WHERE IS THE TIME GOING?
We are 72 days from the wedding and 65 days till we pack up the car and leave.
Since the last update, surprisingly, a lot has happened.
So remember that wedding band I bought because I wanted to be 'minimal' yeah that didn't work out, the ring was so small I can't even show you a picture because it barely shows up in pictures.... so I decided to go the full opposite way and get TWO wedding bands.
I love the idea of 'stacking' rings, my DF always complains about my engagement ring saying it is too small/not clear - which like, who's fault is that? But anyway, I love my engagement ring so when he says stuff like that to me OR INFRONT OF PEOPLE it bums me out. So with stacking rings I thought I could get one ring now and then maybe our 5th anniversary get another one.
We went to Kay, and I tried on a few rings and both the sales lady and DF did not understand what I really had in mind. So I stacked one white gold ring and one rose gold ring and showed them both, and they both were floored. Roy basically was like we need to get you these rings today - and the lady agreed that it was a great time to get them because of the sale (of course she said that). Yup, instead of me being minimal - I went and got TWO wedding bands.
Ugh, this seems to be the story of my wedding so far - don't try to cheap out just go for it because you'll save yourself a lot of time and unneeded stress.
DF also justified the two rings by saying he wants Marcy to give me one of them during our ceremony. Hopefully she doesn't put it in her mouth and I look like mom of the year
Then Roy got his ring which I totally thought he would go stainless steel, but once he tried on the white gold he was sold. So now we both have wedding bands!
Next, I booked a DHS photo shoot! WHAT! I originally was looking at MK shoots, while MK has a lot of memories for me I ultimately feel most connected to DHS. I worked at DHS during my DCP and it's the park that I have the most memories in growing up. I think I will save MK for maybe an anniversary shoot when I'm in better shape and can afford HMU again. I'm playing a very dangerous game with this shoot. We are having it the morning after our wedding, which is like a 7am call time. So not super early. But I am not having my hair or makeup done, and I can not hold a curling iron or do my own mascara so needless to say if I look a mess .. it's my own cheap fault. (Cheaping out again) If we get down there and end up having the money for it I will consider it but honestly I just gave my three favorites (Jacob, Ali and Amanda) all who take more scenery shots than up in your face.
We also got our buttons back from purebuttons once we had a final RSVP - 30 people will be there guys! 12 booked rooms (we needed 10) and so I ordered buttons for all the adults + ordered special buttons for Roy and me.
I also ordered some cute wedding earrings from Etsy (surprise) I didn't get a good pic of them yet but I will post once I take a good one!
So let's do a timeline!!
Tuesday March 28th
- We pack up the car
- Leave from Philadelphia area (we aren't sure if we will leave at like 6pm or 2am yet), I've done this trip since I was a little girl so it actually has become a part of 'my Disney experience' (
MDE, right?) the times I have flown to Disney I felt like something was missing. Good Ol' Family roadtrip, our soundtrack will probably be Marcy Danger losing her sh*t in the backseat.
Wednesday March 29th - Magic Kingdom, duh
check in to PORS RR - Garden View (eek!)
-BOG lunch (still up for debate, depending on how tired we are)
LTT dinner @ 440PM or 725PM
Thursday March 30th
Breakfast - Ohana @855AM
- say aloha (aloha goodbye) to the family and go back to the room for hair/makeup trial and dress steaming! during this time I am hoping DF & Marcy are able to go swimming and I can "relax." I am also hoping I am able to get my manicure.
Dinner - Tokyo Dining @ 650PM
Friday March 31st, DHS day + some guests arrival date
Lunch at 50PT @125PM
Dinner @ CM for 15 guests (idk who will go yet) @515PM
Saturday April 1st DAK or MK + Most guests arriving this date
GF tea with Bridesmaids @ 205PM
Then whatever we feel like doing until around 8PM where I am hoping to take most of the girls to Trader Sams.
Sunday April 2nd DAK morning + epcot night
Y&Y Lunch @1PM
Garden Grill Dinner @ 545PM
DP at Rue De Paris @ 730pm (regina hyman, our photog, will be taking pictures at the dp, we have hired her for two hours)
Monday April 3rd - WEDDING DAY!!!
Beaute arrives at like 5am, lets not even talk about that part.
9AM-945 getting ready photos in the room
945 - set up for first look
10AM - 1045AM, portraits of DF & me at PORS (probably will add bridal party to this)
11AM-1130AM, portraits of DF & me at WL (this is the resort I grew up in, learned how to swim here - it means so much to me to have pictures here even if it is out of the way completely)
1145 back at HOB (we may have to move times up because my coordinator wants me there by 1130)
12PM-1220 - ceremony
1220-1245 most likely pics of family members, bridal party, guests around HOB and Disney Springs.
1245-115 - pics of DF & me around DS
(we have regina booked till 2PM so I think we will have her take photos of us at homecoming, champagne toasts and cake cutting then invite her for lunch)
we also check out of PORS this day and check in to AKL villas - Kidani our plan is after lunch check in. See if any of our guests want to go to the parks if not we will relax, change most likely go to Epcot for F&G and some mommy & daddy time. Then a LATE jiko reservation (like 10PM).
April 4th - check out of AKLV and into SSR
(we rented points for AKL and it was too late to get it for the whole second half of our trip so we are moving to SSR which honestly why the f not at this point since I'm trying to fit literally everything into this trip)
645 our DFAP photog picks us up at Kidani
7AM-8AM pics in DHS - I made a note that I want to focus on ToT, GMR and Sunset Blvd. I noted that if possible we'd also want a pic or too at Star Tours. But so many things are off limits right now.
Then the rest of the day is up to us, most likely will be a full DAK day (we are obsessed) then picking up Marcy to check in to SSR.
April 5th - Marcy's First Birthday Celebration!
Crystal Palace 910AM - Breakfast
Also this day we may have a 'candid' style photographer follow us around I know, 4 days of photos I am nuts but I feel bad not having a first birthday shoot for Marcy. So this may be the day we do her pics but I am not sure yet.
April 6th - MK
Alternate day for Marcy's Pics
BOG dinner @ 635PM
April 7th - Check out day
hit up Disney Springs before starting the long drive home!
Woo I am so stressed just looking at this plan! Let's hope it goes smoothly!