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Dreaming of Fairytales
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- Jan 11, 2008
OK, so about the rehearsal dinner...
We got to California Grill and it took a little while to get the whole group up there (about 40 people) and seated, but it finally happened. Marion had said that she had booked the room for us between 6 and 10, and because it would take a while for the group to get up to the restaurant, she wouldn't have them start service until about 7:30.
The Napa Room was gorgeous; we had beautiful views of MK and the Castle. As appetizers they passed around these delicious pizza flatbreads with different toppings. The drinks were flowing and everyone got comfy quickly while DH and I welcomed all of our guests.
The centerpieces were bowls of fruit; I sat at a table with some of my bridal party and we eventually ate some of the fruit--they were quite sweet and we all got a laugh out of the fact that we were eating the centerpiece.
Food was amazing...the salads and desserts were individual portions, but the main courses were served family-style. Each table got large platters of salmon, of beef, and of chicken. Dessert was a yummy banana bread pudding.
We also got to watch the fireworks, which was great
The servers were super attentive, jovial and very friendly.
We got to California Grill and it took a little while to get the whole group up there (about 40 people) and seated, but it finally happened. Marion had said that she had booked the room for us between 6 and 10, and because it would take a while for the group to get up to the restaurant, she wouldn't have them start service until about 7:30.
The Napa Room was gorgeous; we had beautiful views of MK and the Castle. As appetizers they passed around these delicious pizza flatbreads with different toppings. The drinks were flowing and everyone got comfy quickly while DH and I welcomed all of our guests.
The centerpieces were bowls of fruit; I sat at a table with some of my bridal party and we eventually ate some of the fruit--they were quite sweet and we all got a laugh out of the fact that we were eating the centerpiece.
Food was amazing...the salads and desserts were individual portions, but the main courses were served family-style. Each table got large platters of salmon, of beef, and of chicken. Dessert was a yummy banana bread pudding.
We also got to watch the fireworks, which was great
The servers were super attentive, jovial and very friendly.
This is definitely the one area of the wedding that Val and I weren't happy with. The process of choosing the tux simply wasn't shared enough between the business and the customer. The tuxes that we saw in the store were nice, and we liked the location because it was easy to get to for pick up and drop off (it's the one at the Loop on the Osceola). But we were strongly dictated to at every step of the way. We weren't given ANY options during the process and because so much info was thrown out at us during that time, there was a lot that we didn't discuss. For instance, the guys were given pleated pants, but we didn't want that but it never came up during the meeting. The jackets were too long, even though they weren't that long on the mannequin, but it's not like we could change that one day before the wedding. There was no choice of collar for the shirts. Buttons popped off the groom's tux, as well as off several of those of the groomsmen. I wish we had used Carolyn Allen's.
He and his wife were SOOOO sweet. He met with us before the wedding, he came to our rehearsal, and he came for the wedding. He was a real crowd pleaser--EVERYONE loved him; he was so funny and sweet. We told him we wanted a religious ceremony, and we asked him to wear his robes, but I also saw on his website a picture of him doing a wedding where he was just wearing a suit, so I'm sure he can do non-religious ceremonies too. There was nothing "canned" about our ceremony. I didn't feel like I was dealing with a salesman or someone who was just obsessed with getting a check. This was one of the best choices we made for our wedding.
And your floral and your reception decor were absolutely gorgeous! I LOVE seeing all your pictures. Thank you for sharing. We want more!! 
Her dress was in her room before heading to Orlando, and her cat ran straight for it and ripped up the entire under layer!!! So half of it was ripped off, and you can kind of see the unevenness in the texture of the skirt, but luckily in person you couldn't tell anything; I think it gets more highlighted in pictures. I told her thank God the cat didn't rip up the outside of the dress, LOL.
