Jennifer & Daniel's PJ-WP/Ariels/SCP-6/14/10- DP &MK Pics,album,HM TR - updated 1/25

[girli565]

So, I figured I could start this seeing that I have already bought a dress, shoes, and booked Randy.

So let's meet the players...
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My name is Jennifer and I am marrying Daniel.
We are Disney enthusiasts, and try to go to Disney at least once a season. Being from Miami really helps us in that endeavor, lol. We usually go in February, sometime in the summer, October (for my b-day) and always in December.



Danny and I met in high school... heck we dated our senior year but I was flighty and he was crude so we didn't work out. Then we bumped into each other at our local Target when I was a Junior in college. He was working there and I was shopping, my favorite past time ;). I was iffy about dating him, especially because he just broke up with someone but we gave it a shot and look at us now... getting married.



He proposed on a cruise we took
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we had friends with us and got a great video of it, even if it is blurry.

My ring is a 1.5 carat totalweight with a 1.36 carat center square brilliant cut stone.
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he did a very good job :love:

[girli565]

So onto wedding stuff...

Once he proposed we both had no other thought than this was going to be a Disney wedding. We both love it there and he'd never let me have it anywhere else.

I'm a teacher for emotionally handicapped students and he is a paramedic. Now as a teacher we all know I am sorely underpaid but because I live at home with my mom, aunt and uncle I really get to save a lot of $$. So I have a nice savings account but the fiance does not. So we are doing this on a budget. He gave me a number, we negotiated and came to a compromise (or really the # I wanted :rotfl2:).

So we decided an Escape Wedding was perfect for us. Now all we needed was a date and time. We wafted between summer (easy for me because of the job) or my dream time of year Christmas. We originally decided on June because we could honeymoon right after. Then June came this year and the 100 degree weather started. So we changed it to December.

Our agreed upon date is now 12/20/2010!:lovestruc


Once we got that settled we started planning. Now we all know we can't book anything with Disney until possibly December of this year but most likely even later than that so I can't get into anything official but I will tell you what I have booked.


On May 31st I went dress shopping, I know it's early but I didn't go in with the intention of buying, lol. I had 2 appointments that day, one at Alfred Angelo and the other at David's Bridal. AA was first. We went in, my mom, aunt, two cousins and older cousin's son. Tried on 5 dresses and fell in love with one. It just so happens that the dresses were on sale and this dress that was originally $600 was now $425. Not a bad discount. But this was only my first dress store so I must go to another one. We went to the DB store, had a beyond rude woman helping us and left after only trying on 2 dresses. It just so happens that AA and DB are on the same street in Coral Gables, FL so we just walked back to AA and I paid for my dress. I loved it, yes, but the fact that it fit into my budget was even better!


The Dress
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My mom crying at me in the dress
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And just for cuteness my baby cousin playing in the rack of veils
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[girli565]

So I picked out a dress, no veil yet, the one in the pic is not the one I want. I'm leaning towards a mantilla veil to honor my hispanic roots.

But I have known what shoes I wanted since even before I bought the dress. I'm not a traditional personal at all, and I want to dye my crinolin but my dress does not have a separate layer of it so I figured the only funky I will have is my shoes.

I own a pair of white/black/red shoes (which many will recognize from Target). They are my most comfy heels and are relatively new. They will be my something old. My zebra print and patent red peep toe heels.
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Pictures
I have been following the weddings board for a while now and have been looking at Randy Chapman's pictures forever. I thought I would be fine with disney photography services but after comparing both I knew I wouldn't be completely happy with only disney's pictures. SO I discussed it with Danny and then he did the comparison. He even agreed that we needed to go with Randy.

So I contacted Randy, got the prices, and then flipped at how cheap it was. Even with an extra hour added in we kept it at under $1000. I was so happy that this extra expense was so affordable.

So that is what I have done up to now. I have a few ideas for welcome baskets, favors and of course reception locations in a planning folder. Once I get to it, I'll post again.

[Ann117]

Everything looks great so far I love your dress and yes he did a really good job picking out the ring

[girli565]

Everything looks great so far I love your dress and yes he did a really good job picking out the ring
Thank you! he actually listened, so I was very pleased, lol.

[MainStMandy]

Congratulations!! I love your dress...mine is from David's too!! And those shoes....:lovestruc

[snow.white]

Yay!!! You started! Sounds like a great start, you have the dress so it's downhill from now LOL. I got married in December too, I think that is such a beautiful time of year to get married. Oh and I love the shoes, too cute!!!

[polynesianbride]

YAY- another Dec 2010 bride (I'm 12/6 hopefully:))! Your plans look great so far. I'm jealous that you get to go to Disney so often- lucky girl! I love your dress too:lovestruc it looks stunning on you! Can't wait to follow your planspopcorn::

[princess22]

Yay! A new PJ to read. Love the dress and I love the shoes! I love that you call yourselves Disney enthusiasts. My brother called me and DF disney dorks and I told him, we prefer disney enthusiasts! :thumbsup2

Anyway, I can't wait to read more, gorgeous ring by the way!!

[girli565]

Congratulations!! I love your dress...mine is from David's too!! And those shoes....:lovestrucActually mine is from alfred angelo, DB has a similar dress but with less pleating detail. The shoes are my fave too! They are my favorite shoes... and I love that they are from Target.

Yay!!! You started! Sounds like a great start, you have the dress so it's downhill from now LOL. I got married in December too, I think that is such a beautiful time of year to get married. Oh and I love the shoes, too cute!!!I love december, great weather and just a beautiful time of year in disney. I am so in love with my shoes. The fiance hates them but he'll have to deal.

YAY- another Dec 2010 bride (I'm 12/6 hopefully:))! Your plans look great so far. I'm jealous that you get to go to Disney so often- lucky girl! I love your dress too:lovestruc it looks stunning on you! Can't wait to follow your planspopcorn::
Don't be jealous, it really hurts the pocket, lol! Hopefully we'll both get our dates!
Yay! A new PJ to read. Love the dress and I love the shoes! I love that you call yourselves Disney enthusiasts. My brother called me and DF disney dorks and I told him, we prefer disney enthusiasts! :thumbsup2

Anyway, I can't wait to read more, gorgeous ring by the way!!My mom calls our disney love "a waste of money" but I like to call it money well spent :lmao: . Thanks about the ring :goodvibes

[ghoulish delight]

Hi Jennifer! :wave2: I gotta say, it sounds great so far! Your dress is perfect on you, your ring looks like a beautiful force to be reckoned with, and those shoes are AMAZING! :thumbsup2 Peeptoes are so adorable!

Looking forward to reading more! popcorn::

[girli565]

Hi Jennifer! :wave2: I gotta say, it sounds great so far! Your dress is perfect on you, your ring looks like a beautiful force to be reckoned with, and those shoes are AMAZING! :thumbsup2 Peeptoes are so adorable!

Looking forward to reading more! popcorn::Hi!

Target had new ones at least once a season so i scoop them up every time. Right now they have them in Patent looks, red, black, white all with Tan details. I love them.

[girli565]

Ok, so I'm debating where to have my reception. We are going to be just 25 people in total but those 25 (us included) are party people! SO I want a place we can have an iPod setup or a DJ (he's in the budget now so cross your fingers that he stays) and space to dance.

So any suggestions? I want to be armed and ready when I get to my planning session with all my ideas and places.

[girli565]

And also, aside from reception help...

I'm debating whether we should rent DVC points so we can afford to stay at the BWV or BCV for our entire stay. I know it's a bit too early to rent them for next year but it seems like it comes out so much cheaper. The Boardwalk resort for those night this year is $510 a night, waaaaay to expensive!

If I rent it might be under $1000. I think we're going to lean towards renting DVC points.

[MainStMandy]

When we were deciding on reception site, we used ******************** a lot. The prices may be off but it gives you a good idea of what spaces are available and for how many people.

I am all for renting points, I think it's a great way to stay at a fabulous resort for a little bit less. I have done it several times!

[girli565]

When we were deciding on reception site, we used ******************** a lot. The prices may be off but it gives you a good idea of what spaces are available and for how many people.

I am all for renting points, I think it's a great way to stay at a fabulous resort for a little bit less. I have done it several times!
Thanks, I've glanced at the site, I may need to look closer.

The fiance is sleeping in this morning, but I think I'm going to run the points thing by him, he flipped when I showed him the 2009 room prices. Renting seems so much cheaper, and it will allow us to stay at the same resort for our entire trip, instead of switching from a value for the first few nights to the deluxe for a few more nights.

[girli565]

Ok, so I'm thinking of calling the DFTW peeps and asking for a site visit. I'll be in Orlando in August with my mom and Danny so it's the perfect time. I'm not wavering between the gazebo and SBP for the ceremony.

I think a visit will be perfect.

[ChocoKat]

Hi hi!
Just started reading your PJ, you two are so cute together!!! :lovestruc
I love, love, love how the dress looks on you, it is perfect!
Can't wait to read more!

[girli565]

Hi hi!
Just started reading your PJ, you two are so cute together!!! :lovestruc
I love, love, love how the dress looks on you, it is perfect!
Can't wait to read more!
Thank you! And that was a sample dress that was waaay too small, I now have it in the perfect size and it's even more gorgeous!

[acomasdiaz]

I love the dress! You look great! The shoes are so cute! I love Target too. It's like my second home. Can't wait to see what else you plan...

[girli565]

I love the dress! You look great! The shoes are so cute! I love Target too. It's like my second home. Can't wait to see what else you plan...
Thank you!

I love love love Target so much! I can't walk in there without dropping at least $75, lol! SO I try not to go too often.

[girli565]

Ok, so I was in Downtown Disney this past weekend and bought a few wedding items. I don't have pics yet because the AC has been out at my house so I haven't been staying there. Imagine 100+ degree weather and sitting in a HOT house, not fun.

So once the AC is fixed I will be posting pics.

I bought the Mickey and Minnie Wedding ears for our Save the Dates, I'm planning on taking a pic with us in them and finally letting everyone know it's a Disney Wedding.

I also bought a Wedding Mickey and Minnie Salt and pepper shaker set. Not to use but for the StD pics. My cousin is a photographer so she offered to do our Engagement session and a pic for the save the dates.


I'll be going back in August to visit the ceremony sites and take pics of them all. I called the wedding number and the man I spoke to told me that I can go visit any site, even the wedding pavillion as long as a wedding isn't going on. SO I will be doing that with my mom, Danny and probably a cousin.

So, I think I'm wavering between the gazebo and SBP. Any opinions? I like that for my wedding I can have everyone sitting under shade in SBP, we're Floridians so even December is hot for us, lol.

[girli565]

So, during the July 4th holiday Danny and I went to the Universal Orlando Resort for the long weekend. We enjoyed our weekend very much. We stayed at the Royal Pacific Hotel and had front of the line passes all weekend which was great because we all know how parks get during a holiday weekend.

On the way home we decided that we would go to Downtown Disney to walk around, shop, and (in my mind) look for wedding stuff :)

We went to World of Disney first and bought our Wedding Ears!
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We are going to take a picture wearing the ears in our Save the Date. A family friend has a 1957 Red Thunderbird that Danny dies over.
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He has kindly let us borrow it for our engagement pictures and we will also take a pic of us in the car with the ears on for our StD's. I'm really excited for us.

This was a very productive weekend in helping us get our save the dates and our engagement pictures Disney-fied ;)




Next up... centerpieces...

[girli565]

My mom realized the other day that getting centerpieces done by the Disney florist would be a pretty penny and since she has offered to help with the bulk of the reception costs she wants to save money, and I can't really blame her. I don't mind losing control when it saves me money, lol.

So since the wedding is so close to Christmas we decided that a christmas theme would be appropriate. Now it's nothing overtly green/red, lol. It's just a small touch in the centerpieces that will look something similar to this
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Now, the candle will not be red, but white and the hurricane vase will be filled with red gemstones. The wreath around the vase will be plain with mickey confetti sprinkled all around it. I have bought the gems and confetti. The gems were on sale at Michaels and the confetti I had made in the wedding colors; Red, White, and Black.
I also bought Red, white and black ribbon that was on sale for 33 cents a spool. I will need them for the favor tags and at 3 for a $1 you can't beat it.
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Next up... Invitations...

[girli565]

So, we finally all decided on which invitations we will be using. It took over a month to finally decide between the 3 options I gave them (them being my mom, aunt, cousins, Future MIL and Danny). I knew black was going to be one of our wedding colors so what they chose went perfectly with the theme.

Invitations
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Favor Tags
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Seating Cards
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I'm very pleased with what was chosen. I love the Black/white/red combination.







Now to think about bouquet options...

[pezaddict231]

Welcome! All your plans sound great so far! Your dress looks great on you!

I love the Mickey confetti and the centerpiece idea, if I lived closer to Disney I would make them myself too. The invitations are great too and really fit your theme!

[pezaddict231]

sorry double post

[missy0107]

I love everything you've done so far, fantastic centerpieces! Can't wait to see more!

[pinkcow]

I love your STD idea! The invites look great too! May I ask where you got them?

We're also doing a Christmas-y theme! :goodvibes

[girli565]

Welcome! All your plans sound great so far! Your dress looks great on you!

I love the Mickey confetti and the centerpiece idea, if I lived closer to Disney I would make them myself too. The invitations are great too and really fit your theme!Thanks! My mom came up with the centerpiece idea when we were thinking of how close the wedding is to xmas. And we're having a small wedding so making the centerpieces is easy when we only have to make 3 or 4, lol.

I love everything you've done so far, fantastic centerpieces! Can't wait to see more!Thanks!

I love your STD idea! The invites look great too! May I ask where you got them?

We're also doing a Christmas-y theme! :goodvibesThanks, Danny saw the car at our family's house a few weeks ago and kept telling me about it so I called them and asked if we could use it, he's so excited.

The invites I found at this site... http://weddingneeds.cceasy.com/order/We_ViewEns.cfm?sItemCode=WedEns8838&sCatalogCode=WedEnsCC2&iStartRow=25&strcontinue=yes&strsearch=yes&format=WedEnsCC2a
I'm off to read your PJ, it's so soon!:banana:

[girli565]

So this morning I called DFTW people to just get an idea of somethings and they took my info down and hopefully I will be assigned a planner today or tomorrow. I'm excited!

[girli565]

Saving space

[snow.white]

I love all the Disney touches you are going to use for your wedding, I have seen so many pictures of weddings at Disney and a lot of them lack that disney touch. Props to you! Oh and your invitations are adorable!!!

[girli565]

I love all the Disney touches you are going to use for your wedding, I have seen so many pictures of weddings at Disney and a lot of them lack that disney touch. Props to you! Oh and your invitations are adorable!!!
Thank you! Yes, I love the disney touches too! I wanted a Mickey theme instead of a fairy tale theme, no cinderella carraige or anything cinderella/prince charming.

I wanted Mickey only, lol!

[girli565]

So, I was browsing around at wedding bands for Danny a while ago but never found anything that was "him".

Then I found it... We have a thing we say to each other all the time, comparing our love to infinity. He even went as far as to get his first tattoo and it was the infinity symbol. I'll be going for my tattoo in Sept once summer is over. His is just the infinity symbol on his back between his shoulder blades mine is going to be a little more subtle. I want a japanese cherry blossom on the top of my foot and inside the flower I will have the infinity symbol. So the symbol is very important to us. I also was not going to get him a very expensive wedding band because he is a paramedic and could easily lose the ring (he's that kind of guy, lol).

I was looking at stainless steel rings and found the perfect ring for him
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I know he'll love it.

Now my wedding band is a bit more complicated. I am going to have to have it made because my e-ring is a custom made ring. The jeweler who made it doesn't have a matching band for it but has a picture of what it will look like so that's what I am attaching...
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It's the match to my side stones, it's dainty looking so I'll probably be buying two bands to sandwich my e-ring to make it look more substantial.

[girli565]

So, my mom asked me to look for candy molds so we could give that as a favor. Edible favors always go over well, lol.

I bought 2 of these molds...
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They are perfect and actually look like Mickey and Minnie and not an imitation, lol.

[girli565]

So yesterday I finally spoke to Stacy, liked her right off the bat! She didn't try to upsell me but just answered all my questions. And she answered them all honestly without trying to suggest something more grand or something I didn't want or couldn't afford.

At the end of our convo she promised to email me a ton of info on pricing structures for both an Escape and Wishes Wedding. She planned a, Escape package with a small reception and broke down all pricing for me and then did the same with a Wishes wedding package. It was funny how the Escape package break down was exactly what I would have planned or myself. I just balked at the price, I mean close to $10k for an escape package and we couldn't even dance or enjoy the reception like I would want to. Then I looked over the Wishes breakdown (we all know the 12k minimum for 2010) and it was close to 18k but there was so much I could cut out like photography/videography, transportation, bridesmaid bouquets, ect... and the price dropped from 18k to close to the 12 minimum.

So, Danny, my mom and I sat down yesterday and discussed the situation. We could have an Escape Wedding that would cost 10k but skimp on some of the things that are important to us or pay a bit more and get everything we want plus be able to invite the full list of 35 people we actually started out with.

We decided that a Wishes Wedding was for us... now we just have to keep it at the 12k minimum. I'm a budget queen, I mean I saved close to half my pay last year while still paying for a car and all utilities in my house... I can do this!

So, I guess we just moved to a Wishes wedding!

[MainStMandy]

Yay for Wishes brides!! We went back and forth for a while and ultimately decided the same thing. We would end up spending just as much but the Wishes wedding would give us a bit more. Congratulations!!

[girli565]

Yay for Wishes brides!! We went back and forth for a while and ultimately decided the same thing. We would end up spending just as much but the Wishes wedding would give us a bit more. Congratulations!!
Thanks! We're excited at the possibilities!

[girli565]

So Thursday morning we left the house at 10am to make our 2pm appointment with Stacy.

We were driving up for vacation with 20+ family members for my baby nephews' first disney trip. So when I finally decided that I was going with a Wishes wedding I asked for a site visit so I could see a few places and make a choice so I can get penciled in.

We made it to Franck's at 2 exactly and were greeted by Stacy. She was so kind and very informative. And she was willing to see and walk with us to everything I wanted see even in 98 degree weather.

We first went to see the wedding pavilion because she said we had to see it even if we want to be married at SBP. We saw the pavilion, loved it and asked where a small reception for 35 would take place at the Grand Floridian so we could see it. She took us to the Whitehall Room and patio and we loved it, it has a view of the castle and we can even see fireworks from the patio. I mean, come on, that sold it for me but I still wanted to see SBP and the St. James room.

We got back in the towncar and drove to the Boardwalk Inn. We walked in, looked around the lobby and started the walk to SBP. And kept walkin, and walking, and walking... see a pattern there? It was hot and the walk was so long. Strike one against SBP. I asked if there was another exit closer for me to walk out of and was told no. Then we made the long walk back to the convention center and to the St. James room. The room is gorgeous and large for a small wedding like mine but it would have been perfect once tables and a dance floor were involved. They were setting up for a wedding while we went to look at it, it had a cake table and a long dinner table in it whe we went. The planner pointed out the new carpet and asked if we like it. I had to admit that it was loud and maybe even tacky but it did go with the theme of the hotel. I just thought it was a bit much.

We left the boardwalk Inn and went back to Franck's. We spoke about photography and a little about $$ and what I expected from the wedding. We also talked theme, colors, and how I wanted a more Mickey theme than cinderella/princess theme.

So now to get to the pictures, there's a lot of them so I'll warn you now...

Wedding Pavilion
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Whitehall room and Patio
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SBP
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St. James Room
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So between the two places I saw I decided on the Weding pavilion and the whitehall room/patio. Stacy penciled us in and now we just need to wait and talk to her in November and then again a week before our year out date so we can confirm the dates. I'm looking forward to this because this trip made me very excited! The best part was when we were on the monorail going to our car after our Magic Kingdom day we saw a reception going on at the whitehall patio and it looked lovely!

[pezaddict231]

Yay for a wishes wedding! I think it will definitely work out better for what you want since you want a reception with dancing.

You know, I always thought I wanted SBP too, I wasn't crazy about the WP, but when we were there in June we stopped in to look at it and I wanted to cry it was so beautiful. That's when I knew I had to get married there and nowhere else. I love the WHR, I wish we had gone to see some of the rooms in person! We have too many people for WHR but we're going to use it for our pre-reception, so I'm very excited about that.

Good luck with the rest of your planning!

[puente0629]

Hi,

First off congrats and can't wait to hear more about you plan's and see more pic's. Your wedding dress looks great on you and cute theme for your wedding.

I'm also a South Florida bride and we are still debating if we should have an escape or wishes wedding. For the amount of enhancements I would like the wedding cost close to $12K, so we figure why not just do a wishes...but that might bump us up to $14-16K.:confused3 Just like your family, my family are party animals and we love to dance and drink (latino'....go figure, lol). We are planning to have our wedding June 29 (the day we were married in a civil union) but as Floridian's we try to stay away from the heat. I'm hoping by reading your experiences I can make the right decision for myself. :)

If you don't mind me asking...can you PM the breakdown for your wishes budget and the wishes packet (once they send it)?

Congrat's again!!!:cheer2:

Thanks,:thumbsup2

[CassIS300]

I am in love with your invitations! Those are awesome!

[ChocoKat]

1_ LOVE your invites!!! So cute! :lovestruc

2_ Yay! For Wishes Wedding!!! :banana:

3_ Awesome site visits photos!

Everything is coming along nicely!! :thumbsup2

[girli565]

Yay for a wishes wedding! I think it will definitely work out better for what you want since you want a reception with dancing.

You know, I always thought I wanted SBP too, I wasn't crazy about the WP, but when we were there in June we stopped in to look at it and I wanted to cry it was so beautiful. That's when I knew I had to get married there and nowhere else. I love the WHR, I wish we had gone to see some of the rooms in person! We have too many people for WHR but we're going to use it for our pre-reception, so I'm very excited about that.

Good luck with the rest of your planning!I loved the WHR when we saw it, the patio made it all worth it!

Hi,

First off congrats and can't wait to hear more about you plan's and see more pic's. Your wedding dress looks great on you and cute theme for your wedding.

I'm also a South Florida bride and we are still debating if we should have an escape or wishes wedding. For the amount of enhancements I would like the wedding cost close to $12K, so we figure why not just do a wishes...but that might bump us up to $14-16K.:confused3 Just like your family, my family are party animals and we love to dance and drink (latino'....go figure, lol). We are planning to have our wedding June 29 (the day we were married in a civil union) but as Floridian's we try to stay away from the heat. I'm hoping by reading your experiences I can make the right decision for myself. :)

If you don't mind me asking...can you PM the breakdown for your wishes budget and the wishes packet (once they send it)?

Congrat's again!!!:cheer2:

Thanks,:thumbsup2Once I get everything I'll probably post the info here in my PJ. I know people are curious how I am going to be able to stick to the 12k budget and I would love to show them how I did it. I know that my Cuban/Puerto Rican family needed a PARTY, and only a Wishes Wedding would allow for that. I discussed it with Danny and we agreed that a party was also important for us, especially the food and dancing aspect. Wishes was the only way to go. And Stacy really did a great job in showing us how much the extras on an Escape package would end up costing and that really solidified our decision to go with a Wishes wedding.

I am in love with your invitations! Those are awesome!I love them too but they aren't as customizable as the site leads me to believe so I may be changing my mind.

1_ LOVE your invites!!! So cute! :lovestruc

2_ Yay! For Wishes Wedding!!! :banana:

3_ Awesome site visits photos!

Everything is coming along nicely!! :thumbsup2Thanks!!:cool1:

[ArelysAdriana]

Hey lady! I finally found my way over here. :goodvibes
I loooove your wedding colors & your ring (he DID do a great job :thumbsup2) & you look great in that dress. And yay for the Wedding Pavilion! It's so beautiful, your ceremony is going to be gorgeous. :)

[girli565]

Hey lady! I finally found my way over here. :goodvibes
I loooove your wedding colors & your ring (he DID do a great job :thumbsup2) & you look great in that dress. And yay for the Wedding Pavilion! It's so beautiful, your ceremony is going to be gorgeous. :)
Hey!! I love seeing my Fic/twitter ladies here!

Thank you! I was so shocked at the ring, I mean I literally asked him how much he spent because it was so pretty, lol.

[Boardwalk_bride]

I just found your PJ, and I have to say I LOVE the dress, shoes and the all the plans!!

I really wanted to get married around christmas in disney, because I love christmas, and disney is the best place to be for it! However, almost everyone of our potential guests had a problem with it (mostly because we are so far away from WDW, and people don't like travelling in the winter).

But now I will get to see a Christmas-y wedding, so I am excited!!! Oh, and I think the centerpieces are adorable!

[girli565]

I just found your PJ, and I have to say I LOVE the dress, shoes and the all the plans!!

I really wanted to get married around christmas in disney, because I love christmas, and disney is the best place to be for it! However, almost everyone of our potential guests had a problem with it (mostly because we are so far away from WDW, and people don't like travelling in the winter).

But now I will get to see a Christmas-y wedding, so I am excited!!! Oh, and I think the centerpieces are adorable!
I totally understand about people not wanting to go at christmas time but I didn't care, I knew my family and close friends would go and that was all that mattered to me!

[Xenabaka777]

Congrats! I love the dress and the invitations! I choose to do a Dec wedding so that all the Christmas decorations are up at all the parks. It will make for great picts. Can't wait for more posts!

[sillykaren]

I totally tried on your dress and LOVED it! It didn't end up being the dress for me but it is so beautiful and unique (not strapless!!). :goodvibes

Looking forward to all of your planning! :cool1:

[girli565]

So... things have changed DRASTICALLY!

Danny asked me the other day why we were waiting so long and I told him that WE had agreed to a Dec. 2010 wedding because it gave us time to save $ for a house and wedding. Then he asked me the logical question... "why wait?"

So we discussed things and decided that we would go with a smaller wedding, and Escape package, and get married sooner. He's applying to jobs out of state so buying a house is completely on hold until we know anything for sure, so if we are going to have to rent anyway why not move our wedding date up and by doing that save some $$?

I love when he's all "let's save $$", it's kind of sexy, KWIM?


So as of this morning when I spoke to Stacey, we are now officially booked for June 14, 2010 at the Wedding Pavilion and in Dec. we will be booking our lunch at the Napa Room. It's not a huge Wishes Wedding like we initially decided but with the plans to move and wanting to save more money we think this is our best choice. Especially when we have the Escape amount already in savings, that's a huge plus!!!

So everything is different, and now I'm scrambling to see what we can get together for welcome bags, favors and hotel stays!

I'm also looking for a good site to host our wedding site where the recipients of our Save-the-Dates will pre-RSVP so we have an idea of who's coming. Any suggestions?

[padisneyfour]

congrats on your new date.... good luck with everything!:goodvibes

[girli565]

congrats on your new date.... good luck with everything!:goodvibes
Thank you!!

[rebecca_boo]

Congrats on your new day! I like how you are scrambling to try to get things done I didn't decide to do a DFTW till July and am getting married in December, so you definitly have time to get stuff together. Goodluck. :cutie:

[girli565]

Congrats on your new day! I like how you are scrambling to try to get things done I didn't decide to do a DFTW till July and am getting married in December, so you definitly have time to get stuff together. Goodluck. :cutie:
God, I'd be freaking out!!!

Goodluck!!

[rebecca_boo]

Haha and the worst part is I didnt start to worry about the wedding till September, but I am almost done with all the planning so anything is possible. Goodluck. Oh I forgot to say I think that is so cute that he wanted to move up the wedding and that he cares about saving money, what a sweetie! Once again goodluck!

[girli565]

Haha and the worst part is I didnt start to worry about the wedding till September, but I am almost done with all the planning so anything is possible. Goodluck. Oh I forgot to say I think that is so cute that he wanted to move up the wedding and that he cares about saving money, what a sweetie! Once again goodluck!
Wow, you're way too calm to have only started planning in Sept!

It seems like every thing I do aside from work is about wedding stuff right now, lol. I'm sure for the next few months I won't worry about it but once spring break rolls around I'm sure things will pick up again.

[girli565]

Well, now this is really happening. Danny and I will be signing it this afternoon and I will be mailing it out tomorrow. It's a teacher work day here and I'm opting it so I have the whole day off! So wonderful.

I also have an appointment with a friend of mine who does printing work at 2pm tomorrow. He's offered to help with our save the dates and I think I'm going to let him do the whole wedding from STD's, invites, favor tags and all. I want everything to have a uniform look and since we need such small numbers it won't be expensive at all. I mean, from the way our guest list looks right now we only need 15 invites. We only have 23 guests.


I also think we're changing the red color to pink, like a fuschia/hot pink. Red is a winter color and at least pink makes me think summer. I'm going to have to exchange all the red ribbon I bought for pink.

And lastly, I need a sand ceremony set. Nothing monogramed because I just want them to be normal vases once we're home. Any ideas?

[girli565]

LoA is SIGNED!!!!!! My CC has been charged and I'm now waiting to be assigned my wedding planner.


On Friday I met with a friend of mine who does printing and graphic design. He offered to help us with our Save the dates, invites, favor tags and all the other paper stuff I'm forgetting. We met with him and made a color change. Danny was not feeling the fuschia/hot pink so I compromised and went with an aquamarine blue/black/white with only touches of fuschia. Our invites will be FL Marlins colored! LOLOL, the designer and Danny loved that. Ha!

I have pics of the new flowers I want to use for my bouquet and for the centerpiece and altar arrangements. It's a summer wedding now and deep red roses are not summer to me, so I want to go with gerber daisies. I'll post inspiration pics when I'm not sick.

So recap: YAY for signing LoA and paying the deposit!!

[padisneyfour]

congrats on getting your LOA signed! you are one month before our VR!:goodvibes looking forward to more of your plans

[girli565]

congrats on getting your LOA signed! you are one month before our VR!:goodvibes looking forward to more of your plans
Thank you!

[girli565]

So I went to the $1 store today because I had some extra money floating in my bank acct and thought that I could stock up on nonperishable Welcome bag goodies!

So this is the bag I bought a few months ago from the Disney Store, they were on sale for $1.50 per bag. I bought 20
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/BYekItg2kKGrHgoOKjgEjlLmZyqPBKhyC-b.jpg

I bought coloring books for the 4 kids we have coming, it's funny, three of them are 2 years old, and one is 1, so they don't count towards the guest list for the Escape wedding. I also bought them a few toys, they had gliders and kazoos.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/PB030145.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/PB030147.jpg

Then for the adults I got ponchos, antibacterial wipes, and bandaids. There will be more but I did really well on the kids bags, lol!
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/PB030146.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/PB030144.jpg

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I also have to share my amazing luck!

I booked a value for the 4 days and thought that I would change it later when I either rented points or got a great deal when June discounts came out... WELL

We got a PIN Code! So we are now staying at the GF Club Level at just $500 more than the points I was going to rent. Yayayayay!

[Boston Disney Bride]

So I went to the $1 store today because I had some extra money floating in my bank acct and thought that I could stock up on nonperishable Welcome bag goodies!

So this is the bag I bought a few months ago from the Disney Store, they were on sale for $1.50 per bag. I bought 20
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/BYekItg2kKGrHgoOKjgEjlLmZyqPBKhyC-b.jpg

I bought coloring books for the 4 kids we have coming, it's funny, three of them are 2 years old, and one is 1, so they don't count towards the guest list for the Escape wedding. I also bought them a few toys, they had gliders and kazoos.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/PB030145.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/PB030147.jpg

Then for the adults I got ponchos, antibacterial wipes, and bandaids. There will be more but I did really well on the kids bags, lol!
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/PB030146.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/PB030144.jpg

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I also have to share my amazing luck!

I booked a value for the 4 days and thought that I would change it later when I either rented points or got a great deal when June discounts came out... WELL

We got a PIN Code! So we are now staying at the GF Club Level at just $500 more than the points I was going to rent. Yayayayay!


You are getting married 5 days after me!!! I am super excited and have already started buying for my welcome bags too(its so much fun coming up with those bags). I am jealous of your bargain on the disney bag you got on sale...I ordered bags from the internet in our wedding colors and had them embroidered...wish I could have gotten a bargain like that :worship:

Congrats!! We just sent our LOA back too!!

[girli565]

You are getting married 5 days after me!!! I am super excited and have already started buying for my welcome bags too(its so much fun coming up with those bags). I am jealous of your bargain on the disney bag you got on sale...I ordered bags from the internet in our wedding colors and had them embroidered...wish I could have gotten a bargain like that :worship:

Congrats!! We just sent our LOA back too!!
The bag was an awesome deal. I went just looking for reuseable bags for groceries that were cute and I ended up finding that great deal on welcome bags. I love them, they're so cute.

[pezaddict231]

Congrats on signing your contract! And congrats on the pincode! That is awesome! I love the Grand Floridian and staying Club level is just even better.:goodvibes

[Boardwalk_bride]

Wow, you lucked out at the dollar store! I can never find anything there!

That's great on the Grand Floridian! I'm super jealous!

[Ann117]

Congratulations on getting your LOA signed. Your wedding is a month and a day before mine. I can not wait to see picture of your new flowers

[Boston Disney Bride]

You'll have to let me know who your planner is..I just got assigned mine on Friday, I've only read good things about her..so I'm excited. I think sometime this week I'm going to stop in the dollar store, I never have any luck there...I find that Target's dollar bins are usually full of disney stuff :) It's like they know Disney brides need that stuff to put in our welcome bags :)

[girli565]

Congrats on signing your contract! And congrats on the pincode! That is awesome! I love the Grand Floridian and staying Club level is just even better.:goodvibesWe're really excited, or let me rephrase that, I'm excited, Danny's like "it's just hotel.":scared1: He just sees the $$, I'm just excited at the deal!

Wow, you lucked out at the dollar store! I can never find anything there!

That's great on the Grand Floridian! I'm super jealous!It's a Dollar Tree, I think. They just opened two new ones, one across the street from my job and one by the Costco I normally go to so I hit up both every week to see if there's anything new.

Congratulations on getting your LOA signed. Your wedding is a month and a day before mine. I can not wait to see picture of your new flowersI'm probably going to update with bouquet/centerpiece ideas tonight.

You'll have to let me know who your planner is..I just got assigned mine on Friday, I've only read good things about her..so I'm excited. I think sometime this week I'm going to stop in the dollar store, I never have any luck there...I find that Target's dollar bins are usually full of disney stuff :) It's like they know Disney brides need that stuff to put in our welcome bags :)I haven't gotten assigned one yet but they did call me Wednesday to say that my LOA was processed and I should have a planner within a week.

[girli565]

So, on Oct. 30 we met with my friend from high school who now runs his own design firm. Of course being a guy and being outnumbered my fuschia got vetoed really quickly :headache:

So he brings out his huge book of colored paper and flips to the blue section. There's the normal royal blue, baby blue, tiffany blue... nothing I like but Danny is insistent that we cannot have a pink on our invite! So we finally get to the last blue in the section, aquamarine, and it was perfect. So now our colors are black, aquamarine and linen white.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/Whitelinencardstock.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/aquamarinecardstock.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/blacklinencardstock.jpg

The Invites are now 5x5 card stock, black envelope, black outside, white invite inside, white inserts, we're having three inserts (response card, accomodations, and directions to WP and Napa Room) and the aquamarine will be the accent color behind the white. They are going to be gorgeous and once I get a sample I will post pics.

So, Danny won that batttle. But I am still accenting everything small with the hot pink. The ribbon for the favors, my bouquet and the centerpieces will most likely be pink flowers. Ha!

So when I went for my site visit back in August, we were planning a Wishes event then, we got to hang out in francks for a while. I took pics of anything I thought I would like. We came across these flowers...
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/P8130072.jpg
I love them, and now that I am getting married in the summer I can have this summer flower in my bouquet! And everywhere else that I can get it! In your face, babe! ;):rotfl2:

I know that I want summer-ish flowers and Daisies are very summer to me. So I think I'll be cutting roses and going with seasonal flowers, and they're usually cheaper than flowers that aren't in season. So what flowers are in season in the summer?

[Boardwalk_bride]

Those colours are soooooo pretty together! Oh, and LOVE that you will still get some hot pink in there. I really like the pic of the flowers, so pretty:goodvibes

[girli565]

Those colours are soooooo pretty together! Oh, and LOVE that you will still get some hot pink in there. I really like the pic of the flowers, so pretty:goodvibes
Thanks!! The most hilarious part of all this... those colors are Florida Marlin colors, our baseball team, hahaha!
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/Florida20Marlins.jpg

Of course we would end up with something sports related.

[girli565]

So I got a call at my lunch hour that should have made me so excited! But my mood today is less than excited...

I got assigned my coordinator, Amy! Anyone else have her? Is she good, prompt in responding?

But it seems that work drama has killed all my wedding excitement. I work with students who have emotional and behavioral problems and I have been with my students since the 6th grade, they are now in the 8th grade. I have moved up with them every year and LOVE it! Now, we all know that the economy has been a huge issue for school districts and now our little Emotional Behavior Disorders (EBD) unit is effected. Out of the 8 teachers in my department 3 are being surplussed to other schools because our enrollment is down. That leaves 5 teachers in my unit when we really need a minimum of 6. I'm not one of the teachers being moved to another school but now I'm losing my classes and being moved into a Severe Emotional Disorder class, with students I am not used to and have never dealt with their types of disabilities before. I'm freaking out here. And I'm so pissed off at administration because the other remaining teachers aside from myself were asked what they wanted to teach and I was told that I was being moved to the other classroom. No one asked me anything. That's not right nor fair. I have seniority over 2 of the remaining 5 teachers in my department and I think that if it comes to that I may have to pull rank. I don't want to but I think I"m going to have to in order to keep my sanity at my job. :confused3

This has been a real sucky day so far, I can't even get excited over being assigned a coordinator and getting my planning kit.

[Boardwalk_bride]

So I got a call at my lunch hour that should have made me so excited! But my mood today is less than excited...

I got assigned my coordinator, Amy! Anyone else have her? Is she good, prompt in responding?

But it seems that work drama has killed all my wedding excitement. I work with students who have emotional and behavioral problems and I have been with my students since the 6th grade, they are now in the 8th grade. I have moved up with them every year and LOVE it! Now, we all know that the economy has been a huge issue for school districts and now our little Emotional Behavior Disorders (EBD) unit is effected. Out of the 8 teachers in my department 3 are being surplussed to other schools because our enrollment is down. That leaves 5 teachers in my unit when we really need a minimum of 6. I'm not one of the teachers being moved to another school but now I'm losing my classes and being moved into a Severe Emotional Disorder class, with students I am not used to and have never dealt with their types of disabilities before. I'm freaking out here. And I'm so pissed off at administration because the other remaining teachers aside from myself were asked what they wanted to teach and I was told that I was being moved to the other classroom. No one asked me anything. That's not right nor fair. I have seniority over 2 of the remaining 5 teachers in my department and I think that if it comes to that I may have to pull rank. I don't want to but I think I"m going to have to in order to keep my sanity at my job. :confused3

This has been a real sucky day so far, I can't even get excited over being assigned a coordinator and getting my planning kit.

That is exciting you got a coordinator :goodvibes

I'm so sorry about your job stress. Doesn't it seem like whenever you have something good to look forward to, something else crashes it! I hope everything works out. If you feel that you haven't been treated fairly, you should definitely talk to someone about it!

[girli565]

That is exciting you got a coordinator :goodvibes

I'm so sorry about your job stress. Doesn't it seem like whenever you have something good to look forward to, something else crashes it! I hope everything works out. If you feel that you haven't been treated fairly, you should definitely talk to someone about it!
Thank you!

I know exactly what you mean. I hate when real life interferes with my Disney wedding ;)

I don't know what I'm going to do with the work situation, it all won't be effective until Monday so I still have tomorrow to deal with all this stuff.

[Pirate's Princess]

YAY for the coordinator and new colors!! I really like the whole combo (including the fuschia)

Sorry about the work drama, working in education myself I feel for you. What are the grades in your school? Were you going to lose the students at the end of the year anyway? Are they moving you mid year? First off, kudos on even working with the EBD kids, and I'm sure you're very good at what you do, so I'm sure you have nothing to worry about, being transferred. I'm sure it will be hard, but soon (hopefully) you'll become attached to your new students. And that is totally stinky they just moved you, while they asked the others. :( Sorry :hug:

[girli565]

YAY for the coordinator and new colors!! I really like the whole combo (including the fuschia)

Sorry about the work drama, working in education myself I feel for you. What are the grades in your school? Were you going to lose the students at the end of the year anyway? Are they moving you mid year? First off, kudos on even working with the EBD kids, and I'm sure you're very good at what you do, so I'm sure you have nothing to worry about, being transferred. I'm sure it will be hard, but soon (hopefully) you'll become attached to your new students. And that is totally stinky they just moved you, while they asked the others. :( Sorry :hug:
I would have lost them at the end of this year but it sucks to be a few doors away from them with new students who I have to work double just to get to know. EBD kids need stability and this will kill them. I mean, I'm grateful that I'm not being moved to another school but I just hate the way things happened. Thanks!

[girli565]

So yesterday my cousin, who is an amatuer photog, took our engagement pictures for us. I got back a sneak peek late last night. Hopefully I'll have the rest by the end of this week. She wants to tweak them and make them perfect before anyone sees them. I guess she thought these were ok so far! :goodvibes

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/213affc6.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/c3b61819.jpg

I'm not crazy about the one of us sitting down but it's ok.

[girli565]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/f16c66da.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/af55c084.jpg

[sillykaren]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/f16c66da.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/af55c084.jpg

Awww I love the Bride and Groom ears one!! I wish we had had ours for our e-pic session! :goodvibes

[girli565]

Awww I love the Bride and Groom ears one!! I wish we had had ours for our e-pic session! :goodvibes
Thank you! I loved the ears, Danny not so much, lol!

[sillykaren]

Thank you! I loved the ears, Danny not so much, lol!

Ahhh yes. I have a feeling I may have the same problem with my DF.

[girli565]

Ahhh yes. I have a feeling I may have the same problem with my DF.
Haha, he was like "are we done yet" when we put them on for pictures.

[Boardwalk_bride]

Oh my gosh, you two look so adorable together :goodvibes I think the first and last one's are my favourite!!

[girli565]

Oh my gosh, you two look so adorable together :goodvibes I think the first and last one's are my favourite!!
thank you, I think those are my faves too!

Hopefully I'll have more soon, she should be getting them to me in the next few days.

[Flurbee]

Hello....Just subscribing to your PJ...I love all your plans so far...It's nice that you know someone who can do all the invitations and paper stuff for you!! I love your colors too!! Congrats on moving the wedding up-that's good it saves you money, plus you don't have to wait as long to have your wedding!! I am sorry to hear about your job stress, hopefully everything will work out there. :goodvibes Looking forward to hearing more!

[girli565]

So I finally got back the 300+ pics from the engagement session. Out of that we got mayne 25 images that we were both happy with. Which is fine with me, I wasn't expecting even that much, lol. Danny is a laugher and I swear I have more pics of him laughing than anything else but they're cute for the album. We did get a Save the Date pic so I was relieved.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/89d4a616.jpg

I love this picture
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/03de1c5a.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/752236d8.jpg

And our Save the Date Pic...
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/c4f0373e.jpg

It was between that picture and the one of us on the stairs but the printer loved the other one. I should have a mock up of the StD soon!

[Boardwalk_bride]

Oh, I really love the picture you love too!! I can't wait to see your StD's! They are gonna be amazing!

[girli565]

Oh, I really love the picture you love too!! I can't wait to see your StD's! They are gonna be amazing!
Thank you!, I love that kissing pic so much but I was vetoed when I wanted to use it for the StD's, lol.

[girli565]

So when we got engaged I was excited to start looking for a home. We don't plan on having kids any time soon and we will have my mother living with us so it made sense to look for a house/townhome/condo on the small side.

We don't need a lot of space and my mom only wants a nice kitchen ;) Well, we've been looking for a while now but nothing really jumped out at us. We even went as far as looking at apartments because we had no problem renting. 2-bedroom apts were so expensive in the area of southwest Miami (it's called Kendall). I could not see spending $1300+ a month on renting, so we kept looking.

A week ago my cousin tells me that friends of hers at work have a villa that will be vacant by January. Would I be interested in looking at it? I said sure, I've seen a ton of villas in the Kendall area and many were nice just out of our price range. Well, this one was amazing. It's on the small side, but the master bedroom is huge and it had a completed patio that is fenced in and huge! It was surprising to see that in a complex that looks like a normal apt complex. So we jumped on it and told the ladies that we would love to move in.

The current residents will be out by January 5th. She said she needed a week to clean and then we could start moving in. I'm so excited, Danny and I live at home with family now so this is a huge step for us! He's so excited but doesn't show it, lol. He's that strong silent type :rolleyes:

So this puts a dent into our savings plan for the wedding but we have worked on our budget and figured out a way to pay for 75% of the wedding in cash. I have a nice savings and Danny has gotten a second job so we'll be ok :banana::cloud9::goodvibes

[girli565]

Our Save the Dates are ready!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/51186213.jpg

I love them.

[Boston Disney Bride]

great job on the STD they look awesome!!! It's only 6 months away...can you believe it?!?!

:banana::banana:do the happy dance:banana::banana::

[girli565]

great job on the STD they look awesome!!! It's only 6 months away...can you believe it?!?!

:banana::banana:do the happy dance:banana::banana::
I know, I can't believe how fast things are moving. At the printers today he was asking dates for when we'd want the invites and favor tags. It's so weird to have everything all ready!

Thanks about the StD's, we were really happy with what he came up with.

[Boardwalk_bride]

Your StD's look amazing!! I love how the colours look together!

[girli565]

Your StD's look amazing!! I love how the colours look together!
Thank you! They're our Wedding colors, except for the royal blue.

[girli565]

:banana:We are at the 180 day mark... exactly 6 months until Danny and I get MARRIED!:banana:


I actually have a phone call scheduled with Amy today at 4pm to discuss my reception options. So excited. Everyone is telling me that it will fly from here!

[Boardwalk_bride]

I totally missed this before (not sure how) but congrats on moving in together!!! Can I come live with you?? The cold weather and snow are killing me! I am seriously trying to convince DF that we should move to Florida...all we need are some work permits :rotfl: I plan on moving there when I retire, so why not just start the process now! Plus, the whole reason I got into my field (urban planning) was because of a Florida planner!

Anyway, YAY for 6 months :banana::banana::banana: It will fly by!! Do you have any ideas of where you might have your reception?

[girli565]

I totally missed this before (not sure how) but congrats on moving in together!!! Can I come live with you?? The cold weather and snow are killing me! I am seriously trying to convince DF that we should move to Florida...all we need are some work permits :rotfl: I plan on moving there when I retire, so why not just start the process now! Plus, the whole reason I got into my field (urban planning) was because of a Florida planner!

Anyway, YAY for 6 months :banana::banana::banana: It will fly by!! Do you have any ideas of where you might have your reception?
Ha! I can't imagine living anywhere but FL. I love it here, the summer where it reaches 100 degrees is not my fave time of year but it beats the cold. I'm so bad that when it's 60 degrees I'm shivering and refusing to leave my house.

I'm hoping for the Napa Room because it has a low minimum for lunches and a great view. I want to keep it at the $1000 minimum but I think we'll go over because the lunch menus are all $40+ per person and with 24 adults and 5 children we go way past 1k.

[girli565]

So yesterday I had a phone call scheduled with Amy. We were going to discuss keeping things on budget and booking my lunch reception.

So, now we have officially booked the Napa room from 1pm-3pm on June 14, 2010! We are serving a buffet lunch that sounds so YUMMY! :woohoo: Having a bar of call because it's early and a lot of people are not drinkers. I have to look not drunk in pictures so no drinking for me ;)! We're having 4 tables of 10 but they will probably not be full of 10 people. Our final count as of right now is 24 adults, one 5 year old, and 5 children under 3. So 30 guests in total.

One question... am I supposed to feed Randy, he will be there for about 5 hours, do I get him a vendor meal?

[weedee]

Just saw your pic of fuchsia daisies you mentioned in my PJ and those are AWESOME...definitely use those. :thumbsup2 Those are exactly the color of pink I would have changed my wedding colors for, hah! I think if you used just the pink daisies it would look amazing. They can carry a bouquet on their own, that's for sure. I hope they have the same gorgeous Gerber's in yellow for me in June!!! :lovestruc

Congrats on booking the Napa room! I'm not sure about feeding the photog tho...

[girli565]

Just saw your pic of fuchsia daisies you mentioned in my PJ and those are AWESOME...definitely use those. :thumbsup2 Those are exactly the color of pink I would have changed my wedding colors for, hah! I think if you used just the pink daisies it would look amazing. They can carry a bouquet on their own, that's for sure. I hope they have the same gorgeous Gerber's in yellow for me in June!!! :lovestruc

Congrats on booking the Napa room! I'm not sure about feeding the photog tho...
I love the flowers. I will definitley have them for my bouquet just not sure about the altar pieces. I think it might be too much.

I guess I could ask my planner about Randy's meal.

[girli565]

Today I had to go to the post office to pick up a certified letter sent by DFTW.

I knew what it was when I got the little ticket in my mail box! It was my signed contract and my annual passes!! Yayayay!

[girli565]

So because I changed the wedding colors from black/red/white to black/pink/aquamarine/white I need to buy new wedding shoes.

I wanted a white shoe that I could dye once I decided what color my flowers were going to be. So once I talk to Rosie about my bouquet and we confirm a color I will send them to be dyed. I bought this shoe...
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/shoes.jpg
They're so comfy! and really pretty. They look beige in the pic but they are white, a satin white so they shine a bit.

I also am now debating what to do for my honeymoon. We weren't planning on taking one until later in the year because we didn't want to put it on a credit card. Well, my aunt found out that we weren't taking one and decided that we HAD to take one. She gave us $1000 and her stipulation was that we had to use it on a honeymoon. So now we are looking at a cruise, they are all inclusive, we live in Miami so no plane rides, and they are cost effective. So we are looking at a western caribbean cruise to Grand Cayman, Honduras, Belize, and Cozumel. It's a bit over the $1k gift but for $1500 we can have a honeymoon that is 7 days long and includes all meals. That's a deal!:banana:

[pezaddict231]

The shoes are really pretty and it's awesome they are comfortable too!

That was so generous of your aunt! The cruise sounds like it will be really fun and is a really good deal too. Sometimes if you don't do it right away, you may not get the chance to later on since things always come up. I'm glad you guys will get to go after the wedding.

[weedee]

cute shoes!! Good idea about dying them after the wedding...I'm currently trying to figure out the shoe situation because I don't wanna spend money on shoes I'm never going to wear again!

Your aunt is so nice! You must be so excited to get a honeymoon now, congrats!!! I think the cruise sounds fantastic, you can't beat only paying $500 for an all inclusive cruise. Go for it!! :thumbsup2

[girli565]

The shoes are really pretty and it's awesome they are comfortable too!

That was so generous of your aunt! The cruise sounds like it will be really fun and is a really good deal too. Sometimes if you don't do it right away, you may not get the chance to later on since things always come up. I'm glad you guys will get to go after the wedding.Ive worn them a few times and find that they're comfy. I did order them a half size bigger so they wouldn't squeeze my feet horribly. That style of shoe is notorious for that bc of the platform.

We're excited too. Danny is dying for a nice long vacation.

cute shoes!! Good idea about dying them after the wedding...I'm currently trying to figure out the shoe situation because I don't wanna spend money on shoes I'm never going to wear again!

Your aunt is so nice! You must be so excited to get a honeymoon now, congrats!!! I think the cruise sounds fantastic, you can't beat only paying $500 for an all inclusive cruise. Go for it!! :thumbsup2I love that style of shoe bc they are more comfortable bc of the platform. I'll be dying them pink for the wedding to match my bouquet. So they'll probably be a fuschia color. I'm only waiting bc I want to be sure my flowers are going to be that color. Once I confirm it with Rosie I'll be dying my shoes.

[Dr.Cinderella]

Hi, love those shoes! Would you mind sending me the lunch menus for the California Grill? They arent on Magical Kingdoms anymore for some reason. Could you pm them to me? Thanks and enjoying reading your plans!
Marissa

[Boston Disney Bride]

YAAAAYY for a honeymoon...I'm so glad you get to take one!! That really was so sweet of your Aunt to do that..she rules!!

The shoes are really nice too...I need to go shoe shopping..

when is your phone call with rosie? My coordinator scheduled mine for January 12...

[girli565]

YAAAAYY for a honeymoon...I'm so glad you get to take one!! That really was so sweet of your Aunt to do that..she rules!!

The shoes are really nice too...I need to go shoe shopping..

when is your phone call with rosie? My coordinator scheduled mine for January 12...
I'm a horrible bride, I havent even sent in the planning kit, lol. So no scheduled appt with Rosie. I'm actually filling it out now and hopefully sending it in tomorrow.

[Boardwalk_bride]

The shoes are so pretty, and so perfect! They look like wedding shoes, but not like the boring usual wedding shoes!

That is so great that you will be able to take a honeymoon! I am super jealous! (Partly because of your cruise, and partly because you live in Florida)!!

[girli565]

The shoes are so pretty, and so perfect! They look like wedding shoes, but not like the boring usual wedding shoes!

That is so great that you will be able to take a honeymoon! I am super jealous! (Partly because of your cruise, and partly because you live in Florida)!!
Exactly! I love the shoes, they look like shoes I would wear normally, and once they're dyed pink I will wear them all the time!

Cruises are so easy for us because the port of Miami is a 20 minute drive from my house, so we don't have to pay to park because my mom will pick us up. Cruising is so economical. $700/person and it includes accomodations, meals and transportation? Awesome!

[girli565]

So I've had my planning packet since November. I know, bad bride :(

I realized that I still had it maybe a week and a half ago. :scared1: I finally sat down with Danny and picked the songs we want to use and his cake preferences.

I had to write a lot of notes for Amy, lol, because Danny doesn't like regular cake fillings, he only eats Red Velvet and cream cheese frosting. I wanted different flowers and here's the kicker...

Danny wants to use the Star Wars theme as his entrance music :confused3:eek: I find it hilarious and kind of scary, lol. I'm hoping Amy will say it's not available.

[Boston Disney Bride]

So I've had my planning packet since November. I know, bad bride :(

I realized that I still had it maybe a week and a half ago. :scared1: I finally sat down with Danny and picked the songs we want to use and his cake preferences.

I had to write a lot of notes for Amy, lol, because Danny doesn't like regular cake fillings, he only eats Red Velvet and cream cheese frosting. I wanted different flowers and here's the kicker...

Danny wants to use the Star Wars theme as his entrance music :confused3:eek: I find it hilarious and kind of scary, lol. I'm hoping Amy will say it's not available.


It will definitely be available..so keep wishing hahah:rotfl::rotfl: I think its sweet that your going to do that for him...we have to remember that its their day too :dance3:

[girli565]

It will definitely be available..so keep wishing hahah:rotfl::rotfl: I think its sweet that your going to do that for him...we have to remember that its their day too :dance3:
Haha! I girl can hope, right? lol Our friends will probably die laughing when they hear it. I probably will too.

[girli565]

So since our reception will be over by 3 or 4pm I figured we need a nice dinner reservation and we are staying at the GF so why not V&A's?

I called this morning and made my ADR for the latest seating, 9:15pm. Now I just need to find a pretty dress to wear.

[girli565]

Ugh, I'm frustrated! But it's easily fixed so I won't complain. :confused3:headache:


It's been FIXED! Yay!

[girli565]

So I was emailed by Rosie's assistant to schedule my floral appt. After a few emails back and forth due to attachment issues we finally got pictures sent in of flowers I enjoyed and set a time to call and discuss. Feb. 9th I will be making floral choices.:goodvibes

I finally got my reception contract corrected and mailed in and the deposit has been paid.

Last thing I've been thinking about was adding some appetizers to the meal. The meal already has a salad and soup on it but I think I may want to add a sushi tray (since it is Cali Grill, they have AMAZING sushi) and maybe some flatbreads. The sushi I am seriously considering but the flatbreads may not happen because it's too early in the day for them to be made. The menus all state that they have to be done after 4pm and my meal is at 1pm. I'm hoping that this could be overlooked because I would choose flatbreads over sushi any day.

What do you think?popcorn::

[weedee]

that's awesome you'll be deciding on your floral soon. Does Rosie's assistant make the first contact? I was wondering when I needed to start figuring out floral...

Sushi would be such a fun appetizer!!! I think if your guests would enjoy it and it's not too expensive to add it on, it would be a nice addition if it goes with the rest of your menu. :banana: I'm a huge fan of sushi - I will have to try it at Cali Grill since the DF and I have that on our ADR for the disneymoon. I'm not too sure about the flat bread but I don't know what it really is I guess. Do they serve it with hummus or a dip? If it's light, that could also work but you probably could just do one or the other.

[Boardwalk_bride]

Ohh that is exciting you have ressies at V&A's!!

Do you know if all of your guests like sushi? I personally do not like it, and I always feel bad when something is offered, or paid for for me, and I won't eat it. I would say if not everyone likes sushi, you should offer flat bread as well. I'm also a huge fan of flat bread!

[MainStMandy]

Ohh that is exciting you have ressies at V&A's!!

Do you know if all of your guests like sushi? I personally do not like it, and I always feel bad when something is offered, or paid for for me, and I won't eat it. I would say if not everyone likes sushi, you should offer flat bread as well. I'm also a huge fan of flat bread!

I agree...I would not eat sushi...even if you paid me. But Flat breads are a great idea. I have always been a fan of flatbreads at CG!

[girli565]

that's awesome you'll be deciding on your floral soon. Does Rosie's assistant make the first contact? I was wondering when I needed to start figuring out floral...

Sushi would be such a fun appetizer!!! I think if your guests would enjoy it and it's not too expensive to add it on, it would be a nice addition if it goes with the rest of your menu. :banana: I'm a huge fan of sushi - I will have to try it at Cali Grill since the DF and I have that on our ADR for the disneymoon. I'm not too sure about the flat bread but I don't know what it really is I guess. Do they serve it with hummus or a dip? If it's light, that could also work but you probably could just do one or the other.Rosie's assistant, Jennifer, emailed me and then we emailed back and forth trying to set up a date and I emailed her all the inspiration pics I had.

I'm not crazy about sushi but I will eat it, a lot of people we're inviting love it, there's only a few people invited that will not eat it.

Ohh that is exciting you have ressies at V&A's!!

Do you know if all of your guests like sushi? I personally do not like it, and I always feel bad when something is offered, or paid for for me, and I won't eat it. I would say if not everyone likes sushi, you should offer flat bread as well. I'm also a huge fan of flat bread!I'm super excited for V&A's. We're total foodies so this is a dream for us.

I know a lot of our 30 guests like sushi so it's not a problem, I know the flat breads will probably go over better because they are just yummy goodness. I just hope we can get flat breads that early in the day.


Who knows, maybe I'll just get both if I can, lol.:confused3

[girli565]

I agree...I would not eat sushi...even if you paid me. But Flat breads are a great idea. I have always been a fan of flatbreads at CG!
Most of my guests enjoy sushi so it would be well received. I just think the flat breads would be delish. I loved CG flatbreads so much the last few times we've been there for dinner and I just hope we can get them.

[girli565]

So now that I have this info confirmed by my wedding planner she is having a sales person call me to discuss specifics.

I am spending at the moment about $9000 on my Escape ceremony and lunch. This is not including extras like different flowers and the added appetizers I wanted to include or taxes/service fees on the lunch. Seeing that I'm close to the now $10k minimum for weekday wedding beginning before 2pm I think I'll be changing back to a Wishes wedding. Gotta make the most of my money, right?

Amy, my planner seemed to think this was a good idea after we spoke and calculated my costs so far.:cool1: And I have to agree that it's a good idea as well. I want more flexibility and maybe some dancing at my reception so this is allowing me to have all that.

[Boardwalk_bride]

That is so awesome you are able to switch! I really wish I would have known about that as well...but I think it is too late for me now. Oh well, at least it works out for some people!! I'm glad you can take advantage of the change!

[girli565]

That is so awesome you are able to switch! I really wish I would have known about that as well...but I think it is too late for me now. Oh well, at least it works out for some people!! I'm glad you can take advantage of the change!
Have you called and asked? I don't see how they would say no when it's not a loss for them. It doesn't hurt to try.

[Boardwalk_bride]

I emailed today, just to ask for them to extend my reception...that is really all I care about. We are spending WAY more than $10,000, and I just didn't want to bother switching everything, but now that I'm adding up all the costs, it looks like a wishes may be cheaper.

[girli565]

I emailed today, just to ask for them to extend my reception...that is really all I care about. We are spending WAY more than $10,000, and I just didn't want to bother switching everything, but now that I'm adding up all the costs, it looks like a wishes may be cheaper.
I don't think they would make it diffcult to switch everything. They would probably be happy to make the switch, my planner always seems so happy when I bombard her with questions.

I hope it works out!

[girli565]

So, when I initially started the WDW Wedding planning process we were going with a Wishes wedding because the wedding was over a year away and we had a great savings plan in place that would allow us to pay for the bulk of the wedding in cash. That was with a $12k minimum expenditure. Well when the plans changed and we moved the wedding to June we knew we could not afford $12k plus taxes and service charges that would push us to close to $15k :scared1:

So we went with an Escape wedding and lunch reception, we wanted to spend $10k plus taxes and services charges because we could afford that with what we already had in savings. Then the $10,000 minimum expenditure for a Wishes wedding popped up, and the requirements fit my already planned Escape ceremony perfectly. We were having a 12pm ceremony and a 1pm reception that was just going to be a lunch and cake cutting, nothing else.

Now we will be able to have the full reception that includes dancing and all the extras that I wasn't able to have because I was an Escape bride.

We're excited and we're going to woork very hard to keep our total as close to the $10,000 as possible. I think we can do it!

I just received my contract by email so it's now official!



I think I'm most excited for a planning session. We won't get to taste the food bc California Grill doesn't do tastings but we'll get to do everything else! :cool1:

[Boardwalk_bride]

That is awesome that you made the switch!! The planning session, in my opinion, is definitely a big perk if you are able to make it (I assume that is no problem for you though). Did you schedule a date for that yet?

[pink_tink8i8]

congrats on becoming a wishes bride!!! :goodvibes

[girli565]

That is awesome that you made the switch!! The planning session, in my opinion, is definitely a big perk if you are able to make it (I assume that is no problem for you though). Did you schedule a date for that yet?I nee dto get my planner before I can schedule it, but the remainder of the $10k minimum is due on March 16th so I need to do it soon, lol.

congrats on becoming a wishes bride!!! :goodvibes
Thanks!!

[girli565]

:goodvibesSo we signed the contract and Danny was mailing out today since he is off from work. :cool1:

According to the contract my $10k minimum expenditure is due Marck 16th so I guess I'll be booking my planning session soon. Thank goodness we just did our taxes and have a really nice size refund coming to both of us. It'll be the bulk of the remaining cash for us.

I'm so proud of us, even with buying a condo, moving expenses and all that we still will have close to the $10k saved and able to pay the wedding off in cash!:cheer2:

[amcc]

Congratulations! A Disney wedding sounds like so much fun!

I think I remember you from some of the CVS threads - I'm from Miami and I remember thinking "Cool, there's at least one other person from Miami who does this"

Have a wonderful wedding and many many many happily ever after.

P.S. Your original shoes were awesome!

[girli565]

Congratulations! A Disney wedding sounds like so much fun!

I think I remember you from some of the CVS threads - I'm from Miami and I remember thinking "Cool, there's at least one other person from Miami who does this"

Have a wonderful wedding and many many many happily ever after.

P.S. Your original shoes were awesome!
Thank you!! We're very excited for it.

I know, I loved the shoes too, but alas they don't match anymore :(

[Pirate's Princess]

Yay for being a wishes bride!! That's awesome. You can always eat at CG to "taste" the food. And yum yum for sushi. Can I come?

[girli565]

Yay for being a wishes bride!! That's awesome. You can always eat at CG to "taste" the food. And yum yum for sushi. Can I come?
We love CG and we've eaten there several times so we know just how yummy the food is!

[girli565]

So I had a phone call with Stacey this afternoon about the menu changes I was looking into for the Napa Room and we both agreed that CaliGrill would probbaly not be too keen on making those additions.

My second choice, the Whitehall Room, was booked so my next choice was Ariels. It was available!!

So our ceremony will still be at the Wedding Pavilion and then we will be going to Ariels for a cocktail hour from 1-2pm and then our reception from 2-6pm. We're happy with the changes especially now that we will be able to customize our own menu.

I think I'm most excited about that!! Danny's only request was that we serve Le Cellier's Cheddar Cheese Soup. It's summer and hot but if he wants it he'll get it :banana:

[MainStMandy]

So I had a phone call with Stacey this afternoon about the menu changes I was looking into for the Napa Room and we both agreed that CaliGrill would probbaly not be too keen on making those additions.

My second choice, the Whitehall Room, was booked so my next choice was Ariels. It was available!!

So our ceremony will still be at the Wedding Pavilion and then we will be going to Ariels for a cocktail hour from 1-2pm and then our reception from 2-6pm. We're happy with the changes especially now that we will be able to customize our own menu.

I think I'm most excited about that!! Danny's only request was that we serve Le Cellier's Cheddar Cheese Soup. It's summer and hot but if he wants it he'll get it :banana:

Oh how fun!!! And the cheddar cheese soup! OMG YUM!!! Can't wait to see what you pick for your menu!

[girli565]

Oh how fun!!! And the cheddar cheese soup! OMG YUM!!! Can't wait to see what you pick for your menu!
We should be having our planning session sometime in March so we'll have a menu soon!

[weedee]

just caught up...wow you're a Wishes bride now!!!!! Congrats, that's fantastic. I'm sure Disney's going to see a lot of brides switch over since the minimum's been changed. yay for getting your reception site! :cool1:

[girli565]

just caught up...wow you're a Wishes bride now!!!!! Congrats, that's fantastic. I'm sure Disney's going to see a lot of brides switch over since the minimum's been changed. yay for getting your reception site! :cool1:
Exactly! The new minimum makes a Wishes wedding so much easier to have. We were spending close to 10k already so why not just make the switch?!

[girli565]

4 months to go!!

[girli565]

So we just booked our planning session and menu tasting!

So excited for March 26th to come. I love to nail down things and hopefully we leave there and have everything done!

[pink_tink8i8]

congrats on booking your PS and on 4 months!!! :yay:

[girli565]

congrats on booking your PS and on 4 months!!! :yay:
Thank you!!

[girli565]

Ok, so I have my invite proofs, I'm very happy with them!

The Invite:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/invitelow.jpg

The inserts...

Ceremony & Reception address and directions:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/Inviteceremonycard.jpg

Accommodations:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/Accomodations.jpg

RSVP:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/RSVP.jpg


They are so pretty, when I get the actual invites I'll takes pics and post them!

[HeatherNJNC]

We had our reception at Ariel's and absolutely loved it there! It was perfect for a small to medium sized wedding. Oh and Le Cellier soup, I am so jealous!!!

[girli565]

We had our reception at Ariel's and absolutely loved it there! It was perfect for a small to medium sized wedding. Oh and Le Cellier soup, I am so jealous!!!
Yes, we're excited with the change! And building our own menu is such a plus.

I'm glad to hear that a small wedding is ok there, I'm worried that when it says it fits up to 80 we'll be lost in there.

[puente0629]

The invites are so cute!!! I love the "stroke of noon" idea, might just steal it...:thumbsup2

[girli565]

The invites are so cute!!! I love the "stroke of noon" idea, might just steal it...:thumbsup2
Steal away! It was our graphic designers idea. He was trying to make a little rhyme and it worked out perfectly!

He did a great job, I was so happy when I saw them at his office. Hopefully we'll have them in a week or two. I'll take pics of everything like the envelopes and the invite folder when I get it.

[weedee]

I love your invites!! They are adorable and have the perfect Disney flare. I can't wait to see the finished product! :goodvibes

[girli565]

I love your invites!! They are adorable and have the perfect Disney flare. I can't wait to see the finished product! :goodvibes
Thank you! We are in love with our designer. He's also making us favor tags for the wedding favors that will match the invites.

[figmentfan814]

This is my first post to your PJ, but I have saw a lot of your posts in other areas. I had to pop in to say that your invitations are so cute! Your designer did a great job. Ariel's is a nice spot for a small reception. When we were down for our planning session and we went for a site visit there it was being set up for a wedding that day and there were only a few tables arranged and it still looked great, not too big or overphttpowering. In fact, we almost had our reception there, but it was already booked for our wedding date and ended up at LSS instead. Now, I have to go back and start at the beginning of your PJ :goodvibes

[girli565]

This is my first post to your PJ, but I have saw a lot of your posts in other areas. I had to pop in to say that your invitations are so cute! Your designer did a great job. Ariel's is a nice spot for a small reception. When we were down for our planning session and we went for a site visit there it was being set up for a wedding that day and there were only a few tables arranged and it still looked great, not too big or overphttpowering. In fact, we almost had our reception there, but it was already booked for our wedding date and ended up at LSS instead. Now, I have to go back and start at the beginning of your PJ :goodvibes
Thank you!

I'm hoping to see Ariels when we go for our planning session, I've seen it in passing when I've been at the Beach Club, there was even a wedding reception going on when I last saw it so I'm sure I'll be happy with it!

[puente0629]

Steal away! It was our graphic designers idea. He was trying to make a little rhyme and it worked out perfectly!

He did a great job, I was so happy when I saw them at his office. Hopefully we'll have them in a week or two. I'll take pics of everything like the envelopes and the invite folder when I get it.


Awesome, I will need idea's eventually when I do mine...

[Boardwalk_bride]

Your invites are so great! I'm super jealous!

[girli565]

Awesome, I will need idea's eventually when I do mine... I know there's a lot of sellers on Etsy who make amazing disney themed invites!

Your invites are so great! I'm super jealous!
Thank you! I love them so much. Subtle Disney theming is what I wanted and he did a great job.

[pink_tink8i8]

your invites came out really nice

[girli565]

your invites came out really nice
Thank you!

[girli565]

We just had our invites delivered last night, and I am so pleased with them!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/P3070008.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/P3070011.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/P3070014.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/P3070017.jpg
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[Pirate's Princess]

Great invites. I love the color!

[girli565]

Thanks! Danny picked out the aquamarine color bc he was not happy with the pink I wanted. So now we have FL Marlins basball team colors lol.

[Boardwalk_bride]

Those are awesome :goodvibes And I noticed your PS is coming up soon...you must be getting exited!

[pink_tink8i8]

the invites look great! :goodvibes

[pezaddict231]

the invites look great! I really like the colors too and the Disney graphics in the background on the inserts.

[girli565]

Those are awesome :goodvibes And I noticed your PS is coming up soon...you must be getting excited! Thank you! We are excited! It's so close.

the invites look great! :goodvibes Thank you!

the invites look great! I really like the colors too and the Disney graphics in the background on the inserts. Thank you, we worked with him on them. I found the WDW road maps online and sent the PDF to him, he did the rest!

[puente0629]

the invites look really nice!!:thumbsup2

[girli565]

the invites look really nice!!:thumbsup2
Thank you!

[girli565]

I am walking out the door right now and to the mailbox to mail my invites out!

And we paid our minimum expenditure! We'll be getting a lot of points on the credit card. I was going to pay it in cash but figured I might as well get some points for it right? My mom and I are going to LA in August so I can use points to book our hotels! Yay!

[pink_tink8i8]

yay for mailing them out!

[Boardwalk_bride]

That is awesome you got the invites out, as well as paid off the min! That is amazing you did that so far ahead! Now, hopefully you get all your RSVP's back!

[disneychickforever]

Your invites are adorable! I'd totally do something similar if DF said to keep the Disney aspect to a minimum. (So no Mickey at the reception lol.)

Can't wait to read more! I live in South Florida myself (Sunrise) so we are neighbors, lol.

[girli565]

yay for mailing them out!Thanks! It made it very real!

That is awesome you got the invites out, as well as paid off the min! That is amazing you did that so far ahead! Now, hopefully you get all your RSVP's back!The minimum expenditure is due 90 days out then the actual balance is due 30 days out, so I knew we had to pay up I just didn't realize how soon! lol!

Your invites are adorable! I'd totally do something similar if DF said to keep the Disney aspect to a minimum. (So no Mickey at the reception lol.)

Can't wait to read more! I live in South Florida myself (Sunrise) so we are neighbors, lol.Thank you, we really wanted something Disney-ish but nothing too overtly Disney/Mickey. The invites and save the dates we're really happy with!

[pezaddict231]

Yay for sending out your invites! I totally agree on using the cc to pay for the minimum. It gives you an extra month to have to really pay it and you get the points so it's a win-win situation. ;) I love using points for things, our wedding flight is using points and it's great to get things for "free". :)

[girli565]

Yay for sending out your invites! I totally agree on using the cc to pay for the minimum. It gives you an extra month to have to really pay it and you get the points so it's a win-win situation. ;) I love using points for things, our wedding flight is using points and it's great to get things for "free". :)
Exactly! Between wedding stuff and trips to WDW in the last year we've earned a lot of points. We like to pay most things in cash but I'd rather earn points so I charge our utilities and cell phones to earn points and just pay the card off as soon as i get the bills. It's a great way to earn free money on things you normally pay off every month!

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

This is my first post on your PJ..I love the details. My DH is a paramedic too...I am a dispatcher-so our relationship began with me telling him where to go...LOL.
I love the color choices and ring! Can't wait to see it all come together!

[girli565]

This is my first post on your PJ..I love the details. My DH is a paramedic too...I am a dispatcher-so our relationship began with me telling him where to go...LOL.
I love the color choices and ring! Can't wait to see it all come together!
LOL, I tell him where to go regardless, and I'm not a dispatcher lol ;)

Thank you!

[girli565]

So I have been making a list of things to discuss in my planning session. It looks much nicer in my Word document, lol.


Linens - use whats included, no upgrading & chair covers with alternating aquamarine and black sashes
Food (we're having a tasting)
Cocktail hour - fajita station
Entrees - parmesean crusted chicken & a carved to order sirlion
Side dishes - pasta action station & mashed potatoes with a toppings bar
Desserts - mickey premium bars and Wedding cake
Floral
bouquet - fuchsia gerber daisies
bouts - white gerber daisy or a white mum... not sure yet
mom's coursages - daisies or I may do roses bc it seems like such a mom flower, lol.
altar arrangments will be transferred to reception and used as centerpieces - will be made of white/ivory hydrangeas with a few aquamarine daisies throughout. They will be in small short square vases and have a black ribbon tied in a bow around them.
Sweetheart table - same as above
cake table - minimal stuff, maybe a few loose white and aquamarine daisies thrown on it.
Paper - letting disney do the table numbers and place cards. No frills here.
Favors - we are providing chocolate mickey and minnie lollipops that my mom is making and there will of course be the organza bags of almonds but they will be placed at the entrance on the place card table in a basket so people can grab their own.
Entertainment - DJ and of course Mickey and I'm hoping my budget allows for me to surprise Danny with Stitch because he LOVES him.


I think I covered everything... but please feel free to add things so I can add it to my list!

[Boardwalk_bride]

Your food tastings are making me drool! I think if I ever saw a fajita bar at a wedding, I would immediately claim it the best ever!

Your decor sounds awesome. I can't wait to see your pics from your PS!

[pink_tink8i8]

yay 9 days until PS! you must be sooo excited

[girli565]

Your food tastings are making me drool! I think if I ever saw a fajita bar at a wedding, I would immediately claim it the best ever!

Your decor sounds awesome. I can't wait to see your pics from your PS!Thanks! Another DIS bride gave me the idea and I LOVE Mexican food so I was so excited to be able to have it.

yay 9 days until PS! you must be sooo excitedWe are!!!!! We're squeezing in a lot of stuff n the two days we're in Disney, hair/makeup trial, PS and meeting with Rev Knox.

[pezaddict231]

Everything looks good! I can't believe it's only 9 days away. Be sure to take lots of pics of the food and I'll probably see you in Francks! ;)

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

yummy food choices! I hope you get stitch! :yay:

[girli565]

Everything looks good! I can't believe it's only 9 days away. Be sure to take lots of pics of the food and I'll probably see you in Francks! ;)Definitely taking pics of food so I can post it here! I'm sure we'll bump into each other at Franck's

yummy food choices! I hope you get stitch! :yay:I hope so too. I want to surprise Danny with it and I hope it fits into our budget. I mean we're not having a DP or anything outside of the ceremony and reception so we should be able to have it. I'm crossing my fingers for some budget pixie dust!:wizard:

[MiaBella05]

popcorn:: joining in popcorn::

[girli565]

popcorn:: joining in popcorn::
Thanks!

[girli565]

We have our PS in 4 Days!!!:banana::woohoo::cool1:

[Boardwalk_bride]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll be marking essays while thinking of you tasting yummy food in my favourite place on earth!

[Pooh's Corner]

Subscribing!! :surfweb: I love everything you have done! Have fun at your PS!! I think i was most excited about a wishes wedding bc then I have an excuse to go down an extra time!! :yay:

[connorlevismom]

We have our PS in 4 Days!!!:banana::woohoo::cool1:

I am so excited for your PS! I cannot wait to hear all about it!

Kristine

[girli565]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll be marking essays while thinking of you tasting yummy food in my favourite place on earth!Im so excited.

Subscribing!! :surfweb: I love everything you have done! Have fun at your PS!! I think i was most excited about a wishes wedding bc then I have an excuse to go down an extra time!! :yay: Im just so excited for the food tasting!

I am so excited for your PS! I cannot wait to hear all about it!

KristineIll def do a report!

[girli565]

We're leaving tomorrow morning for our PS! Yay!! SO excited!

I also scheduled my appointment for my first dress fitting! April 15 we will see how much weight I've lost. I started Weight Watchers about 3 months ago and have lost weight so slooooooooooowly, I'm only down 15lbs since I started. But 3 weeks ago I started bootcamp and that has really helped jump start my weight loss again. I'm down 5lbs in just the 3 weeks since I've started camp. This guy kicks our butts 2 nights a week but it's actually fun sometimes and I have a goal in mind, all I keep saying to myself is "wedding dress, wedding dress, wedding dress" Ha!

[Boardwalk_bride]

Have fun @ your PS tomorrow!

[ChocoKat]

Have fun at your PS! Can't wait to hear all about it!
And keep up the great job on the weight loss front!
I know it can get annoying when weight doesn't come off fast enough, but the boot camp seems like a great idea! :thumbsup2

[weedee]

just caught up with everything. :cutie: Your invites look fantastic, I love the bright color against the black! Have fun at your planning session!! :cool1:

PS. My bff had a fajita bar at her wedding (not at Disney). It was a HUGE hit with the guests.

[girli565]

just caught up with everything. :cutie: Your invites look fantastic, I love the bright color against the black! Have fun at your planning session!! :cool1:

PS. My bff had a fajita bar at her wedding (not at Disney). It was a HUGE hit with the guests.
Thanks, I wasn't happy at first with the blue color but it really looks nice. I wanted pink but I was vetoed pretty quickly by Danny and the designer, lol!

I really hope people like the fajita bar! I adore mexican food so I was really excited to hear it was an option!

[girli565]

Have fun @ your PS tomorrow!It's actually Friday but I do have my hair trial tomorrow afternoon. :cool1:

Have fun at your PS! Can't wait to hear all about it!
And keep up the great job on the weight loss front!
I know it can get annoying when weight doesn't come off fast enough, but the boot camp seems like a great idea! :thumbsup2
Thanks, I'll be taking tons of pictures so I can do a mini-TR.

Yeah, the weight is frustrating but I also enjoy food too much so while it's frustrating it's also my own fault for it happening so slowly. you know :confused3 ? But bootcamp helps, all my jeans are big and even my belts don't help because I wear them on the last hole. I guess I'm losing inches more than weight.

[ChocoKat]

Yup, you are building lean muscle and that's the ticket. Muscle weights more than fat and it boosts your metabolism, so it is good news!

Just keep an eye on the inches and don't fret about the scale. Keep an eye on the portion size of your meals and you will be just fine.

I have lost nearly 30lbs so far following those rules :thumbsup2

[girli565]

Yup, you are building lean muscle and that's the ticket. Muscle weights more than fat and it boosts your metabolism, so it is good news!

Just keep an eye on the inches and don't fret about the scale. Keep an eye on the portion size of your meals and you will be just fine.

I have lost nearly 30lbs so far following those rules :thumbsup2
Portion control is my downfall. I think that's why I like weight watchers so much. It's like a puzzle trying to figure out how much I can eat in a day on the points I'm given. But I quickly realized that making dinner at home allowed me much more food for the points than eating out so in the last month we've barely gone out to eat. I think we've only been to a restaurant once and fast food twice. That's a huge step in the right direction when we used to eat out at least 3 times a week. :)

[girli565]

Good morning ladies!

So yesterday I went to Patricia LeJeune's studio near downtown Orlando to have my hair and makeup trial with my mom.

First, let me say, Patricia is so freaking adorable. She's so pretty and the studio is lovely. They just recently moved there because when I first emailed she was going to come to my hotel but then I got an email asking if we could go there.

So onto the makeup and hair. I wanted waves, soft one, nothing too tightly culred and I wanted a bump but not a severe one, just something that would have a little height so when I put my mantilla veil on it won't look plastered to my head. So here's the overall look
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I have two different smoky eyes, one in a plums palette and one in a brown color palette. I had wanted browns but when Patricia saw my eye color and skin color she said that she would do both and we could choose which we liked.
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And I'll give you a shot of the back of my hair
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/4.jpg The product she used on my hair to hold the curls made my hair soooooooooooo shiny!

And then my mom did her hair trial too because she is so picky with her hair and she was worried that she wouldn't like her hair but Patricia did a wonderful job on her hair, she made it look so full and shiny. My mom has issues with her hair because she had some medical problems that really thinned out her hair but you couldn't tell from the hair do that Patricia did for her.
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So I'm off to shower and get ready for my planning session today! I'll be back tonight to post pics and the rest of my mini report! :thumbsup2

[Boardwalk_bride]

You look amazing!!! I really love the way she did your eyes! I find so many brides who have her go with the natural look, so I am glad to see someone who had her do something more dramatic (since I would like the same). I think the plum makes your eyes really stand out!

Have fun with everything else!:goodvibes

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Beautiful! I love it! Did you get lashes too? Or are those yours? (If so I'm jealous!)
Have fun at your planning session! Can't wait to read the TR!

[MainStMandy]

Aww you look beautiful!! Your makeup and hair are amazing!!

[DisneyCookie24]

You look sooo gorgeous! The eyes are GREAT! She did a great job and you are going to rock it at your wedding! Have fun at the PS!!!!

[puente0629]

Wow, you look so pretty!!! Can't wait to hear more...

Where r u guys staying?

[girli565]

You look amazing!!! I really love the way she did your eyes! I find so many brides who have her go with the natural look, so I am glad to see someone who had her do something more dramatic (since I would like the same). I think the plum makes your eyes really stand out!

Have fun with everything else!:goodvibes I told her that while, yes, I'm getting married at 12pm I still want a strong eye but nothing too severe. I was so happy with the makeup! Thanks!

Beautiful! I love it! Did you get lashes too? Or are those yours? (If so I'm jealous!)
Have fun at your planning session! Can't wait to read the TR!Thank you! I had initially wanted lashes but she told me that I didn't need them that with mascara she could make them super full and long. So those are mine with a ton of mascara on.:worship:

Aww you look beautiful!! Your makeup and hair are amazing!!Thank you!! I was so pleased with it!

You look sooo gorgeous! The eyes are GREAT! She did a great job and you are going to rock it at your wedding! Have fun at the PS!!!! Thank you!! I was so pleased with my hair, I was worried what I wanted wouldn't be possible because my hair is very thin. But she really made it full.

Wow, you look so pretty!!! Can't wait to hear more...

Where r u guys staying?Thank you!! We're at an off site hotel bc we had points from our credit card that covered the stay.

[girli565]

We just got back from the tasting... YUM!

So much food and it was all delicious! I really don't have many pictures because it went by very quickly. I do have a pic of the fajita station and pre reception items but that's it. When I get back from the 1pm session at Franck's I will post things more in detail. :banana:

[weedee]

LOVE your eye make up...it looks great! :yay:

[pezaddict231]

your hair looks beautiful! I love the plum make-up but both look great!

I saw you guys in the room, well I saw your DF. But then you were having a great time and laughing and my planner closed the door on your room so we could discuss the linens. :laughing:

Glad to hear your tasting went well. I know, we had soooo much food too! Looking forward to hearing all about it!

[puente0629]

We just got back from the tasting... YUM!

So much food and it was all delicious! I really don't have many pictures because it went by very quickly. I do have a pic of the fajita station and pre reception items but that's it. When I get back from the 1pm session at Franck's I will post things more in detail. :banana:

yayyy!!! i can't wait!!! lol

[girli565]

LOVE your eye make up...it looks great! :yay:Thanks!!

your hair looks beautiful! I love the plum make-up but both look great!

I saw you guys in the room, well I saw your DF. But then you were having a great time and laughing and my planner closed the door on your room so we could discuss the linens. :laughing:

Glad to hear your tasting went well. I know, we had soooo much food too! Looking forward to hearing all about it!Thanks, I liked both too but the plum really stuck out as the winner.

That was your planner? lol, we were laughing at so many things. Our planner was great! I think I saw you guys in the room when we walked in.

yayyy!!! i can't wait!!! lolI'll be home tomorrow so I'll upload everything then. I'm so tired today.

[pezaddict231]

Thanks!!

Thanks, I liked both too but the plum really stuck out as the winner.

That was your planner? lol, we were laughing at so many things. Our planner was great! I think I saw you guys in the room when we walked in.

I'll be home tomorrow so I'll upload everything then. I'm so tired today.

LOL, yeah, we were talking over linens and you guys were having too much fun. :laughing: It had been a pretty long day at that point, we'd been there since 9 am, but we had a great time. Lol, did my DF look like he was about to pass out from eating too much? If so it was definitely him. :lmao: We were in the room across from yours. I think it was Merriweather.

[Bride-to-be]

I love your makeup!! How did your planning session go?

[connorlevismom]

Love the plum make-up, it looks fantastic. Your hair looked great too! Cannot wait to hear more and see pics!

Kristine

[ChocoKat]

I want to place another vote for the plum make up, I think it looks fantastic on you as well! :thumbsup2

You looked beautiful and your hair was so pretty!

[girli565]

LOL, yeah, we were talking over linens and you guys were having too much fun. :laughing: It had been a pretty long day at that point, we'd been there since 9 am, but we had a great time. Lol, did my DF look like he was about to pass out from eating too much? If so it was definitely him. :lmao: We were in the room across from yours. I think it was Merriweather.Lol, there was so much food! He did look tired. Before we came to the session at Francks Danny was asking how long we would be there. Lmao! I just told him we were having cake and he was sold no matter how long it took. And we were there for a while, from 1-4pm.

I love your makeup!! How did your planning session go?Thank you! We're drivng home as I type this on my Iphone soonce we're back in Miami I'll start it!

Love the plum make-up, it looks fantastic. Your hair looked great too! Cannot wait to hear more and see pics!

Kristinethanks, I was so happy with my hair!

I want to place another vote for the plum make up, I think it looks fantastic on you as well! :thumbsup2

You looked beautiful and your hair was so pretty!the plum is a definite! I really loved it. Patricia did an amazing job. I loved my hair, she made it much more full than I thought it could look.

[puente0629]

How long was the planning session including the menu tasting?

[girli565]

How long was the planning session including the menu tasting?
Our menu tasting was from 9:30-11:30am and them we went back to our hotel and napped because we actually finished at 10:45am bc we really loved everything on our menu and only changed one thing.

Then we left our hotel at 12:30pm to get to francks at 1pm. We were there for 3 hours jut going through everything from getting hair and makeup to the end of the reception. Timeline and cake took about and hour and 20 minutes then floral came in and that took up the remainder of the time. We also talked a lot because I really liked Carol and Laura, they are AMAZING!!

[girli565]

So I already covered Thursday's hair trial, thank you all for your kind words!

Now onto Friday...

We woke up at 7:30am and we all three (me, mom, and Danny) had to shower and get dressed... with only one bathroom. Imagine how long that took. I wished my hair would have held up but the curls were crushed from sleeping so I had to wash my hair :sad2:

We piled into the car once we were ready and drove to the Yacht Club, the guard had a list of all wedding related events going on so he saw our names and let us right in. We parked and saw our names on the entrance screen!!
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We head to the conference room and are greeted by someone with a headset, she asks if we need anything to drink and I ask for some coffee, mom gets orange juice and Danny some water. We have Gloria as our server and she was wonderful. Finally Carol walks in and already loves us because we are early. We get right to business and choose our napkin fold...
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After that we meet Chef Tony and we get right to the food.

Our pre-reception options were a fajita station and jerk chicken on a sugar cane skewer.
Here is the whole spread
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Here is the proteins
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And a close up of the fajita fixings
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Everything was delicious. The jerk chicken had a mango chutney with it that was perfectly spicy I wanted to bottle it up and take it home with me.

Now this is where we sucked... everything went by so quickly that the pre-reception items were all we got photos of :(

We tried cheddar cheese soup, an amazing mashed potato with prociutto (sp?), cheddar cheese, and sour cream, pepper rubbed sirloin with merlot demiglace, parm cursted chicken and two pastas one alfredo the other al la vodka. It was all amazingly good and we only really changed one thing and added another. We were done pretty quickly.

After we left we took a picture with our sign at the door to our room...
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We then went back to our hotel in a food coma, LMAO! we all took quick naps... well mom and Danny napped, I was on the computer, ha! At 12:30 we left to go to Franck's and hit the major details of the wedding.

We arrived at Franck's and Carol met us immediately and we got down to business. She has a list and we worked our way through that list in detail. And then it was cake time...
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We added red velvet, cream cheese frosting and peanut butter cup frosting to the normal flavors. I had to email Carol in advance to add those. Danny is not a cake person and he ended up inhaling almost all of it. It was so yummy. Our cake will be two layers, the bottom will be red velvet with cream cheese frosting and the second layer will be marble cake with raspberry mousse. That combination was DELICIOUS! The cake itself will be square, fondant covered and mickey delight but our stamps will be black and aquamarine (teal). We were very happy that we could get the colors.

Once we worked through all those things Laura Kidd came in and we went though all the floral things we wanted. My bouquet ended up being made up of medium to fuchsia shades of hydrangeas and peonies, it'll be a bit bigger than the normal bouquet size, normal is usually 8 inches and mine will be 10 inches. I'm not a small girl so I need something that will not be lost on me. Danny's bout will be 3 small orchids wrapped in a teal ribbon. The mom's corsages will be a paler pink peony.

We talked chair covers with teal sashes in a rusched tafeta. The cocktail hour tables will be high boys with just a sprinkle of mickey confetti, not too much because people are only going to be there an hour. And our altar and later reception centerpieces will be a square ceramic black vase with an arrangement of pale pink and ivory hydrangea and 3-5 peonies sprinkled in for a pop of color. They will be low vases, maybe 16 inches high. We will have 3 on the altar and two placed on pillars right at the first pews, then they will be tranferred to the reception as centerpieces on the four tables and 1 sweetheart table.

We had a wonderful time and left Franck's at 4pm! We were all exhausted!

So Saturday was supposed to be the day we drove over to Tampa to see my aunt but she couldn't get time off and we decided we would head to Downtown Disney. We parked right by Tren-D and o course what do they have right at the register? The Dooney and Burke purses! And what does my mom surprise me with? The huge tote!
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She's crazy and I told her to return it but she wanted to make it my wedding gift, lol! She's nuts!

Then we went to the design a tee place and I made Danny and myself groom and bride t-shirts with our date...
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And they come in these cute bags.
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And that was our PS trip. We fit a lot in two and a half days! We're exhausted.

If anyone has any questions please ask them, I know I missed some things.

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Awesome! I can't believe you got all that done in 2 days! I'd be whooped too! Everything sounds awesome! I want cake!:lmao:

[girli565]

Awesome! I can't believe you got all that done in 2 days! I'd be whooped too! Everything sounds awesome! I want cake!:lmao:
I know, we did so much. When we got home last night we were so tired we just went right to bed!

[MsEsty]

That fajita bar looks nom!

Thanks for the tips about the D&B bag...if I could put one on my registry I would! If I can dare ask *gulp* how much are they?

[Boardwalk_bride]

Oh, the fajita station looks so awesome! I really wanted to have that for my wedding...but was out-voted. It is definitely my one regret in the planning process that I didn't stick to it, especially now seeing how nice they set it up.

Your cake flavours sound really good! I haven't had red velvet cake, but I see that starbucks sells red velvet and cream cheese cupcakes, so I am going to have to try it to see what the fuss is about!

I love your bride and groom shirts, I'm totally going to do that as soon as I get to WDW.

[ChocoKat]

Yum!! Those fajitas look awesome!
And the cake tasting... oh I can't wait for ours!

Your mom is so sweet!

I found an awesome tote at HS in February, it had the castle and Tink smack dab in the center on the front and Mickey and Minnie right on the center on the back, just perfect placement of the pattern.

DH kept trying to make me buy it, he said: "It is perfect! Come on! Live a little! We'll be just fine" :lmao:

But I couldn't get myself to do it, instead I pointed it out to another lady that was browsing around them and let her have it instead, she was so happy it made my day.

I already have a wristlet and I am happy with it, I just don't think I would use the tote as much... now if my mom bought it for me I'd say yesss! :banana:
I know right? I am bit crazy ;)

[weedee]

omg everything looks great. That fajita station looks amazing!! :thumbsup2 That's so nice of your mom to get you that super cute D&B purse :cutie: The cake flavors you choose sounds really yummy and your floral plans sounds so pretty. I can't wait to see it all put together! :cool1:

[girli565]

That fajita bar looks nom!

Thanks for the tips about the D&B bag...if I could put one on my registry I would! If I can dare ask *gulp* how much are they?The fajita were so nom nom nom! The purse was $225, but that's the bg one. The smaller tote was $180.

Oh, the fajita station looks so awesome! I really wanted to have that for my wedding...but was out-voted. It is definitely my one regret in the planning process that I didn't stick to it, especially now seeing how nice they set it up.

Your cake flavours sound really good! I haven't had red velvet cake, but I see that starbucks sells red velvet and cream cheese cupcakes, so I am going to have to try it to see what the fuss is about!

I love your bride and groom shirts, I'm totally going to do that as soon as I get to WDW.The fajitas and toppings were set up very nicely! Red velvet is like a red chocolate cake. A light chocolate flavor and cream cheese frosting is the best! The shirts were cute, go first thing bc they take an hour or so to make.

Yum!! Those fajitas look awesome!
And the cake tasting... oh I can't wait for ours!

Your mom is so sweet!

I found an awesome tote at HS in February, it had the castle and Tink smack dab in the center on the front and Mickey and Minnie right on the center on the back, just perfect placement of the pattern.

DH kept trying to make me buy it, he said: "It is perfect! Come on! Live a little! We'll be just fine" :lmao:

But I couldn't get myself to do it, instead I pointed it out to another lady that was browsing around them and let her have it instead, she was so happy it made my day.

I already have a wristlet and I am happy with it, I just don't think I would use the tote as much... now if my mom bought it for me I'd say yesss! :banana:
I know right? I am bit crazy ;)This one has nice placement. I was happy with the pics on it. My mom was crazy for buying me that bag!!

omg everything looks great. That fajita station looks amazing!! :thumbsup2 That's so nice of your mom to get you that super cute D&B purse :cutie: The cake flavors you choose sounds really yummy and your floral plans sounds so pretty. I can't wait to see it all put together! :cool1:Thanks! The cake is so yummy!

[Bride-to-be]

Looks like fun! I got the smaller tote as a surprise wedding present too! It was by far my most favorite gift!

[girli565]

Looks like fun! I got the smaller tote as a surprise wedding present too! It was by far my most favorite gift!
I've had my eye on it since they came out but hadn't been to the parks since so I ha dto wait. I'm so in love with it.

[pezaddict231]

love the tote! I got the wristlet and I love it.

The fajita station set up looks so nice! Glad you loved everything at your tasting. The decor sounds like it will be beautiful!

Really cute shirts too!

[girli565]

love the tote! I got the wristlet and I love it.

The fajita station set up looks so nice! Glad you loved everything at your tasting. The decor sounds like it will be beautiful!

Really cute shirts too!
Thanks! I couldn't believe how huge the large tote is. It fits all my normal purse stuff and more!

[figmentfan814]

Glad you had such a great time at the planning session. So, which color did you decide on for the eyes? That's nice that your mom was also able to have a trial. Isn't it so exciting to see your name on the screen for events! Your food sounds delicious and I love the idea of the fajita station and the jerk chicken sounds awesome. Love the shirts you made and how sweet of your mom to buy you the tote!

[girli565]

Glad you had such a great time at the planning session. So, which color did you decide on for the eyes? That's nice that your mom was also able to have a trial. Isn't it so exciting to see your name on the screen for events! Your food sounds delicious and I love the idea of the fajita station and the jerk chicken sounds awesome. Love the shirts you made and how sweet of your mom to buy you the tote!
Thanks! We all decided the plum smoky eye looked the best. Our food is going to be amazing!

[girli565]

So I have posted my wedding shoes before but it was the stock photo from the site I bought it from. I just picked them up from getting them dyed fuchsia! They look amazing!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/bf8a309f.jpg

It's from my iPhone so it's not great but you get the idea. They will match my bouquet perfectly!

[pezaddict231]

very pretty!

[Brit_Jude]

Loving the shoes!:thumbsup2

[girli565]

very pretty!Thanks!

Loving the shoes!:thumbsup2Thanks!!

[Boston Disney Bride]

I LOVE pink shoes for weddings!!!! Great choice :cool1::woohoo:

[Bride-to-be]

I LOVE them!!!! I totally forgot about dying shoes. I spent forever looking for hot pink flats. I should have just had them died. LOL.

I am so happy for you that you have such awesome shoes! They will be fabulous for pictures!!

[girli565]

I LOVE pink shoes for weddings!!!! Great choice :cool1::woohoo:When I dropped them off I was worried that they would turn out bad.

I LOVE them!!!! I totally forgot about dying shoes. I spent forever looking for hot pink flats. I should have just had them died. LOL.

I am so happy for you that you have such awesome shoes! They will be fabulous for pictures!!I found pink flats at dessy. They have them in all colors. I got them for the reception when my feet start to hurt.

I'm excited for the shoes. It'll make for great pictures.

[girli565]

I just got my floral BEO in and it's a lot lower than I thought it would be. It'll be going down because she has the mothers getting nosegay bouquets and they're supposed to be getting coursages. and I will not be bringing my own aisle runner so the set up fee will be taken off too. And our guest count has gone down so we'll need less ribbon wands.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/FloralBEO.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/FloralBEO2.jpg

[PinkSleepingBeauty]

So I have posted my wedding shoes before but it was the stock photo from the site I bought it from. I just picked them up from getting them dyed fuchsia! They look amazing!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/girli565/bf8a309f.jpg

It's from my iPhone so it's not great but you get the idea. They will match my bouquet perfectly!

I really love your shoes! Pink is the best colour! :)

[Bride-to-be]

Your bouquet sounds so beautiful!!! I am so glad you asked for mickey closures - I was expecting one to be there. I don't know why I thought they aways did it... I was really disappointed when it wasn't there.

[puente0629]

everything sounds great and the price is really good...

[girli565]

I really love your shoes! Pink is the best colour! :)
Thank you! I was very happy when I picked them up!

[girli565]

Your bouquet sounds so beautiful!!! I am so glad you asked for mickey closures - I was expecting one to be there. I don't know why I thought they aways did it... I was really disappointed when it wasn't there.Aww, I would have been disappointed too.

I made sure to describe exactly what I wanted down to the last detail with my bouquet because I didn't want to miss a thing!

everything sounds great and the price is really good...Yeah, the price is a bit more than I wanted but I'm happy with everything.

[Boardwalk_bride]

All your floral and decor sounds lovely....and it looks like you have a pretty good price. I had a heart attack when I saw my first one...and it is still way higher that I wanted it to be :headache:

[girli565]

All your floral and decor sounds lovely....and it looks like you have a pretty good price. I had a heart attack when I saw my first one...and it is still way higher that I wanted it to be :headache:
This was higher than I wanted but my mom is paying for thngs like the cake topper, guest book and pen and the champagne flutes so that will knock a bit off.

[weedee]

the shoes turned out great!! :cutie:

[girli565]

the shoes turned out great!! :cutie:
Thanks! I was very happy with them!