I'm SO glad I found your TR!! I've been searching these forums for days trying to find someone who'd had a VR recently, especially on the Dream! More talk about "weddings" than "VRs" so weeding through the info that actually pertains to me has been challenging at times. I've had communication issues with Shanda. Thus, I'm 60 days out, WITH questions, and that is never a good thing. I wish DFTW treated you more like a paying customer than a burden. DH has said many times that our money would've been better spent on a simple, long, land Disney vacation. So, I'm disappointed to hear that you kind of agree. And, after reading several threads with tons of complaints, I'm beginning to come to the same conclusion! However, I'm stuck on doing the whole "fairy-tale princess" kind of thing. I got talked into doing certain things for my original wedding and I was too shy to speak up. My mom and MIL basically ran the entire show. NOT going to happen this time around! I'm finally going to get the "wedding" of my dreams....even if I have to dump an entire bag of Pixie Dust on this darn thing!
So, I will be wearing a fluffy, pink dress with jewel accents and 'glass' slippers. My 2 boys have blk suits with pink shirts and DH has a pink vest/tie for his tux. We even have matching mickey rings for the ceremony!
Since Shanda is MIA, I was hoping you could share more of your experience with me!
1.) Is an outdoor venue impossible on the Dream? That was the one thing I was looking forward too. I really wanted lots of great outdoor shots w/ both the ship and the ocean in the background.
2.) Can they incorporate color and/or other "special requests" into the cake? I saw the pics of the 3 cakes we can choose from. I was hoping they could add some pink accents to coordinate with our attire.
3.) I'm hoping they will allow us to recite different vows. I read through DCL's and I wasn't impressed. Friends used "Blessing of the hands". I asked, Shanda submitted them for "approval", but that was months ago and still no word.
4.) Do you happen to know what the "mickey crystals" are that you can add to your bouquet? Curious about what they look like b/c I don't want to pay extra for them before I even know what they are. lol. (yet another question I couldn't get a difinitive answer on)
5.) What kind of "keepsakes" does DCL give you? Kinda wondering/looking forward to all the lil things in my stateroom! I think you mentioned robes in a post? Do you get to keep those?