thank you! :lovestruc

Ah that price isnt bad- well although i loved the dress, i knew it was too expensive for me and my mum agreed (although she loved it!) I know i have my dress, but now i have your dress to oogle at when it comes to your wedding- and im tooo excited about that! I thought that the hoop that the lady gave me in the shop made the bottom feel very heavy, and i took it off and the dress felt fine! Im so happy you got that dress! (we both have sparkly cinderella dresses! yay!!)

that tulle at the bottom is really pretty- that was my most favourite part of that dress- sooo sparkly!

Both of those shoes are really nice- but some advice that i was told while trying on tulle dresses- try to aviod shoes that have diamonds/ diamontes on them because the tulle nearly always gets caught on them and rips- the way around it ripping is to put cling film / or something clear over the diamonds to stop it from catching. Both of the shoes are nice- they are what i would be looking for, because they are just the perfect height i think!

It is kind of a pricey dress, but I was worried my dress was going to be closer to $3,000 so I thought the price wasn't too too awful. ;) We are both going to be prettiful and sparkly in our princess gowns! Hooray! Can't wait to see you in yours!!!

Ooh, thank you for that advice! I didn't think of that! See, that's exactly why you girls here rock. I'm glad I'm posting all this here!

[ghoulish delight]

Congratulations! Your plans sound wonderful! I love the cake and the second pair of shoes!

Thank youu! :goodvibes Thankfully, both shoes are cute so I'd be happy with either pair! And, I love that you girls are posting here because then I can go check out your PJs. Hehe.

here it is, it was 'jaclovessally' cake- i think its well cool!!

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg104/wsorlando/SM0030810-31-08-1-1.jpg

i just thought id show you because of the colours they used, to give you an idea - and so you know that it will look good with your colours! x

Ahh! Corpse Bride cake, but that shows those shades of colors can work. I know if I have them do it, that I'll definitely have to allow black worked in but I'd love to see what could be done!

Thanks again, Malibu! I appreciate your help! :hug:

[malibustacey]

yeah i know it isnt the same colours but it has purple / blue on it. I suppose you could ask them yo use silver instead of black or chocolate? I dunno, i suppose they could send you photos of sample colours they can put together for you~! No matter what it will be a wicked cake!

[ghoulish delight]

I'll probably just have to talk to my coordinator and see what she knows and go from there! Either way, I'd be happy to have my NMBC stuff worked into the wedding a bit.

I completely forgot one other thing we'd pretty much decided upon! As far as I know, we're going with the candy bar/buffet for our favors. Most of our wedding guests are family, and many of them have children so we figured it would be a good idea.

Examples of what it'll be like (only with candy in our color hues):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/27f1cd79.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/53b571af.jpg

I'm having trouble finding invitations in our colors... even if I'm after just one or the other. There's plenty of invitations in lavender and none whatsoever in teal. I'm totally considering DIY invites, but I'm worried about how much of a headache that would be for me. Any suggestions??

[Bride-to-be]

I LOVE the pink candy table!!! I have to have it!!! I was trying to think of fun non-floral centerpieces for our welcome party and thats it. The colors are perfect!!!

Where did that come from? Is that something that DL does?

[MainStMandy]

Ohhh I love the pink candy table too!!

[ghoulish delight]

I actually found those pictures when I looked up candy bar on google images. I just wanted good examples of how I want ours to look.

Disney might do it, I'm not sure. :confused:

I can find out soon for you ladies though! My DF just called a few minutes ago, and officially set up our one year mark (I can't believe it!) planning session with our wedding coordinator, Cynthia! So, I'm going to have a ton of questions for her. Our appointment is at 9:30am pst on May 8th. I'll be sure to fill you guys in on all I learn from it.

[spacerangerqueen]

Oooo yey a Disneyland bride! I was so sad when Val called off her wedding, it was supposed to be next week I think. Her PJ is still around I believe, it might help you out with your planning, she had done a lot.

Anywho. That dress is gorgeous. Too funny that Stacey tried it on too! I loove your colors. I'm sure Disney will find a great way of incorporating the colors and the NBC characters.

Can't wait to see how it all comes together popcorn::

ETA: here's the link to Val's DL PJ http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1732691

[Bride-to-be]

We have site visits on the 8th at 10!

[lthiesfeld07]

A DisneyLand wedding!
I love what you have planned so far! I can't wait to read more! :cool1:

[Angela0917]

Oh, yay! I've never seen a Disneyland bride on here before! You and your DF are too cute!! Your dress is GORGEOUS, and it looks great on you!! As for my opinion on the shoes... I like the first ones! I'm just partial to open toed shoes though!! Can't wait to read more!

[tiggersam00]

Those candy bars you posted look great! We are going to do that as well... although I am sure mine won't look that nice lol! I don't know if I could make everything match that well lol.

How are you going to incorporate Jack and Sally in the wedding? I love the cakes so much! The NBC is very cool and would probably work really well with your color choices:goodvibes

[ghoulish delight]

First off, thanks to all of you for showing so much support and interest already! I really appreciate it! :hug:


Oh, yay! I've never seen a Disneyland bride on here before! You and your DF are too cute!! Your dress is GORGEOUS, and it looks great on you!! As for my opinion on the shoes... I like the first ones! I'm just partial to open toed shoes though!! Can't wait to read more!

Aw, thank youuu!! :blush: I think I'm leaning towards the open toed shoes too. They look like the heel is a tiny bit shorter and I love anything with a bit of vintage flair. :goodvibes

Those candy bars you posted look great! We are going to do that as well... although I am sure mine won't look that nice lol! I don't know if I could make everything match that well lol.

How are you going to incorporate Jack and Sally in the wedding? I love the cakes so much! The NBC is very cool and would probably work really well with your color choices:goodvibes

Thank you, thank you! We're going to try and do the best we can with the candy bar. Thankfully my MoH and another bridesmaid of mine are going to be helping me out with ours. Our colors are going to be the tricky part for the candy. Plenty of purple candy out there, but only teal m&ms. So, we're going to try and stay within the hues of the colors. So purple and blues mainly. We'll see! And I'm sure your guys candy bar will look fabulous too! ;) Thankfully there are good pics of people who have made pretty ones, so girls like you and I have a template to go by. Hehe.

As for Jack and Sally... it's going to be tricky! I talked with my DF more about it last night, honestly. He's not sold on the caketopper I want. He's worried it will seem too goth-weddingish if we include them. I'm trying very hard to convince him we can do it and still make everything very, us. We're quirky and super big geeks so I think it could work.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/0b40b019.jpg

Other than the caketopper, I want to use Jack and Sally toasting flutes and I have two little mini bust collectibles I would love to put on our sweetheart table. Maybe uh, dress them up for the occasion? Like, put a tophat on Mr. Skellington and a veil on Sally. Hehe. I'm a big collector of NMBC so, I've got some other things too. My other idea is to sneak in the lyrics from their duet in the Finale song into the decor or our invitations or something --

"My dearest friend, if you don't mind
I'd like to join you by your side
Where we can gaze into the stars

And sit together, now and forever
For it is plain as anyone can see
We're simply meant to be"

[ghoulish delight]

Song choices
We're going to have a harpist for the ceremony, so no songs have been decided for that as of yet. As for our reception, we don't have all of our music picked out, but we do have a few songs figured out for the reception.

Entrance: Imperial March by John Williams (yep! we both love Darth Vader and we're trying to keep it a secret from most of our guests)
Father/daughter dance: Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman
Mother/son dance: Still Fighting It by Ben Folds
Garter removal/toss: Desire by U2
Bouquet toss: Ooh La La by Goldfrapp
Cake cutting: Sweetest Thing by U2

And of course. I'm saving the best for last. Our first dance is going to be to a song called The Luckiest by Ben Folds. Jason actually played it for me not quite a year ago, and we both knew it would be our song. It's just perfect for us. I'll share the lyrics with you guys --

"I don't get many things right the first time
In fact, I am told that a lot
Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls
Brought me here

And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it everyday
And I know

That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest

What if I'd been born fifty years before you
In a house on a street where you lived?
Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike
Would I know?

And in a white sea of eyes
I see one pair that I recognize
And I know

That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you

Next door there's an old man who lived to his nineties
And one day passed away in his sleep
And his wife; she stayed for a couple of days
And passed away

I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong
That I know

That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest"


Potential jewelry
I'm pretty convinced I want to get this Disney necklace by Kristie Kelly, but I'm still going to look around.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/f00fc083.jpg

Problem is I also really like this other necklace/earring combo by her, but I think it would be too long for my neckline on my gown. I'm thinking a shorter necklace would be better. That and I really like pearls. ;) But check it out and let me know what you guys think!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/8c10d1c1.jpg

But I love love love the earrings.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/2308ef5a.jpg

[redlight]

Excellent song choices. When I read that you were having Still fighting it by Ben Folds, I thought she should include The Luckiest, and you did!

[Pirate's Princess]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/59dc7f7e.jpg



Congrats on the engagement and hurray for a DCL bride. The pavillion looks wonderful. I can't wait!!!

I think shoe #1 is WAY cuter, and will go better with your hairstyle.

I love that you are doing the imperial march...I'm a HUGE star wars geek (on the day of our engagement DF bought me a Millennium Falcon kite).


Here are some teal/purple invites I found:

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3567/retroteallge1.jpg (http://img235.imageshack.us/my.php?image=retroteallge1.jpg)
http://www.invitationsbynature.com/invitations.html

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/9348/il430xn65305450.jpg (http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=il430xn65305450.jpg)

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8857/il430xn56991395.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=il430xn56991395.jpg)

The last two are from Etsy.com. They are handmade and customizable because the other colors are not quite right.

That candy buffet looks delish!! But beware of dark colored candy: purple blue etc...don't want wedding pics of blue mouthed people!

[Bride-to-be]

Wow I can't believe how much you have figured out! everything seems great! I like the caketopper. As long as the cake itself isn't black I dont' think it would be too goth (and no one likes black icing anyway). The belle necklace seems to be pretty popular I have seen someone else on this board with interest in it too.

BTW I don't know if I mentioned before or not - but I really love your dress! Its the perfect balance between big and puffy and easy to dance in.

I can't wait until the 8th! I am practically counting down the days!

[ghoulish delight]

Congrats on the engagement and hurray for a DCL bride. The pavillion looks wonderful. I can't wait!!!

I think shoe #1 is WAY cuter, and will go better with your hairstyle.

I love that you are doing the imperial march...I'm a HUGE star wars geek (on the day of our engagement DF bought me a Millennium Falcon kite).


Here are some teal/purple invites I found:

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3567/retroteallge1.jpg (http://img235.imageshack.us/my.php?image=retroteallge1.jpg)
http://www.invitationsbynature.com/invitations.html

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/9348/il430xn65305450.jpg (http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=il430xn65305450.jpg)

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8857/il430xn56991395.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=il430xn56991395.jpg)

The last two are from Etsy.com. They are handmade and customizable because the other colors are not quite right.

That candy buffet looks delish!! But beware of dark colored candy: purple blue etc...don't want wedding pics of blue mouthed people!


Thank you kindly! I'm leaning towards shoe number 1 also! I really wanted to do a birdcage veil originally, and if I was still going with that... it wouldn't have been any competition. That shoe would have been it. Hehe. But I still think it will be. :goodvibes

Star Wars rocks!! So yay! I'm glad I'm not the only geeky bride on here! ;) Jason and I have a little bit of a Darth Vader collection. Haha, so it just seems appropriate.

You are awesome! Thanks for finding those invitations for me! I had found the first out of them, and I reaaally love them... but they're super expensive. :worried: I will definitely check out the ones from Etsy.com though! I'd be quite pleased if I could get some in our colors, but if it's still real expensive, I may have to go with something more generic.

And I appreciate the tip! That is a good point I hadn't thought of. :rotfl: Blue/purple mouths wouldn't be very nice for photos.

Wow I can't believe how much you have figured out! everything seems great! I like the caketopper. As long as the cake itself isn't black I dont' think it would be too goth (and no one likes black icing anyway). The belle necklace seems to be pretty popular I have seen someone else on this board with interest in it too.

BTW I don't know if I mentioned before or not - but I really love your dress! Its the perfect balance between big and puffy and easy to dance in.

I can't wait until the 8th! I am practically counting down the days!

You are too sweet, Cassie! Thank you! :hug: I'm trying my best to stay ahead of the game so that no detail will sneak up on me and stress me out closer to the big day! Lol. That's my big worry! So the more my DF and I can figure out early - the better!

I think you're absolutely right about the cake. I tried to explain that to him too. Disney would work their magic for me if I requested it, I just know it! I wish I could find an example of what I want. Because I'm thinking white tiered cake with our teal/dark purple stripes or little swirly designs on it, and then tiny bits of black accents to tie it all together.

Aaand, sincerely, I'm really into that Ariel necklace. I keep looking at it and with how sparkly my dress it, I just think it would be perfect.

[Pirate's Princess]

Star Wars rocks!! So yay! I'm glad I'm not the only geeky bride on here! ;) Jason and I have a little bit of a Darth Vader collection. Haha, so it just seems appropriate.

Aaand, sincerely, I'm really into that Ariel necklace. I keep looking at it and with how sparkly my dress it, I just think it would be perfect.


I'm a SUPER star wars geek. I have SW legos and my brother even bought me a life size Han Solo cutout haha. :lmao: I have figures as well. It doesn't hurt I have 2 older brothers so I was more into Star Wars than barbies. I definitely want to include it in the wedding somehow. And don't forget about Lurkyloo. At her MK shoot they did the Luke/Leia pose from Episode 4.


And I LOVE that necklace. I think it would be so lovely with your dress. I don't think you'd need dramatic earrings as well, especially with a birdcage veil.

[tiggersam00]

Ok I love the topper it is super cute! I think if you are both NMBC fans then go for it, and dressing up jack and Sally would be super cute... maybe make them mini Mickey Bride and Groom ears lol! The lyrics are perfect too, maybe use them as a theme throughout the wedding... they are just perfect!

As far as the jewlery, I got the snow white earrings from that line and I really like them, but I see what you mean about pieces not really being mix and matchable. The Belle set is very elegent though, I saw it at a bridal store and it really sparkled, I think with eithier one you will be fine. Good quality pieces and unique styling too

[MainStMandy]

OMG LOVE LOVE your song choice!! The Luckiest is one of my favorite songs...near the top of my list for "Our" song. Those invitations are pretty too!!

[ghoulish delight]

I'm a SUPER star wars geek. I have SW legos and my brother even bought me a life size Han Solo cutout haha. :lmao: I have figures as well. It doesn't hurt I have 2 older brothers so I was more into Star Wars than barbies. I definitely want to include it in the wedding somehow. And don't forget about Lurkyloo. At her MK shoot they did the Luke/Leia pose from Episode 4.


And I LOVE that necklace. I think it would be so lovely with your dress. I don't think you'd need dramatic earrings as well, especially with a birdcage veil.

That rocks! I certainly identify. I have two older brothers too! So I used to play with their Star Wars toys, Transformers and Ninja Turtles. :laughing: Of course, on the other end of the spectrum... I had My Little Ponies also. Hehe. I'm sure you'll think of some kick butt way to include your Star Wars love!

And thank you! I tend to agree. I'm not a big jewelry kind of girl to begin with, so I think a pretty necklace would be enough for me. I'd probably get some simple sparkly or pearl earrings if I go with that necklace.

Ok I love the topper it is super cute! I think if you are both NMBC fans then go for it, and dressing up jack and Sally would be super cute... maybe make them mini Mickey Bride and Groom ears lol! The lyrics are perfect too, maybe use them as a theme throughout the wedding... they are just perfect!

As far as the jewlery, I got the snow white earrings from that line and I really like them, but I see what you mean about pieces not really being mix and matchable. The Belle set is very elegent though, I saw it at a bridal store and it really sparkled, I think with eithier one you will be fine. Good quality pieces and unique styling too

Thank you!! I absolutely adore that cake topper! I'm going to try my best to coax my DF into wanting it too. He's not 100% opposed, he's just unsure.

I remember seeing your earrings! They are beautiful, and will look beautiful on you for sure! :goodvibes I'm going to try and go to one of the bridal stores that carries the jewelry so I can get a better idea, me thinks. Because I'm pretty hooked on that Ariel one, but I've got to see it in person.

OMG LOVE LOVE your song choice!! The Luckiest is one of my favorite songs...near the top of my list for "Our" song. Those invitations are pretty too!!

Very nice!! Ben Folds is an amazing musician! So much talent, and so overlooked! We figure most people will be hearing it for the first time, so it'll be nice. You have to let me know if you and your DF decide on using it also! :thumbsup2

[ghoulish delight]

Bit of an update!
DF and I were talking and decided picking out a photographer would be our next wedding endeavor. I've had my eye on this one photographer that was recommended to me by my MoH (her best friend's sister's wedding was done by them). So, I left my information earlier today and got a call back this afternoon.

I set up an appointment for us to meet with her same day we meet with our wedding coordinator for the big planning session. :hyper: The reason I did it same day, is because this photographer is conveniently enough in Anaheim and very close to the Disneyland Hotel! So, we'll go do our weddingy stuff, and then go hang out at the park the rest of the day. :thumbsup2

Most of you other Disbrides are on the opposite side of the country, but check out her wedding gallery on her website if you'd like - http://www.squareeyephoto.com (http://www.squareeyephoto.com/). I really like her style!

[anewmac]

I just saw where you were from in another planning journal and wanted to say howdy neighbor.. what a small world LOL

Ok now to catch up on your wedding details. Finally a Dland wedding! Cant wait to read all about it!

[ghoulish delight]

I just saw where you were from in another planning journal and wanted to say howdy neighbor.. what a small world LOL

Ok now to catch up on your wedding details. Finally a Dland wedding! Cant wait to read all about it!

Awesome! I figured, for sure, nobody would know whereabouts I lived. Hehe. I'm in Temecula more often than Wildomar too! :rotfl:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

[ghoulish delight]

Update on the last update (& then some)
Sooo... scratch the appointment with that photographer. I'm very bummed to say that she called and left me a voicemail today, explaining she'd have to cancel our appointment because our wedding date is booked with her now. :sad2: She's the only photographer I've really liked so far, that wasn't outrageously priced... sigh. Guess I have to keep looking.

I know most of you girls are not in the California area, but if anyone has any recommended photographers for out here, I'd love to hear about 'em!

Anyhoo, onto happier things...

Possible honeymoon ideas!
Originally, we were going to do a mini road trip up to northern California for our honeymoon. I'm sort of chicken about planes, and we just didn't have the money to do much else. Well, Jason's father has offered to give us two thousand dollars as a wedding present so we can have a better honeymoon.

Lately, the DF and I have been discussing places. We narrowed it down to Hawaii (I've never been there, and yes I know it's a cliche honeymooning spot Lol) and Walt Disney World (neither of us has been there). After looking up prices for hotels in Hawaii... WDW is looking like it's going to win out.

The thing is, I really want to stay at one of the deluxe hotels. This would easily tag on an extra $1500 for us, but I'm wondering if it's worth it? I think it would be nice to stay somewhere a bit classier and more romantic, being that it's our honeymoon. The Polynesian Resort has me most interested. Any of you ladies stayed there, and what did you think? Any info on the hotels would be most welcomed and appreciated!

And, last but not least!

DF/Groomsmen tux appointment
This coming Monday, Jason and I have an appointment at Men's Wearhouse to pick out his tuxedo and the groomsmen. Seeing as the photographer one didn't pan out, I'm looking forward to this one. The sooner we get this squared away, the sooner the boys can get in there and get fitted! So yay! I will update next week after the choices are all made. :thumbsup2

[Bride-to-be]

YAY for the WDW honeymoon - if you have never been you are going to love it!!!

I know you don't like planes but hear me out....

I think florida is great - but at the same time I just want to point out that you could probably do hong kong DL for the same price (or less). You can buy an annual pass for the park for less than $100 and their version of the GF is amazing and with the annual pass rooms are 50% off so they are like $150 a night for good rooms (plus I am sure they would upgrade you). Air from LAX is only like 600 RT with taxes. We didn't wait for in a single line the entire time it felt like we had the entire park and resort to ourselves and the rides are really really cool. I would really really look into it - just because its one of my most favorite places in the world.

[ghoulish delight]

Thanks Cassie! I'll definitely have to look into it! Ideally, our dream is to visit ALL of the Disney parks someday! ;) Will we ever be able to afford it all? Probably not, but it's nice to think about! Hehe.

If I had it my way, and if we had the $$$, we'd be going to Japan for our honeymoon. Visit Tokyo Disney and the Disney Seas park while we're there. Honestly, I would love to go to DLP before that even, but Jason got to go there when he was in the army and stationed overseas. :rolleyes:

We'll check out our options though, depending upon affordability!

OH! You know, on the matter of HKDL, you might be interested in this! I'm thinking we should talk to Jason's cousin! He works as a Dapper Dan regularly at DL here, but got sent to the Hong Kong park for the past 9 months or so. Maybe between you and him, we'll get persuaded into going there instead of WDW. Lol.

[Bride-to-be]

I begged and pleaded our guests to let us have our wedding there. I am so over the top in love with the place. Its so clean you could eat off the ground. Every morning they have people who specifically just clean out the inside of the trash cans - its really really amazing.

The DL hotel (GF =), well I can't say its a million times better than the WDW one b/c I don't want to upset a lot of people - but it is!!

Japan is super over priced. A cup of coffee is like $18. The Miracosta is fabulous! but its also like 600 a night. I loved Tokyo Disney Sea, but wasn't really fond of the DL park there - it was an exact replica of DL in CA and wasn't worth the trip to see it. The disneyland hotel in paris starts at like 800 a night. The prices are really really ridiculous.

HK is def a diamond in the rough and another plus is that Hong Kong used to be part of great britain up until the early 80s, so everyone speak english really well.

There is this super cool mickey subway that takes you straight from DL to downtown HK (you have to change trains once) but its soooo easy.

I have been to all of the parks. I could go on and on forever about HK but thats what I would do. We would def be honeymooning there - except we were just there and we are hoping to go back shortly anyway for a good friend of DFs wedding in HK.

WDW is really great too. If you have never been I am sure you will love it! The biggest difference is that HK is super relaxing because there isn't as much to do so you can take your time and not feel guilty about spend time napping by the pool. But at the same time WDW has sooo much more to do - and the fireworks are better. I guess a big part of it depends on what kind of a trip you have in mind.

Anyhoo let me know if I can help with anything.

[ghoulish delight]

That's so awesome! You're a lucky girl, having gotten to visit all the parks! That rocks!! :worship: I'm thinking that for the two of us, WDW is going to be most ideal. We want to check things out at our leisure, but we also want plenty to do.

So, my next question is... what of the WDW hotels have you stayed at, and which would you recommend?? I'm pretty convinced Polynesian Resort is my first pick, but what do you think? Have you stayed there before?

Thank you in advance, my dear! :hug:

[Bride-to-be]

I think the Poly could be a lot of fun! Everyone on the boards seems to rave about it. I didn't like it that much when we were there but thats just me and I am weird. An upside is being able to see the fireworks from the beach.

AKL is great we always have really liked staying there, plus its one of the cheaper deluxes. One of the downsides (maybe an upside?) is that its more secluded, you have to take the bus everywhere and the bus rides take a little longer. The restaurants are excellent. I have no complaints other than the distance away from all of the parks other than AK.

The GF is a bit stuffy but I think a lot of fun especially for a honeymoon. The MK is right there and I don't know I just always liked it. Its nice to walk back in the afternoon and have an orchestra playing in the lobby. You have to eat at Victoria and Alberts - its really an experience that I wouldn't miss.

Once when I was much younger we were in the hot tub and the last people to leave. I grabbed my bathrobe and the next morning stuck my hand in the pocket and pulled out this huge diamond ring!!! Not that it matters for anyone else stay but it was a huge highlight of mine - until my parents made me turn it in :rotfl:

DF has an obsession with the WL. It has a very rustic camp feel and the pool is very cool. It also has a really really cool restaurant with a wild west theme and unlimited refills on milkshakes! I think the rooms are very plain though. I also think the Poly rooms are plain as well.

My favorite waterslide is the yacht/beach club. I also like the Boardwalk just because its so easy to get to epcot and there is so much to do on the boardwalk itself.

When I was really little we always stayed at the Contemp just because it was the first stop coming back from the MK so it was easy for naps for my little sis. They recently redid all of the rooms to have a really modern feel. If you get a tower room facing the park - the view of the fireworks is really great and you can watch people go down splash mountain! Chef Mickeys is fun for breakfast but other than that I always felt the hotel kind of lacked in disney theming. The interior of the tower has been redone many times but still in my opinion looks kind of drab.

All of the resorts have positives and negatives and you just have to figure out what fits you guys best.

I don't know if it helps but for our guests we are putting everyone in either the WL (if DF gets his way) or the Contemp for the beginning and most likely the Boardwalk at the end. All three hotels were choosen mainly for convenience over everything else.

[Pirate's Princess]

Sorry to hear about the photographer. I'm sure you'll find an awesome one! You've got time.

Either honeymoon places sounds amazing. You could always go to WDW and do a cruise you can get both the disney and the tropical feel. I've only been to AKL and Poly's restaurants but from what I've seen the lobbies are really beautiful.

Also I was playing around on etsy.com and searched for disney wedding stuff and found these and immediately thought of you:

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/2103/il430xn60622006.jpg (http://img237.imageshack.us/my.php?image=il430xn60622006.jpg)

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22036644&ref=sr_gallery_3&&ga_search_query=disney+wedding&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=2&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title

:thumbsup2

[MainStMandy]

If you decided on WDW have you thought about renting at DVC?? The one bedrooms have the best bathrooms complete with whirlpool tub!! It might not be that much more expensive and you can still add on the Dining Plan if you want! My vote is Boardwalk because it's my favorite...:lovestruc

[LLLBelle]

I love your wedding plans :cool1:

The teal and purple are awesome colors. Your centerpieces are going to look lovely :thumbsup2

I love your dress, it is gorgeous :goodvibes It is very Disney Princess princess:

I look forward to more planning to read about popcorn::

Oh, I vote for the first shoe and if you are changing shoes for the reception anyway, I would go for the cheaper one.

[ghoulish delight]

Thank you so much ladies for all the kind words and advice!! :hug:

Since I doubt I'll be able to post tomorrow, I figured I'd say it now...

WE'RE ONE YEAR AWAY FROM THE WEDDING!!!!!!!!

:hyper: :goodvibes :cloud9:

Hehe! I'll be at our planning session with Cynthia tomorrow (and visiting the park afterwards) but I had to post it! I'm getting so so so SO excited now! Hopefully I'll have lots of interesting stuff to update on when I get back from the session.

Take care and have a happy Friday everyone!

[beach bride 2010]

Yay for being one year out! I love your ceremony site. Last time I was at Disneyland I stayed at the DL Hotel and saw a wedding going on there and decided then and there that was where I wanted to get married. Unfortunately my family all lives on the east coast and has several children in it under 3 so travelling to DL wasn't a possibility and WDW won out.
If you've never been to WDW I'd definitely pick it for a honeymoon. This time of year is a great time to be at WDW. It's starting to get hot but is still manageable and the crowds are minimal. If you are a Star Wars fan you might even be lucky enough to be here during a Star Wars weekend. They change the dates of that every year but the flower and garden show at Epcot should be going on at that time too and I think the dates for that are already out.
It is also my dream to visit all the Disney Parks. I didn't think it would ever happen due to the cost but I was lucky enough to visit Tokyo and Hong Kong last year so now I only have one more park to go. :) DF was sent to work in HK for a few months so I took advantage of the free place to stay and there was no way I was flying that far and not stopping in Tokyo, especially since all the flights from Orlando connected in Tokyo anyways. I liked HK DL a lot but it is VERY small. After about 2 1/2 days there I'd seen and done absolutely everything (some several times) and this was Christmas/New Year's week so the park was really busy. I found I'd rather explore the rest of HK than go back to the Park and the rest of HK is pretty expensive. HK is an amazing city though and I'd go back in a heartbeat.
I wouldn't rule out going to Tokyo. I have a friend that lives on the West Coast and he flies there at this time of year for $600 or less round trip. The parks are amazing and you can stay in a hotel across the street and just walk to the monorail station. The people there didn't always speak English but they were soooo friendly and always willing to try or find someone that did.
If you end up at WDW look at the moderate hotels. They are a nice compromise if you can't afford a deluxe. If you've never been to WDW you probably won't be spending a lot of time in your hotel room anyhow. Port Orleans would be very nice for a honeymoon.
I can't wait to hear about your planning session!

[tiggersam00]

Thank you so much ladies for all the kind words and advice!! :hug:

Since I doubt I'll be able to post tomorrow, I figured I'd say it now...

WE'RE ONE YEAR AWAY FROM THE WEDDING!!!!!!!!

:hyper: :goodvibes :cloud9:

Hehe! I'll be at our planning session with Cynthia tomorrow (and visiting the park afterwards) but I had to post it! I'm getting so so so SO excited now! Hopefully I'll have lots of interesting stuff to update on when I get back from the session.


Take care and have a happy Friday everyone!

Congrats!!!! :Less then 1 Year then today Woohoo! I hope you have a great PS and an even better time at the park! I will admit I am a bit jealous that you are having fun in DL right now while I sit at work lol! Can't wait for all your updates:goodvibes

[spacerangerqueen]

That's so awesome! You're a lucky girl, having gotten to visit all the parks! That rocks!! :worship: I'm thinking that for the two of us, WDW is going to be most ideal. We want to check things out at our leisure, but we also want plenty to do.

So, my next question is... what of the WDW hotels have you stayed at, and which would you recommend?? I'm pretty convinced Polynesian Resort is my first pick, but what do you think? Have you stayed there before?

Thank you in advance, my dear! :hug:

My favorite resort is the Wilderness Lodge :love:
I've never stayed at the Poly though. My MOH used to be a concierge there. If you are going with a moderate resort instead of a deluxe then I highly recommend Port Orleans Riverside. My parents always stay there, they even prefer it to the Wilderness Lodge lol Animal Kingdom Lodge is also really cool my mom wants to buy DVC there and we had a blast when she stayed there for a night in December. Also if you like Pirates pirate: they have new pirate themed rooms at Caribbean Beach which look really cool though I have not seen them in person.

Anyways,

yey! for one year!!!!

Hope your PS went well and can't wait to hear all about it!!!!:cheer2:

[ghoulish delight]

Yay for being one year out! I love your ceremony site. Last time I was at Disneyland I stayed at the DL Hotel and saw a wedding going on there and decided then and there that was where I wanted to get married. Unfortunately my family all lives on the east coast and has several children in it under 3 so travelling to DL wasn't a possibility and WDW won out.
If you've never been to WDW I'd definitely pick it for a honeymoon. This time of year is a great time to be at WDW. It's starting to get hot but is still manageable and the crowds are minimal. If you are a Star Wars fan you might even be lucky enough to be here during a Star Wars weekend. They change the dates of that every year but the flower and garden show at Epcot should be going on at that time too and I think the dates for that are already out.
It is also my dream to visit all the Disney Parks. I didn't think it would ever happen due to the cost but I was lucky enough to visit Tokyo and Hong Kong last year so now I only have one more park to go. :) DF was sent to work in HK for a few months so I took advantage of the free place to stay and there was no way I was flying that far and not stopping in Tokyo, especially since all the flights from Orlando connected in Tokyo anyways. I liked HK DL a lot but it is VERY small. After about 2 1/2 days there I'd seen and done absolutely everything (some several times) and this was Christmas/New Year's week so the park was really busy. I found I'd rather explore the rest of HK than go back to the Park and the rest of HK is pretty expensive. HK is an amazing city though and I'd go back in a heartbeat.
I wouldn't rule out going to Tokyo. I have a friend that lives on the West Coast and he flies there at this time of year for $600 or less round trip. The parks are amazing and you can stay in a hotel across the street and just walk to the monorail station. The people there didn't always speak English but they were soooo friendly and always willing to try or find someone that did.
If you end up at WDW look at the moderate hotels. They are a nice compromise if you can't afford a deluxe. If you've never been to WDW you probably won't be spending a lot of time in your hotel room anyhow. Port Orleans would be very nice for a honeymoon.
I can't wait to hear about your planning session!

Thanks so much for the advice!

I was actually looking into the Orleans hotels if we wouldn't be able to afford one of the deluxe ones for that many days. It looks pretty nice, and New Orleans Square is our favorite area in DL, so it might be a nice alternative. :thumbsup2 OH! And hopefully we will be going on a Star Wars weekend, like you said. That'd be perfect! Thank you for reading!

Congrats!!!! :Less then 1 Year then today Woohoo! I hope you have a great PS and an even better time at the park! I will admit I am a bit jealous that you are having fun in DL right now while I sit at work lol! Can't wait for all your updates:goodvibes

Thank you, thank you! :teeth: Sadly we didn't go into the park afterall, but our PS was great! Be filling you all in on it in just a bit...

My favorite resort is the Wilderness Lodge :love:
I've never stayed at the Poly though. My MOH used to be a concierge there. If you are going with a moderate resort instead of a deluxe then I highly recommend Port Orleans Riverside. My parents always stay there, they even prefer it to the Wilderness Lodge lol Animal Kingdom Lodge is also really cool my mom wants to buy DVC there and we had a blast when she stayed there for a night in December. Also if you like Pirates pirate: they have new pirate themed rooms at Caribbean Beach which look really cool though I have not seen them in person.

Anyways,

yey! for one year!!!!

Hope your PS went well and can't wait to hear all about it!!!!:cheer2:

All the hotels look so nice! I'm going to have a heck of a time deciding. The one thing that makes me feel good, is that several of you have mentioned a specific one is your favorite, but they've all been different. This tells me their resorts are pretty darn nice! ;) I think I'd be thrilled to stay at any of them, so long as it's not the "value" ones. I'm sure those are just fine, but for a honeymoon, they seem sort of... uh, for lack of a better word, tacky. :rolleyes1

Anyhoo, thank you!!! :woohoo: I'm just slightly excited about it! Hehe.


Now, I'm going to go make another post with all the updates from the PS...

[ghoulish delight]

Updates from the planning session!
I've returned from the PS (well, we did yesterday actually but y'know)! And I bear exciting new info regarding the wedding! :woohoo:

But before that, I'll share a smallish picture of what my DF's tux he picked out will look like. He's going to look so very handsome in it!:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/6442fb2f.jpg

ALRIGHTY! So, we were a few minutes late thanks to good ol' Californian traffic. But, I had called Cynthia to give her a heads up! Once we got there, parked, and all that we were much more relaxed and excited.

We covered everything! :goodvibes I'll start with menu, because it sounds delicious and I can't wait for our tasting!! Oh! And we finally took a picture of where our pre-reception will be held.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/54e5ef69.jpg

Pre-reception menu!
And, at the pre-reception our guests will be having the Heartland Selection and Crudites Array.

The Heartland Selection consists of: mild tillamook cheddar, laura chenel goat cheese rolled in chives, candied pecans & cracked black pepper, cheese torta: layers of cream cheeses with sun-dried tomato pesto & basil pesto, brie en croute with caramelized apples & pecans. Phew. Okay, and the

And the Crudites Array is: garden fresh baby vegetables displayed in a unique and bountiful presentation to include carrots, celery, red & yellow pear tomatoes, english cucumbers, asparagus, broccoli, & jicama with buttermilk bleu cheese & pepper herb.

Since we chose the harpist for our ceremony, we decided to have her continue over to the pre-reception to play more classy music for our guests. We won't get to be there for it, but I think it'll create an awesome atmosphere. :lovestruc

We're also going to have her price how much it'd be to drape material (with lighting in it) from around the chandelier in our reception area. I'm hoping it's not TOO pricey, because I've seen it before and it's just gorgeous. Here's to hoping!


Now onto our reception menu!
Artisan bread basket.

Caesar salad with baby romaine lettuce, focaccia croutons, parmesan crisp & tangy lemon dressing.

Roasted meyer lemon chicken breast with garlic jus, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, asparagus spears, carrots & squash.

Tahitian vanilla bean creme brulee with seasonal berries.

Freshly brewed coffee, decaf coffee, & specialty teas.

Business with the cake!
Yummy! Now, the good news is -- I TALKED DF INTO MY DREAM CAKE! :hyper:

I explained to our coordinator what I had in mind, and she said that the pastry chef could of course make it happen. So, I ordered the cake topper as soon as I got home! It's going to be on top of a mad hatter styled cake. The cake itself with be primarily white, but will include our colors. Like, one tier will be black and white striped, another will be white with teal swirl designs, and another will be dark purple with white polka dots. Or something like that. Jason is good at drawing, so he's going to try and sketch up what we have in mind so we can send it to Cynthia.

We also decided on a different flavor for each tier of cake! :goodvibes

First tier: marble cake, white chocolate mousse, fresh red raspberries, with an amaretto cake soak.

Second tier: red velvet cake, with cream cheese filling.

Third tier: Lemon poundcake, coconut cream filling, with coconut rum cake soak. :cloud9: (We love love love coconut!)

For those of you who haven't seen, this will be our caketopper:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/0b40b019.jpg

My next purchase is going to be our champagne flutes! WHICH by the way, we've cleared with Cynthia what we will be toasting with... our most favorite of Disney park drinks, MINT JULEP! We couldn't be happier! No icky tasting champagne for us. So, here's the glasses I'll be buying shortly for us:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/749eae72.jpg

Ummm... trying to make sure I covered the most interesting things! We're going with their standard white linens, which are nice on their own, but we're going to be having teal and dark purple napkins. We're doing white chair covers with sashes with the same colors too. One table will be dark purple napkins/sashes, another will be teal, and it'll alternate. Hopefully it'll look quite nice!

I think that about does it for now!

Since we were there on the actual one year from our big day, we went over and took pics of the roses in bloom. The weather was absolutely perfect, so we can only hope it'll be that nice next year! Here's a couple pictures of our site from yesterday.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/4ea6e40d-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/05c71fc3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/d9beec63.jpg

[ghoulish delight]

Two more things! I'm now leaning towards just getting some cute flats rather than heels, because I'm so wanting to have our height difference to be obvious in our photos. I never wear heels normally, so why should I on our wedding day? :confused3

So, I found these and I'm really really liking them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/a22c3f6e.jpg


And we just bought these cuff links I found on etsy for Jason!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/23f7305e.jpg

[anewmac]

you will be much comfier in flats if you dont normally wear heals too. Love the cuff links!

[Shyvioletisme]

Two more things! I'm now leaning towards just getting some cute flats rather than heels, because I'm so wanting to have our height difference to be obvious in our photos. I never wear heels normally, so why should I on our wedding day? :confused3

So, I found these and I'm really really liking them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/a22c3f6e.jpg


And we just bought these cuff links I found on etsy for Jason!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/23f7305e.jpg

cute shoes...I wore flats at my wedding cause I don't wear heels normally either..I had some really cute little black satin flats!

and awesome cufflinks! I love etsy!

[pink_tink8i8]

I just came across your pj. I absolutely love your theme and your ceremony site! :goodvibes can't wait to hear about the rest of your plans!

[Bolanette87]

I love all your plans so far Hun!! Everything looks gorgeous and your colourscheme is fantastic!

Bob xoxoxox

[malibustacey]

i love those flats - i tried on some very small heels with my dress (like 1 1/2 inches) and my feet were KILLING!! there is no way i will be able to wear any heels so flats are a def for me!

[Pirate's Princess]

Where'd you find those cute shoes??? And I love etsy and Darth Vader...very nice. ;)

[ghoulish delight]

you will be much comfier in flats if you dont normally wear heals too. Love the cuff links!

I definitely think so! I'll be comfortable, and our height difference will be noticeable in pictures and all that! And thanks!


cute shoes...I wore flats at my wedding cause I don't wear heels normally either..I had some really cute little black satin flats!

and awesome cufflinks! I love etsy!

Very nice! So you don't regret having worn the flats, right? Everybody tries to bully you into the idea of wearing heels, but it's not very me? :guilty:

I bet your shoes were adorable, and they sound like they were totally rewearable too! Which is a huge plus!


I just came across your pj. I absolutely love your theme and your ceremony site! :goodvibes can't wait to hear about the rest of your plans!

Aww, why thank you so much! And thank you for reading! :goodvibes


I love all your plans so far Hun!! Everything looks gorgeous and your colourscheme is fantastic!

Bob xoxoxox

Thank you kindly, my dear! :hug:


i love those flats - i tried on some very small heels with my dress (like 1 1/2 inches) and my feet were KILLING!! there is no way i will be able to wear any heels so flats are a def for me!

Thanks Stacey! I totally feel ya! I wear flip-flops and Converse sneakers 99% of the time, so me + heels = awkward and in pain. :rolleyes: So, some cute little flats sound mighty nice if you ask me!


Where'd you find those cute shoes??? And I love etsy and Darth Vader...very nice. ;)

I just googled bridal flats and it came up! Here, I'll give ya the link:

http://www.dessy.com/accessories/Duchess-Bridesmaid-Ballet-Flat?color=white&colorid=122
(http://www.dessy.com/accessories/Duchess-Bridesmaid-Ballet-Flat?color=white&colorid=122)
You can get them in all different kinds of colors too, which is nice! And somehow I knew figured you'd dig the cuff links! :darth: :thumbsup2

[Shyvioletisme]

Very nice! So you don't regret having worn the flats, right? Everybody tries to bully you into the idea of wearing heels, but it's not very me? :guilty:

I bet your shoes were adorable, and they sound like they were totally rewearable too! Which is a huge plus!




I definitely don't regret wearing flats...I was totally comfortable all day and yup they were completely rewearable...I still have them and wear them and my wedding was almost 4 years ago...definitely more than I can say had I given in and worn heels...

[LLLBelle]

I love the flats, very cute. I may be getting myself a pair for my reception. :cool1:

BTW it looks like your PS went well, the sites look great. I like the gazebo, it will look beautiful!

[ghoulish delight]

I definitely don't regret wearing flats...I was totally comfortable all day and yup they were completely rewearable...I still have them and wear them and my wedding was almost 4 years ago...definitely more than I can say had I given in and worn heels...

Awesome! That's the way to do it!

I love the flats, very cute. I may be getting myself a pair for my reception. :cool1:

BTW it looks like your PS went well, the sites look great. I like the gazebo, it will look beautiful!

Very nice! Some cute (and comfy) flats are seeming more and more the way to go, as far as I'm concerned. ;)

Thank you! I love our site, and free floral is always welcome! I'm grateful we have plenty of it. Hehe.

[Bride-to-be]

YAY I am so glad it went so well! The pictures look so pretty! and your menu sounds really good!!!

[ghoulish delight]

YAY I am so glad it went so well! The pictures look so pretty! and your menu sounds really good!!!

Aww! :goodvibes Thanks Cassie! I tend to think it sounds pretty good too!

[redlight]

If you are more comfortable with flats, go with flats! What is your height difference?

[ghoulish delight]

If you are more comfortable with flats, go with flats! What is your height difference?

He's 6' and I'm 5'3" so it's significant enough that I could easily wear heels, buuut... I want to be all tiny next to him. :blush:

[ghoulish delight]

Soo, poking around online lately I think I've decided on some other items!

Thanks to LLLBelle, I checked out pinkmarie.com and found the perfect dress for my flower girls! It goes well with my dress (with the beading up top and tulle on the bottom) and will look precious on the girls. :flower3:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/73c28155.jpg

And only $58!! Compared to most everywhere else, it's a steal! I've seen less detailed dresses going for $120 and up! So I think this is perfect.

And David's Bridal has their baskets! One will be in teal, the other in dark purple. :cutie:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/8ae9292a.jpg

And, there's a matching ringbearer pillow in the same style! My ringbearer is my nephew, and my brother is my DF's best man, so my RB is wearing teal vest/tie to match his daddy. So I think I'll have him carry dark purple to contrast.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/de615035.jpg

Last, but not least, I found this beautiful bridal haircomb on etsy that I just love. :love:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/b530d431.jpg

[polynesianbride]

Just read through your whole PJ and everything looks great! I am really excited to follow a DisneyLAND wedding! Can't wait to see how it all turns out... the site looks really lovely. I have actually never seen the NBC but sooo many people love it... I have to rent it soon! I love that you are adding subtle bits of it to your wedding, I think the cake topper is really cute... as long as you don't do an all black cake I don't think it will be "goth-ish" at all! I really like the toasting flutes too. Your colors are great too! The FG dress is really cute and I love:lovestruc the hair comb! Can't wait to hear morepopcorn::

[LLLBelle]

Glad I could help :)

I love the FG dress, it's adorable.

[MainStMandy]

OOH I love the hair comb. Don't you LOVE Etsy!?!?

[ghoulish delight]

Just read through your whole PJ and everything looks great! I am really excited to follow a DisneyLAND wedding! Can't wait to see how it all turns out... the site looks really lovely. I have actually never seen the NBC but sooo many people love it... I have to rent it soon! I love that you are adding subtle bits of it to your wedding, I think the cake topper is really cute... as long as you don't do an all black cake I don't think it will be "goth-ish" at all! I really like the toasting flutes too. Your colors are great too! The FG dress is really cute and I love:lovestruc the hair comb! Can't wait to hear morepopcorn::

Why thank you, Adelia! :cutie: Glad to have you reading along! And YES!! You must must must see NBC! It's my most favorite movie of all time. :teeth: I'm a big Tim Burton fan though. I think, even if it's not the kind of movie you'd like, you could still appreciate it for the animation and music, for sure. Thanks again for all the kind words!

Glad I could help :)

I love the FG dress, it's adorable.

No, thank you! :hug: I wouldn't have found the FG dress without your mentioning that website on your PJ!

OOH I love the hair comb. Don't you LOVE Etsy!?!?

YES!! ::yes:: Etsy is uber awesome, and I'm grateful to you ladies for introducing me to it! And thanks! It just may be the haircomb I end up with! Out of all the hair prettying accessories I've looked at so far, that's the only one I've been really wowed by!

[ghoulish delight]

I'm going to apologize ahead of time, because I need to get this off my chest! It is at least a wedding planning related rant! :laughing:

So, yesterday one of my sister-in-laws contacted me because she couldn't make the dress fitting I have scheduled for Saturday. No big deal! She asked me if I could meet her at David's Bridal before the end of the week instead. I called that day, explained my situation to the girl on the phone and scheduled an appointment for this afternoon. My SIL and I go in, and they let us stand around for at least 10 minutes before helping us (and I had a bloody appointment!! :headache:). I figure... okay, that's fine! It seems a tiny bit busier than I thought it might be.

The girl asked me which dress I had in mind, I show her and she grabs a couple sizes for my SIL to try on. She takes us to the dressing room area, and then botled! She never ONCE came back to check on us to see if we had any questions, whether we needed a different dress, etc. I am so angry with their crappy service! This is not the first time they've been rude and inconsiderate to me like this either! :mad:

The first time I went into the store was about a month and a half ago. I went to check out the BM dresses I liked in person. I got ignored for a good 20 minutes. The store was empty too and I was told someone would be with me to help me out. Finally somebody came along, which wasn't even the person that was sent to help me, who asked me if I needed help! Unbelievable. :snooty: On top of THAT, they didn't have the dress in either of my colors and there were absolutely no swatches available in that color for me to see!

Grrr! I've still got my appointment with them for 3 of my BMs to get fitted... if they aren't more attentive this time, I may be searching for new BM dresses soon. :sad2:

I'm not sure if they don't think I'm a serious buyer because I'm young, or what? Although I'm not nearly as young as they might think I am! Sheesh! Either way, it's completely unprofessional and downright poor customer service. I went to see if I could find an email address on their website, and conveniently enough, there is none to be found.

Has anyone else had problems with David's Bridal?? I know several of you have gotten your wedding gowns there, so I'm hoping you were all treated much better than I was!

[CinderelliT]

I do not like David's bridal either. My BF got married a year ago, and we picked out her dress there and had an awful time. They gave us crummy service first off, and then completely screwed up her dress when they altered it. She had to go back like three times, and each time they made the dress worse, and worse. She finally had to choose a completely different wedding dress two weeks before her wedding. The we fought round and round with the store manager and they gave her a discount on a new dress, and some free jewelry. Big woop! They were horrible!!!!

In another wedding, they ordered the BM dresses in the wrong color, and made us all take that one since they didn't have time to order new ones. Be careful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Shyvioletisme]

I'm going to apologize ahead of time, because I need to get this off my chest! It is at least a wedding planning related rant! :laughing:

So, yesterday one of my sister-in-laws contacted me because she couldn't make the dress fitting I have scheduled for Saturday. No big deal! She asked me if I could meet her at David's Bridal before the end of the week instead. I called that day, explained my situation to the girl on the phone and scheduled an appointment for this afternoon. My SIL and I go in, and they let us stand around for at least 10 minutes before helping us (and I had a bloody appointment!! :headache:). I figure... okay, that's fine! It seems a tiny bit busier than I thought it might be.

The girl asked me which dress I had in mind, I show her and she grabs a couple sizes for my SIL to try on. She takes us to the dressing room area, and then botled! She never ONCE came back to check on us to see if we had any questions, whether we needed a different dress, etc. I am so angry with their crappy service! This is not the first time they've been rude and inconsiderate to me like this either! :mad:

The first time I went into the store was about a month and a half ago. I went to check out the BM dresses I liked in person. I got ignored for a good 20 minutes. The store was empty too and I was told someone would be with me to help me out. Finally somebody came along, which wasn't even the person that was sent to help me, who asked me if I needed help! Unbelievable. :snooty: On top of THAT, they didn't have the dress in either of my colors and there were absolutely no swatches available in that color for me to see!

Grrr! I've still got my appointment with them for 3 of my BMs to get fitted... if they aren't more attentive this time, I may be searching for new BM dresses soon. :sad2:

I'm not sure if they don't think I'm a serious buyer because I'm young, or what? Although I'm not nearly as young as they might think I am! Sheesh! Either way, it's completely unprofessional and downright poor customer service. I went to see if I could find an email address on their website, and conveniently enough, there is none to be found.

Has anyone else had problems with David's Bridal?? I know several of you have gotten your wedding gowns there, so I'm hoping you were all treated much better than I was!

ugh that stinks...I would definitely complain about that location...cause it shouldn't be that way...ours is great!!!
Have you looked into Alfred Angelo for BM Dresses? I was just in a good friend's wedding in March and our BM dresses were from Alfred Angelo and they were gorgeous!!! and pretty inexpensive too! Just a suggestion if you do end up looking for new dresses!

[LLLBelle]

I have not heard many good things about David's Bridal either and choose to avoid them at all costs.

I agree, the Alfred Angelo BM dresses are lovely (I'm bias because that's what I picked :goodvibes) Plus if you sign up for updates on their website they send you coupons, like $20 off BM dresses and such.

[Bride-to-be]

I went there last September frantically looking for a pair of white gloves for halloween. Because I didn't have a ring on my finger they refused to help me. I stood around trying to ask about white gloves for at least 20 mins. and I was practically the only person there! I finally gave up and left. I will not shop there EVER EVER AGAIN.

Sorry you had such a bad experience - I would honestly go elsewhere - I think we should all boycott the place.

[ghoulish delight]

I truly appreciate the input ladies! I think I'm going to look into the Alfred Angelo dresses just in case...

I'm keeping my appointment with David's Bridal for tomorrow, but we'll see how it goes. If they are as bad as they have been to me, I refuse to have my girls spend their money there. :snooty: I'll let you all know what happens!

And I forgot to mention it yesterday, since I was so upset about David's Bridal, but Jason and I are meeting with a photographer on Tuesday! :woohoo: It's a husband/wife team and they have lovely photos, but they're also inexpensive! So yay! Wish me luck with them!

Thanks again for everything, lovelies! :hug:

[Bolanette87]

I truly appreciate the input ladies! I think I'm going to look into the Alfred Angelo dresses just in case...

I'm keeping my appointment with David's Bridal for tomorrow, but we'll see how it goes. If they are as bad as they have been to me, I refuse to have my girls spend their money there. :snooty: I'll let you all know what happens!

And I forgot to mention it yesterday, since I was so upset about David's Bridal, but Jason and I are meeting with a photographer on Tuesday! :woohoo: It's a husband/wife team and they have lovely photos, but they're also inexpensive! So yay! Wish me luck with them!

Thanks again for everything, lovelies! :hug:

Firstly, I cannot believe the terrible service you've had! Shocking stuff! :hug: Me and a friend of mine have both had similar sorts of problems before because we're young brides too (Both of us are 21)... Mine have only been minor little things that have been more misunderstandings than anything else. My friend, however, actually got thrown out of a bridal shop as the owner refused to believe she was engaged as she was so young! She ignored the ring on her finger, the wedding magazines with bookmarks and post its stuck in, etc, just because she was young! You completely have my sympathy on this one.... :hug: You deserve much better service than that!

Good luck with the photographers!!

Bob xoxoxoxox

PS: I posted the pics of the robe on my PJ as per your request! ;)

[Bolanette87]

BTW- I love the bridal haircomb you posted near the top of the page!! :lovestruc

Bob xoxoxoxox

[ghoulish delight]

I must yet again tip my hat to you ladies, for all the wonderful advice and heads up! I am regretful that any of you (and/or your friends) were treated so poorly though. I can't believe the way some of those bridal shops are!!

With all that said...

I did go to my appointment this past Saturday, and to my surprise, received the exact opposite of the treatment I was given prior that Thursday! Go figure, huh? The lady who helped us was very helpful! Unfortunately, only two of my BMs were able to make it... but at least my MOH was one of the two present!

So, it's decided! Those are the BM dresses they will be wearing! They didn't have our colors in that dress, but they did have a dress made of the same material in those colors. So I had a chance to see the colors in person! My BMs were very pleased with my choice, because they kept telling me it was something that was rewearable. :thumbsup2 They both looked awesome in it! I picked out their shoes while we were there too. They'll be dyed to match their dress. Here's a picture of them:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/d1872982.jpg

I am a bit concerned, because the colors of their dresses don't match the colors of the groomsmen's vests perfectly. :worried: The teal might be easier to pull off, but the purples don't match. The girls' dresses are a lighter tone, while the groomsmen vests are a darker purple. Anybody else have this problem with matching colors? Do you think it's really that big of a deal?? I'm sometimes known to be a bit of a perfectionist, so it may just bug me and ONLY me... but I dunno.. :confused3 Lol.

In other news, we had our appointment with that potential photographer today! They couldn't be any nicer of people! I just love them! They're so excited that we're having a Disney wedding, and their example albums are perfect for what we want! They also told me, they'll be there when we want/need them to be there there, at no extra charge. So if I start getting ready at 7am the day of the wedding, they'll be there to photograph it! :teeth: Once we receive the contract from them... WE'LL HAVE OUR PHOTOGRAPHER! :hyper:

It can't be of much help since nearly all of you wonderful girls are either destination or local brides at WDW, or simply destination/local brides elsewhere, but here's a link to our will be photographer's website -- http://www.briandavidphotography.com/.

Next on our list is videographer (we have one good lead at the moment), and then an officiant and we're pretty much golden! :woohoo:

[LLLBelle]

Yea, more things to check off your list as well!!! :cool1:

I'm glad you had good luck at David's bridal. The shoes are cute, I would never be able to wear them, I'd me on the floor, but they are cute.

I totally know what you mean about matching colors. Try matching pool blue where some call it caribbean blue, some turquoise, some aqua, it has truly been a pain. If I had only just done dark red like I wanted to. . . Although my FMIL is more concerned about the colors matching exactly than I seem to be. Honestly, we have reworked a few things just to prevent the clashing. Like the flower girl sash is not an exact match to the MOH dress, but that's an easy fix. The guys to the MOH are going to be a challenge, but I'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

If you really have a issue with it now, change it, because those pictures will be there forever. You could always do the guys in teal and the ladies in purple, or the different shades may look nice. It's what you can handle :)

Oh, the photographer looks great! I'm glad you found a replacement. :woohoo:

[ghoulish delight]

Thank ya Laurie! :goodvibes My BMs are all heel-wearing girls, otherwise I'd be more concerned about them wearing those shoes. Lol. Unlike us, they can handle it! :rotfl:

Ooh yeah, you definitely know what I'm talking about with the colors then! It's a nightmare! I mean, honestly. I never knew there were so many shades of purple/teal!! :headache: My MOH's dress is "juniper", and the BM's vest/tie is "oasis". Now, the other BMs are in "plum", and the groomsmen are "lapis". I think it could work. I guess it doesn't have to match perfectly. It's just... argh! I dunno. I'm dead set on the dark teal/purple combination but there's no way possible I could make every single thing match, so I think I just need to deal with it. Haha.

[tiggersam00]

Glad to hear your Davids Bridal experience went better this go round. I had great service the 1st time I went, but the 2nd the woman and I just didn;t click, she kept bringing me dresses that I did not like at all, and even after I kept explaining what I wanted, she just didn't seem to listen... oh well. Glad your trip went well and you decided on dreses :yay::yay:

[Bride-to-be]

Which BM dress did you pick out - any pics??

YAY on getting the photographer!

[ghoulish delight]

Thanks girls! :teeth:

Here's the BM dresses, since it's been a while since I posted them anyway:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/70e5cdc2.jpg

And in the teal for my MOH:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/d5d3faa4.jpg

Sorry, I wish the pictures on the website did it justice! And I was kicking myself for not bringing my digital camera to the fitting. :guilty:

[ghoulish delight]

Okay, so I've realized that I don't have many pictures or inspiration for my hair! Which is only a wee bit important, I'd say! :rotfl:

So last night, I devoted a good amount of time to checking out potential bridal hairstyles for yours truly! I've known I wanted something vintage/retro. So here's a few I really like, and would love opinions! The only problem is, I find myself really wishing I had a birdcage veil when I see them. Lol. :cutie:

Katy Perry is a girl-crush of mine, haha! :blush: And her hair happens to be lovely!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/acb303b1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/7da0cc6b.jpg

I actually really love her hair in the video for Hot N Cold, coincidentally!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/c28c34c9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/2cd8254f.jpg


More prettiful hair!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/b1cbc95a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/32fb13f1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/0884cd52.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/8e713290.jpg

So, these are my inspiration currently. I want a pin up girl kind of hairstyle. But you know. Bridal pin up girl! Lol, if that's possible. :lmao: Also! I apologize if these images are ginormous.

[Cleofish]

*Squeals* OMG Anjanette!! It all looks amazingly perfect!!I love the whole nightmare theme (DF wants your cake topper *** he loves Jack!), and the dress and shoes and esp. the hair style are gorgeous!! I particularly like the last picture you posted, it's very prettyful!!!!!!

[MainStMandy]

OOOHO Anj I love the hairstyles!!! I was thinking something 40/50'sish too...just way shorter, lol. It's perfect!!

[redlight]

I like Katy and her hairstyle. How long is your hair? How well does it hold a curl?

[ghoulish delight]

*Squeals* OMG Anjanette!! It all looks amazingly perfect!!I love the whole nightmare theme (DF wants your cake topper *** he loves Jack!), and the dress and shoes and esp. the hair style are gorgeous!! I particularly like the last picture you posted, it's very prettyful!!!!!!

Aww!! Thank you Kirsten!! :hug: I am so in love with 40s and 50s hairstyles, I'm convinced it would suit me well. And your DF is all right in my books then! :thumbsup2 Hehe. Nightmare is my favorite movie of all time!

Alice is definitely up there too though! ;)

Thanks for reading, doll!

OOOHO Anj I love the hairstyles!!! I was thinking something 40/50'sish too...just way shorter, lol. It's perfect!!

Yay!! Great minds think alike! Aw, Amanda! You would look gorgeous with your hair done in a style from that era too! :goodvibes We'll have to share any retro pretty hair pics we find with one another!

I like Katy and her hairstyle. How long is your hair? How well does it hold a curl?

I do too! I actually think I like the first couple of pictures of her hair the most. I'd estimate my hair is probably 5 inches past my shoulders right now. I'm going to be growing it out over the next year even more too. It holds a curl well, so long as it's not humid or moist out. Lol.

[redlight]

Our hair is about the same length. Since your's is long and will be longer, maybe you can have some of it and some down.

[ghoulish delight]

Our hair is about the same length. Since your's is long and will be longer, maybe you can have some of it and some down.

Oh, nice! And yeah.. I've given thought to it for sure! I'm so indecisive on how I want my hair. I just know I want it primarily down. I don't want an updo, 'cause I never wear my hair up unless I'm exercising or something. :confused3

If you (or anyone else) happen to find some cute half up/half down bridal do's, I'd love to see 'em!

[LLLBelle]

I love that retro look, it will look really nice on you, not everyone can pull it off. :cutie: Those BM dresses will look nice too, I love your colors.

Not sure if you are going to do a flower in your hair or not, but I am ordering a gardenia from this lady http://www.retroglamourgirl.com/ and they are "real touch" flowers, most of them anyway. She also has an ebay store, which I think has a bit more merchandise. I just thought of it after I saw the hair pics and thought I would share :goodvibes

[figmentfan814]

Just found your PJ and am excited to read about a new Disneyland wedding. I have read some reports of beautiful ceremonies in that locations. I only had a few minutes before bed, but hope to read more soon :goodvibes Congratulations!

[anewmac]

I love pin up girls hair. I especially love the ones with the BIG Curl in the front... Kind of like in the last pic. That would be adorable on ya! Cant wait to see a test run!

[Bolanette87]

I looooooooooooove the bridesmaids dresses! They are so pretty!! I hear ya on the colour matching... It's so difficult isn't it?? I just tell myself as long as its roughly in the same area of colour I'll be happy! :laughing: The teal and the purple go beautifully together!

And OMG- Katy Perry is a girl crush for me too!! :laughing: I love her hair, and I adore it in the Hot n Cold vid too! God I wish I looked like Katy Perry! I love the idea of 'pin up bride' hair! It'll look so Rawr and Gorgeous!

Bob xoxoxoxox

[tiggersam00]

those hairstyles look amazing! I have a bit of a girl-crush on Katy Perry too lol! She just rocks ya know! I also like the one with the red rose, very vintage glam:thumbsup2

[not_Joanna_eggs]

Oh I think that "pinup" hair is going to look great with your dress! Good choice!

[polynesianbride]

:rotfl::rotfl2::lmao:I love that the look you're going for is "bridal pin up girl":lmao::rotfl2::rotfl: I LOVE it! Those hair styles are great. I am also going for this sort of look but was calling it "subtle sexy glam" but "bridal pin up girl" is WAY better:lmao: I think the colors will be okay if everything doesn't match exactly... as long as they're in the same color family you should be okay.:thumbsup2 Can you get a swatch from the dress and the vest so you can see them next to each other?

[ghoulish delight]

OKAY! First off, I love all you girls! You all make me smile so much! :hug:

I love that retro look, it will look really nice on you, not everyone can pull it off. :cutie: Those BM dresses will look nice too, I love your colors.

Not sure if you are going to do a flower in your hair or not, but I am ordering a gardenia from this lady http://www.retroglamourgirl.com/ and they are "real touch" flowers, most of them anyway. She also has an ebay store, which I think has a bit more merchandise. I just thought of it after I saw the hair pics and thought I would share :goodvibes

I certainly hope I can pull it off! I guess we'll find out for sure when I do some test runs on my hair! And thank you much, Laurie! You're always finding and sharing these great websites! :thumbsup2 I'm not completely sure on what kind of accessory I want in my hair, so I won't rule it out yet!


Just found your PJ and am excited to read about a new Disneyland wedding. I have read some reports of beautiful ceremonies in that locations. I only had a few minutes before bed, but hope to read more soon :goodvibes Congratulations!

Why thank you! And thanks for reading! I love our locations, so I'm hoping it will be beautiful! My DF and I were lucky enough to see a wedding going on there about a month ago. It looked better than I even imagined! :hyper: I can't wait!!

I love pin up girls hair. I especially love the ones with the BIG Curl in the front... Kind of like in the last pic. That would be adorable on ya! Cant wait to see a test run!

Me too!! Ladies of those eras were just so beautiful and classy. I think that's why I'm so attracted to it. I want to have that kind of feel to my bridal look. And thank you, my dear! I can't wait either! ;)

I looooooooooooove the bridesmaids dresses! They are so pretty!! I hear ya on the colour matching... It's so difficult isn't it?? I just tell myself as long as its roughly in the same area of colour I'll be happy! :laughing: The teal and the purple go beautifully together!

And OMG- Katy Perry is a girl crush for me too!! :laughing: I love her hair, and I adore it in the Hot n Cold vid too! God I wish I looked like Katy Perry! I love the idea of 'pin up bride' hair! It'll look so Rawr and Gorgeous!

Bob xoxoxoxox

Thanks doll! I saw those BM dresses and was convinced they were perfect several months ago. ::yes:: The color matching is quite a pain in the hiney, to be certain! It's like you said though... as long as it's roughly the same shades. Lol What can you do? :confused3 Our weddings will be gorgeous regardless of a couple of not-perfectly-matched color shades anyway!

Haha! It's difficult not to have a crush on her! She's so adorable. I wish I looked like her too! P.S. you're beautiful Bob, so stop wishing!

those hairstyles look amazing! I have a bit of a girl-crush on Katy Perry too lol! She just rocks ya know! I also like the one with the red rose, very vintage glam:thumbsup2

Thank you Sam! I loooove :love: those hairstyles! It'll be hard for me to choose! And she does just rock! Beauty, catchy tunes AND a great sense of style... what's not to girl-crush on?! Lol!

Oh I think that "pinup" hair is going to look great with your dress! Good choice!

I appreciate that, dear! I certainly hope it will! :teeth:

:rotfl::rotfl2::lmao:I love that the look you're going for is "bridal pin up girl":lmao::rotfl2::rotfl: I LOVE it! Those hair styles are great. I am also going for this sort of look but was calling it "subtle sexy glam" but "bridal pin up girl" is WAY better:lmao: I think the colors will be okay if everything doesn't match exactly... as long as they're in the same color family you should be okay.:thumbsup2 Can you get a swatch from the dress and the vest so you can see them next to each other?

You are so awesome, Adelia! Lol! We can be "bridal pin up girls" together!!! :lmao: I can definitely see that look being phenomenal on you with the style of dress you want! Oooh! It'd be very old Hollywood starlet! :blush: Pretty pretty!

As for colors - the only differences in the colors are that the groomsmen vests are a darker purple. I might be able to get a swatch from Men's Wearhouse of the guys' stuff, but again, David's Bridal has been a headache to contact. No effing contact information on their website! I've got another story about them, but I'll save it for another day. :headache:

[ghoulish delight]

First off, I must apologize for my absence from the boards! My birthday took up part of the time I was gone (Jason took me to DL and we stayed at the DL hotel :cloud9:), and the rest has kept me busy with my studying. BUT! I've missed you ladies! So, even though I don't have much to report at the moment... I've returned! :rotfl:

Truthfully, the biggest news we've had is receiving a couple of things we ordered for the wedding online. DF got his Darth Vader cuff links finally! And, I ordered our sand unity vase set... it's all engraved with our monogram! :lovestruc So cute! I might take pictures of these things if anyone would care to see 'em, that is!

A while back, we went down to David's Bridal and ordered the FG baskets. I had tried numerous times to order them through the website, but I kept getting errors. Apparently, the colors I wanted are being discontinued, so we just barely got them! Unfortunately, the matching RBer pillow is all gone. That's okay though. Since my FGs are going to be wearing white dresses, I wanted to make sure they had some color! They won't arrive until some time in July, but at least we managed to get 'em! :thumbsup2

Let's see... well, we're working on our last three big decisions for the wedding. All we really have left is to get our officiant, videographer, and hash out honeymoon plans! We're making some headway on the first two. Sadly, we can't make any plans for the honeymoon since we're going with the WDW Disneymooning idea now. I don't understand why they don't release prices until the very end of the year. Ugh. :sad2: But one thing we've come to realize, is that we are going to be staying at a moderate Disney resort. We just don't have the fundage to stay at the deluxe hotels. But, I refuse to stay at the value ones... no offense to them, I'm sure they're just fine but it's our honeymoon for pete's sake! Lol!

You'll probably see me asking you all a ton of WDW related questions now that we know that's what we want, so please bear with me! Speaking of which... hehe -- would you guys say that the Disney dining plan is more affordable than not having one? We're trying to figure out where and if we can cut corners anywhere so we DO have enough in our honeymoon budget to stay at the moderate hotels.

Thanks for any tips in advance!! :hug:

[ghoulish delight]

OH! I almost forgot one other thing! We're planning to FINALLY take some e-pics!! My FSIL and her husband have this amazing camera, and we're going to ask them to snap some shots of us. It may not be as professional-looking, but we're saving $350 this way. Lol.

Jason and I have been discussing ideas of what 'poses' we'll be in since we're having the e-pic we choose framed and on an easel instead of a guestbook at the wedding.

We don't want the typical sitting on a rock at the beach all cuddly type of pictures... no offense to anyone who has some like that! They're gorgeous, but not befitting of us. We're geeks, and we are geeks in love! So... we're thinking about doing geeky things we enjoy together in these pictures. Such as: me with my guitar controller and him on the drums playing Rock Band, but I lean down to kiss him while doing so. Hehe. Another example being that we have the Force FX light sabers, so maybe a light saber battle. But y'know. Romantic-ish. Etc. and so forth. You get the gist though! Hope you guys aren't giggling too hard at our nerddom!

Now, I'm off to do my Wii Fit and I'll be back to catch up on all your girls' PJ updates soon!

[LLLBelle]

Yay, you're back!

I'm glad you were about to get your baskets, check ebay for the pillow, I'm sure someone has one.

Okay honeymoon, I do have to say thank you to the boards, because I would have never know this overwise, but rent DVC points! I'm not sure how much your budget is or how long you are staying, but I figured out everything to the T, what the actual cost, what kind of discounts could we possibly get. We are staying at the BWV for $800 for 6 nights a studio BW view, now we wanted a standard view because it's cheaper and could have gotten it for $600 if available. BWV and AK are the cheapest of the DVCs, we just picked BWV based on location. Even if you get a 4 for 3 deal for May, it is hard to beat that at a Mod. It's a bit scary trusting a stranger, but we have a contract and she was awesome.

I'll give you more details if you would like, but I'm going to step off my soap box for now. :laughing:

Oh, I don't know if you are doing any DIY stuff, but I was downloading fonts for my invites and I found one that made me think of you. It's kind of Nightmare before Christmas/corpse bride meets elegance, I'll have to give you the name when I get home.

[Cleofish]

Wohoo, glad to see an update!! Glad you're ok and had a lovely birthday!! I am very excited to see you going to WDW!! You will love it!! Keep us updated!!

[Bolanette87]

Nice to have you back my dear!!!! :hug: I hope you had a lovely birthday! I can't wait to see your honeymoon plans unfold! :goodvibes I've never been to WDW, but I'm sure you'll have a brilliant time!

Bob xoxoxox

[ghoulish delight]

Yay, you're back!

I'm glad you were about to get your baskets, check ebay for the pillow, I'm sure someone has one.

Okay honeymoon, I do have to say thank you to the boards, because I would have never know this overwise, but rent DVC points! I'm not sure how much your budget is or how long you are staying, but I figured out everything to the T, what the actual cost, what kind of discounts could we possibly get. We are staying at the BWV for $800 for 6 nights a studio BW view, now we wanted a standard view because it's cheaper and could have gotten it for $600 if available. BWV and AK are the cheapest of the DVCs, we just picked BWV based on location. Even if you get a 4 for 3 deal for May, it is hard to beat that at a Mod. It's a bit scary trusting a stranger, but we have a contract and she was awesome.

I'll give you more details if you would like, but I'm going to step off my soap box for now. :laughing:

Oh, I don't know if you are doing any DIY stuff, but I was downloading fonts for my invites and I found one that made me think of you. It's kind of Nightmare before Christmas/corpse bride meets elegance, I'll have to give you the name when I get home.

You are so freaking helpful, my dear Laurie! What would I do without you?! :hug: I would love for you to tell me more about it! I just figured we would be paying through the nose for any DVC related anything! Our budget for the honeymoon is being provided by his father, and it's roughly $2000. We're not worried about getting spending money for when we're there. That money would be for booking our stay, tickets to the parks, and our flights. We're counting on the money dance and such to give us spending money. :rolleyes1

Sooo, I dunno if it's still doable with our budget. Granted we are okay with spending a bit out of our own pocket if need be to make the arrangements, but if we can avoid it, we will. Lol.

And yay! I've not ruled out the idea of anything DIY, so I'd love to get the name of that font too!

Wohoo, glad to see an update!! Glad you're ok and had a lovely birthday!! I am very excited to see you going to WDW!! You will love it!! Keep us updated!!

It's good to be back! :goodvibes I will most definitely keep you all updated, I promise! I need to go check out the latest on your PJ now! Hehe.

Nice to have you back my dear!!!! :hug: I hope you had a lovely birthday! I can't wait to see your honeymoon plans unfold! :goodvibes I've never been to WDW, but I'm sure you'll have a brilliant time!

Bob xoxoxox

Thanks lovely!! :hug: My birthday was fantastic! I think I'll stop being lazy and post a few photos for you guys to see later! I certainly hope we'll have fun at WDW! Everyone who's been (and a couple of you who haven't now, hehe) are telling us we will, so I'm hopeful!

[Shyvioletisme]

We don't want the typical sitting on a rock at the beach all cuddly type of pictures... no offense to anyone who has some like that! They're gorgeous, but not befitting of us. We're geeks, and we are geeks in love! So... we're thinking about doing geeky things we enjoy together in these pictures. Such as: me with my guitar controller and him on the drums playing Rock Band, but I lean down to kiss him while doing so. Hehe. Another example being that we have the Force FX light sabers, so maybe a light saber battle. But y'know. Romantic-ish. Etc. and so forth. You get the gist though! Hope you guys aren't giggling too hard at our nerddom!

Now, I'm off to do my Wii Fit and I'll be back to catch up on all your girls' PJ updates soon!

those sounds completely adorable!!! If DH and I had done e-pics...those would have been something we would have done!!! :thumbsup2

[ghoulish delight]

those sounds completely adorable!!! If DH and I had done e-pics...those would have been something we would have done!!! :thumbsup2

Why thank you! And you rock!!! :cutie: Hooray for other geeks in love! :woohoo:

I'm hoping the pics will turn out okay, and not too lame! But either way, I will be posting them for all to see here!

[Cleofish]

:woohoo:Come the revolution the geeks will rule the world!! lmao. Yay for geekiness!! :rotfl:

[pinkcow]

Ooh! I can't wait to see the e-pics!!!!

If the weather holds up we might do ours tomorrow.

[LLLBelle]

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2982/fontsamplecopy.th.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/fontsamplecopy.jpg/)

As promised, the fonts, the top one is the one I was talking about, but I added the bottom one for good measure. If you click on it it will open a larger image.

Okay, the renting DVC, I did check out pointage for you, I like this website for calculating points, but there are more. http://tagrel.com/dvcCompChart.shtml I did not realize that you were not going during value season, so the points to stay will be a bit higher. Plus I don't know how long you are going. You can check out the DVC Rent board on DIS. Pretty much if the resort you want is the DVC's home resort they can book 11 months in advance, if it's not they can book 7 months in advance. The average cost per point is about $10, but you may get lucky and get it for less, I got mine for about 9.40/point.

You definitely have a bit of time, but you can check out the points and see which resort fits in your budget, BWV, AKL, and OKW are the cheapest point wise. BWV standard view rooms make up about 20% of the hotel, so they go quick and if you are on a budget you may not want to fork another couple hundred over for a preferred view.

This website has some good info on renting http://www.mousesavers.com/dvc.html , just scroll done a little bit and there is some info about renting.

That's all I can think of right now, let me know if you have any questions. Oh, you can still do a honeymoon registry when renting, you just need the confirmation number.

[ghoulish delight]

:woohoo:Come the revolution the geeks will rule the world!! lmao. Yay for geekiness!! :rotfl:

Heck yes!!! ;) :lmao: I do like your thinking! Viva la geeks! Lol!

Ooh! I can't wait to see the e-pics!!!!

If the weather holds up we might do ours tomorrow.

Thank you, thank you! Hope the weather did hold up, 'cause I'd love to see yours too! :goodvibes

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2982/fontsamplecopy.th.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/fontsamplecopy.jpg/)

As promised, the fonts, the top one is the one I was talking about, but I added the bottom one for good measure. If you click on it it will open a larger image.

Okay, the renting DVC, I did check out pointage for you, I like this website for calculating points, but there are more. http://tagrel.com/dvcCompChart.shtml I did not realize that you were not going during value season, so the points to stay will be a bit higher. Plus I don't know how long you are going. You can check out the DVC Rent board on DIS. Pretty much if the resort you want is the DVC's home resort they can book 11 months in advance, if it's not they can book 7 months in advance. The average cost per point is about $10, but you may get lucky and get it for less, I got mine for about 9.40/point.

You definitely have a bit of time, but you can check out the points and see which resort fits in your budget, BWV, AKL, and OKW are the cheapest point wise. BWV standard view rooms make up about 20% of the hotel, so they go quick and if you are on a budget you may not want to fork another couple hundred over for a preferred view.

This website has some good info on renting http://www.mousesavers.com/dvc.html , just scroll done a little bit and there is some info about renting.

That's all I can think of right now, let me know if you have any questions. Oh, you can still do a honeymoon registry when renting, you just need the confirmation number.

You are seriously my wedding-angel, Laurie!!! :hug::hug::hug:

We had no idea how we were going to be able to afford our honeymoon. Granted, as I mentioned, my DF's dad is giving us the money... we just didn't think it would be possible to get what we wanted while staying within our means. But now! It's within our reach! So, after first hearing from you about it, I researched as much as I could. Learned everything I could on it and began the search for possibilities.

I made a post here on the boards, over on the Rent/transfer points and I got several PMs. The first person that contacted me was extremely helpful, and told me tons of info I should know as a first time point-renter. We actually got in touch with him, and his wife called and made our reservations this morning! Got my contract emailed to me today, and we're going to sign it and send the deposit asap to them!! I'm so insanely excited!

We too, are staying at BWV in a studio, 5/9 through 5/14 next year. Omg!! I can't believe we're going to get our dream WDW honeymoon afterall! :cloud9: You are the absolute best! Now all we need to do is book our flights, have our DVC member call and set up DME for us and then buy our tickets. :hyper: What a dream come true!

Oh, and btw, I love the fonts! Thank you! :cutie:

[ghoulish delight]

Alrighty, it took me a few days (I procrastinate sometimes :rolleyes1 :angel:) but alas! I have come bearing photos! Pictures from my DL/DLH birthday trip with a sort of mini TR. Sort of! And a couple of pics of things I received in the mail that I had ordered online for the wedding!

My birthday was May 28th, and Jason wanted to take me to Disneyland so I could take advantage of their free birthday going-ons. Seeing as I'm an annual passholder, instead of getting free admission, you get the choice to take an unlimited fastpass for the day OR a "funcard" of equal value to a one park admission! Hmm... I suppose you can guess which one I went with! :lmao:

He decided since we won't be able to celebrate my birthday much next year due to it being only a couple weeks after our wedding and honeymoon, he wanted to do it up nice this year for me. That and I'll be turning 25 :eek: next year, so I was happier to make a big deal out of turning the big 2-4 instead. Lol. Sooo, he got us a pool view room at the Disneyland Hotel the night of my birthday.

The room:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/birfdayish002.jpg

Our Haunted Mansion hidden in the bedspread! :goodvibes
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/birfdayish001.jpg

View from our mini balcony (which, if you look in the upper lefthand corner that's the backside of where our ceremony site is for the wedding!):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/birfdayish006.jpg

Another picture of the view (and the red building is where our reception is the building where our reception is being held):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/birfdayish005.jpg

Me insisting we get a picture of us together!:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/birfdayish011.jpg

DF insisting he gets a picture of me loving the room!:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/birfdayish010.jpg

The room was gorgeous, and keep in mind I hadn't stayed there prior to this since I was maybe 8 years old. So that made it a big deal to me. :teeth:

He also took me to dinner at Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney! The food was delicious, and I hope we'll visit it again soon! Sadly, I took no food porn pictures. :guilty: But I promise it was delish!

I can at least give you the descriptions of what we ate though!

Roman Garlic Bread - Fresh ciabatta bread, basil and fresh mozzarella cheese, baked and served with a spicy purée of roasted garlic and olive oil.

Jason had the Pasta Jambalaya - Gulf shrimp, andouille sausage and roasted chicken tossed with spinach fettuccine and Creole seasonings.

And I had the Panéed Chicken Bercy - Pan-fried parmesan and herb-breaded chicken breast topped with artichoke hearts, portobello mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes. With andouille grits and a roasted shallot and white wine sauce.

For dessert we shared the Crème Brulée Sampler - A sweet sampling of our Grand Marnier, café au lait, and vanilla ginger crème brulée.

It turned out to be a fantastic birthday, thanks to Jason and Disney! :cutie: Oh! And I bought a super cute new purse with Jack Skellington hidden in the design of it and a Jack tanktop with my free "funcard". It also helped pay for a portion of this cute Disneyland jacket I'd been wanting. Yay for free anything from Disney! :rolleyes:

Last but not least! Here's the photos of our unity sand ceremony vases engraved with our monogram and wedding date:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/birfdayish020.jpg

I'm reeeally pleased with it! I just got the sand for the ceremony I ordered too, but the pictures make the colors look all muted.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/birfdayish023.jpg

[Bolanette87]

Your Birthday sounds sooooo brilliant Hun!! Wow! Your Sand Ceremony kit is absolutely gorgeous too! :goodvibes

Bob xoxoxox

[LLLBelle]

I'm sooo glad that I was able to help you :goodvibes I got goosebumps when I read it, I'm so excited for you :yay: It will be a fabulous honeymoon. I will make sure to take lots of pictures in January so you can have a preview!

I can't take all the credit since I found the idea off the boards as well, they are awesome.

I love good news! Disney really does make things magical :wizard: So exciting, BWV will be awesome!

Happy Belated Birthday, I can't see the pics at work, but I'm sure it is wonderful. :)

[polynesianbride]

Looks like you had a FABULOUS birthday! :bday:(a little late:guilty:)party: Love the sand ceremony set you got... I like that it has a lid. I also really love the fonts LLLBelle posted, those will be perfect! Congrats on booking your Disneymoon:banana::banana::banana: you will LOVE WDW:love:

[ghoulish delight]

Your Birthday sounds sooooo brilliant Hun!! Wow! Your Sand Ceremony kit is absolutely gorgeous too! :goodvibes

Bob xoxoxox

Thanky Bob!! :goodvibes My bday was a lot of fun, and I'm more than pleased with the kit! Glad you approve, what with that wonderful taste of yours! Hehe.


I'm sooo glad that I was able to help you :goodvibes I got goosebumps when I read it, I'm so excited for you :yay: It will be a fabulous honeymoon. I will make sure to take lots of pictures in January so you can have a preview!

I can't take all the credit since I found the idea off the boards as well, they are awesome.

I love good news! Disney really does make things magical :wizard: So exciting, BWV will be awesome!

Happy Belated Birthday, I can't see the pics at work, but I'm sure it is wonderful. :)

Aww! Yeah! I seriously can't tell you how ridiculously grateful we are! Now we get the wedding AND honeymoon we were wanting! We feel pretty darn blessed at this point! :teeth: And I'll be looking forward to seeing your pics regardless! :hug:

Looks like you had a FABULOUS birthday! :bday:(a little late:guilty:)party: Love the sand ceremony set you got... I like that it has a lid. I also really love the fonts LLLBelle posted, those will be perfect! Congrats on booking your Disneymoon:banana::banana::banana: you will LOVE WDW:love:

Thanks dear!! :hug: I'd not found another set that I liked nearly as much as that one. It's so unique and I could easily see us having it displayed. ::yes:: We are beyond excited about our Disneymoon!!! You girls will have to give me any tips on what we should see when it gets closer to us going! :woohoo:

[ghoulish delight]

Update-age!
We booked our videographer today!!! :hyper: They are exceptionally professional, and affordable for what we'll be getting. Two cameras, 8 hours of coverage, everything we want! If anyone is curious, feel free to check out their website (http://www.placidpictures.com/wedding%20videography.html).

Also, FINALLY got my bridal shoes in the mail today! They are so so comfy and just perfect for what I want!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/DSC01598.jpg

I almost forgot one of the biggest updates that I never really officially mentioned in my own friggan planning journal! LOL! I am so silly!

Ahem...

WE BOOKED OUR HONEY-- I mean!DISNEYMOON!!!!!!!! :yay: :woohoo:

That's right! We're going to WDW (we're both Disney World virgins :angel:) for 4 days, 5 nights! And thanks to the lovely Laurie, we found out about renting DVC points and we're staying at a BWV studio for our stay. It's going to be sooo much fun! I can't wait!!

Back to the planning business! We truly don't have much left to do! Let's see what's left on our list...


Officiant
Jason's wedding band
Bridal jewelry
Definite bridal-do
Invitations
Placecards
Figure out candy buffet table details
Ringbearer pillow
Garter


There's other little things, I'm sure, but the list is still pretty short! Crazy! I need to slow down my planning! :rotfl:

[Bolanette87]

How exciting to have your Disneymoon booked!! :banana:

Bob xoxoxox

[Cleofish]

Oooooh I love the shoes!!!!!!! Glad you had a lovely time in Disneyland - it looks lovely - and happy belated birthday!!!!!! I can't wait to see what your think of WDW, it's my favourite place on earth, so I'm positive your Disneymoon will be wonderous!!! x

[MainStMandy]

Ohhh everything looks lovely!!! I love the shoes!! Too cute :) And you are coming to DISNEY!! YAYY!!!!!:cool1:

[acomasdiaz]

I am so excited to see a Disneyland wedding. The locations look beautiful. I love the colors you have chosen too! I'll definitely keep looking for more updates.

[torsie24]

Anjanette!!!

I feel like such a bad Disney Bride that I hadn't seen your PJ until now! I'm so sorry!!! (I spend 99% of my DIS time over on the WDWplanning boards - maybe I'll see you over there now you're all booked! ;))

OMG everything looks amazing!! I love your dress, and your Bridesmaids colours, AND the groomsmen too! Your location looks fabulous! And I love the cake topper!!!!

Sorry again I've not come over here! :hug:

P.S. I love the candy tables! Will look awesome in your colours!!

[polynesianbride]

Looks like everything is really coming together for you:goodvibes The shoes are super cute and look super comfy. AND...:banana::banana::banana::banana:YAY FOR BOOKING YOUR DISNEYMOON:banana::banana::banana::banana: You're going to absolutely love it!

[Shyvioletisme]

Update-age!

I almost forgot one of the biggest updates that I never really officially mentioned in my own friggan planning journal! LOL! I am so silly!

Ahem...

WE BOOKED OUR HONEY-- I mean!DISNEYMOON!!!!!!!! :yay: :woohoo:

That's right! We're going to WDW (we're both Disney World virgins :angel:) for 4 days, 5 nights! And thanks to the lovely Laurie, we found out about renting DVC points and we're staying at a BWV studio for our stay. It's going to be sooo much fun! I can't wait!!



:banana: that's awesome!!! Sounds nice!!!

[figment fan21]

Ok so I wanted to pop in real quick! I'm at work and i'm soooo gonna get in trouble! :lmao:

I LOVE your colors, they're so pretty together!

I've never been to DL so i'm going to live through you :cutie:

I'm doing a sand ceremony too so YAY! :yay:

And YAY for a disneymoon!!!!:woohoo: DF and I rented DVC points for our last trip and it saved us a boat load! I highly recommend it!:thumbsup2

I'll be checking in later once i'm all caught up!

[ghoulish delight]

How exciting to have your Disneymoon booked!! :banana:

Bob xoxoxox

Thank you, my darling Bob! Jason and I are just ecstatic over it!!

Oooooh I love the shoes!!!!!!! Glad you had a lovely time in Disneyland - it looks lovely - and happy belated birthday!!!!!! I can't wait to see what your think of WDW, it's my favourite place on earth, so I'm positive your Disneymoon will be wonderous!!! x

Why thank youuu!! Oh yes, I can't wait either! I'd love to visit ALL of the Disney parks someday, but I'm thrilled to see WDW. Been wanting to go there all my life! What better than to go for my first time with my (by then) brand new hubby right after our Disney wedding?! :cloud9:

I'll be sure to let you know exactly how much I love it, once we return!

Ohhh everything looks lovely!!! I love the shoes!! Too cute :) And you are coming to DISNEY!! YAYY!!!!!:cool1:

Hooray! I'm happy you approve, as you have fantastic taste! I can't wait for the wedding, and now I've got a Disneymoon to look forward to?! How am I supposed to wait thaaat many months?! :rolleyes: Time should speed up a little, just so it all gets here quicker! Lol!

I am so excited to see a Disneyland wedding. The locations look beautiful. I love the colors you have chosen too! I'll definitely keep looking for more updates.

Thanks much! It kind of sucks to be the only DL bride on here, but I'm hoping maybe my PJ will help some other DL bride someday. Hehe. If nothing else, I've gotten a ton of help already from all the lovely Disbrides on here, and I couldn't be happier for posting! Thanks for reading!

Anjanette!!!

I feel like such a bad Disney Bride that I hadn't seen your PJ until now! I'm so sorry!!! (I spend 99% of my DIS time over on the WDWplanning boards - maybe I'll see you over there now you're all booked! ;))

OMG everything looks amazing!! I love your dress, and your Bridesmaids colours, AND the groomsmen too! Your location looks fabulous! And I love the cake topper!!!!

Sorry again I've not come over here! :hug:

P.S. I love the candy tables! Will look awesome in your colours!!

Aww, silly Torsie!!! :hug: You are so sweet. Worry not! I was too too late on catching up with all your beautiful wedding details on your PJ too! (And you may just happen to! I'll need all the help I can get since I'm so new to WDW!)

I'm so happy you like it all, lovely! Thank you for the kind words! :goodvibes AND thank you for reading all my nonsense! Hehe.

Looks like everything is really coming together for you:goodvibes The shoes are super cute and look super comfy. AND...:banana::banana::banana::banana:YAY FOR BOOKING YOUR DISNEYMOON:banana::banana::banana: You're going to absolutely love it!

Thank you Adelia! It truly is coming together easily and quickly! I thought this would be more of a challenge! :rolleyes1 Lol! No, truthfully, I'm happy to have so much planned already. Less for me to stress about. Now I can sit back and try to enjoy waiting for it all to get here!

:banana: that's awesome!!! Sounds nice!!!

Thank you, thank you! Can't even tell you how excited I am!!!!

Ok so I wanted to pop in real quick! I'm at work and i'm soooo gonna get in trouble! :lmao:

I LOVE your colors, they're so pretty together!

I've never been to DL so i'm going to live through you :cutie:

I'm doing a sand ceremony too so YAY! :yay:

And YAY for a disneymoon!!!!:woohoo: DF and I rented DVC points for our last trip and it saved us a boat load! I highly recommend it!:thumbsup2

I'll be checking in later once i'm all caught up!

Don't get in trouble, silly girl! :rotfl:

BUT thank you for checking out my PJ! Hehe. And feel free to live vicariously through me on my DL trips! I'm happy to help! Lol!

Sand ceremonies are so so perfect, are they not?! I just love the idea!

Woo! I'm glad to hear the DVC point rental stuff is worthwhile! It's saving us a ton of money! I've been nervous about it, but the people we're renting points from seem very nice and genuine!

[ghoulish delight]

It would appear as though we've finally reached a wedding dilemma... :scared:

Our WC was supposed to send us a copy of our official Disney budget a few weeks ago. It's been very busy for them at the DFTW offices here in California, since they did some employment cutbacks, so we didn't get it from her until today. Our wedding budget as allotted by my parents is $20,000. My FMIL is paying for our floral, and my FFIL is paying for the honeymoon. Two of my FSILs are paying for our candy buffet favors.

We're very very blessed to have such generous and thoughtful family members - however, getting back to the dilemma - the total Disney budget came back at $17,000. Sigh. We had asked our WC if we could toast with Disney mint juleps instead of champagne, and of course they can do it but it's a specialty drink. So that in itself is 4 dollars extra per person.

I've not been especially picky on most everything else. It's all pretty standard fare. The only little extra we had wanted was material with lighting in it draped from the ceiling of our reception area. They want to charge us $2,000 for it! :eek: So, as beautiful as it is, we're going to have to nix that.

See, we've already got money taken from our budget too. Roughly $2,000 for my gown. $2,000 for the wedding and reception site. Photographer will be $1395, and videographer at a grand total of $1895. Looking at all that.. we've only got around $13,000 to work with to stay within budget. I just don't know how it would be possible.

We may just have to start saving up money to pay the extra costs OR we're going to have to cut down our guest list. We already know that out of the 100 we're inviting, only about 80-90 will truly be able to attend. But, we can't count on that. :guilty:

Argh. Well, I apologize for ranting but I had to get it off my chest! Thanks for reading, any of you who will, that is. Any prayers/happy thoughts would be fantastic. I could use some right about now! Everything was going far too smoothly, I suppose. :lmao:

The only positive things we really got, were our floorplan for the reception and a picture of the shape of our wedding cake. Jason still needs to sketch up a mock drawing of what we want exactly.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/Hastert-Donahue5-8-2010.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/HeartsFlowers.jpg

[princess22]

I just wanted to say I just read your PJ and I love everything so far. The dresses, the hairstyles, the colors, it all looks great!

I'm sorry to hear you are having budget issues. I think the majority of brides have this issue. I know I do! My wedding is on a very tight budget and it's hard to cut back here and cut back there. Have you sat down and wrote a list of what is a must and tried to figure out where else you can cut back? Have you already paid for your dress? (I can't recall if you have) If not, I got mine for more than half the price off of Craig's list. There are other ways to budget also. But, I will keep you in my thoughts. I know that no matter what happens, your big day is going to be gorgeous! And even if you have to have major cutbacks, just remember, it's not so much about all the materialistic stuff, it's about saying "I Do" to the love of your life and starting the rest of your lives together!

Anyway, sorry that got so long... I'm hooked on your PJ and can't wait to read more!

[LLLBelle]

Oh dear! . . .I think the budget crisis is unavoidable, I'm reworking mine right now. And always remember, there is always something you forget, I just got off the phone with our wedding planner and we just had another 500 added on and I know there are at least 600 more, so have a buffer

So back to the issue at hand, first step would be guest list, if you can cut anyone, it sucks, but is possible. Also make a list of what is important to you and your DFi and see if anything can go. Everything little thing adds up. And as a back up plan. . .start saving some dough so you don't end up putting stuff on a credit card.

It will all work out and your wedding will be beautiful!

[Princess Sarah 92]

so i came across this thread and im in love with your wedding!
i usually never see floral arrangements that i really like, and yours is so pretty!
also i love your dress, centerpieces, and pretty much everything lol

the shoes you would have picked would have been great, but i know what its like to not be able to walk in shoes, so yay for flats! haha

i would love to get married at disneyland [im only 17 though so i might have to wait lol], so when i went there for my birthday i went to the rose garden and snuck into sleeping beautys pavilion (hey the door was open, so i took it as a sign and went in lol) and i love it, im excited that you're posting all these pictures and all because not many people have disneyland weddings on this site

ah this makes me want to go back to disneyland. anyways good luck with all the planning! cant wait to read more

[torsie24]

:hug: Sorry for the budget woes! I know I'll be feeling that once it's closer to our date, as we need to stick as close to the disney budget as possible and my parents have alotted only a few $k more than the disney budget and that needs to include my dress and hopefully our flights!

I love the layout of the room and your seating plans!! Eeee, I can't wait to do stuff that real!

And $2k?!?!? Give me $100 and I'll hing some fairy lights and material for you! :lmao:

(Also you are SO lucky living in SoCal! I went to UCLA for a semester and miss it most days!)

[BecBennett]

Eh, I know how you're feeling, my budget is $20 000 too, and I have no idea how some brides do it for less then that! :eek:

My budget is supposed to include the wedding stuff, plus the honeymoon stuff, plus us getting to WDW and our accomm. Really if I think about it, it's going to have to also include our food and spending money too :scared: yeesh, here's hoping that some lovely family members will step in and offer to help pay for some things...

I don't think they will though, because I seem to remember saying something along the lines of "we don't want you to pay for our wedding, we just want you to be there" :sad2::lmao:

[figment fan21]

Awe hun the whole budget thing is a real pain in the butt! And it gives such headaches doesn't it?:headache: The only advice I can give you is make a list of everything that is important to you and your man to have for your wedding.... photo, floral, food, music, and all the little extras. Once you have that list go through and re-arrange it so that the most important things to you guys are to the top and the least important are on the bottom. Whatever is on the bottom either nix or try to find a more economical alternative. This is all easier said than done... BELIEVE ME!!! :rolleyes: But when it comes to budgeting it helped alittle bit for us.

HTH :goodvibes

[Bolanette87]

Hey Hun!

Big :hug:s for the budget issues..... They are absolutely horrible, aren't they?? The only advice I can give is for you and your DF to make a 'top 3' list... Pick the 3 things in the wedding that are the most important to you (Floral, Entertainment, Photography, whatever) and work around your budget from there. Priorisation is the key with budgets.... We picked our most important things and worked on the budget from there... If you work at it from scratch, you'd be amazed what you can cut.... :hug: I hope it all works out for you!! :hug:

Love you!

Bob xoxoxoxox

[MainStMandy]

Oh so sorry to hear you are having budget issues. I am sure it will work out...but I can understand. I think some of the stuff Disney charges for is RIDICULOUS!! $2k for lighting...that's insane!

[ghoulish delight]

I just want to say that I absolutely love all you girls!!! :grouphug: As stressed as I am, reading all the support I have from you lovely ladies lets me know I'm by no means alone. So thank you! And thanks for your constant flow of advice! I don't know where I'd be with my planning without you all. :goodvibes :worship:

ALSO! Welcome princess22 and Princess Sarah 92! Thank you so much for reading and the kind words! :hug:

Trying to get myself focused on the happier aspects of planning, I decided to find a way to reobtain Adobe Photoshop CS4. I used to have it on my computer, but a nasty virus ate it a while back and um... my Photoshop copy wasn't a law-abiding copy so to speak... so I lost it.

Why am I talking about this? Oh, you shall see! So today, I went to Adobe's website and downloaded the 30 day trial. That's all I needed! I got to work on making a monogram/logo for the wedding! I designed it mostly for one of the tiers our of wedding cake, but we shall see if I can include it elsewhere.

I'd love to know what you guys think of it! It's been a good long while since I created something from scratch with Photoshop, so please be kind. ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/adjlogo.jpg

[BecBennett]

Ooh, I like it! :lovestruc Personally I'd try and make your names a little more scrolly/curly, but the "&" looks perfect, so that would probably stuff it up... :confused3

[torsie24]

Oooh, I love it Anjanette! I think I'd go for a different font on the 'D' but otherwise it's great!! Well done! Way better than I could do on PS!

[figment fan21]

o0o0o0o I like that ALOT!!!! Very very pretty! Good job girlie:thumbsup2

[acomasdiaz]

Anjanette, I think it's perfect! Awesome job!

[MainStMandy]

Oh Anj I love it!! Very beautiful!!

[princess22]

Great job on the monogram! I think it's perfect. I love it!

[Bolanette87]

I think your Monogram looks gorgeous my Darling!! :lovestruc

Bob xoxoox

[tiggersam00]

Hey ther girl, hang in there with the budget woes, I know you'll make it work :) Let us know how we can help, offering DIY ideas to cut costs etc etc. I actually bought 100 invitations to go the DIY route last night at Target for $60 with response cards and envelopes, so that is saving me some $$ (about $340 before postage!) So little things will add up to make a huge savings.

I love the layout of the reception room btw! It will have such a nice flow to it! And your monogram omg I love it, perfect perfect perfect :goodvibes

[LLLBelle]

The monogram is beautiful! Great Job, I love it! :thumbsup2

[Shyvioletisme]

ooh I really like the monogram!!! Great job!!!

[Princess Sarah 92]

your logo is cute! good job on it :]

[ghoulish delight]

Ooh, I like it! :lovestruc Personally I'd try and make your names a little more scrolly/curly, but the "&" looks perfect, so that would probably stuff it up... :confused3

Oooh, I love it Anjanette! I think I'd go for a different font on the 'D' but otherwise it's great!! Well done! Way better than I could do on PS!

o0o0o0o I like that ALOT!!!! Very very pretty! Good job girlie:thumbsup2

Anjanette, I think it's perfect! Awesome job!

Oh Anj I love it!! Very beautiful!!

Great job on the monogram! I think it's perfect. I love it!

I think your Monogram looks gorgeous my Darling!! :lovestruc

Bob xoxoox

Hey ther girl, hang in there with the budget woes, I know you'll make it work :) Let us know how we can help, offering DIY ideas to cut costs etc etc. I actually bought 100 invitations to go the DIY route last night at Target for $60 with response cards and envelopes, so that is saving me some $$ (about $340 before postage!) So little things will add up to make a huge savings.

I love the layout of the reception room btw! It will have such a nice flow to it! And your monogram omg I love it, perfect perfect perfect :goodvibes

The monogram is beautiful! Great Job, I love it! :thumbsup2

ooh I really like the monogram!!! Great job!!!

your logo is cute! good job on it :]

Have I mentioned how much I love all of you ladies?! What? Oh, I have?? :rotfl: Well, it needs saying again!!! I LOVE ALL YOU DISBRIDES (present, past and future that is)! :grouphug: You know how to make this Anjanette feel good about her wedding junk. :lmao:

So, thank you my lovelies! I did work hard on it, so I'm happy to hear it's at least mostly aesthetically pleasing!

If any of you needs help with something that I can help out on, please know that I will be happy to! I'm not exceptionally crafty, but I have put in a lot of time tinkering with graphic design.

[ghoulish delight]

Browsing Etsy today, I found a necklace I fell in love with that I'm about 99% sure will be my bridal necklace! :lovestruc I think it has a classic and unique look to it, besides being super beautiful. Plus, it should show up nicely in photos!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/il_430xN76671022.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/il_430xN76671021.jpg

[Princess Sarah 92]

omg i love that necklace!
the flower thing really adds a nice touch
im falling in love with everything you pick out

[ghoulish delight]

omg i love that necklace!
the flower thing really adds a nice touch
im falling in love with everything you pick out

Thanks hon! I'm glad you like it! :thumbsup2 I'm trying to be traditional, without being y'know... too traditional! ;)

[LLLBelle]

Browsing Etsy today, I found a necklace I fell in love with that I'm about 99% sure will be my bridal necklace! :lovestruc I think it has a classic and unique look to it, besides being super beautiful. Plus, it should show up nicely in photos!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/il_430xN76671022.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/il_430xN76671021.jpg

We have very similar taste my dear :laughing:, that is very similar to the two necklaces I have in my pj off etsy!! I almost like that one better than the one I original one I liked for my dress, it must be a new one :woohoo: So obviously, I loove the necklace.

[polynesianbride]

That necklace is beautiful! It will be just perfect! I also think you did a great job on the monoram:thumbsup2

[ghoulish delight]

We have very similar taste my dear :laughing:, that is very similar to the two necklaces I have in my pj off etsy!! I almost like that one better than the one I original one I liked for my dress, it must be a new one :woohoo: So obviously, I loove the necklace.

LOL! No kidding?! I knew that style was popular on there... okay, now I have to go back and look! That's awesome. :lmao: We DO have similar taste then - the best taste, that is! :rotfl2: You do so rock, my Laurie!

That necklace is beautiful! It will be just perfect! I also think you did a great job on the monoram:thumbsup2

Hooray! :banana: I'm happy you approve!

[princess22]

I love that necklace. It is so gorgeous. It's going to look perfect!!!

[ghoulish delight]

I love that necklace. It is so gorgeous. It's going to look perfect!!!

Thank you kindly! :goodvibes And with that said, I was convinced! I just purchased it! :woohoo: So that will be my necklace! I will model it for you ladies once I get it in the mail!

[princess22]

Thank you kindly! :goodvibes And with that said, I was convinced! I just purchased it! :woohoo: So that will be my necklace! I will model it for you ladies once I get it in the mail!

YAY!!! I can't wait to see it on you!

[LLLBelle]

LOL! No kidding?! I knew that style was popular on there... okay, now I have to go back and look! That's awesome. :lmao: We DO have similar taste then - the best taste, that is! :rotfl2: You do so rock, my Laurie!



Hooray! :banana: I'm happy you approve!

Of course we do :rotfl: the best taste!

Thank you kindly! :goodvibes And with that said, I was convinced! I just purchased it! :woohoo: So that will be my necklace! I will model it for you ladies once I get it in the mail!

Yeh!! It will look beautiful with your dress!

[torsie24]

OMG that necklace is beautiful!!!!

Buy buy buy!!!!

[BecBennett]

Oh, I want to start buying jewellry and shoes and stuff! :sad2:

I wont let myself buy anything though until I've picked my dress. Or else I'll end up with a bunch of stuff that just doesn't go :rotfl:

[figment fan21]

Browsing Etsy today, I found a necklace I fell in love with that I'm about 99% sure will be my bridal necklace! :lovestruc I think it has a classic and unique look to it, besides being super beautiful. Plus, it should show up nicely in photos!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/il_430xN76671022.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/il_430xN76671021.jpg

one word...... Lovely!

It has such class and will look amazing on you! Good choice! :thumbsup2

[MainStMandy]

Thank you kindly! :goodvibes And with that said, I was convinced! I just purchased it! :woohoo: So that will be my necklace! I will model it for you ladies once I get it in the mail!

I'm a little late to the party but I love that necklace!! Great choice!!

AND....
http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.31129851.jpg

[tiggersam00]

Ok love the necklace, it is too perfect! It will look amazing Anjanette:goodvibes

[Cleofish]

Anjanette, the necklace is stunning!! I absolutely love it!!!

[PrincessinLuv]

Oooooooooh! I love that necklace, and your dress is fantabulous! Yeah, their were no words for it, had to make on up hehehe. Also I'll keep my fingers crossed for you on the budget mishaps. Can't wait to read more!!

[scarlet-la-belle]

Anjanette this is my first trip to you're PJ and can I just say that you're wedding is going to be so beautiful :goodvibes You're proposal story is very cute :cutie: and you look just gorgeous in you're wedding dress princess: a real Disney princess.
I can't wait to read more and one more thing you should definitely buy that necklace it is stunning!

[ghoulish delight]

OMG that necklace is beautiful!!!!

Buy buy buy!!!!

Done done done! :lmao: Now I'm waiting anxiously for it in the mail! It shall be modelled and photographed once it's here!

Oh, I want to start buying jewellry and shoes and stuff! :sad2:

I wont let myself buy anything though until I've picked my dress. Or else I'll end up with a bunch of stuff that just doesn't go :rotfl:

Lol, that's probably a good rule to go by! :rotfl:

So never fear! You'll be doing all of that fun stuff soon enough! :thumbsup2 It's fun, but stressful because it seems like such important choices! :scared: I just hope I'll be happy with all of mine when the big day comes! :rotfl2:

one word...... Lovely!

It has such class and will look amazing on you! Good choice! :thumbsup2

Thanks hon! I certainly hope you're right! ;)

I'm a little late to the party but I love that necklace!! Great choice!!

AND....
http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.31129851.jpg

ETSY FOR THE WIN! :yay:

Where would all of us Dis brides be without its own brand of magic?! Lol!

Ok love the necklace, it is too perfect! It will look amazing Anjanette:goodvibes

Anjanette, the necklace is stunning!! I absolutely love it!!!

Thank you sweethearts! :goodvibes

Oooooooooh! I love that necklace, and your dress is fantabulous! Yeah, their were no words for it, had to make on up hehehe. Also I'll keep my fingers crossed for you on the budget mishaps. Can't wait to read more!!

Anjanette this is my first trip to you're PJ and can I just say that you're wedding is going to be so beautiful :goodvibes You're proposal story is very cute :cutie: and you look just gorgeous in you're wedding dress princess: a real Disney princess.
I can't wait to read more and one more thing you should definitely buy that necklace it is stunning!

And thank you lovely ladies for stopping by! :hug: Happy to have you both reading along!

[ghoulish delight]

Few updates to share with you all!

The one thing I've been consistently unsure about with the wedding planning has been my hair. I don't know WHY exactly it's been such a painful thing for me, but it's been my hardest thing to pick out as of yet! :confused3

So yesterday, I started googling bridal hair. Finding nothing that seemed very me, or what I wanted - I decided to search pinups again. This time, I tried modern day pinups. Silly as it may seem, I found a style I fell in love with! :love:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/FrankiiWilde_4.jpg

I think it's just perfect!! :love: I just wish I could find a bigger picture of it. I'm also thinking about going with a flower clip instead of a hair comb now! ::yes:: I think it would be appropriate for the vintage do.

I think I'd want a hybrid of the first style and this one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/20090410-040934-69.jpg

Okay, forgive me girls, but I gotta go get dinner going but I've got floral updates too for you when I get back!

[spacerangerqueen]

I heart that hairstyle!
I have to say after all the Katy Perry hair talk on here awhile back I went and played some Katy Perry videos on 'on demand' and I thought she had some awesome hair in all her videos! (DF thought I was nuts and revoked my limited privileges of picking the next video to play :lmao: )

[Shyvioletisme]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/FrankiiWilde_4.jpg

I think it's just perfect!! :love: I just wish I could find a bigger picture of it. I'm also thinking about going with a flower clip instead of a hair comb now! ::yes:: I think it would be appropriate for the vintage do.

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This is awesome!!! so pretty! definitely a good choice, if you go with it!

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

I have apparently been under a rock :headache: I just found your PJ...Love it! Everything looks great! So excited to hear about a Disney LAND wedding :banana: Can't wait to read more!

[ghoulish delight]

Ahh, full bellied and ready to fill everyone in some more! :cutie:

Here's one more hair pic I forgot to post, just because it's my girl-crush :blush: AND her hair just so happens to be sickeningly adorable!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/Katy_Perry52.jpg

Alright. So, I'd been meaning to drop by our florist and pay her a visit for quite some time. Today I called and asked if I could drop by to make some changes to my bouquet, and give her a map of the venue. The biggest change I made was changing the purple dendrobium bombay orchids in my bouquet to the teal dyed ones. I also took out lavender roses as I didn't really want a light purple in there. :rolleyes:

This isn't exactly what mine will look like, as there will be more dark purple in mine and it'll be a cascade bouquet, but it's not too far off:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/2008_10_25_151.jpg

I'm having white roses, white star lillies, purple lisianthus, white dendrobium orchids, the teal dyed purple orchids with diamonds in my roses. Here's to hoping it'll turn out nicely!

The first time we met with her she made us a quick sample that used the purple bombay orchid and it was beautiful. The only problem I had with it was that it seemed too pink. Not that I dislike pink, but our colors are dark purple and teal. :rolleyes: So now that I changed MY bombay orchids to be the teal dyed, she thinks the BM bouquets should have the teal dyed also. The problem is, the sample she made that time was using the flowers she was going to use in the BM's. So if you look, it already has not only the purple but the teal also!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/3dd0dee5.jpg
(The sample I'm talking about)

I'm worried that it's going to be too much and I should just keep theirs the regular purple bombay orchids? What do you guys think?

The LAST thing I'd want would be color overkill. :worried:

[Chilly]

Just read through your whole PJ.

Love your ring, very unique. purple is my fav colour and I think the teal goes great with it. Your wedding dress is lovely as is the necklace you just got. I think your bouquet looks really cute. I hope you are able to sort your budget out. Unless you are really big eaters i'd say not having the dining plan is cheaper.

Looking forward to hearing more.

[MainStMandy]

Ooh I am loving the hairstyles!!!

[figment fan21]

Few updates to share with you all!

The one thing I've been consistently unsure about with the wedding planning has been my hair. I don't know WHY exactly it's been such a painful thing for me, but it's been my hardest thing to pick out as of yet! :confused3

So yesterday, I started googling bridal hair. Finding nothing that seemed very me, or what I wanted - I decided to search pinups again. This time, I tried modern day pinups. Silly as it may seem, I found a style I fell in love with! :love:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/FrankiiWilde_4.jpg

I think it's just perfect!! :love: I just wish I could find a bigger picture of it. I'm also thinking about going with a flower clip instead of a hair comb now! ::yes:: I think it would be appropriate for the vintage do.

I think I'd want a hybrid of the first style and this one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/20090410-040934-69.jpg

Okay, forgive me girls, but I gotta go get dinner going but I've got floral updates too for you when I get back!



Oh a girl after my own heart!!! You have amazing taste! :cutie:

I love that first one! Kind of reminds me of the one i have in my PJ! :thumbsup2

[figmentfan814]

Hmmm.. for the flowers I think if yours has a lot of the white it shouldn't be color overload with the bridesmaids bouquets. But, really it comes down to what you think will be best. You could always ask your floral person too, they are usually great with suggestions.

Love all the hair ideas, I think the first one and the one you just posted are my favorites.

[polynesianbride]

As always I love the hair pics you posted:love: I also really like your flowers... I don't think you'll be color overloaded with the teal dyed orchids (of course I'm kinda a color nut so you may not want to take my word for it:lmao:)- but honestly I think that you'll have enough white in there to balance it out:goodvibes I do agree with you that the regular orchid as posted in the sample is not the right shade for the bouquet- definately too pinkish.

[LLLBelle]

I love the hair, gorgeous!

I think it could go either way with the flowers, the colors look awesome together and done right it will look beautiful. It's hard when you don't really know what the finished product will look like.

I love the teal orchids! :thumbsup2, the white and teal is stunning.

[scarlet-la-belle]

Those hair styles are very beautiful, I often do my hair in 50's pin curls and add a flower! I don't know if you have looked at this site but they do lovely flowers and combs here www.johnnylovesrosie.co.uk :cutie:

[tiggersam00]

I agree, I like the white flowers with a pop of color, it looks very elegent and modern! Now the hair, you know I love it! Katy Perry rocks!

[redlight]

Another yes vote for the Katy Perry hair.

[ghoulish delight]

Thanks for all the lovely compliments and words of wisdom as always, my darlings! :hug:

I just thought I'd pop by and share the latest wedding planning news...

After bugging our coordinator to send out our complimentary Disney save-the-dates, they finally arrived!! :yay: They're not as pretty or fancy as all you other brides', but what I love most about them is I didn't have to do a thing! :lmao: They're not half bad either! And did I mention they were free?! :rotfl2:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/DSC01608-1.jpg

That picture is mostly to show that they even used a cute little stamp of two rings together. Hehe.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/DSC01614.jpg

Also, I got my necklace in the mail today!! :woohoo: It's perfect! Very delicate and feminine. Exactly what I wanted. Truly, pictures don't do it justice but I promised to model it for you ladies, so here you go!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/DSC01602.jpg

And last in the news department... WE BOOKED OUR FLIGHT TO ORLANDO FOR OUR DISNEYMOON!! :hyper: (I'm not excited or anything! ;))

[torsie24]

Wow! I think the Save the Dates are gorgeous! :)

But not as lovely as your necklace - how perfect!!!! It's just beautiful!! And you will always be able to wear it again!!

:banana: for your flights being all booked!!

[ghoulish delight]

Wow! I think the Save the Dates are gorgeous! :)

But not as lovely as your necklace - how perfect!!!! It's just beautiful!! And you will always be able to wear it again!!

:banana: for your flights being all booked!!

Thanks much sweetie! Not too shabby for being free huh? :rolleyes1 Hehe

I am smitten :love: with the necklace! You are so right. It's completely rewearable, which makes it even better!

[figment fan21]

I love the necklace even more now that you have it! Its so pretty and girly!:cutie:

[Bolanette87]

Your STDs are absolutely gorgeous!! Your necklace is absolutely beautiful too... I adore it!!! Soooo stunning! You are going to be a gorgeous bride!!! :hug:

Bob xoxoxo

[MainStMandy]

OOOhhh Anj they are beautiful!! I love them...very classy and elegant!!

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Love your girl-crush hair, necklace, and STD's...Everything looks great! :cool1:

I agree with tiggsam-white flowers with a splash of color!

Congrats on booking your flight :banana:

[LLLBelle]

Love the STDs! And the necklace is gorgeous!

Yea for booking your flights! :banana:

[Chilly]

I like the STDs and the necklace is lovely. That is great you've booked your flights.

[Shyvioletisme]

the STDs are pretty cute for being free!

also the necklace looks LOVELY on you!!

[Cleofish]

Gorgeous, Gorgeous, Gorgeous. I love it all!! More please!!! :lmao:

[acomasdiaz]

I think the Save the Dates are great! I also love the necklace. It's beautiful!

[disdancer]

Anjanette- Your wedding looks like it will be a hit! You wedding dress is beautiful! Loving your planning journal! I know it's a bit late, but I'm reading! Good luck with the rest!

PS- It looks like we'll be getting married the same day! DF and i are haveing a home wedding on may 8th then a Disneymoon at WDW! :woohoo:

[figmentfan814]

Thanks for sharing the STD from Disneyland. I love the pastel colors on it!

The necklace is very beautiful; it looks great on!

[ghoulish delight]

I love the necklace even more now that you have it! Its so pretty and girly!:cutie:

Me too!! I think it's perfect! Exactly what I'd been wanting! :cutie:

Your STDs are absolutely gorgeous!! Your necklace is absolutely beautiful too... I adore it!!! Soooo stunning! You are going to be a gorgeous bride!!! :hug:

Bob xoxoxo

Aw, thanks dollface! I truly appreciate the kind words!! :hug: And as always, I'm very pleased to know you approve! :thumbsup2

OOOhhh Anj they are beautiful!! I love them...very classy and elegant!!

Thanks Mandy! You have wonderful taste at distinguishing what is classy/elegant so yay! I'm glad you think so! :banana:

Love your girl-crush hair, necklace, and STD's...Everything looks great! :cool1:

I agree with tiggsam-white flowers with a splash of color!

Congrats on booking your flight :banana:

You know, I agree on the splash of color! I think that looks nicest and most, hmm... bride-like? :confused3 :lmao: And thank youuu!

Love the STDs! And the necklace is gorgeous!

Yea for booking your flights! :banana:

:hug: Thanks muchly, Laurie!! I'm pretty thrilled with all of it! So excited about WDW! Still can't thank you enough for telling us about DVC! :flower3: Now, we still need to buy tickets to the park but with our flights and 5 night stay, it's costing us roughly $1350! I still can't believe it!

I like the STDs and the necklace is lovely. That is great you've booked your flights.

the STDs are pretty cute for being free!

also the necklace looks LOVELY on you!!

Gorgeous, Gorgeous, Gorgeous. I love it all!! More please!!! :lmao:

I think the Save the Dates are great! I also love the necklace. It's beautiful!

Thank you ladies!!! :grouphug:

Anjanette- Your wedding looks like it will be a hit! You wedding dress is beautiful! Loving your planning journal! I know it's a bit late, but I'm reading! Good luck with the rest!

PS- It looks like we'll be getting married the same day! DF and i are haveing a home wedding on may 8th then a Disneymoon at WDW! :woohoo:

Why thank you, and thanks for stopping by! :goodvibes And nice choice on your wedding date!! :thumbsup2 Great minds think alike! I'll be rooting for you when I'm getting ready on OUR big days! Hehe.

Thanks for sharing the STD from Disneyland. I love the pastel colors on it!

The necklace is very beautiful; it looks great on!

It's my pleasure to share! :yes: It's not as nice as all of the creative girls on here have made (or have had made) but I'm okay with it. I'm not too crafty :blush: so I appreciate Disney doing it for me. And thank you!

[Pirate's Princess]

That necklace is so beautiful!!!! You got it from etsy right? And congrats on the honeymoon

[ghoulish delight]

Guess what??!! Only... 10 MORE MONTHS!!!!!! :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

I ordered some handmade bridal earrings yesterday! Mine will look a tiny bit different. The pearls on mine will be white and the earrings will be on posts instead of french hooks.

http://www.bonitaj.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/erinear.jpg

I wanted some simple that matched my necklace really well. :cloud9: So again, I shall model them once I get them in the mail!

So, it's time for me to call upon you beautiful ladies with amazing taste again! I'm having another bridal dilemma. :scared: I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but here goes!

I am so entirely torn on what to do for my veil! As it stands now, when my gown is ready, there will also be some extra sparkle-tulle along with it. The bridal shop intended to make me a veil using this material. I loved the idea originally but ever since have been second guessing. As it may have been noticed, I have a great attraction to vintage glam. I am deeply in love with birdcage veils, which is what I keep wondering if I should go with instead.

I'm concerned that maybe it would look odd with my style of dress though? OR that maybe it will become one of those type of wedding trends that 20 years from now I'll wonder why I did it. Sort of like the poor brides of the '80s that had the poofy hair and poofy sleeves. :sad2: Sorry, I'm rambling now! Lol!

My question is - what do you guys think? Do you think it would look good? Would it withstand time in photos? Should I really even care if it wound up seeming like a fad if I loved it anyway? :rotfl2: All input is welcomed and appreciated!

[redlight]

I don't have any advice on the veil, but I wanted to say that I love the earrings!

[ghoulish delight]

That necklace is so beautiful!!!! You got it from etsy right? And congrats on the honeymoon

Thank you dear! And you bet! Etsy always saves the day!!! :teeth:

[ghoulish delight]

I don't have any advice on the veil, but I wanted to say that I love the earrings!

Hehe, well I appreciate the honesty! It's such a tough decision!! And thank you!

[spacerangerqueen]

I think a birdcage veil would go great with all your Katy Perry hair etc. I don't think it needs to 'go' with your dress. Your dress is rather unique and who's to say that a traditional veil 'goes' any better with it than a birdcage? You should do what you feel is right and I think for you that is a birdcage. Will it one day seam dated? Maybe. But someday a white dress may seam dated, or weddings in general. I vote birdcage, because I think you would totally rock it. :thumbsup2

and no I am not biase because I have a birdcage :rolleyes1

[ghoulish delight]

I think a birdcage veil would go great with all your Katy Perry hair etc. I don't think it needs to 'go' with your dress. Your dress is rather unique and who's to say that a traditional veil 'goes' any better with it than a birdcage? You should do what you feel is right and I think for you that is a birdcage. Will it one day seam dated? Maybe. But someday a white dress may seam dated, or weddings in general. I vote birdcage, because I think you would totally rock it. :thumbsup2

and no I am not biase because I have a birdcage :rolleyes1

:rotfl2: You are playing to me as a very wise voice of reason right now Becky! Your bias has nothing to do with it! Lol! :laughing: But truly, I'm tending to believe you may be right! I keep thinking about how if my hair is going to be in a pinup do how it might be bizarre to have a traditional elbow length veil AND a hair flower? It just seems off to me. :rolleyes:

Either way, I am surely grateful for your opinion! :hug:

[LLLBelle]

I'm glad I could help! I'll let you know if I find any good prices for tickets.

Okay, this veil business. I had to go back and look at your dress and do I think the veil looks beautiful with the dress. . .yes. However, I don't think it is what you want, nor the style you are going for. I'm not a huge fan of the birdcage veil, but I think it will go with the style you are going for, I would have to see it to give an honest opinion :goodvibes

I say go for what you want, not what people "claim" is how it it suppose to be. If you are worried about the look 20 years from now, you can always do a veil for the ceremony and the birdcage for the reception. Because you also don't want to look at the pictures 20 years from know and wish you had. . .

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

What was the look of veils for the period of pin up hair styles? Maybe go with that?

I also like the idea of long veil for the wedding...bird cage for the reception...

[Shyvioletisme]

I say go with the birdcage if that's what you really want...what matters is that you like it now!!!
But then again I'm not a fan of regular veils at all...but I do love the birdcages and fascinators.
But what really matters is that you like what you pick...if you like the idea/look of the birdcage, then definitely go for it.

[BecBennett]

I love the look of birdcage veils, and think they look gorgeous in photos. However, personally I'm going to have a veil, and it comes back to the same reason as to why my wedding dress will be poofy - when else can I wear one??

In Oz, we wear fascinators and birdcages with cocktail dresses when we go to a day at the races, so they're not all that special.

Is there an extra charge to get the veil made? Or is it included in the price of your dress? If it's included get it, and you could try both at your hair trial.

[ghoulish delight]

I'm glad I could help! I'll let you know if I find any good prices for tickets.

Okay, this veil business. I had to go back and look at your dress and do I think the veil looks beautiful with the dress. . .yes. However, I don't think it is what you want, nor the style you are going for. I'm not a huge fan of the birdcage veil, but I think it will go with the style you are going for, I would have to see it to give an honest opinion :goodvibes

I say go for what you want, not what people "claim" is how it it suppose to be. If you are worried about the look 20 years from now, you can always do a veil for the ceremony and the birdcage for the reception. Because you also don't want to look at the pictures 20 years from know and wish you had. . .

I appreciate it! ::yes::

Here's the thing.. there's birdcage veils and there's birdcage veils. Lol. Some are really atrocious! I might have to find some good examples of ones I think are nice. Your idea about switching veils is a good one! I might have to keep that in mind. That way I'd have both. Hmm... too many choices! :laughing:

What was the look of veils for the period of pin up hair styles? Maybe go with that?

I also like the idea of long veil for the wedding...bird cage for the reception...

I'm not sure to be honest with ya! I might have to look it up and see what I find. And she definitely had a good idea in that!

I say go with the birdcage if that's what you really want...what matters is that you like it now!!!
But then again I'm not a fan of regular veils at all...but I do love the birdcages and fascinators.
But what really matters is that you like what you pick...if you like the idea/look of the birdcage, then definitely go for it.

That is very very true! I think the birdcage veils are very cute and a bit quirky. But they also have a classic feel to me that I love. Darn having to choose! I think what I'm doing is convincing myself to go with one with the help of all you lovelies! Hehe.

I love the look of birdcage veils, and think they look gorgeous in photos. However, personally I'm going to have a veil, and it comes back to the same reason as to why my wedding dress will be poofy - when else can I wear one??

In Oz, we wear fascinators and birdcages with cocktail dresses when we go to a day at the races, so they're not all that special.

Is there an extra charge to get the veil made? Or is it included in the price of your dress? If it's included get it, and you could try both at your hair trial.

Ahh, well I understand your thinking as to why you want a traditional veil then! Makes good sense. :)

There is an extra charge to have that veil made. Sigh. :guilty: The extra material wasn't very much, but to have it custom made for me may be another $60-$100. I'd rather take the material and use it somewhere else somehow than waste it if I go with the birdcage veil instead. It wouldn't be a bad idea to have both styles of veils (even if it's not the exact one I'd use) for my hair trial though!

[princess22]

Oh your std's are cute! I love that stamp, that is the stamp I used for my invites!

As for the veil, go for what YOU want, it's your day. Follow your heart. Who cares what the pictures look like in years to come. I think that happens with all pictures anyway! Hey, maybe it will give you a reason to do a VR at DW so we can follow along on another PJ...

[Cleofish]

Okies, first things first - I love the earrings, they're stunning :thumbsup2!

As for the veils, you know how much I love the birdcages, and esp with the Katy Perry pin-up I just think it would look immense (remember the "Hot & Cold" video??). Now I know your dress is kinda princessy, but I still think a birdcage would work, although in the same breath I think a long veil with a flower would still work. I'm biased because I'm a lover of the birdcage, so I'm being careful with how much I mention it!:lmao:

I think you know you better than anyone, so you will know in your heart which is best - you have just as amazing taste as any of us. Either way you will look perfect on your wedding day whichever you choose!!! xx

[MainStMandy]

I am so entirely torn on what to do for my veil! As it stands now, when my gown is ready, there will also be some extra sparkle-tulle along with it. The bridal shop intended to make me a veil using this material. I loved the idea originally but ever since have been second guessing. As it may have been noticed, I have a great attraction to vintage glam. I am deeply in love with birdcage veils, which is what I keep wondering if I should go with instead.

I'm concerned that maybe it would look odd with my style of dress though? OR that maybe it will become one of those type of wedding trends that 20 years from now I'll wonder why I did it. Sort of like the poor brides of the '80s that had the poofy hair and poofy sleeves. :sad2: Sorry, I'm rambling now! Lol!

My question is - what do you guys think? Do you think it would look good? Would it withstand time in photos? Should I really even care if it wound up seeming like a fad if I loved it anyway? :rotfl2: All input is welcomed and appreciated!

I think you need to try it on. I am so with you on the vintage glam and I wanted a birdcage veil as well. BUT then I tried a cathedral length on with my dress and fell in love. It gave it a totally different vibe...still glam and elegant...just in a different way!

You can take pics and let us see ;)

[Chilly]

Had you thought about both?

Caryn did both and it looked lovely, have a look at post 51:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1702887&page=4

[figment fan21]

Guess what??!! Only... 10 MORE MONTHS!!!!!! :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

I ordered some handmade bridal earrings yesterday! Mine will look a tiny bit different. The pearls on mine will be white and the earrings will be on posts instead of french hooks.

http://www.bonitaj.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/erinear.jpg

I wanted some simple that matched my necklace really well. :cloud9: So again, I shall model them once I get them in the mail!

So, it's time for me to call upon you beautiful ladies with amazing taste again! I'm having another bridal dilemma. :scared: I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but here goes!

I am so entirely torn on what to do for my veil! As it stands now, when my gown is ready, there will also be some extra sparkle-tulle along with it. The bridal shop intended to make me a veil using this material. I loved the idea originally but ever since have been second guessing. As it may have been noticed, I have a great attraction to vintage glam. I am deeply in love with birdcage veils, which is what I keep wondering if I should go with instead.

I'm concerned that maybe it would look odd with my style of dress though? OR that maybe it will become one of those type of wedding trends that 20 years from now I'll wonder why I did it. Sort of like the poor brides of the '80s that had the poofy hair and poofy sleeves. :sad2: Sorry, I'm rambling now! Lol!

My question is - what do you guys think? Do you think it would look good? Would it withstand time in photos? Should I really even care if it wound up seeming like a fad if I loved it anyway? :rotfl2: All input is welcomed and appreciated!


Giiiiirl I went through the SAME thing!! As you've seen in my PJ (thanks for the post by the way) I ended up with the traditional veil with some crystals scattered through it. Here are my reasons why.... My dress is too contemporary for it, Its not the style dress that i think would look good with a birdcage veil. I also was worried, like you, that it would become a fad that i'd regret later on. The veil is something that is classic and will never go out of style. (oh those poor 80s brides... my mother had the poofy sleevs AND one of those stupid hat veils!!! :scared:) AND i tried a bridcage veil on and to be honest it bothered me, i didn't like it being so close to my face... i know i'm a wierdo

it was a very hard decision for me and no matter what don't go by what I say because its your wedding and you have to do whats best for you. My suggestion is to try some on, see what you like and try to invision it with your gown. I know that putting on the one i bought made me feel MORE like a bride than my dress! :cloud9:

I hope my rambling helped alittle bit... :upsidedow Keep me posted!

[Pirate's Princess]

I say go with the birdcage, or both. You seem to really love that style and I think you'll regret NOT doing it. If you want to use that fabric, I think you should post an Alchemy on etsy and have someone make it for you. There are TONS of lovely birdcages on there. I bet it would come out great.

[ghoulish delight]

Oh your std's are cute! I love that stamp, that is the stamp I used for my invites!

As for the veil, go for what YOU want, it's your day. Follow your heart. Who cares what the pictures look like in years to come. I think that happens with all pictures anyway! Hey, maybe it will give you a reason to do a VR at DW so we can follow along on another PJ...

Thanks! The stamp was a nice touch! :thumbsup2

You're right. I think the reason I'm so confused is because I'm so unsure of what I actually do want! :scared: I just have to try and test it out. See what looks best I suppose. And you're right! Sounds like a good reason to have a VR someday... :lmao:

Okies, first things first - I love the earrings, they're stunning :thumbsup2!

As for the veils, you know how much I love the birdcages, and esp with the Katy Perry pin-up I just think it would look immense (remember the "Hot & Cold" video??). Now I know your dress is kinda princessy, but I still think a birdcage would work, although in the same breath I think a long veil with a flower would still work. I'm biased because I'm a lover of the birdcage, so I'm being careful with how much I mention it!:lmao:

I think you know you better than anyone, so you will know in your heart which is best - you have just as amazing taste as any of us. Either way you will look perfect on your wedding day whichever you choose!!! xx

Oh, it's fine to be biased! ;) If I'm honest with myself, I really think either one could be beautiful. I think the thing is, I can't picture how a long veil would work with the pinuppy hair. I don't want a veil sitting flat on top of my head. Sadly, because my hair will be mostly down.. I'm uncertain how it'd work? :confused3

Only time will tell! Even though it's slowly getting closer to the wedding, I do still have a lot of time thankfully!

I think you need to try it on. I am so with you on the vintage glam and I wanted a birdcage veil as well. BUT then I tried a cathedral length on with my dress and fell in love. It gave it a totally different vibe...still glam and elegant...just in a different way!

You can take pics and let us see ;)

Hehe, I agree!! I think that's the only way I will be absolutely for sure! You are right about yours still being glam and classy elegant too. :thumbsup2 So I just need to try them both on with my dress and pick which I feel is right!

Had you thought about both?

Caryn did both and it looked lovely, have a look at post 51:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1702887&page=4

I actually hadn't, but wow!! :love: That's beautiful! I may have to consider doing that, if I find myself too torn to choose! :rolleyes1 Again, my one concern is that since my hair will most likely be mostly down, would it still work? What do you think?

Thanks for showing me that! :hug:

Giiiiirl I went through the SAME thing!! As you've seen in my PJ (thanks for the post by the way) I ended up with the traditional veil with some crystals scattered through it. Here are my reasons why.... My dress is too contemporary for it, Its not the style dress that i think would look good with a birdcage veil. I also was worried, like you, that it would become a fad that i'd regret later on. The veil is something that is classic and will never go out of style. (oh those poor 80s brides... my mother had the poofy sleevs AND one of those stupid hat veils!!! :scared:) AND i tried a bridcage veil on and to be honest it bothered me, i didn't like it being so close to my face... i know i'm a wierdo

it was a very hard decision for me and no matter what don't go by what I say because its your wedding and you have to do whats best for you. My suggestion is to try some on, see what you like and try to invision it with your gown. I know that putting on the one i bought made me feel MORE like a bride than my dress! :cloud9:

I hope my rambling helped alittle bit... :upsidedow Keep me posted!

Hmm.. I haven't ever tried one on, so who knows? It might bother me too! I need to track one down and give it a test run! :laughing: I'm probably totally overthinking everything (as per usual for myself :rolleyes:). I know it really should be as easy as trying both on to see what I like better. I get the better I'll be just as confused about it. I'm worrying myself by thinking either way I might regret my choice! Bah! Too much a perfectionist I be! Lol.

I will definitely keep you posted! Oh, and you're most welcome! You picked a wonderful veil out so I appreciate the input!

I say go with the birdcage, or both. You seem to really love that style and I think you'll regret NOT doing it. If you want to use that fabric, I think you should post an Alchemy on etsy and have someone make it for you. There are TONS of lovely birdcages on there. I bet it would come out great.

That's a good idea! Like I said, if I reeeaally can't decide which I want, I will do both! It looks fabulous anyway! :goodvibes Thanks dear!

[polynesianbride]

First off I think your necklace is absolutely gorgeous!!!! And the earrings will be perfect with it! As for the veils I think you definately need to go with a bird cage, given the hair style you want I think it just goes better. I do like how Caryn had both but with your hair down I don't know how that would work. I think if you did 1/2 up 1/2 down you could do both pretty easily and it would look stunning!

[Chilly]

Or what about something like this:

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/Chilly80/ABVeil.jpg

[cinderella-princess]

I just found your PJ and am loving all of your decisions so far - especially the necklace. I hardly ever see PJ or TR about weddings at Disneyland so I'm super excited for yours!! :)

As far as veils go - I really like the picture of both in the previous post. Why not try that?

[ghoulish delight]

First off I think your necklace is absolutely gorgeous!!!! And the earrings will be perfect with it! As for the veils I think you definately need to go with a bird cage, given the hair style you want I think it just goes better. I do like how Caryn had both but with your hair down I don't know how that would work. I think if you did 1/2 up 1/2 down you could do both pretty easily and it would look stunning!

Thanks muchly! I just so happen to love my necklace too! :cutie: Hehe. I agree! I love the way Caryn included both, but I'm not sure if it'll work out with my hairdo. At least I have the time to really think about it!! Otherwise, I'd be up a creek... :rotfl:

Or what about something like this:

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/Chilly80/ABVeil.jpg

Beautiful!! I'm only a wee bit skeptical because I have yet to see the look on a bride with her hair at least 1/2 up 1/2 down. :scratchin: Maybe I'll be able to find a photo of that somewhere!

I just found your PJ and am loving all of your decisions so far - especially the necklace. I hardly ever see PJ or TR about weddings at Disneyland so I'm super excited for yours!! :)

As far as veils go - I really like the picture of both in the previous post. Why not try that?

Why thank you, and thanks for reading! :goodvibes As far as I know, I'm the only DL bride on the boards at the moment. It's a little lonely sometimes, but having other DFTW brides to help out as much as they can still helps tremendously! That, and I'm hoping maybe my PJ will help out another DL bride someday. :flower3:

Again, only worry is whether using both would work out with my hairdo. I wish I knew what I was doing with my hair for sure! That would make this so much easier! Lol.

[ghoulish delight]

So, I got a call about an hour ago from the bridal shop... and to my surprise... MY GOWN IS ALREADY IN!!!!! :jumping1:

I was told it would take approximately nine months to make and it's only been five! :woohoo: I'm going down to pick it up this evening! I'm a bit nervous about getting it though. When my dress was being ordered, the bridal shop girl suggested I get a size 2 so as the corsetted part in the back would be more V shaped. Me in a size 2 anything is frightening! I wear a size 5 in jeans and most everything else. The dress I tried on in the store was a size 4. Please please cross your fingers for me that it fits perfectly! She assured me it would fit me just fine but I'm still nervous! That's an awfully small size. :scared:

I promise I shall return with pictures for you all to see! Glad I bought my necklace and shoes already!! And hey, maybe I'll be able to figure out my veil dilemma much sooner than I thought! :laughing: I can't wait!

[figment fan21]

So, I got a call about an hour ago from the bridal shop... and to my surprise... MY GOWN IS ALREADY IN!!!!! :jumping1:

I was told it would take approximately nine months to make and it's only been five! :woohoo: I'm going down to pick it up this evening! I'm a bit nervous about getting it though. When my dress was being ordered, the bridal shop girl suggested I get a size 2 so as the corsetted part in the back would be more V shaped. Me in a size 2 anything is frightening! I wear a size 5 in jeans and most everything else. The dress I tried on in the store was a size 4. Please please cross your fingers for me that it fits perfectly! She assured me it would fit me just fine but I'm still nervous! That's an awfully small size. :scared:

I promise I shall return with pictures for you all to see! Glad I bought my necklace and shoes already!! And hey, maybe I'll be able to figure out my veil dilemma much sooner than I thought! :laughing: I can't wait!


YAY!!!!:woohoo::yay: I can't wait for you to get it!!!

Now that i'm looking at it the birdcage with a traditional veil would look lovely too!! :thumbsup2 We'll have to figure out the half-up half-down way of doing it... i mean the HAS to be a way!

[spacerangerqueen]

!!!! Sooo exciting! :cool1:

[Pirate's Princess]

YAY FOR THE DRESS! I bet it will fit perfectly! Can't wait for piccies!

And I'm not sure about the veil itself but it looks fine with 1/2 up 1/2 down.
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3490/anjanetteveil.th.jpg (http://img139.imageshack.us/i/anjanetteveil.jpg/)

[LLLBelle]

Yeh!! Can't wait to see pictures! :cool1:

[redlight]

YAY. Hoping it fits.

[ghoulish delight]

Alrighty! I come bearing good news, photos and decisions! :goodvibes

Thank God the size 2 fits like a glove! A very snug glove but perfectly nonetheless! So thank you for any and all fingers that were crossed! :lmao: While I was at the shop, I managed to spot a birdcage veil. I asked the girl to humor me and I tried it on. I went to look in the mirror and after having tried on my gown again, I realized it wouldn't be quite right with in. :confused3 But, as much as I love the way they look... I didn't like it close to my face and obstructing my vision! So, Katie, you are not weird darling! I didn't like it either. :laughing:

So no birdcage for me. I will live vicariously through my fellow Disbrides who have chosen one! :teeth: They are beautiful for sure.

Onto the photos! I'm so happy to finally have some pictures of me in the dress that aren't crappy quality ones taken with a phone. Lol!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/STA71598.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/STA71618.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/STA71595.jpg

And a close up trying to show the sparkly tulle off!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/STA71603.jpg

Couldn't be happier or more in love with this dress! :cloud9: It's so perfect for me!

[torsie24]

OMG!! Anjanette you look sooooooo amazing!!!!!!!

The dress is stunning and fits beautifully and suits you so much.

You must be over the moon! It is absolutely 100% perfect!

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!!!! :bride: I showed Jack and he said 'Oh Wow!' so it has the man vote too!!

[scarlet-la-belle]

Oh my gosh Anjanette! you look so beautiful in you're dress :cutie: you're soon to be Husband won't be able to take his eyes off you!

[Cleofish]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! You look soooo amazing - you are such a princess in that dress. It looks absolutely immense!! Jason will fall over when he sees you!!! I love it!! xx

[spacerangerqueen]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/anjiechan/wedding/STA71618.jpg




GORGEOUS!

It does look like it fits perfectly. I just had to say the above photo made me laugh because of the nice 'NO photographs Please' sign behind you :lmao:

I'm glad you made a decision about your veil. I will definitely rock the birdcage for you, feel free to frame my wedding pics with yours :rotfl:

So are you going to have them make you a veil with the extra tulle then? I think that will be stunning :love:

[MainStMandy]

OMG Anj!!! You are just stunning!! The dress is gorgeous and you make a stunning bride!!
Congratulations!!

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Beautiful! :goodvibes

I love the pic with the "No Photographs Please" sign too. Too funny.

[Chilly]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Shyvioletisme]

omg...you look AMAZING in the dress..it fits you perfectly!!!

[LLLBelle]

You're dress is beautiful! You are a true princess! You look amazing! I'm glad you made the decision about the veil. . .it will look beautiful! :yay:

[ghoulish delight]

Thank you everyone for all the tremendously sweet compliments! I'm so so so happy that you ladies approve! I value your opinions tons so it means a lot! :goodvibes You all have such fantastic taste, so how could I not listen? Hehe. I've said it before and I say it again -- I loooove you girls! :grouphug:

Ack! Almost forgot! Becky, since you asked, the tulle is going to be in at the shop in a few days. So yes, they're still going to custom make one for me using it. :teeth: And thank you for still rocking your sweet veil for me! Lol!

[Bolanette87]

OMG Sweetheart!!! You look absolutely stunning in your wedding dress!!!! I love it!!! Wow wow wow wow wow!!!!!! :hug: I love the sparkle in the tulle!! Sooooo gorgeous!! You are going to be a seriously stunning bride!!!! :hug:

Bob xoxoxoxox

[pezaddict231]

Thanks for stopping by my PJ, thought I'd return the favor :goodvibes

I love your dress! You look so pretty in it! Also love the ceremony and reception venue, I love all the windows! :lovestruc

[redlight]

You're stunning, Anjanette, and the dress is beautiful!

[BecBennett]

Oh, it's so nice! :lovestruc