Claire & Chris-getting hitched Disney style 5th Oct 2011.I'm a Mrs!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Hello everyone:goodvibes

So having lurked around so many planning journals I have finally taken the journal jump into my own! It's probably a little soon as we have over a year to go, but seeing as we are now "officially" engaged after being Unofficially engaged for four months, it feels like a good time to start.

So here is our back story:

I met Chris four years ago. I was living in my hometown Manchester and Chris was in Grimsby on the east coast of the UK - about two hours apart. We both worked for the RAC (breakdown company like AAA). Chris is a patrol and I was his dispatcher in the office.

This is us!

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We were telephone friends for a year before we met face to face. Then one day he came to the office on a work visit and we just clicked. A few weeks afterwards he invited me to come over to Grimsby for a few days and that was it.Head over heels! I have never met anyone as funny and charming and I knew that this guy was definately a keeper. We had a long year of driving to and fro (mostly me I might add!) until I took the plunge and Moved to Grimsby. This was a hard decision as Manchester is a big city and Grimsby a very small seaside town. however, he was worth the move and he has promised me we will move back to Manchester one day :rolleyes1.

He had never been to Disney before and me being slightly obsessed he knew it was inevitable. Little did I ever expect him to instigate a Disneyland Paris trip for our 2nd Christmas together.

This is us at a very very cold Disneyland Paris:

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It was so damn cold!

Anyway after this he was hooked and Florida was without doubt the next port of call. I'm gonna show you some pics from our holiday last year, just so you get an idea of the kind of idiot he really is. Honestly, Chris is 30 going on 13 and I love that about him.

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This was meeting Tigger, Chris literally bounced up to him.

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One kissy pic--aah

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[brer rabbit 28]

Just wanted to show you guys a pic of my engagement ring. We started plainning ourwedding a few months back but he wanted to officially getting engaged when I least expected it. He went down on one knee at the castle in disneyland Paris in June. I've already posted our engagement story on the main board so here is a pic of the ring and a few taken on the same day.

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Please let me know if I am boring you all with too many photos. I know I have a tendancy to go on a bit.:blush:

[Racey]

You could never bore me with photos!:thumbsup2 I say the more the merrier;)

Chris's personality certainly comes through in photos ... i laughed out loud at the tigger one ... I ran like a kid when I first saw tigger ... i was nearly 30! Chris is Cool:thumbsup2

Love your ring

Ive never come onto the trip planning forum before, so to get another UK bride as the first thread I read is helpful - will be subscribing and following along:thumbsup2

[weedee]

photos are the best part of PJ's :goodvibes Congrats on your engagement!

[brer rabbit 28]

You could never bore me with photos!:thumbsup2 I say the more the merrier;)

Chris's personality certainly comes through in photos ... i laughed out loud at the tigger one ... I ran like a kid when I first saw tigger ... i was nearly 30! Chris is Cool:thumbsup2

Love your ring

Ive never come onto the trip planning forum before, so to get another UK bride as the first thread I read is helpful - will be subscribing and following along:thumbsup2


Thank you so much:goodvibes. I know when I read PJ's I love seeing lots of photos.
Great to meet another UK bride. When is your wedding? Have you started a PJ yet?


photos are the best part of PJ's :goodvibes Congrats on your engagement!

Thanks Weedee. I love your siggy pics. :goodvibes

[brer rabbit 28]

Time for some updates as DF has disappeared off fishing for the afternoon. He seriously wanted me to go with him and watch! LOL. No thanks!

So originaly we planned to get married in vegas. I secretly harboured the Disney wish but didn't want to force it on him. After a few weeks looking at Vegas wedings, Chris suggested Disney. I very calmly said, "Oh, are you sure. Well if you insist" lol. Took him about a week to peel me off the ceiling after this!

So looking into it we quickly realised that there was no way we could afford a DFTW. So the next plan was Leu gardens, which looks lovely but its not Disney right? So a bit more internet digging and I found a company called Destination Occasions. It's run by a lovely lady called Carrie who does all the wedding planning and she suggested Fultons Crabhouse at DTD. Still Disney but without the price tag. So that decided it. Chris loves boats and we both really liked the idea of such an unusual wedding.

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This isn't the best picture really. It looks a bit gloomy. The wedding ceremony takes place on the third deck at 3.30, then we are going to stay there for our reception. As we are only taking our Mums and a couple of friends it wll only be a small reception.

Then after the reception we plan to head over to the Grand Floridian and go on a Wishes Cruise.

Also, we've booked Randy Chapman for our photography. His emails really make me laugh - he seems so cheerful and genuinly enjoys his work. He's going to come up to our hotel early ( we are planning to stay on Disney property the night before and night of the wedding) and take pics around the hotel, then stay throughout the wedding ceremony. We've also booked him to come back on the Wishes Cruise with us later on.

[pezaddict231]

Congrats and happy planning! And there's no such thing as too many pics for a PJ. You and your DF look like such a fun couple!

Fulton's is a great location, I'm sure it will be wonderful. We went there for dinner for the first time in March and loved it, the food was awesome and the atmosphere if great too!

Looking forward to hearing more.

[brer rabbit 28]

Hi :goodvibes

I'm always relieved to hear good things about Fultons. Although I've walked passed it and taken photos of it, I've never actually eaten there. Also, as we don't have time for a planning trip I feel like I'm going in blind!

[rachy]

Plans sound great so far, it will be here before you know it x

[brer rabbit 28]

How are your plans going rachy? Are you going to update your pj? Not long now for you :goodvibes

I just realised that i havn't shown you the other loves of my life. We have 4 (yes 4!) fur babies.

Jakey

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Tommy

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Felix

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Harry

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One of harry just isn't enough for me so here's another!

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Chris already had Jakey, Tommy and Felix before I met him. Harry is really my baby, although they all get equal amounts of fuss.

[rachy]

I know it's getting so close. Not updated my PJ in ages, got the feeling not many were interested due to it not being a DFTW x

[brer rabbit 28]

I know it's getting so close. Not updated my PJ in ages, got the feeling not many were interested due to it not being a DFTW x

That's what I was concerned about too. I'd love to carry on reading your PJ though

[rachy]

Ok, i will update this week.

Have you started dress shopping yet? x

[Disney9.9.10]

Yay, you started a pj! I love the ring, it is so unique! And you can never have too many pictures! I love the idea of Fultons, it is still Disney, and is very unique. I look forward to reading as you plan!

[tinkerbell 766]

I am interested in all your PJs!!!
I am just about to start mine as I have at last officially booked!!
I too am concerned that people will not be interested as it is:-
a) at the Swan
b) a vow renewal and not strictly a wedding.
I'll do a PJ anyway as I will enjoy doing it I think!!

[brer rabbit 28]

I am interested in all your PJs!!!
I am just about to start mine as I have at last officially booked!!
I too am concerned that people will not be interested as it is:-
a) at the Swan
b) a vow renewal and not strictly a wedding.
I'll do a PJ anyway as I will enjoy doing it I think!!


Congratulations on booking! It's an exciting feeling isn't it. I'd love to read your pj. I think it would be nice to read about an alternative to DFTW.

Yay, you started a pj! I love the ring, it is so unique! And you can never have too many pictures! I love the idea of Fultons, it is still Disney, and is very unique. I look forward to reading as you plan!

Thank you:goodvibes I hope you enjoy reading. I'm hoping you guys can help me with decision making as I'm so indecisive!

Ok, i will update this week.

Have you started dress shopping yet? x

Yes I have started dress shopping. I'll post some pics

[brer rabbit 28]

I decied ages ago that I would wear a 1950's style tea dress to get married in. I love that style and it's more flattering for my body shape.

The first dress I fell in love with was from Vivienne of Holloway - at the bargain price of £85!!

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Then I found these dresses at Dolly Couture:

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So I've kind of bounced backwards and forwards between the three until last week when I found this on Etsy.

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I'm totally in love with this dress. I emailed the seller and arranged to pay half now and half next year when I'll send her my measurements. I could wait until next year to pay a deposit but if I do that I'll start thinking about the other dresses again!

I'm a bit nervous as it's coming from America and I can't try it on until I've actually bought it. But I have tried on similar styles and they suit my pear shape. And I can always get it altered if need be.

I'm also considering an orange petticoat

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My wedding colours are orange, turquoise and lime. I really love tropical, bright shades and these are such happy colours. The orange petticoat might be too much.I guess I'll decide that nearer the time.

So what do you think?

[Racey]

You have definitely picked the right dress.

Heres my reaction as i scrolled down teh pages:
"Thats Nice"
"Thats OK"
"Thats OK"

"Ohhhhhhh thats gorgeous"

and the idea of an orange petticoat sounds good to me - I love different coloured petticoats under wedding dresses of that style:thumbsup2

[tinkerbell 766]

I agree!!!!
That dress is soooooooo pretty
You definately made the right choice!!
Any thoughts on hair etc or shoes?

[Disney9.9.10]

I think that all of the dresses are beautiful, but that last one… wow! And the orange crinoline is amazing - it is bright and fun and it will look amazing!

[brer rabbit 28]

LOL, thanks guys. You all confirmed my decsion for me! I tried a few long dresses on - just to make Mum happy really. We both agreed that a tea length dress is more me and there is no chance in me tripping up. I am really clumsy!

So shoes. Real dilema here as I love heels, I just cannot walk in them (back to the clumsy thing!).

I picked these 2 pairs

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I think they are both really fun. The second pair are my favourites but I would have to order them online before I could try them on. They are from Rainbow Couture. The first pair are from Irregular Choice,I already tried them on and they were really comfy. Not sure about the silver detailing though.

Also I could get the heart ones dyed a different colour if I wanted. The mad bride in me is going "OOH ORANGE SHOES" lol.

Just don't know what to do really. I might keep looking for more shoe inspiration.

[tinkerbell 766]

I must admit that I prefer the second pair. I think they are lovely!!
I have Rainbow club shoes - they are called Scarlett.

[brer rabbit 28]

I just had a look at your shoes. They are gorgeous.

[rachy]

Love the 50's style dress. Thats what my bridesmaid dress is wearing. A red one and i have bought her a white petticoat to be sewn in under it. It's such a fun dress.

I prefer your 2nd shoes. My bm will be wearing white ballet pumps, she is only 10 so don't want to put her in heels. x

[brer rabbit 28]

Love red and white together Rachy. I think you are right about the shoes, 2nd pair are much nicer. I'll probably see 100 more pairs of shoes that I like before the wedding.

[brer rabbit 28]

Just a quick flower update.

I worked as a florist for 10 years and I still do weddings from home. Infact I'm doing flowers for my bosses daughter's wedding next month. I might post some pics up when they're done.

Anyway, I gave it so much thought and over the years I have wondered what I would choose for my bouquet. I decided that i would have to make it as I wouldn't be happy with anyone else making my flowers. So this kind of made it awkward as I know it would take me at least an hour to make, plus I'd have to find a florist blah blah. You get the idea?

So I've decided on a button bouquet! Something like this....

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I've already started making the "flowers" in my colours. So hopefully by next year I can pick out my favourites and put it all together. I'm also going to make buttonholes for Chris, the Mums and our 2 friends along a similar line.

[jshora]

What a fantastic PJ!!!! I love your dress! I love how you have found a way to incorporate things that you both love into the wedding (50's styling, getting married on a boat, and Disney)!

I really love the button bouquet! I think that will look just stunning!!

Congratulations! I'm so excited to share ideas with you!!

[brer rabbit 28]

What a fantastic PJ!!!! I love your dress! I love how you have found a way to incorporate things that you both love into the wedding (50's styling, getting married on a boat, and Disney)!

I really love the button bouquet! I think that will look just stunning!!

Congratulations! I'm so excited to share ideas with you!!

LOL you found m PJ!!

Thank you for your kind words. I'm really pleased with how things are coming together. I want our wedding to be very bright and fun as that suits our personalities. Chris is very rarely serious and he brings out the child in me.

Although he current idea of getting married in a Captain America outfit is making me nervous. I really do hope this is one joke he doesn't follow through with.:rolleyes1

[rachy]

Love your bouquet, i really like your style, it's so different but quirky.

Rachel
x

[brer rabbit 28]

Love your bouquet, i really like your style, it's so different but quirky.

Rachel
x

thank you. I keep wondering if it's going to look too mad, a bit like a kiddies party :rotfl2: I'm trying to keep a check on the mad colours.

[Disney9.9.10]

I love the button bouquet! It really goes with your dress, and sort of add a whimsical feel to the wedding. I completely understand how it must feel awkward to have someone else make your personal floral when you have plenty of experience and could do it the way you want. The button bouquet is a great solution! I am so excited to see pictures from your wedding already lol

[brer rabbit 28]

I love the button bouquet! It really goes with your dress, and sort of add a whimsical feel to the wedding. I completely understand how it must feel awkward to have someone else make your personal floral when you have plenty of experience and could do it the way you want. The button bouquet is a great solution! I am so excited to see pictures from your wedding already lol

Thank you:goodvibes yeah it would feel really odd. I think Disney Florists are wonderful and I've seen some amazing bouquets. I just know I would want to take a bouquet apart and remake it!

Whimsical theme is kind of what I'm going for. We are planning a Mad Hatters Tea Party themed at home reception (more about that later) and my button flowers will be a big part of that too.

[tinkerbell 766]

I love the button bouquet!!!! It really stands out and is sooo different. I think it will look really beautiful with your dress!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Hi guys, I know I've been MIA from my own PJ for a few weeks (ahem) but I really didn't have much to update.

So I have kind of decided how I want my hair. I've been going backwards and forwards between up or down. I am worried about getting too warm in the Florida heat with a down do, buts as I would much prefer that i am going to go with it.

Here are some inspiration pics. What do you think ladies?

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I really like the 40's/50's style curls. I can't decided if I would need some sort of clip or flower detail. What do you think?

Also my bouquet has changed slightly. I fell across these images of brooch bouquets and completely fell in love with idea. So I have started buying brooches from ebay and costume jewellery shops to incorporate in with the buttons.

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I'll take some pics of the pieces I have so far later and post them up.

Chris is starting to get excited about all the plans and has realised he had better start saving some money! He very much lives in the present and getting him to think 12 months ahead is a nightmare!!

Last week he started looking at outfits for himself and once he got over the fact that I would NEVER be happy with him dressing as Captain America (he saw an outfit on ebay and wanted to buy it), he started looking at linen shirts and knee length shorts. He would just not be happy with wearing a suit as he gets too warm very quickly, even long trousers are out:rolleyes1.

He has seen these...

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They also do them in an ivory/cream shade. I think these with a linen whort sleeved shirt and a pair of converse will be fine.
I know it's very casual, but as I am not wearing a long formal dress we should hopefully look ok together.

[brer rabbit 28]

So a few posts back i told you I was doing the flowers for my Bosses daughters wedding. I thought you might like to see the pictures as they may give somebody some inspiration.

The flowers I used were white peonies, white and green hydrangeas, roses and a selection of foliage.

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Maids bouquets

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Brides bouquet

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[PinkSleepingBeauty]

Hi! Your plans are all looking great! Always nice to hear about fellow UK Brides :) I love the flowers you did, they look beautiful. I have just finished level one in Floristry! I've been a photographer for the last five years but fancied trying something new and had a go at floristry and cake decorating! :) looking forward to hearing the rest of your plans :goodvibes

[brer rabbit 28]

Hi Natalie:goodvibes. A florist and a photographer! Do you plan to make your own bouquet too?

How are your plans coming along? have you started a pj?

[rachy]

Think the hair styles are lovely, also concerns me about the heat. Having curls and i doubt they will hold all day.

Love your new flowers, very nice.

Know what you mean about getting guys to plan in advance, we leave next month and to Kev thats still planning in advance, good job i am organised!

Rachel
x

[brer rabbit 28]

Think the hair styles are lovely, also concerns me about the heat. Having curls and i doubt they will hold all day.

Love your new flowers, very nice.

Know what you mean about getting guys to plan in advance, we leave next month and to Kev thats still planning in advance, good job i am organised!

Rachel
x

Would like to hear how you get on with your hair Rachel, have you booked a stylist? I suppose it will be fine as long as they hold long enough for the photos.

Bet you've had to plan most of it on your own! I know I have, Chris laughs at me and asks when he will be getting his itiniary, cheeky fella!

[DisneyDiva84]

I love your wedding thus far, its so different and unique!

I used to work for Levy Restaurants, they own Fultons Crab House and I can assure you that you will love the food! :)

Cannot wait to read more popcorn::

[rachy]

Would like to hear how you get on with your hair Rachel, have you booked a stylist? I suppose it will be fine as long as they hold long enough for the photos.

Bet you've had to plan most of it on your own! I know I have, Chris laughs at me and asks when he will be getting his itiniary, cheeky fella!

Yes i am having Beaute coming to do my hair and make up.

I have planned what we are doing every day, Kev says all he needs to do is turn up! I have a wedding folder which has every piece of information possible and just like my wedding dress it will not be leaving my sight! x

[Disney9.9.10]

I love all of your new plans! The hairstyles are beautiful (I wish that my hair would stay like that - so if yours would stay, definitely go for it!). Those bouquets are all so unique, I cannot wait to see how yours turns out! You are really talented, the flowers you did for that wedding are beautiful! So I am sure that yours is going to be great!

[PinkSleepingBeauty]

Hi Natalie:goodvibes. A florist and a photographer! Do you plan to make your own bouquet too?

How are your plans coming along? have you started a pj?

Hi! I'm undecided what to do about my bouquet, don't know if it might stress me out a bit making it myself. I'm a bit (well a lot) of a worrier :rotfl:

My plans are coming along ok thank you. I have the date booked, just waiting to sign the contract in October! Can't wait. And I booked the photographer the other day, which I'm really happy about. I just really need to get around to starting a planning journal! :goodvibes

[Mrs. Darcy]

Yours is the first planning journal I've ever read, and I'm loving it! I just wanted to say that it's so romantic when you said that you and your fiance were job phone friends for a year before you met. I'm looking forward to keeping up with your wedding plans!:goodvibes

[brer rabbit 28]

I love your wedding thus far, its so different and unique!

I used to work for Levy Restaurants, they own Fultons Crab House and I can assure you that you will love the food! :)

Cannot wait to read more popcorn::

Thank you so much:goodvibes. I'm really looking forward to the food! It's ideal for us as my Mum and our friends don't eat meat but they love fish. And I can see plenty of meat on the menu for Chris and his Mum. Before we decided on Fultons I was having a real food dilema as I was trying to suit everyone. Things have worked out perfectly.


I love all of your new plans! The hairstyles are beautiful (I wish that my hair would stay like that - so if yours would stay, definitely go for it!). Those bouquets are all so unique, I cannot wait to see how yours turns out! You are really talented, the flowers you did for that wedding are beautiful! So I am sure that yours is going to be great!

Thank you so much:goodvibes. I posted the pics as I thought they may give someone some inspiration for their own wedding. I'm so excited about making my brooch bouquet, my house is cluttered with little bags of shiny things!

I'm going to do a trial in the next few months on the hairstyle. Fingers crossed it will stay.

Yours is the first planning journal I've ever read, and I'm loving it! I just wanted to say that it's so romantic when you said that you and your fiance were job phone friends for a year before you met. I'm looking forward to keeping up with your wedding plans!:goodvibes

I'm so pleased to hear that mine is the first journal you've read. I smiled from ear to ear when I read your lovely post:hug: It's lovely to know that people are reading along with my planning. It makes it all the more exciting for me and I love getting your opinions on my ideas.

I guess our story is quite romantic:lovestruc When we eventually met face to face we both had that "this is the one" moment LOL. Chris maked me laugh every single day and I think that's so important in a relationship.

[Mrs. Darcy]

Anything new with your planning?:goodvibes

[brer rabbit 28]

Good morning (9.30am in the UK):goodvibes

Not that much more to report at the moment. We are going to reserve our wedding rings this Saturday. Very excited about that! I think I will go with an 18ct white gold ring with diamonds, Chris fancies a white palladium ring. He's picked palladium as he's a mechanic and the jeweler told him it will wear better than gold. I'll post pics when we have made our final choice.

I'll tell you a little about my at home reception plans now:
As we are only taking our Mums and two friends with us, we decided an at home reception would be lovley for all our friends and family who aren't joining us. We bounced ideas around and we both decided a mad hatters tea party theme would be really fun and will fit in so well with our colour scheme.
So far we have a guest list of approximately 150, although I'm trying to shorten that as the venue we have picked has a maximum capacity of 150:scared1:

Here are a couple of pics of the venue:

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Check out that mad wallpaper! It's on 2 floors. The buffet and dining area will be upstairs and downstairs they have lovely big comfy sofas, a bar and the disco area. The mad wallpaper room is set up for a civil ceremony in this pic but that's the room where the sofas are normally set up.

Theming wise, I will be making centre pieces for all the tables. I can't decide between towers of oversized tea cups with flowers in them..or tea pots made out of florist foam and foliage. Now I know that second idea sounds mad (more mad than the first one? I hear you say!), but I saw some at a floral exhibition and they were amazing. If I can find the photo I took then I'll post it.

We are definately having a mad hatter cake, although they are a little harder to come across in the UK so I might have a go at making one. And I am also going to make about 150 cupcakes with eat me tags.

That's all for now. Gotta go to work!

Have a lovely day ladies:goodvibes

[PinkSleepingBeauty]

Hi! Your reception plans sound great! Love the oversized tea pot and tea cup idea! :goodvibes

[brer rabbit 28]

Thank you:goodvibes

here are the pics of the teapots and arrangements I saw at a flower show. Let me know what you think of them. I think the spouts are a little too long on the teaouts but apart from that they are really fun.

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/Picture_008.jpg

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Little flower cupcakes!
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Love these for the wall
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[brer rabbit 28]

Oops, sorry they're so big:rolleyes:

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie
All your plans for the at home sound wonderful!!!
Love all the centerpieces, especially the big see-through cups and saucers!!
You have great ideas!!

[PinkSleepingBeauty]

Hi, love the big clear tea cups and the flower cup cakes! Everything is going to look great! :goodvibes

[brer rabbit 28]

Claire sweetie
All your plans for the at home sound wonderful!!!
Love all the centerpieces, especially the big see-through cups and saucers!!
You have great ideas!!

Hi, love the big clear tea cups and the flower cup cakes! Everything is going to look great! :goodvibes

Thanks ladies :goodvibes. I'm really excited about the at home party as I can go mad with creativity! I'm unsure about the foliage tea pots. I'll probably decide nearer the time.

Big news, Chris has announced he MIGHT wear white trousers. I'm living in hope!!!:rotfl2:

[rachy]

I agree you have fantastic ideas. And your going to have a go at making a mad hatter cake? Wow, seriously impressed. You seem very creative x

[brer rabbit 28]

There's gonna be a lot of practicing invloved with the cake! I've got a year or so to perfect it, and if all else fails I'll bite the bullet and order one.

Today is the 400 day mark! I'm excited:banana:

[brer rabbit 28]

So we organised our wedding rings this weekend. I was over the top excited as usual:yay: and Chris was calm excited. His over the top excitement came later when he bought a pair of Buzz and Woody potato heads in the Disney Store:rolleyes:

Here is my ring:

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/7168.jpg

It's 18 carat white gold with diamonds.

Chris':

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/13970.jpg

Big chunky palladium ring. He wanted a platinum ring as white gold would be too soft for his manual job (mechanic). However, the price was too hair raising so he went for a cross between platinum and titanium.

We've ordered them now so we have time to pay off in instalments and then collect them next year. I've never been a jewellery girl but I so love this ring and it looks great with my e ring.

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie
Love the rings!! We are having new rings for our VR and I would like something like yours!!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Claire sweetie
Love the rings!! We are having new rings for our VR and I would like something like yours!!!

Thank you Joanne. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my ring (Did I say that I love it?:lmao:).

They are both from Goldsmiths if you want to go and have a close up look at them.

We are using Tesco clubcard deals vouchers to help pay for them. The value of Tesco vouchers quadruples if you exchange them for Goldsmith vouchers on Tesco clubcard website. So we are furiously doing all our shopping in Tesco now. I just about murdered poor Chris when he came in with a bag load of Asda shopping tonight:rotfl2:

I'll admit we could have got something cheaper from another store but with the money we'll save with the vouchers we have got two beautiful rings.

[disfan melissa]

I love your plans so far! I'm now obsessed with the 1950's wedding dresses, what a cool idea :thumbsup2
Looking forward to reading more...

[brer rabbit 28]

Thanks Melissa. I love 1950's style dresses so it was a no brainer for me. I think I'm going to buy a few more dresses in that style to wear on our Disneymoon. I'm thinking red with white polka dots- very Minnie!

[disfan melissa]

So cute! Can't wait for the pics!

My DH has a palladium ring too. It pretty much looks just like platinum to the naked eye but is a much better price. :cool1:

[Mrs. Darcy]

Thanks Melissa. I love 1950's style dresses so it was a no brainer for me. I think I'm going to buy a few more dresses in that style to wear on our Disneymoon. I'm thinking red with white polka dots- very Minnie!

I LOVE 1950s style dresses, too! I got married 5 months after my engagement so I didn't have time to really plan for that dream wedding. It's wonderful that you're having just want you want!!

[brer rabbit 28]

I LOVE 1950s style dresses, too! I got married 5 months after my engagement so I didn't have time to really plan for that dream wedding. It's wonderful that you're having just want you want!!

Maybe you could have a VW somewhere down the rd. I'm sure that your day was absolutely perfect even without too much planning time. I wish my wedding was sooner. Too much planning time might drive me nuts!:goodvibes

[brer rabbit 28]

Hi ladies :goodvibes

I'm feeling really groggy and under the weather today :sick: (Moan over with), but I heard there was a wedding fayre on near me so off I trotted. Chris is working all weekend so I went on my own. Well, let me tell you, I felt like the bridal lepper! All the other brides to be had either their fiance or another relative or friend with them. Boy, did I ever stick out like a Billy no mates!! Not EVER doing that on my own again.

Anyway, good news is that I manages to find a great photographer for our at home reception. Initially I was going to put trust in friends and family...and then I remembered that I am the one who always takes the photographs at other peoples events so that just isn't going to work is it?

His name is Chris Lynn and he is based in my area. He made me laught from the minute I walked up to his stand and his photos are a mix of posed and candid which is perfect as I like the unexpected photos. He also does boudoir portraits which I might consider as a cheeky present for Chris. He can do 4 hours photography and will give me all the images on a disc for £400. Believe me, this is a great price for a UK photographer. So I've just got to take Chris to meet him now and we are on to a winner.

Good news number 2: I met a lovely cake lady. You may remember I was going to attempt my own cake, but she had the most fabulous 4 tier wedding cake that was all white with spots and stripes in lovely oranges and greens for £395, as we would only need 2 or 3 tiers it would be a little less for us. When I told Chris he said we should go for it as it would save me the extra pressure of making a cake (gosh I do love him!)
Here is a photo of a similar cake. Try and picture it without all the flowers:

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/cake.jpg

[rachy]

Hi ladies :goodvibes

I'm feeling really groggy and under the weather today :sick: (Moan over with), but I heard there was a wedding fayre on near me so off I trotted. Chris is working all weekend so I went on my own. Well, let me tell you, I felt like the bridal lepper! All the other brides to be had either their fiance or another relative or friend with them. Boy, did I ever stick out like a Billy no mates!! Not EVER doing that on my own again.

Anyway, good news is that I manages to find a great photographer for our at home reception. Initially I was going to put trust in friends and family...and then I remembered that I am the one who always takes the photographs at other peoples events so that just isn't going to work is it?

His name is Chris Lynn and he is based in my area. He made me laught from the minute I walked up to his stand and his photos are a mix of posed and candid which is perfect as I like the unexpected photos. He also does boudoir portraits which I might consider as a cheeky present for Chris. He can do 4 hours photography and will give me all the images on a disc for £400. Believe me, this is a great price for a UK photographer. So I've just got to take Chris to meet him now and we are on to a winner.

Good news number 2: I met a lovely cake lady. You may remember I was going to attempt my own cake, but she had the most fabulous 4 tier wedding cake that was all white with spots and stripes in lovely oranges and greens for £395, as we would only need 2 or 3 tiers it would be a little less for us. When I told Chris he said we should go for it as it would save me the extra pressure of making a cake (gosh I do love him!)
Here is a photo of a similar cake. Try and picture it without all the flowers:

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/cake.jpg

Very nice cake! I did a wedding show last year and it was heaving, hated it, couldn't wait to get out! Hope you found yours better x

[CinderelliT]

:worship::worship:
Girl, you are so talented! I love the bouquet ideas. I also love the dress choices. I think you should totally go for the orange petticoat and the 2nd pair of shoes dyed orange. I can't wait to see it all put together!

I love the second pair of shoes. They are like a cool version of Cinderella's.

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie
I am sorry you are not feeling so good - get well soon:hug:
I love the cake for the at home reception!!!
I am so pleased that you have a photographer sorted too. At my original wedding, we just used family and friends for photographs and it was a bad decision!!! At least I am having Randy this time so should get some good shots!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Very nice cake! I did a wedding show last year and it was heaving, hated it, couldn't wait to get out! Hope you found yours better x
Mine was heaving too. I was in and out of that place in about 30 minutes! there was so much stuff there that I just didn't need to look at that I whizzed around. Although I did get grabbed by a mad woman who tried to sell me a personalised poem:lmao:

:worship::worship:
Girl, you are so talented! I love the bouquet ideas. I also love the dress choices. I think you should totally go for the orange petticoat and the 2nd pair of shoes dyed orange. I can't wait to see it all put together!

I love the second pair of shoes. They are like a cool version of Cinderella's.

Thank you so much:goodvibes I am really excited about the orange petticoat!I havn't ordered it yet though as I have no clue where I can store it away from Chris' prying eyes.

Claire sweetie
I am sorry you are not feeling so good - get well soon:hug:
I love the cake for the at home reception!!!
I am so pleased that you have a photographer sorted too. At my original wedding, we just used family and friends for photographs and it was a bad decision!!! At least I am having Randy this time so should get some good shots!!

I have Randy too for our wedding. I can't wait to see your pics. Your VR is soooo close now Joanne. I'm excited for you:goodvibes
I think we made the right decision about having another photographer for the home reception. It's another big expense but I have such a big thing for pictures that I know it will be worth it. I'm the kind of person who gets upset about carrier bags in photographs LOL

[brer rabbit 28]

So the latest instalment in the world of crazy wedding planning!

After months of planning a mad hatter tea party home receptiom, it has now drastically changed into a halloween themed event. Thank the Lord I didn't buy loads of tea pots or other such paraphinalia(sp) yet!

The reason for the change? Chris finally admitted he wasn't over the top with the whole tea party thing and he though everyone would enjoy a halloween bash much more, and seeing as the reception is on 29th October it all fits into place.

I am fine with this plan as I'm already thinking about carved pumpkins with flowers in and LED tea lights, orange orchids, a trick or treat candy bar and big orange lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Also, I can still havr the magical cake I swa as it has lots of orange icing on it so that still fits. And the clincher, Chris wants this cake topper:

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/il_430xN_172608610.jpg

I love it!

Here are some inspiration pics I found surfing google. Really love your opinions please ladies on the new plan.

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/pumpkinmonogram.jpg
http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/il_170x135_173696400.jpg
http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/halloween-pumpkin-wedding.jpg
http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/centerpiece.jpg

[PinkSleepingBeauty]

Hey! Lovin' the new Halloween theme! Excellent cake topper by the way and I think a trick or treat candy bar will be fab! :goodvibes

We are off to Orlando a week tomorrow and we have our site visit booked for when we are there! Can't wait! :woohoo:

[brer rabbit 28]

Hey! Lovin' the new Halloween theme! Excellent cake topper by the way and I think a trick or treat candy bar will be fab! :goodvibes

We are off to Orlando a week tomorrow and we have our site visit booked for when we are there! Can't wait! :woohoo:

Ooh so jealous!! I really wish we could do a visit before next year too. We have two friends going on Friday so I have asked them to take tons of photos for me!

Hope you have a wonderful time Natalie. Want to hear all about it when you come back :goodvibes

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie
Love the new Halloween theme!!!
The cake topper is beyond cute!!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Claire sweetie
Love the new Halloween theme!!!
The cake topper is beyond cute!!!

Thanks Joanne. I'm going to try and incorporate the logo you made for us in there somewhere too, maybe I could carve it into a pumpkin (sounds tricky). Or I might change the colour to orange instead of black and have it on trick or treat candy bags.

[PinkSleepingBeauty]

Ooh so jealous!! I really wish we could do a visit before next year too. We have two friends going on Friday so I have asked them to take tons of photos for me!

Hope you have a wonderful time Natalie. Want to hear all about it when you come back :goodvibes

Thanks! I'm so excited about going! :goodvibes I will have to finally get round to starting a planning journal when I get back! :)

[brer rabbit 28]

And about time too!!:goodvibes

I'll look forward to reading it.

[tinkerbell 766]

Thanks Joanne. I'm going to try and incorporate the logo you made for us in there somewhere too, maybe I could carve it into a pumpkin (sounds tricky). Or I might change the colour to orange instead of black and have it on trick or treat candy bags.

I agree that the pumpkin carving might be tricky, but I love the idea of the trick or treat party bags!!! If I can help with any other designs just let me know :thumbsup2

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Joining along!
Love love love the dress...it is gorgeous!
The details are beautiful...I love the broach bouquet...and the buttons~
I can't wait to see it all come together! :thumbsup2

[brer rabbit 28]

I agree that the pumpkin carving might be tricky, but I love the idea of the trick or treat party bags!!! If I can help with any other designs just let me know :thumbsup2

Thank you, if i get stuck with the colour change I will give you a shout.x

Joining along!
Love love love the dress...it is gorgeous!
The details are beautiful...I love the broach bouquet...and the buttons~
I can't wait to see it all come together! :thumbsup2

Thank you for reading:goodvibes. I am hoping it comes together as I picture it in my head and doesn't look like some kind of mental mess of colour!

[mareeld86]

Following along!! Always need information from destination brides!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Following along!! Always need information from destination brides!!

You found me:goodvibes Thanks for reading.

[Groom Mickey]

Just wanted to say,hello and have been following your PJ. I am enjoying your plans and I am looking forward to reading more. Great day to pick for your wedding...it's my birthday. Good luck with all your plans.

[brer rabbit 28]

Just wanted to say,hello and have been following your PJ. I am enjoying your plans and I am looking forward to reading more. Great day to pick for your wedding...it's my birthday. Good luck with all your plans.

Hi, thanks for reading. I'm plan stalking you too! I love reading about your creative antics as I'm in the same boat. I've been banned from the glitter though:lmao:

How lovely that I picked your birthday. 2 big celebrations on 1 day.

[jshora]

Great minds think alike! I too changed my theme for my at home October reception. I originally planed of having a "Fairy Tale Wedding" and now I'm doing more of a Fall/Halloween theme. If you want to use pumpkins, but don't want to gamble on the real deal. I strongly suggest buying and carving craft pumpkins. They are made out of foam, but look real. I'm waiting until after Halloween here to see if they go on sale at local stores at all.

Just a thought! :)

[brer rabbit 28]

Great minds think alike! I too changed my theme for my at home October reception. I originally planed of having a "Fairy Tale Wedding" and now I'm doing more of a Fall/Halloween theme. If you want to use pumpkins, but don't want to gamble on the real deal. I strongly suggest buying and carving craft pumpkins. They are made out of foam, but look real. I'm waiting until after Halloween here to see if they go on sale at local stores at all.

Just a thought! :)

That is such a great idea. I have never seen them in the UK but will have a search on the internet for some.
I have already started planning my reception theme with great enthusiasm. I too am hoping to pick up plenty of bargains after this years halloween. I have also picked out some great indoor inflatables on the Walmart website which I am considering buying and shipping over here.

[Mrs. Darcy]

Bumping this up for more of Claire's wedding plans!

[brer rabbit 28]

LOL. Hi Susana.

I don't really have too much to add at this time. Just patiently awaiting the time when I can start booking Disney things like the fireworks cruise, dessert party and character meals. I don't think I can do this until 9 months before so still some time to wait.

We have however booked to stay at The Boardwalk the night before and night of the wedding. We decided we would spend the night before together as we already live together and neither of us sleep very well apart. We also thought it would make sense to stay there as Randy is doing our first look pics there ( yes I will be kicking Chris out of the room while I get ready!).

We booked it with Dreams Unlimited as I don't want to miss out on the AP discount rate should one arise. We were asigned Kathy as our agent and she seems really friendly and helpful. Fingers crossed for an AP discount though as it is a tad over our budget at the moment.

I'm also into Halloween craziness! Although it is becoming more popular in the UK, we still don't have all the amazing decorations that are available in America. So I have been looking at Walmart and Target websites for some ideas. Hopefully I can buy a few more party things while I'm there next year.

If you ladies know of any good Halloween websites I would realy appreciate it.

I have ordered a great little wooden sign from Etsy that says "Newly Webs" and our names and it has 2 cute little spiders on it. I'll post a pic when it arrives.

Oh I just remembered, I started "trying" to make our invites:rolleyes1. It's not going great.

Chris saw a flight ticket template and said, "you can do that can't you. Make some tickets as invites". So I'm trying, but I'm not the best at using Word or phtoshop, I'm kind of bumbling through it. Thank God I only have to make 4! I also bought some vintage Florida postcards and some scrapbooking paper tickets to try and tie it all together. My idea was to use a black pocketfold envelope with orange ribbon around and then all the bits and peices inside. However, I kind of lost my marbles a bit in hobbycraft and bought pocketfolds that are far too small for the flight ticket and postcard.:headache: I'm an idiot!!! So back to the drawing board. I'll post some pics later of the things I have so far.

Hey for an non update that wasn't bad was it!

[Princess SarahK]

Joining in! Were only about a month apart so this should be great! I totally know what you mean about ticket/invitations. Let me know how they turn out, Id love to do something like that! Everything is wonderful, keep the good stuff coming!

[brer rabbit 28]

Joining in! Were only about a month apart so this should be great! I totally know what you mean about ticket/invitations. Let me know how they turn out, Id love to do something like that! Everything is wonderful, keep the good stuff coming!

Hi Sarah :goodvibes. Thanks for reading.

The invites are really doing my head in at the moment but I will carry on and hopefully will crack it tomorrow!

[Mrs. Darcy]

I was just thinking, what are you doing for music? Having a DJ, a band, a few friends starting sing-a-longs?? Hey that would be fun! lol Do you have a couples song special for you and Chris?

[Just*the*ten*of*us]

I'm following along too now! We'll be in Disney @ the same time!

[brer rabbit 28]

I was just thinking, what are you doing for music? Having a DJ, a band, a few friends starting sing-a-longs?? Hey that would be fun! lol Do you have a couples song special for you and Chris?

I'm following along too now! We'll be in Disney @ the same time!

Hi ten of us, thanks for reading. When are you there?


Mrs Darcy, funny you should ask as we were looking at song ideas on the internet last only last night!

Chris loves a song called Seaside by the kooks. It's quite special to us as the lyrics fit around our lives when we met. Chris lived at the seaside and I was a city girl at the time.

We are having a dj for our reception at home and cd music for the ceremony.

Here are some other songs on our list:

Take that - greatest day
Dolly and Kenny - Islands in the stream (he loves this one)
Savage Garden - I knew I loved you before I met you
Coldplay - Yellow
Adam Sandler - Grow old with you
Michael Buble (or Micky Bubble as chris calls him!) - Everything

I am leaning towards Everything for a first dance. I'd also like savage Garden for walking "down the aisle" do boats have aisles? you know what I mean though! Chris really wants greatest day for when we are married. It's a really uplifting song and very in the moment. I strongly recommend a you tube listen if you don't know it.

Any other song ideas? I'm really open to anything as you can tell from what we have so far.

[tinkerbell 766]

Hi Claire sweetie
Just wanted to say that I am still following along and loving all your plans!!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Thank you Jo, I just had a peak at your newsletter and I love it. I think i might do something similar for the Mums!

[tinkerbell 766]

Thanks sweetie!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Got them finished in 1 evening, admittedly I did only have 5 to make and that included 1 for us to keep for our memories box

Here are some pics. I know they are pretty basic but I like the homemade look. I bought the postcards from Zazzle and I found the flight ticket template on the internet. And I must thank Joanne (Tinkerbell 766) again for the fabulous logo you made for us with our names. I photoshopped it to turn it orange and it looks great on the invites.:hug:

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/DSCF2786.jpg

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/DSCF2787.jpg

The ticket looks off centre on the above pic but it's just the angle I took it from.

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/DSCF2788.jpg

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/DSCF2789.jpg

We came up with the wording ourselves. We wanted to keep it sounding very fun and informal. And everyones ticket has their name and role on it eg, best man, mother of the bride etc.

I'm really happy with them.

[brer rabbit 28]

Oops, bit big, sorry!

[Princess SarahK]

Those look WONDERFUL!! you are really talented!! way to go, girl! cant wait to see more! :)

[brer rabbit 28]

Those look WONDERFUL!! you are really talented!! way to go, girl! cant wait to see more! :)

Thank you :goodvibes

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie - I love your invitations. You are ridiculously talented. They turned out so well.

[brer rabbit 28]

Thank you Joanne. Your lovely logo will be going everywhere I think.

[BriarRose Bride]

Claire, I am just catching up on your PJ, but it sounds fabulous. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the 50's tea dress and especially the shoes with the hearts on them, they remind me so much of Cinderella's wedding shoes, very princessy! The button bouquet is so unique, I had never seen anything like it! Autumn weddings are amazing, I will actually be on my Disneymoon the week of your wedding in WDW!! ;) I can't wait to read more!! Oh and an orange petticoat is definitely awesome, mine is pink and blue! So fun to add a touch of color.

[Mrs. Darcy]

the shoes with the hearts on them, they remind me so much of Cinderella's wedding shoes, very princessy! Oh and an orange petticoat is definitely awesome, mine is pink and blue! So fun to add a touch of color.

I agree the shoes are very Cinderella-ish!

And I also agree about adding touches of color. I loved my wedding but now as I look back (gee I'm sounding like an old married woman and I've only been married for 6 months lol), I wish I added a little color to my wedding dress/accessories in some way.

[Chilly]

Hey Claire - just read through you PJ, love everything esp your dress!

[Mrs. Darcy]

Giving Claire a bump up in case she has more to fill us in on.:) Details, details, we want details!!!

[Mindyjoy]

Love the tickets, I may have to consider making those ....

I also love the dress and the orange petticoat. I plan on having a tea length dress with a pink petticoat. Of course, all that may change when I finally do go dress shopping and see what looks good on me! :goodvibes But that's the plan for now.

And the heart shoes - TO DIE FOR!!!!!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Hi ladies.

Wow I really have been MIA for ages. I guess I just didn't have anything to update. It feels like all systems go now though as we are only 8 paydays away! (this is what i keep saying to Chris when he wants to buy something rediculous and expensive!)

If anyone is still with me I'll give you a few updates.

So we are finally able to book the venue for our at home reception. We have an appointment next weekend to meet with the owner and sort out number, buffet etc. Also, I have made an appointment with a lovely lady who makes wedding cakes from home. I met her at a wedding fair and showed her my halloween cake photo and she seemed very positive about being able to replicate it.
Here's the photo:

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/wonky20cake982192783.jpg

We are going to get a topper from Etsy or get something in disney, we havn't decided yet.

I'm still looking at shoes. I just can't decide between ivory or orange. Either way they have to look good as I'm wearing a tea length dress. I'm also on a big health kick now as I send my dress measurements off in May. I'm aiming to lose 3 stone before then so it's more time in the gym and less time on the DIS :sad2:

Other news. We are now down to just 4 of us for the wedding. Originally my closest friend was coming with his partner, but due to a row (caused by the unreasonable partner) we are now down to 4. I'm very sad about this and still a litlle shocked by the events that took place over Christmas. It seems like a 20 year long friendship has ended for a petty reason but hey ho. Life goes on regardless right? So it's just us and the Mums now. Because of this change of events I have decided not to book a dessert party at Epcot (I was prepared to pay the excess for 6 people but not for 4) and I might book the Wishes dessert party instead in MK.

Oh I almost forgot. I have decided to go with Beaute Speciale for our hair and make up. I emailed them this afternoon and got a really quick response with all the paperwork for me to fill in. I'm really excited about this but nervous as I won't have time for a trial. I think I'll probably do a hair trial at home and take lots of pics with me.

That's all for now folks. Will let you know how the cake chat goes.

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie - still following and eager to hear your plans!!
I love the cake for the at home reception!!!
So sorry to hear about the row with your friend. You must be so upset, particularly as it has messed up your DP plans!!
Keep smiling sweetie - your wedding will be beautiful, intimate and meaningful with just the four of you!!

[KristiLyn]

I just wanted to tell you I just read your entire PJ and I LOVE your plans!! Everything sounds amazing!!!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Claire sweetie - still following and eager to hear your plans!!
I love the cake for the at home reception!!!
So sorry to hear about the row with your friend. You must be so upset, particularly as it has messed up your DP plans!!
Keep smiling sweetie - your wedding will be beautiful, intimate and meaningful with just the four of you!!

Thank you Joanne. I am upset and still in shock to be honest by what's happened. But I guess it's better now than in a few months time. We will have the most fabulous time with just the four of us.

I'm feeling so excited for you now that your VR is so close. 100 days and counting!

I just wanted to tell you I just read your entire PJ and I LOVE your plans!! Everything sounds amazing!!!!

Thank you so much:goodvibes It's amazing how everything is suddenly starting to come together.

[sw33t_angel]

Love the inspiration cake and your plans so far! :)

Everything will work out in the end! :goodvibes

[Bickimook2]

Ok, I just finished your PJ and OMG are you awesome girl! Such great ideas, I didn't even know that people could have weddings at Fulton's! That's awesome I can't wait to see the pictures and your bouquet inspiration is great, it's awesome that we are both doing those. I love your dress idea, I am big fan of vintage elements in weddings, can't wait to see more :thumbsup2

[brer rabbit 28]

Ok, I just finished your PJ and OMG are you awesome girl! Such great ideas, I didn't even know that people could have weddings at Fulton's! That's awesome I can't wait to see the pictures and your bouquet inspiration is great, it's awesome that we are both doing those. I love your dress idea, I am big fan of vintage elements in weddings, can't wait to see more :thumbsup2

LOL, I've never been called awesome before! I'm usually the uncool out of fashion girl (which I kind of like!). Thank you so much:hug:
I'm really excited about our day and I can't wait to read more about your plans too.

[Bickimook2]

LOL, I've never been called awesome before! I'm usually the uncool out of fashion girl (which I kind of like!). Thank you so much:hug:
I'm really excited about our day and I can't wait to read more about your plans too.

Hey, another word for uncool is.....ORIGINAL, CHIC, FASHION FORWARD,.....I guess that's 4 words :rolleyes:, lol! Anywho your ideas rock and you should keep them coming :thumbsup2

[Mrs. Darcy]

omg what a cool idea for a wedding cake!!!! Let us know what color you decide for the shoes!

[brer rabbit 28]

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[brer rabbit 28]

Good morning,

Just turned the readio on and they are playing "The Candyman" by Sammy Davis Jnr. What a great morning wake up. Me and the cats are having a little dance around the kitchen!!

So just wanted to drop in and say how excited I am about tomorrow. We are going to bookour cake in the morning. I really hope there will be cake samples to try. I'm hoping for red velvet and I really do hope Chris likes it. He can be do finicky with new tastes:rotfl2:

Also, I have found a new venue for our at home party. It's called Studio Bar and it's almost on the sea front! The room is very modern looking with purple accents and the dance floor is frosted glass and is on the upper floor - how cool!! They offer a great hot and cold buffet and have said we can do ANYTHING we want decoration wise. Ooh I can feel a lot of pumpkins coming on.

I was looking for candy buffet vases on the internet last night and found some fabulous ones on Save on crafts, then realised they don't ship to UK (boo!). I can order through an international shipping company but the fees are huge:scared1: Back to the drawing board then.

[sw33t_angel]

Mmmmmmm... red velvet! :love:

[brer rabbit 28]

omg what a cool idea for a wedding cake!!!! Let us know what color you decide for the shoes!

Hi Mrs Darcy. So glad you are still with me:)

I think I'm going orange. I know it's a bit mad but I'm more likely to wear them again that if I bought white or cream.

I've booked tickets to go to a big wedding fair in March so I'm hoping to get my shoes then.

[brer rabbit 28]

So the weekend went EXTREMELY well. Almost had to pinch myself at how smoothly things were organised.

The cake lady is amazing. She had researched my ideas before we got there and had a photo of the same cake saved on her laptop! She is going to make it the same size but it will be orange icing instead of black as a base, then alternating tiers will have either black polka dots or black stripes. She is going to add 4 black cats to represent our fluffy babies and lots of...wait for it.....MICKEY PUMPKINS!!!!! I love this lady! She completely understood what we wanted and she just ran with it. I think she is excited to make something so different from the normal wedding cake that brides tend to go for in the UK.

So after 2 hours chatting we moved on to the venue. The owner is amazing and nothing was too much trouble. We can decorate the room however we like and he is laying on a really nice buffet for us (Chris requested bacon sandwiches and fries to be added - I was ashamed:rolleyes1). He also said that, as our party is on halloween weekend, all the staff will be dressed in costumes and he will also decorate the downstairs bar as well. I can't believe how well things worked out.:goodvibes

[KristiLyn]

That sounds wonderful!! So glad everything is working out!! The Mickey pumpkins sound adorable! Can't wait to see pics! And that's so funny about the sandwich request. Brian would have done the same thing, he loves to be embarrassing :rotfl:

[GIJasmine]

Great PJ so far! I'm going to be getting married in September or October (still trying to get things figured out), so I may "borrow" your idea for a halloween party/at home reception. I love the idea! I look forward to the rest of your planning, good luck!

[brer rabbit 28]

Great PJ so far! I'm going to be getting married in September or October (still trying to get things figured out), so I may "borrow" your idea for a halloween party/at home reception. I love the idea! I look forward to the rest of your planning, good luck!

Sorry for the slow reply Jasmine. I'd love you to use my ideas. That's what I love about these boards, it's like big melting pot of inspiration!:goodvibes

[tinkerbell 766]

Sorry for the slow reply Jasmine. I'd love you to use my ideas. That's what I love about these boards, it's like big melting pot of inspiration!:goodvibes

I agree; Claire sweetie. it's all about the sharing on the boards!!!

[angel81uk]

Just came across you PJ and I love all your plans so far!

I think it's great you're using tesco points towards your wedding rings. We couldn't afford an engagement ring when DF proposed but shortly afterwards there was the big offer of extra points on johnsons baby products. Well it turns out baby powder and wipes are a lot cheaper than engagement rings ;) I think we spent near enough £100 on unneeded baby products and used the points to get my ring. So I'm glad to know we're not the only ones! lol I think we've still got some bottles of talc in the back of a cupboard somewhere! :lmao:

[brer rabbit 28]

Just came across you PJ and I love all your plans so far!

I think it's great you're using tesco points towards your wedding rings. We couldn't afford an engagement ring when DF proposed but shortly afterwards there was the big offer of extra points on johnsons baby products. Well it turns out baby powder and wipes are a lot cheaper than engagement rings ;) I think we spent near enough £100 on unneeded baby products and used the points to get my ring. So I'm glad to know we're not the only ones! lol I think we've still got some bottles of talc in the back of a cupboard somewhere! :lmao:

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2: That's so true! We did the same at xmas. Did as much food and present shopping there as we could to get the points built up. I think we will have managed to pay for half the rings in vouchers.

My at home reception/party invitations came through the post this past week. I altered a template they offered and ordered them through Vistaprint. I can't believe how well they have come out!

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/DSCF2809.jpg

I think they go really well with our halloween theme without being too over the top and in your face halloween. The phpt doesn't pick up the colours very well as that yellowy looking background is actually a soft green and the orange is very vivid.

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie - love the invites!!!! I must admit that in all my dealings with Vistaprint, I have always been very impressed!!

[Bickimook2]

They look great! Very creative :)

[brer rabbit 28]

Claire sweetie - love the invites!!!! I must admit that in all my dealings with Vistaprint, I have always been very impressed!!

They look great! Very creative :)

Thank you ladies xxx

[KristiLyn]

OOOh I love those!!!!

[Sizzle]

I've been reading your PJ and wanted to stop by and say "yay!" Everything looks really great and I can't wait to watch more unfold. I'm completely in love with the floral teapots :)

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie - where are you ??? I miss you:sad1: Hope all is well!!

[brer rabbit 28]

So sorry I have been missing so long. So much has been going on here.

Bad news first; I BROKE MY LEG:scared1:. I am so angry with myself. All I did was step off the kerb outside my house and I tripped in a bit of loose paving and down I went. Luckily Chris was there and he whisked me off to hospital straight away. So I've done a real number on my ankle and I'm in plaster up to my knee for 6 weeks. AAAAARGH! I've been told I have to keep it elevated as much as possible or it'll have to be pinned instead, so here I am...stuck on the sofa...grumpy! The first few days were particularly bad and I started having panic attacks and bad anxiety, thankfully that's calmed down a bit now. It's unlike me to panic so I don't really know what has caused them to come on, I can only assume it's because I'm out of control at the moment.Also I was doing really well losing weight and exercising in preparation for sending off my measurements for the dress, so thats all gone out the window too. Hopefully I'll get back to normal by mid May, then I'll have about 3 weeks before I have to contact my dressmaker. So it's a sparrows diet for me then!

Anyway, thats enough of me feeling sorry for myself. Chris is off work today so I have stolen his laptop! I can't sit up at the PC yet so no surfing time for me :headache:. So I'm making the most of today and getting some wedding ordering done.

I've just ordered my orange petticoat from an ebay seller, it was half the price of the original site I was looking at, but it seems to be the exact same skirt - bargain. Also I've ordered loads of brooches for my bouquet, most are coming from China and a few from around the UK. They are all very sparkly and beautiful.

Before my accident Mum and I went to a huge wedding show where I ordered my shoes. I've gone for a classic ivory shoe with a 3 inch heel. Hopefully I'll be able to post a picture in a few days. I'm so glad I didn't buy a higher heel now as apparently I have weakened my ankle (this is the 3rd time I've broken the same one!). I am such a clumsy girly!

Mum has her whole outfit sorted now, dress, shoes, bag and two pretty velvet orchids to clip in her hair. Chris has also decided he is now wearing pinstripe trousers and a matching waitscoat with a white shirt and orange cravate. He will be the death of me - he has changed his mind sooo many times:goodvibes. He has even got his shoes sorted out, a pair of designer Nicholas Deakins. He bought them purely because they have got "Deakins" written on the side and that is Chris' surname. He thinks Randy Chapman will get some great pics of them :rotfl: Again, I will post pics soon.

So sorry for the long winded post guys, Just had so much to share!

[Sccrmnky2005]

So sorry to hear about your leg! :headache:

Hope you start feeling better and take care of your self! :flower3:

Can't' wait to see pictures of your peticoat and shoes!

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie - I am so sorry about your leg!!! I had a feeling something may be amiss when you hadn't posted for so long!!! Rest up sweetie and let it heal well before the wedding. Better it is now than a couple of weeks before your big day!! :scared1:
Yay for the petticoat and shoes. Don't worry too much about your weight - concentrate on getting better. You will be a beautiful bride whatever!!!

[Princess SarahK]

broken legs are no fun!! but at least you get to be lazy on the couch and find tons of wedding stuff! :goodvibes

DFs shoes sound really cool! Im sure Randy will get some awesome photos!

[princess_ariel_85]

hiya! Another Uk bride here.

I do apologise but this is the first time that I've read your PJ - I'm a bit slow!

Everything looks brilliant, have you been to many wedding shows? How have you found them to be? I've had mixed experiences with them.

Loving the idea of your at home reception, I have no idea as to what theme we're going with... so you may have been a very valuable inspiration to me :goodvibes

October will soon come round, I feel a little worried now after reading your PJ, you seem so organised and you know what you're doing... I look at you and realise that I'm the total opposite :lmao: (btw... we get married the day before you :))

happy wedding planning x

[jshora]

So, I finally got around to getting caught up on your PJ! Everything looks so wonderful!

I'm so sorry to hear about your leg!

I just love your ideas! It's going to be absolutely fabulous and you will look wonderful!!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Claire sweetie - I am so sorry about your leg!!! I had a feeking something may be amiss when you hadn't posted for so long!!! Rest up sweetie and let it heal well before the wedding. Better it is now than a couple of weeks before your big day!! :scared1:
Yay for the petticoat and shoes. Don't worry too much about your weight - concentrate on getting better. You will be a beautiful bride whatever!!!

Aw thank you honey. I plan to hide any extra weight that appears under the magical petticoat:rotfl:

[brer rabbit 28]

[QUOTE=princess_ariel_85;40512043]hiya! Another Uk bride here.

I do apologise but this is the first time that I've read your PJ - I'm a bit slow!

Everything looks brilliant, have you been to many wedding shows? How have you found them to be? I've had mixed experiences with them.

Loving the idea of your at home reception, I have no idea as to what theme we're going with... so you may have been a very valuable inspiration to me :goodvibes

October will soon come round, I feel a little worried now after reading your PJ, you seem so organised and you know what you're doing... I look at you and realise that I'm the total opposite :lmao: (btw... we get married the day before you :))




Hi there Princess Ariel:yay:

I have been to a few local shows because of our at home reception, they were all a bit bleugh though! The best was the National Wedding show at Birmingham NEC - but only for all the freebies and the chance to try on loads of dresses without any pressure to buy! It was more a day out for Mum really so she could be with me when I bought something (shoes) as most of my buys have been online.I honestly wouldn't go to anymore though, too many crying brides (finding THE DRESS) and bored looking grooms!

How wonderful we are getting married at the same time! Have you started a PJ yet? Don't worry about being organised, you still have plenty of time yet.

[brer rabbit 28]

So, I finally got around to getting caught up on your PJ! Everything looks so wonderful!

I'm so sorry to hear about your leg!

I just love your ideas! It's going to be absolutely fabulous and you will look wonderful!!!

Ah thank you so much xx

[PinkSleepingBeauty]

Claire, firstly I'm so sorry to hear about your leg!!!! What a nightmare, I hope you are feeling better soon! And secondly, sorry I'm so TOTALLY late in catching up on your plans! :worship: Where does the time go??? Seriously, it seems like yesterday we were chatting about my site visit in September!! That's just crazy! Anyways everything is looking fab and can't wait to hear more! :)

[brer rabbit 28]

Claire, firstly I'm so sorry to hear about your leg!!!! What a nightmare, I hope you are feeling better soon! And secondly, sorry I'm so TOTALLY late in catching up on your plans! :worship: Where does the time go??? Seriously, it seems like yesterday we were chatting about my site visit in September!! That's just crazy! Anyways everything is looking fab and can't wait to hear more! :)

Ah thanks Natalie, it really is driving me mad that I can't do anything at the moment. Luckily Chris is good at looking after me and he makes a mean cup of tea! Can't believe how quickly time has gone by.Not long until we'll be in panic mode thinking we've forgotten something!

[brer rabbit 28]

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/images-2.jpg

So here they are - my lovely shoes. Still can't decide if I should have them dyed orange or not. Any advice would be much appreciated :goodvibes

[PinkSleepingBeauty]

Ah thanks Natalie, it really is driving me mad that I can't do anything at the moment. Luckily Chris is good at looking after me and he makes a mean cup of tea! Can't believe how quickly time has gone by.Not long until we'll be in panic mode thinking we've forgotten something!

Ah yes, you can't beat a good cup of tea (how stereotypically English am I? :rotfl:) I know what you mean, I keep adding things to the list, it seems never ending!
P.S: Gorgeous shoes!

[brer rabbit 28]

I know, terribly English of me!

Since i've been marrooned on the sofa my list has rapidly grown! Looking at a lovely raw silk orange shrug on etsy now and wondering if I can justify buying it incase it's cold in the evening.

Also started thinking about ADR booking as we are nearly at 180 days!

[PinkSleepingBeauty]

I know, terribly English of me!

Since i've been marrooned on the sofa my list has rapidly grown! Looking at a lovely raw silk orange shrug on etsy now and wondering if I can justify buying it incase it's cold in the evening.

Also started thinking about ADR booking as we are nearly at 180 days!

I know, 6 months!!!! :banana: I have our 180 days marked on our calendar!
Oh and I think you'd be perfectly justified getting the orange shrug ;)

[tinkerbell 766]

Good luck with the ADRs girls!!!
Talking about tea makes me think about the things that my DD was asked whilst working as a seasonal CM at WDW (MK Adventureland). These are all genuine questions put to her by guests from the USA!!

Do you ride around in horse and carriages or do you have cars?

Do you know Prince William?

Did you ever hear about 9/11 in England?

Do you have to practise that lovely accent?

And lastly, do you really drink nothing else but tea?

:lmao::rotfl2::rotfl:

[brer rabbit 28]

Good luck with the ADRs girls!!!
Talking about tea makes me think about the things that my DD was asked whilst working as a seasonal CM at WDW (MK Adventureland). These are all genuine questions put to her by guests from the USA!!

Do you ride around in horse and carriages or do you have cars?

Do you know Prince William?

Did you ever hear about 9/11 in England?

Do you have to practise that lovely accent?

And lastly, do you really drink nothing else but tea?

:lmao::rotfl2::rotfl:


:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

I did get badgered by a guy in Epcot on our last holiday that insisted that I would know his mate Dave who lives in London because I am from England. Lovely guy didn't seem to understand that the chances were slim to none.

So I'm thinking of booking an ADR for Cafe Cape May for breakfast on our wedding day. That way we can have a little character magic on the big day, plus both Vhris and I love the character interaction that you get at the meals. Beaute Speciale are due at 10:30 so I thought maybe 9:00 would give us time to get back over to the Boardwalk Hotel. What do you think guys?

I'm also going to book Cinderellas Table for MNSSHP night as we are going to go in our wedding attire, so I thought a special meal would add to the evening.

For the final morning I'll book Chef Mickeys and I'm toying with either Mickeys Backyard BBQ or Hoop De Doop. Any advice will be greatly appreciated :goodvibes

[PinkSleepingBeauty]

Ooh, MNSSHP sounds great! We were talking about going in our wedding outfits too. All of those ideas sound fab! :goodvibes

[brer rabbit 28]

Here's a pic of the bolero I'm coveting at the moment. It's from a seller on Etsy and she has some fabulous designs in a wide variety of colours.

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/shrug.jpg

[brer rabbit 28]

I've taken a few pics of the brooches I've bought on ebay. This is just a small selection of them. I think I'm up to about 30 now. I think I'll need around 50 for the finished bouquet.

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/005.jpg

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/006.jpg

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/007.jpg

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/008.jpg

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/008.jpg

I have 6 of the birds for the tail end of the bouquet.

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/009.jpg

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/004.jpg

This is a huge brooch and one of my favourites.

I have some more with amber in and some turquoise brooches...but they are upstairs and I can't get up there without assistance at the moment:rotfl::rotfl:

[NikkiMouse]

Hi Claire

Just wanted to say I am so subbing to this thread.

I love your idea of a button bouquet! How unique and great to treasure for ever.

Have only read first page so far, hoping to catch up over next 3 nightshifts!

I am so jealous!

Can't wait to get to work tonight!

Nikki

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie - hoping that you will be posting a picture of the finished masterpiece!!! Can't wait to see it!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Definitely Joanne. I'm almost doen with the collecting. Just need to visit hobbycraft now for the ribbon and finishing touches. Have to wait for plaster to come off for that trip though as I can't seem to spend longer than 40 minutes with my foot down at the moment - all my toes swell into little fat sausages!

Anyway, the good news is that it's due to come off in 3 weeks, so I'm on the home stretch now.

[brer rabbit 28]

Hi Claire

Just wanted to say I am so subbing to this thread.

I love your idea of a button bouquet! How unique and great to treasure for ever.

Have only read first page so far, hoping to catch up over next 3 nightshifts!

I am so jealous!

Can't wait to get to work tonight!

Nikki

HI Nikki, thank you so much for reading. Although you've probably guessed by now that I'm such a changeable girl and I'm now making a brooch bouquet! I'm not ruling out the buttons though, I thought I might use them on some halloweeny bunting for our reception. :goodvibes

[brer rabbit 28]

:mad:I have some exciting news today, well I was excited. It doesn't take much at the minute as I'm still stuck on the sofa with an elevated leg!

We have decided on our wedding reading. Originally we were going with the velveteen rabbit (thank you Joanne :hug:) but Chris put the boot in as he thought it was too long :mad:. Well it is his wedding too and he has to be happy with everything, so I started the search again. Then last night I just fell across a book by Edward Monkton called A Lovely Love Story. Well after lots of laughter we were in total agreement that this is the one:

The fierce Dinosaur was trapped inside his cage of ice.
Although it was cold he was happy in there. It was, after all, his cage.
Then along came the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
The Lovely Other Dinosaur melted the Dinosaur’s cage with kind words and loving thoughts.

I like this Dinosaur thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
Although he is fierce he is also tender and he is funny.
He is also quite clever though I will not tell him this for now.

I like this Lovely Other Dinosaur, thought the Dinosaur.
She is beautiful and she is different and she smells so nice.
She is also a free spirit which is a quality I much admire in a dinosaur.

But he can be so distant and so peculiar at times, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
He is also overly fond of things.
Are all Dinosaurs so overly fond of things?

But her mind skips from here to there so quickly thought the Dinosaur.
She is also uncommonly keen on shopping.
Are all Lovely Other Dinosaurs so uncommonly keen on shopping?

I will forgive his peculiarity and his concern for things, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
For they are part of what makes him a richly charactered individual.

I will forgive her skipping mind and her fondness for shopping, thought the Dinosaur.
For she fills our life with beautiful thoughts and wonderful surprises. Besides,
I am not unkeen on shopping either.

Now the Dinosaur and the Lovely Other Dinosaur are old.
Look at them.
Together they stand on the hill telling each other stories and feeling the warmth of the sun on their backs.

And that, my friends, is how it is with love.
Let us all be Dinosaurs and Lovely Other Dinosaurs together.
For the sun is warm.
And the world is a beautiful place

Do you love it? We had to have something slightly humerous but with feeling and emotion and this is definitely it. And Chris loves it too!:dance3::dance3:

Other news; today I booked our fireworks cruise YAY!! I almost went into bridezilla meltdown when I realised that I had missed the 180 day mark and thought that they would all be booked. Luckily I got one from the GF with decorations on the boat and the music piped in too. I told the lady it is for our wedding although I don't suppose that will make any difference to the decorations used. I also booked some character meals while I was on a role.

Morning of the wedding I booked Cafe Cape May just for Chris and me (the Mums will be at the villa until 10am so I booked it for 8:45).

The last morning with the Mums I booked a character breakfast in AK. I think it will give them both a fun ending to their trip.

Finally, I booked Crstal Palace for the MNSSHP night (hopefully) as a surprise for Chris, although I think I will change this to Cinderella's Royal Table as we are going to go in our wedding clothes.

Phew, sorry for such a long update:rolleyes1.Hope you're still with me!

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie - I love it!!!! When I was looking for a reading, I too looked at this one. The only reason I decided against it, was because my daughter, who is doing the reading, will be nervous and with all the references to 'Dinosaur' and 'lovely other Dinosaur', I thought she may trip up on nerves and put a 'lovely other Dinosaur' where there should be a 'Dinosaur' and vice versa. Then it would all get confusing and loose it's meaning. i am sure whoever is doing your reading will cope really well with it, but I am not sure that DD would have done!!
Congrats on booking the Wishes cruise and the ADRs!!! You are going to have such a wonderful time!!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Thank you Joanne. I couldn't believe it when Chris actually agreed. Sometimes he can be very awkward!

I'm not sure who will be reading it yet. I know it won't be me as I wouldn't get through it without bawling! Our planner has suggested that the Reverends wife could do it as she always accompanies him on weddings.

I still don't know who we have as yet as our planner is being a bit shy in giving me his name. I was given the option of one who would just turn up on the day or one who would like to meet us first. I opted for the latter as I would at least like to have had a brief chat before or wedding.

[princess_ariel_85]

:mad:I have some exciting news today, well I was excited. It doesn't take much at the minute as I'm still stuck on the sofa with an elevated leg!

We have decided on our wedding reading. Originally we were going with the velveteen rabbit (thank you Joanne :hug:) but Chris put the boot in as he thought it was too long :mad:. Well it is his wedding too and he has to be happy with everything, so I started the search again. Then last night I just fell across a book by Edward Monkton called A Lovely Love Story. Well after lots of laughter we were in total agreement that this is the one:

The fierce Dinosaur was trapped inside his cage of ice.
Although it was cold he was happy in there. It was, after all, his cage.
Then along came the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
The Lovely Other Dinosaur melted the Dinosaur’s cage with kind words and loving thoughts.

I like this Dinosaur thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
Although he is fierce he is also tender and he is funny.
He is also quite clever though I will not tell him this for now.

I like this Lovely Other Dinosaur, thought the Dinosaur.
She is beautiful and she is different and she smells so nice.
She is also a free spirit which is a quality I much admire in a dinosaur.

But he can be so distant and so peculiar at times, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
He is also overly fond of things.
Are all Dinosaurs so overly fond of things?

But her mind skips from here to there so quickly thought the Dinosaur.
She is also uncommonly keen on shopping.
Are all Lovely Other Dinosaurs so uncommonly keen on shopping?

I will forgive his peculiarity and his concern for things, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
For they are part of what makes him a richly charactered individual.

I will forgive her skipping mind and her fondness for shopping, thought the Dinosaur.
For she fills our life with beautiful thoughts and wonderful surprises. Besides,
I am not unkeen on shopping either.

Now the Dinosaur and the Lovely Other Dinosaur are old.
Look at them.
Together they stand on the hill telling each other stories and feeling the warmth of the sun on their backs.

And that, my friends, is how it is with love.
Let us all be Dinosaurs and Lovely Other Dinosaurs together.
For the sun is warm.
And the world is a beautiful place

Do you love it? We had to have something slightly humerous but with feeling and emotion and this is definitely it. And Chris loves it too!:dance3::dance3:

Other news; today I booked our fireworks cruise YAY!! I almost went into bridezilla meltdown when I realised that I had missed the 180 day mark and thought that they would all be booked. Luckily I got one from the GF with decorations on the boat and the music piped in too. I told the lady it is for our wedding although I don't suppose that will make any difference to the decorations used. I also booked some character meals while I was on a role.

Morning of the wedding I booked Cafe Cape May just for Chris and me (the Mums will be at the villa until 10am so I booked it for 8:45).

The last morning with the Mums I booked a character breakfast in AK. I think it will give them both a fun ending to their trip.

Finally, I booked Crstal Palace for the MNSSHP night (hopefully) as a surprise for Chris, although I think I will change this to Cinderella's Royal Table as we are going to go in our wedding clothes.

Phew, sorry for such a long update:rolleyes1.Hope you're still with me!

aww Dinosaurs! I like it :thumbsup2

I hadn't even thought of a wedding reading. I don't think Df would go for that. Yours is really nice because it's light hearted and meaningful, also it'll put smiles on everyones faces.

also I love the idea of going to MNSSHP in your wedding attire

looking forward to hearing more :)

[brer rabbit 28]

Thank you:goodvibes I had the same trouble with Chris for a while as he's not good at "emotional stuff" as he puts it! But he loves this as it's light hearted as well as meaningful. And he is definitely a dinosaur that is very fond of things :laughing:

[MiaBella05]

popcorn:: joining in popcorn::

[Bewitch324]

Found your planning journal tonight and have sat and read the whole thing!! I love your love story, and I LOVE your dress. I've always like Fulton's, I think you'll be really happy with your event there...and their food is SO good! You'll have really beautiful pictures too, I think that boat is just gorgeous.

I love your brooch bouquet idea, I think it will turn out gorgeous. Sorry to hear about your ankle--that is NOT fun.

I love your halloween theme elements, it sounds like your at home reception will be lovely.

Thank you for sharing your plans with us!

Brooke

[brer rabbit 28]

Thanks Brooke,:goodvibes

It's lovely to know that people are interested in my plans as it's not a DFTW.

I'm really excited about Fultons, although I've never even been on the boat. I have seen some nice wedding pictures on there and we have added some floral arrangements and a white carpet/ aisle runner to our plans to make it look a little more decorative.

I'm so bored at the minute with my leg in plaster. I'm stressing about how much weight I must be putting on while I just sit here. 2 more weeks though and I hope to be whizzing around again! :banana:

[brer rabbit 28]

Just a few small updates to make. We have picked our music. I asked the planner how many songs we needed and she said just 2! I thought we would need way more than this but she only plays 1 as I come in and then one at the end, we can also have some background music while we have picks taken on the deck if we wish. I was a little bit huffy about this at first as we had so many song ideas but I guess as there aren't any bridesmaids or guests apart from the Mums, there is little point for loads of different entrance music.

So my entrance with Mum: All you need is love (from Love Actually). We both love this version and the film so much, it seemed the perfect choice.

End of wedding: The greatest day by Take That. This is a wonderful rousing song that sums up how we feel about the day.

Notice no Disney songs? Chris and I couldn't agree on which songs to pick so we went for non Disney that we could agree on. I would have loved Zip a dee do dah though for a bit of fun!

I also picked the piano instrumental music from Forest Gump to be played as background music while we have pics taken and I would have liked this playing quietly in the background during the ceremony, but I'm not sure if this is possible and my planner hasn't emailed back to say yes or no :confused:.

Somtimes she just doesn't answer my requests which is starting to bug me a little. I'm sure she is busy but hey! I've booked a wedding with her! I think I'll leave it until after Easter and then give her a bit of a bump with my unanswered queries.

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie - I love the music choices!!!
I am sorry that you are having issues with your planner bot getting back to you. I am relieved to say that I have never had that problem with my planner, Karen who is always quick to respond to e-mails. I have, however, been waiting a week for a response from Rev Tim rgarding the rough order of service, which is frustrating as I cannot get my Order of Service programmes finished until he responds and with just over a week to go before we leave, I need to crack on with them. I realise he is probably busy with it being Easter, but it is really quite urgent now. I will e-mail again over the bank holiday and see. It is so frustrating!!!!
Still waiting to see this finished bouquet!!!! Can't wait to see how beautiful it is!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Claire sweetie - I love the music choices!!!
I am sorry that you are having issues with your planner bot getting back to you. I am relieved to say that I have never had that problem with my planner, Karen who is always quick to respond to e-mails. I have, however, been waiting a week for a response from Rev Tim rgarding the rough order of service, which is frustrating as I cannot get my Order of Service programmes finished until he responds and with just over a week to go before we leave, I need to crack on with them. I realise he is probably busy with it being Easter, but it is really quite urgent now. I will e-mail again over the bank holiday and see. It is so frustrating!!!!
Still waiting to see this finished bouquet!!!! Can't wait to see how beautiful it is!!

Only a week until you go :scared1:. I'm so excited for you Joanne. Hopefully he is just very busy with Easter. It is so annoying when you don't get a response back, I would definitely chivvy him up a bit so you can get cracking on the order of service.

I haven't even started my bouquet yet I'm ashamed to say. I'm still awaiting a few more brooches that I ordered from ebay and I won't get them until next week now because of all the bank holidays. Also I need to go to a craft store for some beading and wires - and I STILL can't go anywhere '*** of the plastered leg :headache:. Hopefully it will be made in the next few weeks and I'll post some pics straight away.

[KristiLyn]

Great music choices!!!
I can't believe it's getting so close!!!! I actually didn't even realize we were getting married so close together!! :goodvibes
What day are you going to MNSSHP?

[brer rabbit 28]

Great music choices!!!
I can't believe it's getting so close!!!! I actually didn't even realize we were getting married so close together!! :goodvibes
What day are you going to MNSSHP?

Hi kristi,

Thank you! I know it is sooooo close now! We are going to MNSSHP on the Tuesday after the wedding hopefully. I think thats the 11th October. We are really looking forward to this as we can wear our wedding clothes, although Chris is unsure about wearing his shirt and waistcoat (vest) incase he gets too hot. Might have to find him an alternative, maybe one of those tuxedo t shirts:rotfl:

[brer rabbit 28]

Ok so I feel like a real meany now. My planner emailed me last night :blush:. She is lovely and I think she is just very busy and I am just very impatient!!

She said that it may not be ideal having the instrumental playing quietly during the ceremony as our Officiate doesn't use a microphone so it all depends on how loud his voice carries as to who can hear him. But there are only 4 of us altogether so I'm sure it will be fine - although Mum is deaf in one ear as she reminded me last night, luckily it's her good ear that we be on the officiates side :rotfl:. Anyway we are going to decide on the day about the instrumental which is great.

We are also having a white carpet up the aisle as well as 2 large flower arrangements. Originaally I really wanted a custom painted aisle runner but Carrie (planner) advised it may blow about on the deck so she has a white carpet runner to use instead. That and the flowers will make the deck look a little fuller. I'm a bit worried that our lack of guests will make us look lost so I wanted a few things to make up for the lack of people.

Other news - and this is a biggie - I've changed my dress!!!!
I've only payed the deposit so far and send fmy measurements at the end of May.Well the more I looked at it the more I started panicing about a potential Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction (without the peircing lol). The Lily dress really scoops down low at the front as well as the back and I have been having a hard time finding underwear that won't show and I may have spent all day looking down to check I hadn't "escaped".
So after much discussion with Mum playing devils advocate, I have changed to the Merilyn dress. I emailed the dressmaker and she agreed that for a larger framed lady the Merilyn will offer more support up top and I will fell much more confident.

Here is the original dress (Lily)


http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/il_430xN146657789.jpg

Here is the new dress (Merilyn)

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/il_570xN_198515795.jpg

There's isn't much difference really and the price is the same as well. What do you think guys? I'd appreciate some opinions. I really hope I've made the right choice. It's so difficult when you can't actually try it on until it's been made and you've paid for it :headache:

[KristiLyn]

haha, yes please to the tuxedo shirt!!! :rotfl2:

And I think you made a great decision with the dress! Both are beautiful, but you'd probably feel more comfortable with the one you decided on!! And the dressmaker agrees, so I think it's definitely the right choice! :thumbsup2

[brer rabbit 28]

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/97785_original.jpg

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

I'm laughing at this but the thing is he will probably want to wear it if I show him the pic. Remember this is the man who had me believing he was going to wear a Captain America outfit for the ceremony!

[KristiLyn]

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::r otfl2::rotfl2:
He sounds so much like my df. Mine would wear that in a heartbeat. Yesterday he dug out a shirt with an alligator on it that said, "Louisiana Yard Dog." I refused to go anywhere with him until he changed. He thinks he's soooooo funny!

[brer rabbit 28]

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::r otfl2::rotfl2:
He sounds so much like my df. Mine would wear that in a heartbeat. Yesterday he dug out a shirt with an alligator on it that said, "Louisiana Yard Dog." I refused to go anywhere with him until he changed. He thinks he's soooooo funny!

:rotfl: Yep, they sound very similar!

[princess_ariel_85]

Here is the original dress (Lily)


http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/il_430xN146657789.jpg

Here is the new dress (Merilyn)

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/il_570xN_198515795.jpg

There's isn't much difference really and the price is the same as well. What do you think guys? I'd appreciate some opinions. I really hope I've made the right choice. It's so difficult when you can't actually try it on until it's been made and you've paid for it :headache:

Great choice on the new dress. Not much chance of escapage with that one, you'll be fine. Such a beautiful dress :thumbsup2

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/97785_original.jpg

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

I'm laughing at this but the thing is he will probably want to wear it if I show him the pic. Remember this is the man who had me believing he was going to wear a Captain America outfit for the ceremony!

aww don't laugh :goodvibes, I'm on the verge of ordering something similar for my DF for when we wander around the parks :rotfl:

[belle2211]

I think you definitely made the right choice in changing the dress...it looks great!

[brer rabbit 28]

Thanks Belle, I do feel much happier about my decision.

Princess Ariel - :rotfl: I'm laughing but I have a feeling that I'll be ordering one too.

I just can't see him doing MNSSHP in a shirt and tie.I'm sure I'll be fine in my dress with a pair of flats instead of heels, but he'll bake. Definitely need some kind of t shirt or maybe a short sleeved shirt. Any ideas?

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie - I loved the original dress, but I think I love the new one even more - it's stunning!!!! You are going to be such a princess!!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Ah thank you Joanne but at this rate I'll be a very tubby princess :rotfl:.

As you know (*** I've harped on about it enough!) I can't exercise at the moment (cursed leg). Chris, bless him, seems to think junk food will cheer me up. Then Mum came to see me this week and brought easter eggs. Ok so I thought 1 egg wouldn't kill me, until Chris' Mum rang to say she is popping over in the morning with....easter eggs! AAAAAAARRGH!!!!

I've GOT to lose 4 inches off my hips for my dress to fit and I won't be able to exercise for another 2 weeks at least. Thankfully I will be able to shop so no more junk food. Also, I bought a shake a weight so I can work on my upper body and arms while I'm sat on the sofa. Gotta do something while I'm stuck here!

[violentmesses]

Ok so I feel like a real meany now. My planner emailed me last night :blush:. She is lovely and I think she is just very busy and I am just very impatient!!

She said that it may not be ideal having the instrumental playing quietly during the ceremony as our Officiate doesn't use a microphone so it all depends on how loud his voice carries as to who can hear him. But there are only 4 of us altogether so I'm sure it will be fine - although Mum is deaf in one ear as she reminded me last night, luckily it's her good ear that we be on the officiates side :rotfl:. Anyway we are going to decide on the day about the instrumental which is great.

We are also having a white carpet up the aisle as well as 2 large flower arrangements. Originaally I really wanted a custom painted aisle runner but Carrie (planner) advised it may blow about on the deck so she has a white carpet runner to use instead. That and the flowers will make the deck look a little fuller. I'm a bit worried that our lack of guests will make us look lost so I wanted a few things to make up for the lack of people.

Other news - and this is a biggie - I've changed my dress!!!!
I've only payed the deposit so far and send fmy measurements at the end of May.Well the more I looked at it the more I started panicing about a potential Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction (without the peircing lol). The Lily dress really scoops down low at the front as well as the back and I have been having a hard time finding underwear that won't show and I may have spent all day looking down to check I hadn't "escaped".
So after much discussion with Mum playing devils advocate, I have changed to the Merilyn dress. I emailed the dressmaker and she agreed that for a larger framed lady the Merilyn will offer more support up top and I will fell much more confident.

Here is the original dress (Lily)


http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/il_430xN146657789.jpg

Here is the new dress (Merilyn)

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/il_570xN_198515795.jpg

There's isn't much difference really and the price is the same as well. What do you think guys? I'd appreciate some opinions. I really hope I've made the right choice. It's so difficult when you can't actually try it on until it's been made and you've paid for it :headache:

Love-love-love the dress revision!! It's truly a beauty! Well done!

[brer rabbit 28]

Thank you. I know now that I've made a good decision thanks to all my lovel Dis mates :hug:

It is quite a beauty though isn't it. I am kind of in love with this dress quite a lot!

[LuvLuvLuv]

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/97785_original.jpg

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

I'm laughing at this but the thing is he will probably want to wear it if I show him the pic. Remember this is the man who had me believing he was going to wear a Captain America outfit for the ceremony!


this is exactly what my df says he's going to wear. we actually found one at the store the other day that had a rose bout on it and everything. i was going to buy it as a joke, but i bought him a perry the platypus shirt as a joke and he wears it everywhere. :sad2: what are we going to do with these boys??

i love the new dress! i like the neckline a lot!

[brer rabbit 28]

:rotfl2: Think our men are just little boys at heart! I don't think I'd have it any other way though!

[FlamingoAllie]

Just joining in, and I must say I love it! I love the dress (actually I love all the dresses you were thinking of!), I love the bouquet,
I love the invites, I loved the first at home reception theme AND the halloween theme even more.....I just love it! :lovestruc lol!
Ok, now that I have that out of my system!
I've been thinking about doing a brooch bouquet for my maid of honor. But I'm not very crafty, so I'm afraid I'd mess it up! What do you think? Something a crafty challenged bride could tackle? :laughing:
I've really enjoyed reading your PJ and can't wait for more. We are getting married on the 13th of October and originally wanted the 6th, but it wasnt available. we could have been almost date twins! :rotfl:
Hope you have a fabulous day, and I can't wait for more updates!

[brer rabbit 28]

Just joining in, and I must say I love it! I love the dress (actually I love all the dresses you were thinking of!), I love the bouquet,
I love the invites, I loved the first at home reception theme AND the halloween theme even more.....I just love it! :lovestruc lol!
Ok, now that I have that out of my system!
I've been thinking about doing a brooch bouquet for my maid of honor. But I'm not very crafty, so I'm afraid I'd mess it up! What do you think? Something a crafty challenged bride could tackle? :laughing:
I've really enjoyed reading your PJ and can't wait for more. We are getting married on the 13th of October and originally wanted the 6th, but it wasnt available. we could have been almost date twins! :rotfl:
Hope you have a fabulous day, and I can't wait for more updates!

Thank you for loving everything :hug:. I might come and stalk your wedding as we are still there on the 13th. I might hide behind a tree :rotfl:

Now to the bouquet. I have read a few tutorials online. I just typed "how to make a brooch bouquet" into Google. The best method seems to be to give each brooch a double legged florist wire and tape with florist tape. Then arrange them through either some chicken wire or some silk flowers. I've attached a link that may help you but I think when I make mine I might also do a photo tutorial and post it here. Why don't you buy some cheap brooches and give it a go?

http://www.fancypantsweddings.com/how-to-design-a-brooch-bouquet/

[FlamingoAllie]

Cool...thanks for the info, I'll check it out! By all means, come stake out the wedding! I wish that I were getting to WDW earlier, so that I could come see yours too!
My birthday is the 19th, so we are staying later instead of coming early so we can celebrate that. It's the big 3-0! :scared1: :rotfl2: Talk to you soon!

[brer rabbit 28]

Cool...thanks for the info, I'll check it out! By all means, come stake out the wedding! I wish that I were getting to WDW earlier, so that I could come see yours too!
My birthday is the 19th, so we are staying later instead of coming early so we can celebrate that. It's the big 3-0! :scared1: :rotfl2: Talk to you soon!

How lovely, a double celebration trip! You'll have to get a birthday badge as well as a just married badge.

[Lulu83]

Hi! I just stumbled across and read your whole PJ. I love everything you have planned (you are very creative!) and your wedding is going to be amazing and very unique!

It's been a really nice change to read about a non DFTW wedding, and also great to see another overseas bride :thumbsup2

I think we have similar tastes so I have been very inspired by a lot of your ideas! We really want to have something a bit different too, and will be doing the destination wedding (just the 2 of us) followed by the at home reception. We both love Christmas so are hoping to incorporate that somehow since our wedding will be around November/December

I have totally fallen in love with your dress! :love: I just checked out the seller's Etsy page (I found your PJ through the Etsy thread) and she has some gorgeous dresses on there! They are exactly the type of dresses I have been looking for (I definitely want something tea length and 50s style) and I have been really struggling to find something similar over here. I've been a bit worried about buying online though so it's reassuring to hear you have had a good experience so far and I will look forward to seeing how your dress turns out, and might buy something from the same seller if all goes well! Do you happen to know if she is flexible with colours? I would love something pink if possible..

Good luck with the rest of your planning and look forward to reading more! :goodvibes

[brer rabbit 28]

Hi Lulu83,

Thank you for reading my PJ. I feel honoured to think I have given you some inspiration for your big day :hug:

A Christmas theme sounds truly magical. You could really go to town with decorations at your reception and have a winter wonderland themed event. I'd love to read more about your ideas.

Ellena is lovely to work with and has answered all of my questions quickly. I don't think she works in other colours but it wouldn't hurt to ask her about customising a design for you. I paid my final amount to her this week so hopefully my dress will arrive by July/August. As soon as it comes I will post some pics. I have been very nervous about buying a dress without trying it on first, but I know this style suits me and her feedback is all very possitive. I'm prepared for the fact that I will probably have to get some alterations, but most wedding dresses need some alterations so that shouldn't be a problem.

If you don't have any success with Ellena it might be worth having a shop around on Etsy as there are lots of dressmakers on there who you might be able to work with. Good luck :goodvibes

[that-a-way]

I started reading your planning journal while at work (Where I was hard at work, of course, and not in the least bit thinking about my wedding!) and I can't wait to finish it!

:cheer2:

[brer rabbit 28]

Hmm, not at all thinking about your wedding while at work..that sounds like me ;). Thanks for joining in, you'll probably find that my plans have changed sooo many times as you get further in!

[taylor91]

Hi, I found your trip report from a link in your signature...wow. I love all your wedding plans so far. Your choice of dress is beautiful, and with the petticoat it will be a unique edge which will make your wedding even more personal. The idea to have a Halloween inspired reception when you get back is fab especially with the orange and black theme such as the cake and pumpkins :lovestruc

I think orange shoes dyed the same colour as your petticoat would look amazing in photos... and imagine a photo-shopped black and white photo with your shoes and petticoat left orange... :lovestruc ... getting a little carried away but there's an idea for you.

I hope your leg is getting better... I completely understand why you felt panicky when you couldn't move as much as usual, I think I'd feel the same if i ever broke anything.

Looking forward to seeing your next update :goodvibes

Not long to go now :banana:

[brer rabbit 28]

Hi, I found your trip report from a link in your signature...wow. I love all your wedding plans so far. Your choice of dress is beautiful, and with the petticoat it will be a unique edge which will make your wedding even more personal. The idea to have a Halloween inspired reception when you get back is fab especially with the orange and black theme such as the cake and pumpkins :lovestruc

I think orange shoes dyed the same colour as your petticoat would look amazing in photos... and imagine a photo-shopped black and white photo with your shoes and petticoat left orange... :lovestruc ... getting a little carried away but there's an idea for you.

I hope your leg is getting better... I completely understand why you felt panicky when you couldn't move as much as usual, I think I'd feel the same if i ever broke anything.


Looking forward to seeing your next update :goodvibes

Not long to go now :banana:



Hi Taylor :goodvibes. Thank you for reading my pj. I'm getting so excited now as it's just not that far off until we get married. I see from your ticker that you don't have long to wait until your jolly holiday either, I bet you're bouncing off the walls with excitement!

I love your photo idea, infact I have photoshop so I can see I'll be spending hours playing around with pictures after the trip. I planted out the pumpkin babies today so hopefully they will all grow for our party. I bought some white pumpkin seeds as well as orange for a bit of contrast, I really hope they work out well and the cats don't dig them up :scared1:

Thank you for the leg love :rotfl:. The plaster came off on Thursday so I'm learning to walk again! I've got physio tomorrow so hopefully I can get back to normal soon. I've never been so excited about getting back in the gym!

[Disney9.9.10]

I love your new dress! The style is very similar, but there are differences, so it is great that you found your perfect dress!! It is beautiful :goodvibes

[brer rabbit 28]

Thank you Krysten. I'm really pleased that I took the decision to change. No chance of a wardrobe malfunction with this one :rotfl:

[Bickimook2]

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/97785_original.jpg

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

I'm laughing at this but the thing is he will probably want to wear it if I show him the pic. Remember this is the man who had me believing he was going to wear a Captain America outfit for the ceremony!

This seriously had me laughing out loud:lmao:

I am in looooooooove with that lovely wedding dress! So vintage looking and gorgeous:cutie:

[Lulu83]

Hi Lulu83,

Thank you for reading my PJ. I feel honoured to think I have given you some inspiration for your big day :hug:

A Christmas theme sounds truly magical. You could really go to town with decorations at your reception and have a winter wonderland themed event. I'd love to read more about your ideas.

Ellena is lovely to work with and has answered all of my questions quickly. I don't think she works in other colours but it wouldn't hurt to ask her about customising a design for you. I paid my final amount to her this week so hopefully my dress will arrive by July/August. As soon as it comes I will post some pics. I have been very nervous about buying a dress without trying it on first, but I know this style suits me and her feedback is all very possitive. I'm prepared for the fact that I will probably have to get some alterations, but most wedding dresses need some alterations so that shouldn't be a problem.

If you don't have any success with Ellena it might be worth having a shop around on Etsy as there are lots of dressmakers on there who you might be able to work with. Good luck :goodvibes

Unfortunately because Christmas is in summer here, and often around 35-40 deg Celcius a beach (or desert!) theme would probably be more appropriate! (I can honestly say I really DO dream about a white Christmas!)

That's great that you have had such a positive experience buying your dress off Etsy, I'm sure it will be perfect! I've only recently found Etsy and I had no idea they even sold wedding dresses, I could see myself easily becoming addicted to the site.. (and spending way too much money!)

I started reading your planning journal while at work (Where I was hard at work, of course, and not in the least bit thinking about my wedding!) and I can't wait to finish it!

:cheer2:

My workplace only allows us very limited internet access (e.g. news sites) so I am very jealous you are able to access Dis from work!! It would certainly help me pass those last few hours of the afternoon.. I've been thinking about starting my PJ sometime though and then just emailing it home and cutting and pasting it into a thread :thumbsup2

[brer rabbit 28]

This seriously had me laughing out loud:lmao:

I am in looooooooove with that lovely wedding dress! So vintage looking and gorgeous:cutie:

I keep laughing everytime I see that shirt. I just know he's gonna end up wearing one, although last night I showed him the Disney Groom shirt and he liked it! I have plans for him to wear one on the morning of the wedding when we go for our character breakfast!

I wondered if you liked the dress, you're vintage girly too! Did you get on ok with your brooch bouquet? I think I missed it in your pj.

[brer rabbit 28]

Unfortunately because Christmas is in summer here, and often around 35-40 deg Celcius a beach (or desert!) theme would probably be more appropriate! (I can honestly say I really DO dream about a white Christmas!)

That's great that you have had such a positive experience buying your dress off Etsy, I'm sure it will be perfect! I've only recently found Etsy and I had no idea they even sold wedding dresses, I could see myself easily becoming addicted to the site.. (and spending way too much money!)



My workplace only allows us very limited internet access (e.g. news sites) so I am very jealous you are able to access Dis from work!! It would certainly help me pass those last few hours of the afternoon.. I've been thinking about starting my PJ sometime though and then just emailing it home and cutting and pasting it into a thread :thumbsup2


Ooh do start a pj. I love reading them, although I am a bit rubbish at commenting :headache:, must make more of an effort with that!

After our last message I went back and had a look at Ellena coutures shop and she does have some coloured dresses, so I think maybe she would be able to do something for you :goodvibes

Maybe you could still do a winter wonderland theme. If funds allowed you could hire a snow machine!

[Bickimook2]

I keep laughing everytime I see that shirt. I just know he's gonna end up wearing one, although last night I showed him the Disney Groom shirt and he liked it! I have plans for him to wear one on the morning of the wedding when we go for our character breakfast!

I wondered if you liked the dress, you're vintage girly too! Did you get on ok with your brooch bouquet? I think I missed it in your pj.

I do love the dress so vintage :). I did finish the bouquet. It turned out pretty well! It should be on page 15 towards the bottom. How's yours going?

[brer rabbit 28]

Oh I LOVE your bouquet!I don't know how I missed it. I haven't even started mine. I've got most of the brooches, just waiting on 3 from China. I've bought most of them from Ebay, a few turned out to be rubbish but on the whole I've been pretty lucky. I'm thinking of turning one particular beauty into a hair clip.

Did you make yours with a hydrangea head as the base? I can't decide if I will use green orchids, hydrangeas or shape a frame with wire mesh.

[Bickimook2]

Oh I LOVE your bouquet!I don't know how I missed it. I haven't even started mine. I've got most of the brooches, just waiting on 3 from China. I've bought most of them from Ebay, a few turned out to be rubbish but on the whole I've been pretty lucky. I'm thinking of turning one particular beauty into a hair clip.

Did you make yours with a hydrangea head as the base? I can't decide if I will use green orchids, hydrangeas or shape a frame with wire mesh.

I got the bulk of mine from China as well haha, you can't beat .99 a brooch with free shipping :rotfl: I used purple hydrangeas as the base for mine, the directions that I used said to use green, but I was afraid they would show through and I figured if they show through the brooches I wanted it to match my wedding colors and sure enough as I was making it they showed through so I am glad I ended up doing the purple ones. The green hydrangeas do give the illusion of stems underneath so I think you could go either way :thumbsup2 I think orchids would look really nice as well. With the hydrangeas though you might have more of a filling in effect, but I really think either way it would work out well for you. I have heard of people using the wire mesh and that works really well too, it really is up to what you feel would be the best for you, I can't wait to see yours as it comes along.

[brer rabbit 28]

I'm going to get Chris to drive me to hobbycraft this weekend so I can get all the bits to finish the bouquet. I had me first leg physio yesterday and annoyingly I can't drive for a few more weeks :headache:. I'm going back to work tomorrow thank goodness but work will pay for taxis for me to get in - they've missed me that much :rotfl:

[brer rabbit 28]

Just a couple of little updates today. First off, I felt inspired to do something after seeing Bickimooks lovely brooch bouquet, so I dug out a bag af amber bits that I bought weeks ago and some plain brooch backs and rouhly glued the bits of amber on. I only bought the amber to have a play with (it was really cheap on good ol' ebay!) and I'm quite pleased with the results.

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/DSCF2889.jpg

I've got enough amber left to make about another 30 brooches and I think they'll add a real spark of colour into the bouquet.

Also this came in the post today:

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/DSCF2893.jpg

I ordered one for Chris' Mum too. They were free from Vista print! I got a voucher email from them as I'd ordered the invites for the party from them, all I had to pay was the postage which was about $4. I think they're great!

[Bickimook2]

Just a couple of little updates today. First off, I felt inspired to do something after seeing Bickimooks lovely brooch bouquet, so I dug out a bag af amber bits that I bought weeks ago and some plain brooch backs and rouhly glued the bits of amber on. I only bought the amber to have a play with (it was really cheap on good ol' ebay!) and I'm quite pleased with the results.

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/DSCF2889.jpg

I've got enough amber left to make about another 30 brooches and I think they'll add a real spark of colour into the bouquet.

Also this came in the post today:

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/DSCF2893.jpg

I ordered one for Chris' Mum too. They were free from Vista print! I got a voucher email from them as I'd ordered the invites for the party from them, all I had to pay was the postage which was about $4. I think they're great!

I love this idea girl! That will add a special touch to the bouquet, very creative. Loving those bags as well, the mom's will love those! Such a great deal :)

[taylor91]

Lovely brooches :goodvibes Amber is a lovely stone... especially as its orange :upsidedow

The bags are also such a good idea, and for $4... bargain :woohoo:

Hope all is going well, hows your leg? Looking forward to seeing your final bouquet, its going to look amazing and be so special :lovestruc

[Racey]

Ive just finished reading your pj finally - i started it and 1/2 hours ago! I've really enjoyed all yoru plans.

I cant wait to see this brooch boquet, especially after the pictures you have posted.

I LOVE your dress and can't wait to see it. I may even go on her website to see if she does that style in black for my bridesmaids. I cant wait to see what it looks like with the orange net. Its actually got me thinking that my two adult bridesmaids could wear the same???

I dont think you can get better than a mad hatter cake - but i'm biased because thats what were having! I have orange and black (aswell as white, pink, yellow) as my colours so I may even steal some of your tier styles when its done! he he

I really need to get myself to hobby craft to start invites too:confused:

I cant wait to see your

[brer rabbit 28]

I love this idea girl! That will add a special touch to the bouquet, very creative. Loving those bags as well, the mom's will love those! Such a great deal :)

Thank you. I couldn't believe how easy they were to make. You inspired me to get on with it!

Lovely brooches :goodvibes Amber is a lovely stone... especially as its orange :upsidedow

The bags are also such a good idea, and for $4... bargain :woohoo:

Hope all is going well, hows your leg? Looking forward to seeing your final bouquet, its going to look amazing and be so special :lovestruc

I'm desperate to get the bouquet made now! Chris has agreed to drive me to our nearest hobbycraft on saturday so I can get all the bits and bobs. It's 40 minutes to the nearest one so it's not a case of just popping own the road. Living in a seaside town is ok but I really want to get back to a city. Hopefully I can persuade him to move in a few years :headache:

My leg's not too bad thank you. First day back at work today and it was lovely to be back in the real world. I can't drive yet but at least I can get out and start walking a bit more :goodvibes

Ive just finished reading your pj finally - i started it and 1/2 hours ago! I've really enjoyed all yoru plans.

I cant wait to see this brooch boquet, especially after the pictures you have posted.

I LOVE your dress and can't wait to see it. I may even go on her website to see if she does that style in black for my bridesmaids. I cant wait to see what it looks like with the orange net. Its actually got me thinking that my two adult bridesmaids could wear the same???

I dont think you can get better than a mad hatter cake - but i'm biased because thats what were having! I have orange and black (aswell as white, pink, yellow) as my colours so I may even steal some of your tier styles when its done! he he

I really need to get myself to hobby craft to start invites too:confused:

I cant wait to see your

Ooh yes do go and have a look at her dresses. I was really spoilt for choice as her designs are all so beautiful. I can't wait to get the dress and petticoat together so I can FINALLY try everything on!

Your cake sounds amazing! I can't wait to see pictures of all those wonderful colours together. We are both pretty excited about the cake, especially as we are having a custom made topper of us and the 4 cats with pumpkins! It's quite expensive but it being made from clay so we can keep it afterwards. I'm thinking of making a shadowbox with it in along with some other wedding trinkets.

[Racey]

Ooh yes do go and have a look at her dresses. I was really spoilt for choice as her designs are all so beautiful. I can't wait to get the dress and petticoat together so I can FINALLY try everything on!

Your cake sounds amazing! I can't wait to see pictures of all those wonderful colours together. We are both pretty excited about the cake, especially as we are having a custom made topper of us and the 4 cats with pumpkins! It's quite expensive but it being made from clay so we can keep it afterwards. I'm thinking of making a shadowbox with it in along with some other wedding trinkets.

Ohhhhh, can you give me details of whos making your custome wedding topper. I think its worth the money to do something like that if you wanta keepsake and i've always fancied getting myself, Neil and our two dogs for the topper:thumbsup2

[brer rabbit 28]

Here you go Tracey :goodvibes

http://www.etsy.com/shop/sophiasworkshop

You've got to have a look at her website. I fell in love with her cake toppers and she is very friendly and quick to respond. We've ordered a cartoony style topper as we wanted extra details like the cats etc. The munchkins are really cute too but will have less detail.

Hope you like them.

[PinkSleepingBeauty]

Hi Claire! How's everything going? Is your leg any better? :goodvibes x

[brer rabbit 28]

Hi Claire! How's everything going? Is your leg any better? :goodvibes x

Hi Natalie, thank you for asking :goodvibes. Starting to feel a little better. Going into work is good as I'm getting the ol' brain back in gear. I've noticed the foot swells up to about 4 times its normal size in the evening :scared1: but if I balance it up on a few cushions higher than my hip then it starts to go down. Chris is now calling me bigfoot :laughing:

Hope you've managed to sort out the extra guests problem, it must be so awkward.

[PinkSleepingBeauty]

Hi Natalie, thank you for asking :goodvibes. Starting to feel a little better. Going into work is good as I'm getting the ol' brain back in gear. I've noticed the foot swells up to about 4 times its normal size in the evening :scared1: but if I balance it up on a few cushions higher than my hip then it starts to go down. Chris is now calling me bigfoot :laughing:

Hope you've managed to sort out the extra guests problem, it must be so awkward.

Hi Claire, glad you are starting to feel a bit better! Think it sounds like a good idea to keep your foot elevated!

The extra guest situation isn't getting any better unfortunately, so much so that I think we're just gonna have to suck it up and have them at the wedding if we want to avoid any bad feeling on the day (I was informed the other day that one of them has already bought her outfit :rolleyes1). I think it's the fact that they just assumed that they could come that has upset me the most. I just wish they could have had the courtesy to atleast ask us. But there you go, wouldn't be a wedding without a bit of a drama would it? Thanks for asking Claire :goodvibes

[FlamingoAllie]

Hi Claire!
Haven't heard from you in a while! How are you? What's been going on in your world? Hope all is well. :goodvibes

[FlamingoAllie]

double post...sorry

[brer rabbit 28]

Hi Allie, sorry I've not been on for a while, not had too much to report really so didn't want to bore anyone with useless ramblings!

My dress arrived in the post yesterday. Had to pay £112 customs charges on it :eek:. I was too scared to try it on at first as I thought it was gonna be too small...but WINNER, it fits!!!!! Actually the top is too saggy so I'm going to wait until August and then get it altered. I won't post any pics incase Chris has a nosy but it is lovely. I haven't got the petticoat yet but I can see it will look fab. I was so worried about buying a dress from Etsy but the risk has paid off.

We are both in festival mode at the moment as we are going to Glastonbury Festival in just over a week. Camping in a field for 5 nights watching some great bands and hopefully avoiding the rain! So we are thinking more about that at the moment. I am worried about my ankle as it's still not healed completely and I've got a fair amount of hiking to do so I'm wearing walking boots everywhere at the moment to get used to them - work think I've gone nuts! Hopefully all the festival antics will help me lose a few more pounds as well as I never tend to eat much when I'm there (toilets are a difficult issue!) plus all the walking will keep me fit.

Oh yes I forgot, I organised my hen party. A small group of us are going to the races for the day! We are all going to dress like ladies and drink champagne while having a flutter on the horses! I wasn't going to bother with a hen party but the girls at work forced my hand. Anyway there is a band on after the races (McFly for you British ladies) so I'm sure we will have a ball.

That's all for now folks :)

[princess_ariel_85]

Hi Allie, sorry I've not been on for a while, not had too much to report really so didn't want to bore anyone with useless ramblings!

My dress arrived in the post yesterday. Had to pay £112 customs charges on it :eek:. I was too scared to try it on at first as I thought it was gonna be too small...but WINNER, it fits!!!!! Actually the top is too saggy so I'm going to wait until August and then get it altered. I won't post any pics incase Chris has a nosy but it is lovely. I haven't got the petticoat yet but I can see it will look fab. I was so worried about buying a dress from Etsy but the risk has paid off.

We are both in festival mode at the moment as we are going to Glastonbury Festival in just over a week. Camping in a field for 5 nights watching some great bands and hopefully avoiding the rain! So we are thinking more about that at the moment. I am worried about my ankle as it's still not healed completely and I've got a fair amount of hiking to do so I'm wearing walking boots everywhere at the moment to get used to them - work think I've gone nuts! Hopefully all the festival antics will help me lose a few more pounds as well as I never tend to eat much when I'm there (toilets are a difficult issue!) plus all the walking will keep me fit.

Oh yes I forgot, I organised my hen party. A small group of us are going to the races for the day! We are all going to dress like ladies and drink champagne while having a flutter on the horses! I wasn't going to bother with a hen party but the girls at work forced my hand. Anyway there is a band on after the races (McFly for you British ladies) so I'm sure we will have a ball.

That's all for now folks :)

Hi Claire, I too was wonderering where you were.... hope you're well :goodvibes

Custom charges - aren't they just super, lol I forgot about that when I had a package shipped from disney last year. I had it shipped to my parents address because we didn't think we'd be back in time to recieve it at ours. My mum was not impressed :laughing:

I'd love to go to glastonbury, hope you have a great time. What bands are you hoping to see?

Your hen party sounds good, you'll have to take lots of piccies - I've never been to the races and McFly on your hen party = added bonus.

[brer rabbit 28]

Yeah I knew there would be custom charges but no so steep! I was really shocked when I got the Parcelforce letter. Still, I did save a fortune on the dress I wanted as opposed to buying a similar design in the UK.

We are really looking forward to Glastonbury. This will be my 4th time and Chris' 3rd. It always lands on my birthday weekend too so I'll be celebrating with a can of Magners cider and a dance in the mud! I'm really hoping the rain stays away this year. We are hoping to see Coldplay, Beyonce, Tinchy Stryder, Jessie J and Elbow. There are so bands on that we tend to wander around and try and catch things we would never normally pay to see. I'll post some pics when we get back. If you ever get chance to go you should, it's an amazing experience.

I've never been horse racing either so I'm looking forward to the day. I'm thinking of buying a tea dress from Vivienne of Holloway and a nice hat!

[taylor91]

I'm glad your dress fit ok, even if it does need some alterations I bet it has saved you a bit...with the customs fees :eek:
I'm so jealous that you are going to Glastonbury again!! I don't have any friends that would like to sit in the mud for days and suffer the toilet situation... I need to find new friends for next year :rotfl: or start hinting to my friends about it... after a year of pestering they might say yes ;)
You will love the races, I went a few years ago now but had a fab time, the atmosphere is great :thumbsup2 And McFly...:lovestruc
Hope you have lots of fun, and I hope for some sun for your Glastonbury trip :wizard:

[brer rabbit 28]

I'm glad your dress fit ok, even if it does need some alterations I bet it has saved you a bit...with the customs fees :eek:
I'm so jealous that you are going to Glastonbury again!! I don't have any friends that would like to sit in the mud for days and suffer the toilet situation... I need to find new friends for next year :rotfl: or start hinting to my friends about it... after a year of pestering they might say yes ;)
You will love the races, I went a few years ago now but had a fab time, the atmosphere is great :thumbsup2 And McFly...:lovestruc
Hope you have lots of fun, and I hope for some sun for your Glastonbury trip :wizard:

Hi taylor, you definitely need to persuade your friends. The toilets aren't great but the possitives of the event far outway the negatives. Even with the rain and mud I still have a great time. Praying for sun this year :rolleyes1

Can't wait to see McFly! It was my bosses idea as she is totally in love with Tom :rotfl:

[brer rabbit 28]

Hi guys,

Sorry I haven't posted for a while on my PJ but I haven't really has anything to add.

This week we have started steaming ahead with things and I have some pics of an almost finished brooch bouquet to show you. It's sat in a flowerpot at the moment until I finish the handle but I hope you can get an idea of how it will look.

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/037.jpg


http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/035.jpg

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/034.jpg

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/033.jpg

I've taken pics from several different angles so you can see the full effect. I used about 30 brooches altogether and I made it on top of a base of green and orange orchids. So far it's taken me about 5 hours but I thinks it's been worth all the hard work.

Let me know what you think please as I do value your opinions (that's if anyone is still with me - I am ashamed at my lengthy absence!!)

[jshora]

I am right with you! I haven't posted in my PJ for ever as well!

I think the pictures look beautiful! I'm totally impressed! Amazing... Simply Amazing!

[FlamingoAllie]

love the bouquet! So pretty and sparkly! :)

[princess_ariel_85]

That is one amazing bouquet... so pretty. Your so talented x

[tinkerbell 766]

Claire sweetie - I am absolutely loving the bouquet!!! You are so clever!!

[brer rabbit 28]

I am right with you! I haven't posted in my PJ for ever as well!

I think the pictures look beautiful! I'm totally impressed! Amazing... Simply Amazing!

love the bouquet! So pretty and sparkly! :)

That is one amazing bouquet... so pretty. Your so talented x

Claire sweetie - I am absolutely loving the bouquet!!! You are so clever!!

Ah thank you so much ladies. It's good to get another opinion, I have been messing about with it so much I couldn't make an objective opinion about it.

My petticoat is on the way from my lovely Etsy lady, I cannot wait to see it. I opted for all white with an orange satin ribbon edging. I plan to finish the bouquet with orange ribbon to match. The only problem I have at the minute is with shoes. I can't walk in my wedding shoes as my ankle has not completely healed yet, so I think I'm going to have to buy a back up pair, maybe wedges. I know they aren't as cute as a small heel but I don't want to risk feeling miserable in uncomfortable shoes - and I'm sure Randy will have us hiking all over the place! If anyone can recommend a nice pair of white wedges that aren't over 3" then please send me a link :thumbsup2

[Guineveree]

Hello Claire....been avidly reading your PJ for the last hour!

OMG THIS BOUQUET!!!! I simply love it!! This is so incredible.

Btw, do you plan to take your dress, bouquet etc as a carry-on? (as I'm expecting that you're flying over here). Hopefully your TSA-equivalent is not as hysterical as our own TSAs here!

Keep the pics coming!

:-))

[kharmagirl]

Ah thank you so much ladies. It's good to get another opinion, I have been messing about with it so much I couldn't make an objective opinion about it.

My petticoat is on the way from my lovely Etsy lady, I cannot wait to see it. I opted for all white with an orange satin ribbon edging. I plan to finish the bouquet with orange ribbon to match. The only problem I have at the minute is with shoes. I can't walk in my wedding shoes as my ankle has not completely healed yet, so I think I'm going to have to buy a back up pair, maybe wedges. I know they aren't as cute as a small heel but I don't want to risk feeling miserable in uncomfortable shoes - and I'm sure Randy will have us hiking all over the place! If anyone can recommend a nice pair of white wedges that aren't over 3" then please send me a link :thumbsup2

I would check out dyeable shoes. There are many places to find them online, but you can start with http://www.dyeableshoestore.com/. There are dozens of different shoe styles in all different heel heights and styles. Good luck!

[brer rabbit 28]

Hello Claire....been avidly reading your PJ for the last hour!

OMG THIS BOUQUET!!!! I simply love it!! This is so incredible.

Btw, do you plan to take your dress, bouquet etc as a carry-on? (as I'm expecting that you're flying over here). Hopefully your TSA-equivalent is not as hysterical as our own TSAs here!

Keep the pics coming!


:-))

Hi and thank you so much for reading my PJ. I plan to take both on as had luggage. I don't trust either of them to go in the hold so I'm just praying that Virgin will be understanding! I'll wear the dress if I have to :rotfl:


I would check out dyeable shoes. There are many places to find them online, but you can start with http://www.dyeableshoestore.com/. There are dozens of different shoe styles in all different heel heights and styles. Good luck!

Thank you, I had a look and there are some lovely shoes here. Will take a proper look when I get home from work.

[jshora]

Sorry if I went a little crazy. I love shoes!

http://www.shoes4stars.com/1-Inch-Low-Wedge-Bridal-Shoes-White-Satin-248.html

http://www.shoes4stars.com/1-Inch-Low-Wedge-Flip-Flop-Bridal-White-Satin-272.html

http://www.shoes4stars.com/1-5-Inch-Low-Wedge-Heel-Bridal-White-Satin-261.html

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/cole-haan-air-darleen-open-toe-wedge/3198964?cm_cat=datafeed&cm_ite=cole_haan_'air_darleen'_open_toe_wedge:2947 03_3&cm_pla=shoes:women:pumps&cm_ven=Froogle&mr:referralID=NA&mr:trackingCode=0CE59D23-99F9-DF11-9C39-001517B1882B

http://www.colehaan.com/colehaan/catalog/product.jsp?catId=100&productId=333701&productGroup=333702&cp=froogle&CS_003=2110668

http://www.zappos.com/naturalizer-jubilee-white-quilted-shiny

http://www.zappos.com/trotters-melanie-white-veg-calf-leather

http://www.zappos.com/dyeables-peg-white-satin

http://www.zappos.com/dyeables-chloe-white-dyeable-satin

[brer rabbit 28]

WOW!!! You found me some great shoes. Thank you so much (I can see that you love them!)

xxx

[Just*the*ten*of*us]

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb232/lilleyofthevalley/purpleandpink/sharsthabomb.png
(from my personal stash :thumbsup2 )

[brer rabbit 28]

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb232/lilleyofthevalley/purpleandpink/sharsthabomb.png
(from my personal stash :thumbsup2 )

Oh wow, thank you so much for sharing this with me. I might have to use it somewhere if that's ok. :goodvibes

[brer rabbit 28]

So quite a big update this time. The clock is ticking for me now ladies and i can't believe how soon it is coming around to my turn to be a princess for a day!

My petticoat arrived and I was speechless when i took it out of the box. My etsy lady used the softest organza I have ever come across and the orange ribbon edge is perfect. I had to wait another week until this weekend until I could try it on with my dress though as I took it to Mums house for safe keeping. So Friday night after work I hit the road for the 100 mile trip to Mum and the minute I arrived I was straight up those stairs to try everything on!
I got the petticoat and dress on with my back to the mirror, then I fastened a brooch to the sash and finally popped on the lovely white wedges that Mum bought for me (she is such a thoughtful Mum). And then I turned to the mirror - at this point I was so nervous as everything I was wearing came from internet purchases so I have only had my imagination to work with thus far.

So here you go.........

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz304/pipsqueek27/beutifull_Claire_001.jpg


I am soooooo overjoyed with everything! It is exactly how I pictured that I would look. Mum immediately ran off for the camera so she could capture the moment. She emailed this one so I could share it with you all. Please ignore the ratty hair though!

Saturday morning we went shopping together in Manchester. I managed to get my bridal underwear, an ivory shrug for over the dress incase it chills of in the evening, a dress for my hen party/batchelorette. Also I made an appointment with a good alterations shop to have my dress taken in. I've lost 3 inches off my waist since I ordered it so it needs a small nip in.

I feel like I have had such a productive weekend. We have also paid the final balance on our wedding and car hire AND we got AP discount off our room at The Boardwalk Inn, what a bonus!

[tinkerbell 766]

Oh Claire sweetie your dress looks amazing!!
What a Princess you will make on your day!!!
I am so excited for you as you approach these final months of planning!! Enjoy every moment of it!!

[brer rabbit 28]

Thank you so much dear Joanne. I am enjoying the excitement of the build up now as I know that all too quickly it will be over. Then I need to fing a new thing to plan for!

[princess_ariel_85]

I love that dress I really do, you're going to look fabulous on your special day!

not long to go now, the days are just flying by... when do you fly out? xx

[MegsClubHouse]

The brooch bouquet is so pretty. It must be great to be able to do something like that....I'm not crafty at all. Great job!

[brer rabbit 28]

I love that dress I really do, you're going to look fabulous on your special day!

not long to go now, the days are just flying by... when do you fly out? xx

Thank you. I'm so glad that I didn't choose a long dress. I'm so clumsy that I just know I would stand on the hem and fall! We fly out on 30th September from Manchester. Not long at all now. When do you fly?


The brooch bouquet is so pretty. It must be great to be able to do something like that....I'm not crafty at all. Great job!

Thank you so much :goodvibes

[princess_ariel_85]

Thank you. I'm so glad that I didn't choose a long dress. I'm so clumsy that I just know I would stand on the hem and fall! We fly out on 30th September from Manchester. Not long at all now. When do you fly?

Know what you mean by long dresses, it's my main worry. I know I'm going head first down that ailse. :goodvibes

We fly sept 30th from manchester aswell!! We leave at 11am.

[Lulu83]

Oh wow! Your dress turned out perfectly, the Etsy risk definitely paid off. And I can just see your gorgeous petticoat underneath.. you must be getting very excited now! :thumbsup2

[jshora]

Wow! Claire, you look amazing!!!

I'm so excited that we are flying into Disney on the same day! It seems like there is going to be a hoard of us Disney Brides coming in on the 30th! How fun!!!

[brer rabbit 28]

QUOTE=princess_ariel_85;42161955]Know what you mean by long dresses, it's my main worry. I know I'm going head first down that ailse. :goodvibes

We fly sept 30th from manchester aswell!! We leave at 11am.[/QUOTE]

Aah what a shame, we are on the afternoon flight, or there would have been 2 brides flying out together!

[brer rabbit 28]

Oh wow! Your dress turned out perfectly, the Etsy risk definitely paid off. And I can just see your gorgeous petticoat underneath.. you must be getting very excited now! :thumbsup2

What a big relief! I cannot tell you how nervous I was waiting for both to arrive! I'm thinking of shortening the dress an inch so the orange ribbon will be more visible.

Wow! Claire, you look amazing!!!

I'm so excited that we are flying into Disney on the same day! It seems like there is going to be a hoard of us Disney Brides coming in on the 30th! How fun!!!

Wow, a hoard of stampeding brides through the airport. I can just picture it!!!:rotfl:

[Guineveree]

The dress is gorgeous Claire!! I know you paid a lot of money in import fees, but think how much it might have cost to have something as beautiful!

It is perfect, and I cannot wait to see the whole "ensemble" (e.g. hairdo, bouquet,etc).


About another 1.5 month!!!

And yes, I'm sure Virgin will be accomodating, they're usually great with special requests (and I cannot think of a request more special than wanting your wedding dress as a carry-on! :thumbsup2:

[FlamingoAllie]

Love love love the dress!!!! So beautiful, and you are so beautiful in it! Can't wait to see the whole ensemble on your big day! :goodvibes Not too long now! We are in the final stretch! :thumbsup2

[BatgirlBride]

I absolutely love your dress!!!! It's so beautiful!

[jshora]

1 month!!! Wahoo!!! It's coming up fast!

:banana::cheer2::cool1::yay:party:

[tinkerbell 766]

Yay!!!!:dance3::cheer2::banana:

[brer rabbit 28]

Thank you so much all you lovely ladies :goodvibes I am truly excited now that we are on the final leg towards the wedding!

I went on the 2 hour drive back to Manchester last weekend to have my dress altered. In typical Claire style I had forgotten to go to Mums house to pick up the dress (but of course Claire, why would you actually need the dress when you are going for dress alterations!!!:rotfl:). So poor Mum had to meet me it Manchester with it. I couldn't stop laughing at her wacky races style driving as she pulled up next to me outside the shop and flung the garment bag at me! Thank goodness she only lives down the road from the shop I picked to alter the dress. Anyway, unbelievably I have managed to lose 4 inches from my upper body and 3 off my waist so quite a bit of nipping to be done. I can pick it up on the 10th September and I can't wait!

Other news: I have ordered a great dress travel box from ebay which arrived today. So now the dress can travel in style with me on the plane.

Chris has FINALLY ordered his shirt and waistcoat (vest). Talk about last minute.com! Thankfully he picked a lovely silvery grey pinstriped waistcoat and a crisp white shirt. I really never know with him and he might have been stood at the end of the aisle in a polka dot shirt and a bow tie!

My planner has been emailing me a lot and I am really looking forward to meeting her. I feel totally relaxed about the ceremony as she really has everything in hand and seems to understand me very well. I'm sure I should be worrying about something but as far as the wedding goes I am totally calm!

[jshora]

I went on the 2 hour drive back to Manchester last weekend to have my dress altered. In typical Claire style I had forgotten to go to Mums house to pick up the dress (but of course Claire, why would you actually need the dress when you are going for dress alterations!!!:rotfl:). So poor Mum had to meet me it Manchester with it. I couldn't stop laughing at her wacky races style driving as she pulled up next to me outside the shop and flung the garment bag at me! Thank goodness she only lives down the road from the shop I picked to alter the dress.

Okay, that sounds like something I would totally do! Yay Mom to the rescue!


Anyway, unbelievably I have managed to lose 4 inches from my upper body and 3 off my waist so quite a bit of nipping to be done. I can pick it up on the 10th September and I can't wait!

Wahoo! Congratulations on the slimming! I have to ask.. What is your secret?!

I picked my dress up yesterday! It's a very surreal feeling!!!


My planner has been emailing me a lot and I am really looking forward to meeting her. I feel totally relaxed about the ceremony as she really has everything in hand and seems to understand me very well. I'm sure I should be worrying about something but as far as the wedding goes I am totally calm!

I'm so glad everything is coming together for you! I'm sooo excited for your wedding and can't wait to hear all about it!!!