Disneymoon2013
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- Feb 27, 2013
I fell soooo behind, so I have so much to say!
I've never heard of this, but I didn't even know what a "cummerbund" was and had to Google it. Oppa and I haven't gone yet for his tux rental. We're planning that a few months out; that's about the right time, right?
It's such a cute idea to use the dresses for the rehearsal and at Disney! I'm going to have to steal that idea! I keep putting off outfit shopping for our trip because I'm hoping to slim down a little over the summer. I gained some since I bought the dress in 2011, and I'm a bit nervous about it fitting I told myself I would work out every day over the summer, but I've been really bad about it so far.
I was nervous about this happening to us. MIL had already mentioned that we could meet up a few times during the trip, and I didn't want to upset her... but it will be my first-ever time to WDW, and I want to share it only with Oppa. It makes me glad we switched our plans around.
Did you seriously cut out the tiny shape of an umbrella? If so, you did a brilliant job! They're so minuscule.
This is bloody brilliant and perfect for the whole theme! I wouldn't have even though of flipping that design.
This is a gorgeous look. Do you plan on doing a bright red lip like that? I love the cat eye effect of the eyeliner. I'd like something similar myself! I can't wait to see your pictures from the big day!
This is awesome! Again you show a stunning amount of creativity. The resin really does look like champagne, and the kitties look perfect in the glass.
The pins are really cute, too! The nice thing about pins is that they don't have to be used as pins on a blouse or lanyard. Folks could use them on bulletin boards at home, which makes them a bit more utilitarian.
I'm so sorry to hear you had this kind of an experience. Was this a powerseller? You could have easily reported the seller to eBay and to PayPal (eBay owns PayPal anyway...) because he gave you a fake tracking number. Also, just for future reference... You probably already know this, but just in case: You have a 30-day window on PayPal to file a dispute, so whatever you do, don't let anything linger past that window (such as if someone keeps saying they shipped it out and weeks go by)...
I'm all caught up finally! What projects do you have left before the big day? Now that it's coming up so soon, there shouldn't be too much left to do... right?
LittleKittyMarie said:Anyway really? I don't think at our 40 guest wedding, where probably only one person hasn't met DF (yet), there would be any risk of someone confusing the BM and Groom based on who had the vest. Seriously, is this a thing? Whatever. Just to end the consultant's stupefaction the BM agreed to do a cummerbund. It's probably for the best in the long run.
I've never heard of this, but I didn't even know what a "cummerbund" was and had to Google it. Oppa and I haven't gone yet for his tux rental. We're planning that a few months out; that's about the right time, right?
LittleKittyMarie said:I picked up a couple dresses from Old Navy to use at the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. They pretty simple cotton dresses which I think fits my requirements: white and comfortable enough to wear at Magic Kingdom and on rides. One is very white and one is off-white. I think I'll probably wear the off-white one on Rehearsal day and the white one the next day for the meet & greet/welcome party. (I will get back to this later!)
It's such a cute idea to use the dresses for the rehearsal and at Disney! I'm going to have to steal that idea! I keep putting off outfit shopping for our trip because I'm hoping to slim down a little over the summer. I gained some since I bought the dress in 2011, and I'm a bit nervous about it fitting I told myself I would work out every day over the summer, but I've been really bad about it so far.
LittleKittyMarie said:After a lot of debating and some guilt-tripping from various family members we aren't going to spend our time at WDW totally alone. On Wednesday we are going to have a family dinner at O'hana with my parents, DF's parents and FBIL, FSIL and his two year-old niece. And on Thursday I've agreed to a park day at Hollywood Studios with my parents and my aunt, uncle, cousin and his girlfriend. And whoever else is around and plans on joining. We may or may not have a park day with some of DF's family, I'm leaving that up to him to set up if he chooses.
I was nervous about this happening to us. MIL had already mentioned that we could meet up a few times during the trip, and I didn't want to upset her... but it will be my first-ever time to WDW, and I want to share it only with Oppa. It makes me glad we switched our plans around.
Oooo, did you get Jim Brickman's music? I have a lot of music and variations of it from Mary Poppins... I even have the Disney DDR soundtrack with the techno remixes from Mary Poppins. If you're looking for more, let me know; I could send you the mp3s! I can't believe you found those table coverings at the dollar store; they practically match Bert's outfit to a T. I guess it was meant to be!LittleKittyMarie said:So I am planning a subtly themed Mary Poppins welcome party, emphasis on the Jolly Holiday/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious sequences. And the look is going to be more or less inspired by Mary Poppins and Bert's costumes: white and red (white and pink, white and orange, white and yellow) stripes, umbrellas, parasols, carousel poles/horses and a couple quotes here and there. And I've even got a bunch of Mary Poppins instrumental music and Main Street USA music for a background soundtrack.
LittleKittyMarie said:We made about 90. So if we run out of all 90 umbrella toothpicks, people can start using their fingers! I will not cut out another little paper umbrella ever again!
Did you seriously cut out the tiny shape of an umbrella? If so, you did a brilliant job! They're so minuscule.
LittleKittyMarie said:Basically I want the cake itself to look like champagne. The actual cake is going to be a peachy-pink colour - I brought paint chips - and the "bubbles" will be white fondant/icing. And I want the bubbles to be more dense at the bottom. (That being said if I show to the reception and the bubbles are dense at the top instead, I don't think I'm going to sweat it too much.)
This is bloody brilliant and perfect for the whole theme! I wouldn't have even though of flipping that design.
LittleKittyMarie said:
This is a gorgeous look. Do you plan on doing a bright red lip like that? I love the cat eye effect of the eyeliner. I'd like something similar myself! I can't wait to see your pictures from the big day!
LittleKittyMarie said:My cake topper is finally all settled. Well, it was settled before... but we made a slight modification. We got our cute little cat figures and were going to put them in one of the Casablanca champagne glasses perched on some flower petals or candies or something. Well, we came up with the idea of using resin in a champagne glass to simulate the actual look of champagne. If anyone isn't familiar with resin you can use the synthetic/craft kind to basically make plastic with the use of molds. I've used it before to make costume props. The clear kind that we typically use actual hardens with a subtle yellow tinge very similar to champagne, and it usually creates tons of tiny little bubbles if you pour it quickly -- usually that's not a good thing, but for fake champagne it is beyond perfect! And as an extra bonus we actually found a very similar champagne glass for $2 in a kitchen supply store so we didn't even need to break up our set of Casablanca glasses to make this happen!
This is awesome! Again you show a stunning amount of creativity. The resin really does look like champagne, and the kitties look perfect in the glass.
The pins are really cute, too! The nice thing about pins is that they don't have to be used as pins on a blouse or lanyard. Folks could use them on bulletin boards at home, which makes them a bit more utilitarian.
And speaking of ebay nightmares (the segues are getting out of hand today!) I decided to order two "Just Married" buttons off of ebay. I really wanted them, so I sucked up the $20 cost (shipping pricing to Canada is so unfair sometimes) and ordered two. They're Disneyland ones - I think I mentioned this earlier? - but since we are actually going to Disneyland too, I don't mind as much. Well two weeks later my package arrives annnnd there's only one button. And I ordered and paid for two. I really hate having to deal with confrontation, so I was actually more angry the guy was forcing me to demand my other button or my money back than the fact that the button was missing. Although, don't get me wrong, overall I was still very upset. I message him and he says he'll send one right away. Days pass, no word. I'm nervous because his account says he only has a couple left, and I'm afraid he'll sell the button I already paid for! So I message him again and request a tracking number - I am still be very civil, giving the guy the benefit of the doubt, it was a mistake, whatever. A few days later he sends one. The date stamp is from after my second message. Whatever, I have the number, right? A week and a half later and my package has been delivered? In Kentucky? What?! He sent a "fake" tracking number. I was about ready to have a meltdown. Still being waaay too kind I send him another message to inform him that the number was not for my package and, well basically, what's the deal? Luckily - that is, lucky for him - my button arrived in the mail the next day. Ugh. Just ugh. The whole thing wasn't that big of a deal, but it could have been handled so much better so that I wouldn't be total mess wondering if I would have to file some report with ebay or paypal or whatever. Did I say: Ugh yet?
I'm so sorry to hear you had this kind of an experience. Was this a powerseller? You could have easily reported the seller to eBay and to PayPal (eBay owns PayPal anyway...) because he gave you a fake tracking number. Also, just for future reference... You probably already know this, but just in case: You have a 30-day window on PayPal to file a dispute, so whatever you do, don't let anything linger past that window (such as if someone keeps saying they shipped it out and weeks go by)...
I'm all caught up finally! What projects do you have left before the big day? Now that it's coming up so soon, there shouldn't be too much left to do... right?