Sarah & Chris - Swan - 09-01-13 - Update

[MrsDuck]

SARAH!! Those are RIDICULOUSLY cute! I love love love them!

[sarahb01]

Originally Posted by djsmith

hi there!

just read through ur pj for the first time so thought i'd say hi from a future swan bride an leave my comments on it all!

i hav 2 say the proposal sounds amazin!!! something that was pretty simple but very effective an definitely made that move worth it. So pleased to hear of a groom suggestin a disney wedding i'v only heard of the future bride suggestin it lol its jus a magical place why would anyone not wanna get married there

love the colours in the inspiration board! i'm goin wi similar greens an darker purple.

ps u dnt blabber on u should see my long winded posts on my planning journal lol

the postcards for asking ur bridesmaids r gorgeous!! wish i'd done somethin like this altho i jus hav one bridesmaid so i'm guilty of jus askin my sister in person an not doin anythin official

The engagement pictures r cute wi the ears unfortunately photobucket wont let me see them all says its a private album an jus wont let me see anythin

fantasmic is amazin, i'v loved it ever since i was little an the wait on the stupid uncomfy seats r well worth it

i'm commenting as i read thro so i dnt forget anythin an i'v noticed u mention a few times about people who "have" to be invited so i'm wondering if ur mayb in a similar situation to me, i'l read on see if i find out lol

i feel for u about the irrational fears of being kicked out of ur own dessert party. as brides we'r allowed to worry bout tiny wee details or things that others would never imagine some of the things i'v worried about, asked questions about on the boards or to different vendors r things i'd never hav thought about when thinkin a wedding until i started thinkin about my own wedding! mayb i'm jus a worrier over tiny details lol

sorry to hear u couldnt get ur date booked in the first time u tried. it doesnt make sense to me either bcos here in scotland weddings get booked atleast 2 or 3 years in advance sometimes more! its quite scary that other things such as flights could b booked b4 my actual wedding but i'm hopin it all falls in2 place for me (i'm hopin for 4th june 2014 so after initial contact wi justmarry for packages etc i'm hopin i can secure a date thro justmarry asap after xmas this year altho have been told its normally a year out so might need 2 wait until june 2013 )

The superhero touches r so cool! i'v seen the tshirts thing b4 but never the boutonnieres its a great touch for a groom whos in2 comic books an super heroes etc

i like the mickey vinylmation soaps there a great addition an will look so good. i'm thinkin they'r pretty easy 2 make as well?

OMG ur crystalised shoes!!!!! They r TO DIE FOR!!!!! i love them! such a great idea that i might have 2 do it too lol

that was just fate with u asking for the date early an the photographer contactin u about possibly losin ur date! ur such a lucky girl it all turns out fine in the end!

the little suitcases r cute! i kinda wise i was doin save the dates but its not somethin we really do over here in the uk an the small group of ppl who will b at the ceremony hav already been well warned of the date an the saving that needs done an when flights etc will need booked lol. So when we get our date confirmed at a year out instead of sending save the dates i'l b payin the deposit for the invitations an they'l b goin out mayb a month or so later dependin how quickly they get made which seems so much more appropriate for us since those close to us have been "saving the date" since we got engaged in december 2010 lol

well thats me all caught up on ur pj so far! gonna subscribe so i can keep up 2 date wi all ur planning bye for now

Thanks for joining along! We have had our ups and downs with planning so far, but I think everything is going really well right now! See ya real soon

Originally Posted by MrsDuck

SARAH!! Those are RIDICULOUSLY cute! I love love love them!

Thank you Miss Faith! I love them bunches. I guess the bad news about them, we found out they are going to cost 1.90 each to send, ouch. Oh well, I am making my own invitations to make up for it!

[mebbradley]

Cutest STD ever!

Can't wait to follow along!

[tinydancr06]

Sarah, I am now all caught up and I am SO glad you finally got your date! and your photographer! The photographer is so important so I am so happy for you that it all worked out!

The Mickey soaps are so cute and such a good idea! I am tempted to borrow it!

You are doing an amaaaaing job on your shoes! Are they done yet? I bet that takes foreeever!

Oh, and your STDs are precious! I love the little suitcases!

[sarahb01]

Originally Posted by mebbradley

Cutest STD ever!

Can't wait to follow along!

Thank you so much! They are one of my favorite things that we (I) have done so far.

Originally Posted by tinydancr06

Sarah, I am now all caught up and I am SO glad you finally got your date! and your photographer! The photographer is so important so I am so happy for you that it all worked out!

The Mickey soaps are so cute and such a good idea! I am tempted to borrow it!

You are doing an amaaaaing job on your shoes! Are they done yet? I bet that takes foreeever!

Oh, and your STDs are precious! I love the little suitcases!

Thanks! I was worried about the photographer because to me that was the most important aspect of our day. You can of course borrow the soap idea! I got the vinylmation ice tray and then got the soap making products at hobby lobby.

My shoes are not done yet....it take a long time AND money. My 10 dollar shoes are probably going to cost me over a 100 by the time I am done so much for saving money there!

Thank you about the save the dates, I am glad that people know they are suitcases, some people that I gave them to, didn't notice that at first!

[celerystalker]

Hello! Love your plans so far! How do you attach the crystals to your shoes?

[sarahb01]

Originally Posted by celerystalker

Hello! Love your plans so far! How do you attach the crystals to your shoes?

Thanks so much! I got E6000 glue and am I using a jewel setter. It is is little tool that has a tacky point, so you can pick up the stone and when you put it on the glue it lets go of the stone. Pretty easy, just time consuming.

[Tinkerkell007]

Hello! Just joining in here! I LOVE the save the dates, those are so adorable! Happy to read everything is coming together nicely! Can't wait to read more!

[Cmdbuddy]

Wedding twin!

First of all, how have I not seen your PJ before? Why am I not subbed?

I just read everything, and I pretty much want to come to your wedding instead of my own! I love the super hero idea, and the STD's are super adorable.

Also, did you know that our rings are practically identical? (https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...83557330_n.jpg). Funny how being a wedding twin works that way.

Did you decide what you're doing about dinner yet?

[sarahb01]

Originally Posted by Cmdbuddy

Wedding twin!

First of all, how have I not seen your PJ before? Why am I not subbed?

I just read everything, and I pretty much want to come to your wedding instead of my own! I love the super hero idea, and the STD's are super adorable.

Also, did you know that our rings are practically identical? (https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...83557330_n.jpg). Funny how being a wedding twin works that way.

Did you decide what you're doing about dinner yet?

Oh my goodness our rings are almost identical!! That is crazy!

We have decided that we are not going to have a dinner, we pushed the time to 7pm so we will go from there straight to the dessert party. I think we will be hosting a farewell breakfast the next morning, but those details need to be ironed out yet.

We should totally meet at the boardwalk or something after our weddings and have a drink to celebrate!

[sarahb01]

There isn't much to update, but seeing as how WE ARE GETTING MARRIED THIS YEAR, I thought I would update.

The shoes are DONE! They took along time, and money, but I am so glad I did them. I am a sparkly girl and the fact that I have a excuse to wear purple sparkly shoes for an entire day is all I needed.

All of the STDs are out and received. I am thinking that I am going to send out an e-vite at the end of the month as a pre-RSVP. We have already heard from some people about trying to come and I just want an idea of everyone. We invited 75 people, and hoping no more than 50 come I am not that close to all of my aunts and uncles but I had to invite them. You know how it is.

I have put in my request for my flowers and waiting for the invoice, so they can get started on those.

My biggest thing right now, is HOW am I going to decorate Crescent Terrace. I am not having a florist. My flowers are natural touch and they will be shipped from Canada. I am not sure what I want to do, I have ideas, but it comes down to how and I going to get the actual space decorated.

It seems like things are going to start happening and FAST now that we are 8 months away. Here...we....GOOOOO!

[tinydancr06]

Happy wedding year!!! So glad you finished your shoes! How fancy are you to have one of a kind sparkly wedding shoes?! So cool.

For the decorating stuff I would just scour Pinterest (although I'm sure you are already). There have got to be millions of ideas on there on how to decorate without floral. I bet you will find something fantastic! I'll keep you in mind in case I see anything. I'm totally addicted to Pinterest...

I agree that time will really start to fly now that we are in the BIG YEAR! It's exciting but it makes me nervous! I only have a little bit more than a month longer than you so "here we go" is right, for sure!

[celerystalker]

Decorations for crescent terrace - I'm doing Mickey head tissue paper pomanders on the ceremony arch and then probably just round tissue paper pomanders for the chairs (just the ones on the aisle). I ordered the aisle runner from just marry, so I might do some sort of aisle petals -
and probably some ribbons, bows or draping on the arch as well.
Something cheap, easy and that I can do most of myself. I have some friends that have agreed to decorate everything ahead of time.

What would be really pretty are some paper cones with petals or ribbon in them on the aisle chairs.

[sarahb01]

Originally Posted by tinydancr06

Happy wedding year!!! So glad you finished your shoes! How fancy are you to have one of a kind sparkly wedding shoes?! So cool.

For the decorating stuff I would just scour Pinterest (although I'm sure you are already). There have got to be millions of ideas on there on how to decorate without floral. I bet you will find something fantastic! I'll keep you in mind in case I see anything. I'm totally addicted to Pinterest...

I agree that time will really start to fly now that we are in the BIG YEAR! It's exciting but it makes me nervous! I only have a little bit more than a month longer than you so "here we go" is right, for sure!

Happy wedding year to you too! I do look at pinterest, daily lol. I have ideas of what I want, it is just a matter of how do I get it accomplished. I can't really be there decorating in my wedding dress, or can I ?

Originally Posted by celerystalker

Decorations for crescent terrace - I'm doing Mickey head tissue paper pomanders on the ceremony arch and then probably just round tissue paper pomanders for the chairs (just the ones on the aisle). I ordered the aisle runner from just marry, so I might do some sort of aisle petals -
and probably some ribbons, bows or draping on the arch as well.
Something cheap, easy and that I can do most of myself. I have some friends that have agreed to decorate everything ahead of time.

What would be really pretty are some paper cones with petals or ribbon in them on the aisle chairs.

Those are great ideas. Can I ask you how much the arch is costing and what one you are getting? I keep going back and forth about the arch. For me if I get it, I want it to be covered and I want a square one. I am being super picky. I really wanted to hang things from the trees, like draping and such. Or maybe a bunch of the paper lanterns hanging from above the platform...but how to get them all put up. I think I am over thinking this.

[celerystalker]

Erin quoted $100 for the arch.
I'm not 100% sure what it looks like - I think there is a picture of it in some of the pdfs she sent - but I'm hoping to get a look at it when I make a trip down there.
I need to be able to see stuff to figure out how I want it.

The problem with do it yourself decor is having someone dependable to put it up for you - there's no way you'll be able to do it yourself and Erin said I'd need to have someone there to do it.
I keep worrying that my friends are going to flake out on me (they're also doing my hair and makeup!), so I keep coming up with contingency plans.