Boardwalk Bride's PJ Morocco/Canada/Attic/SCP updates 01/09!!

[disneygal922]

the attic is a great place! i love it but i feared it'd be too small for our group. I'm glad they lowered the minimums and you are now able to use it! YAY for booking in less than a week! ALSO, I'm not sure if you meander on the other forums on the DIS but according to a thread on the Restaurants board, they are moving the ADRs back to 180 days out as of Oct 27! sooooooo... you'll be able to make all your ADRs for your trip then! I thought it was exciting and just thought i'd share!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

the attic is a great place! i love it but i feared it'd be too small for our group. I'm glad they lowered the minimums and you are now able to use it! YAY for booking in less than a week! ALSO, I'm not sure if you meander on the other forums on the DIS but according to a thread on the Restaurants board, they are moving the ADRs back to 180 days out as of Oct 27! sooooooo... you'll be able to make all your ADRs for your trip then! I thought it was exciting and just thought i'd share!

I saw that, and I am actually really upset!! We were planning on figuring everything out at christmas, and now we have to soon...I was just telling DF this (yah I called him at work to tell him) and he is mad too! Since we are grad students, we have jobs as teaching assistants for undergrad students, and they ALWAYS are writing exams/essays through October, so we don't have time for anything extra!

SOOO...we are going to start planning it out tonight! We are 8 months out, but we just won't have time to do it once september starts!

 

[figment fan21]

YAY for moving the ADR's to 180 days! BOO that you'll have to figure it all out now!! hahaha

Question... how come you can't book the attic until october? can't you book it when you book the wedding??

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

YAY for moving the ADR's to 180 days! BOO that you'll have to figure it all out now!! hahaha

Question... how come you can't book the attic until october? can't you book it when you book the wedding??

Super creepy...I posted on your wall as you posted on mine

Reception locations for Escape brides (from what I was told) cannot be booked until 6 months out! The "sales consultant" did ask what I wanted though, so maybe things will change since they seem to be giving Escape brides more "wishes" treatment lately.

 

[figment fan21]

hahaha i just noticed that!! we have ESP!

huh... this is good to know. I'm hoping to get a ton of information on this idea so i can present it to DF (i feel like i'm on trail whenever we talk wedding hahahaha) so maybe we can say we want the attic and if at 6 months out if it becomes booked then we werent meant to have it there and we'll do what DF wanted instead. hehehe the wheels are turning... i'll get my private after ceremony meal come hell or high water! lol

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

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[shippedtosea]

I don't think its terrible to cancel it. just blame it all on money problems and stuff like that. You don't want people in your party who are unhelpful and are annoying you.

 

[MainStMandy]

I don't think it's awful. Just tell them you want everyone to just enjoy themselves so you have decided to not have a bridal party. I think it's a good plan!

 

[Pirate's Princess]

First off, yes cats do love a good butt-to-face. Just plan for dining now and get it out of the way. I love planning the meals!! (I'm always super obsessive when it comes to food) If you need any help just ask!!

And how did the bridal party react to being asked? Were they happy? sad? felt obligated? I'm sure you can do the bridal party for cheaper than that. But if they don't care, then explain that due to money reasons and blah blah blah there's been a change in plans. Say you don't want people to feel excluded, or didn't want to make people feel obligated to get the dresses and tuxes, or wanted a more relaxed feel to the wedding.

 

[ghoulish delight]

Oh girl, I know how you feel in regards to the wedding party! I've got five BMs total and two of them keep flaking on me in regards to trying on their dress. It's just such a headache trying to wrangle people when they don't seem into it! It's like, if they really didn't want to be a part of it, then they should have refused taking on the role! That's why you ASK people to be a part of it! Grrr! Ahem, sorry. Lol..

As Jennifer said, I would let them down easy and say it's related to monetary issues. I don't think it's awful at all! Anything that's going to stress you out further should be eliminated from the picture!

 

[figment fan21]

I agree, I think as long as you let them down easy it won't be a big deal. Just let them know that you dont want them to feel "pressured" while in disney and that everyone should be having fun.

I dont think anyone will mind.

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

I don't think its terrible to cancel it. just blame it all on money problems and stuff like that. You don't want people in your party who are unhelpful and are annoying you.

I don't think it's awful. Just tell them you want everyone to just enjoy themselves so you have decided to not have a bridal party. I think it's a good plan!

First off, yes cats do love a good butt-to-face. Just plan for dining now and get it out of the way. I love planning the meals!! (I'm always super obsessive when it comes to food) If you need any help just ask!!

And how did the bridal party react to being asked? Were they happy? sad? felt obligated? I'm sure you can do the bridal party for cheaper than that. But if they don't care, then explain that due to money reasons and blah blah blah there's been a change in plans. Say you don't want people to feel excluded, or didn't want to make people feel obligated to get the dresses and tuxes, or wanted a more relaxed feel to the wedding.

Oh girl, I know how you feel in regards to the wedding party! I've got five BMs total and two of them keep flaking on me in regards to trying on their dress. It's just such a headache trying to wrangle people when they don't seem into it! It's like, if they really didn't want to be a part of it, then they should have refused taking on the role! That's why you ASK people to be a part of it! Grrr! Ahem, sorry. Lol..

As Jennifer said, I would let them down easy and say it's related to monetary issues. I don't think it's awful at all! Anything that's going to stress you out further should be eliminated from the picture!

I agree, I think as long as you let them down easy it won't be a big deal. Just let them know that you dont want them to feel "pressured" while in disney and that everyone should be having fun.

I dont think anyone will mind.

Thanks ladies. I mentioned it to one, and she seemed pretty upset. I guess people just get so wrapped up in their own lives, that they forget about everything else going on (which is understandable). The thing is, when we decided to have a bridal party, we were having an at home reception. Now that we are not, I just don't see the point. The guys on DF's side wouldn't be hurt at all, but I really want them to be a part of it, because they are my good friends too, and I love them, but we see them all the time, since they live in or close to our city. My girls all live an hour plus away, so I don't see them often.

DF thinks we should just keep it the way it is. He thinks it might be sort of like a final send off (on my side) now that we are all growing up and parting our ways. I don't have siblings, and I lived with 2 of these girls for 4 years of university, and MOH has been my BF since gr.9, and we both moved to southern ontario after highschool (which is a 2 day drive away from where we are from) to different cities and somehow stuck it out.

Sorry, I am going on a whole life long rant, I guess I am trying to convince myself to keep it I definitely do not want to hurt anyone's feelings, and money isn't really all of it....I think I will just leave it for now and see how it plays out.


On a positive note, we have narrowed down some ADR choices! They are as follows:

Raglan Road
Rose and Crown
Big River Grille
San Angel Inn
Crystal Palace
Jiko
Sanaa (we are staying at Kidani, so might as well eat there!)
Tusker House (my fav!!)

and we are still deciding between:
Ohana
Restaurant Marrakesh
Boma (breakfast only)
Hoop dee doo

If anyone has a serious problem with one, please let me know! I HATE going to a bad restaurant!! Kona is my all time fav (coconut chicken is my weakness) but we are going to try and have a Kona menu for our reception, so no point going again). Out of all the ones listed, I have only eaten at Crystal Palace and Tusker House (which I LOVED) and Boma (for dinner, which I did NOT love).

 

[shippedtosea]

You need to do whats best for you dear. My MOH lives 14 hours away (by car) so I understand how crappy it is them being so far. It will work itself out. Stick with your gut!

I have only eaten at one of these hahaha! San Angel Inn and we hated it! The found was bland and we were highly disappointed. I haven't eaten at any of the others, I have only ever stayed in cheap cheap places and no dining plans. I am looking forward to going to a lot these myself! so i'm excited to hear what everyone else thinks about them.

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

So after I was complaining about bm's, it's like the all knew, and they all ended up talking to me today I'm going to complain about things more often I guess!

Anyway, we decided awhile ago we were going to get dresses made (that's what they wanted) so I thought I would share the patterns

The are each wearing a different one, MOH is wearing the first one, and my BM's are wearing the third and fourth one. I was also talking to MOH how I wanted to work pink in somehow, and she said it wouldn't be right if I didn't (I am OBSESSED with pink). So we decided that she will wear light pink with a red sash, and the other girls will wear aqua with a red sash. Kind of like this:

So basically, picture the flower girl as a MOH, and a red sash around the blue dresses I hope it will look good! And I'm going to use the flowers in the picture too, which blend the blue, red and pink together!


We were also talking about center pieces. I really want to keep incorporating the carnival theme. Do you think it would be weird to have buckets of popcorn as the centerpiece? Or should I have vases filled with different candy, like this:

 

[disneygal922]

Love the dresses! They are going to look so nice! Also, I like the idea of a popcorn bucket but would you have popcorn in it or would you use it more like a vase or flower pot? if popcorn is the filler, i say go with the candy centerpieces... they're more colorful and i'm all about color. love the pics too!

 

[Carye]

What about using the popcorn buckets and filling them with aqua red and pink coated popcorn?

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

You need to do whats best for you dear. My MOH lives 14 hours away (by car) so I understand how crappy it is them being so far. It will work itself out. Stick with your gut!

I have only eaten at one of these hahaha! San Angel Inn and we hated it! The found was bland and we were highly disappointed. I haven't eaten at any of the others, I have only ever stayed in cheap cheap places and no dining plans. I am looking forward to going to a lot these myself! so i'm excited to hear what everyone else thinks about them.

Thanks for the advice I guess I have to remember that it might be hard for them as well, since they live in another city, and are busy as well.
And yes, I have heard a lot of bad things about San Angel. I wanted to go there last christmas, but decided to switch at the last minute, cause I was so worried. I have regretted it ever since. I just need to try it!

Love the dresses! They are going to look so nice! Also, I like the idea of a popcorn bucket but would you have popcorn in it or would you use it more like a vase or flower pot? if popcorn is the filler, i say go with the candy centerpieces... they're more colorful and i'm all about color. love the pics too!

Your right! I just like popcorn Thanks!

What about using the popcorn buckets and filling them with aqua red and pink coated popcorn?

Ummm...that is an AMAZING idea! That is adds colour, but is still carnival-ish. I wonder if Disney can do that for me? Thanks for the idea!!

 

[ghoulish delight]

I love the BM dress idea! It'll be awesome! And I have an idea for your center pieces! Now let's see if I can explain this properly... lol.

Have some blue and some pink cotton candy on their typical stick they come on, but place it in a vase. So the cotton candy part is sticking out on top. Below in the vase, you could put whatever you want at the bottom. I think I would do red gems or a mix of the three colors! Then maybe tie a pretty red ribbon around the vase! I think it would be adorable and very affordable too!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

I love the BM dress idea! It'll be awesome! And I have an idea for your center pieces! Now let's see if I can explain this properly... lol.

Have some blue and some pink cotton candy on their typical stick they come on, but place it in a vase. So the cotton candy part is sticking out on top. Below in the vase, you could put whatever you want at the bottom. I think I would do red gems or a mix of the three colors! Then maybe tie a pretty red ribbon around the vase! I think it would be adorable and very affordable too!

That is a fantastic idea!!! I found a pic that I think is similar to what you are saying:

Ahhh, so many good ideas!! I will have to see what disney can do for me, since I don't think I will really be able to bring any of my own stuff, since we are flying. My parents may drive down, but they don't live near me at all, so it would be like a day out of their way to come get stuff from me

I bet this stuff will still be cheaper than flowers though!

 

[BecBennett]

That would be awesome... I never thought about the fact that it would probably be cheaper then flowers... Now it's got me thinking...

I wonder how long it would last though... I'd be picking at them from the second we walk in...