Bridget & Rich's 1/17/10 Escape: 6/13/12 Return to the Boardwalk ( with pictures)

[Sarah <3 Disney]

Your pictures are beautiful! Honestly, it really looks like Disney Photographers are stepping up their game as of late, a lot of people have been getting some amazing shots! I love the one of you two on the lawn in front of the castle.

 

[bunny_pop]

Oh just simply lovely! You're picture are amazing and really showcase some of the best pictures I've seen from DPS.

 

[Bridie1996]

Gorgeous!!!

Thanks! I had some great inspiration.

Everything looked amazing!
Awesome Pictures!

Thanks!

your pictures are beautiful!!

Glad you like them, it was difficult choosing which ones to post.

beautiful!

Thanks!

I love the color of this one.

Yeah, that is a favorite. My co-worker loves it and thinks it looks like a postcard.

You were a gorgeous bride, you pictures are awesome, you make a beautiful couple...keep the pictures coming, and Congratulations!!!

Thanks! I'm anxious to see Randy's pictures since they will have more of our families in them! I've started working on a blurb book and am getting mighty tired of looking at myself and DH 97% of the time. Makes me feel narcissistic.

yours are so much better than others I've seen....amazing. Did you request a certain photographer?

this was the MK/Epcot package. We had requested Regina as our photographer for the escape package at first, but when we decided to go with Randy for the ceremony, our planner told us that they can't gaurantee who our photographer will be when we don't use DPS as primary. We decided to take the chance, and our request for Regina still showed up on order of events. And I was thrilled when I saw her at the Boardwalk when we arrived, and even more thrilled when she said that she'd be our photographer for the bridal portraits also. I can't recommend her enough. She mentioned she has her own photography business on the side as well, and if I knew the name of it I'd be recommending her on the Knot boards too!

Love that you had you hair up and then down for the park shoots. Beautiful photos.

That was a decision long in the making! I wanted my hair up for the ceremony because it can be so out of control sometimes, and I just think veils etc. look better with hair that is up. But I wanted the portraits to be romantic in a more relaxed, glamorous way and I've always loved that Veronica Lake hairstyle. I've dressed up as Jessica Rabbit for Halloween more than once.

Your pictures are beautiful! Honestly, it really looks like Disney Photographers are stepping up their game as of late, a lot of people have been getting some amazing shots! I love the one of you two on the lawn in front of the castle.

I call that one our prom shot. I love the colors of the sky over the castle. We were having a hard time getting a nice wide shot of the castle because they were replacing the flowers in the beds in front of it since most had died during the cold weather they'd had the week before. DH went wandering off to the lawn ( he was fascinated with the moat, which had been emptied for cleaning) while Regina and I were discussing and we followed and she decided she liked the angle, and there you have it..

Oh just simply lovely! You're picture are amazing and really showcase some of the best pictures I've seen from DPS.

Thanks... like I said, I'd recommend Regina to all of the disbrides!
I posted one in a Disney flickr group contest about "why I go to the parks" and it won second place.

And for those brides who might be worried if there is restoration work being done on the castle etc. the castle pictures were taken with a crane in the background ( they were just finishing up taking down the lights) and some major restoration work was being done on it. All of which was photo shopped out.

 

[Bridie1996]

The Castle pictures we were able to get..

Regina had to fight for us to get this one. It was the very last picture we took before leaving the park, and we were being told we had to vacate because guests were coming in for the 1st breakfast reservations etc. We hadn't been able to get it earlier due to the gardeners and their trucks being parked around the circle. Regina handled the situation and herself very professionally and DH were thrilled to get the picture and that she'd go to bat for us. She said that as far as she was concerned, we'd spent enough money on the wedding that we "deserved the iconic picture".

The following are unedited ones:

If you look closely at this one, you can see the black smudge on my dress that I had gotten when standing up too close to the wall in UK lochside during the DP the night before. Easily Photoshopped out, and I'm waiting to see if the cleaners can get it out.

 

[pink_tink8i8]

Oh I'm so glad you got the MK pics you wanted

 

[Pirate's Princess]

Beautiful shots!! You are making me feel so better that I have to use DPS! There really are some talented photographers there! Glad you were able to get the photos! I would be devasted if i paid for an MK and didn't get castle shots!!

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

Just read all your report...Just beautiful!

 

[MsEsty]

I wish there were words to express how beautiful your MK pictures are...but just wow

 

[BecBennett]

Lovely

You got some great photos! So did you get Patricia Legune to do your hair and makeup for both days?

 

[Princess Cinders]

Beautiful Photos, you look absolutely stunning

 

[Bridie1996]

Lovely

You got some great photos! So did you get Patricia Legune to do your hair and makeup for both days?

BecBennett-
Nope, I used Patricia for the day of the wedding, but she wasn't available for the portrait session the next day, so I used Beauty Especial. I can't remember the name of the woman who they sent, but I've seen her in a few pictures other brides have put up.

Everyone was friendly, showed up on time and were very professional. I'm more of a natural - look girl and I think my make-up looks a little dark in some of the portrait pictures- despite everyone else saying it looks great! If I had been more awake I would have thought to tell her not to go too heavy, but I was 1/2 asleep.

 

[MiaBella05]

your pictures are amazing!! what a great keepsake!!

 

[DVC Bride 2011]

Your MK shots are incredible!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Your pictures are so beautiful!! You guys look so happy and glowing!!

 

[tinkerbell 766]

Bridget, I love your bouquet!!!
Can I ask was it a standard Escape bouquet or did you upgrade and if so how much?
Thank you so much!!!

 

[Bridie1996]

Bridget, I love your bouquet!!!
Can I ask was it a standard Escape bouquet or did you upgrade and if so how much?
Thank you so much!!!

Thanks! I was very nervous about it when I talked to Rosie, since I couldn't find anything like it on line.

We started with the Tropical Escape bouquet.. it has cala lillies, roses and two types of orchids with the bear grass and leaves.

We:
1)kept the small green orchids as is.
2) changed the lillies to dark pink
3)the roses to bright pink and
4) took out the large orchids, and the bear grass.
5)We then put in (what was supposed to be fucia) Anemones.
6)Then Rosie suggested blue delphiniums since the MOH's dress was blue.

I thought we'd taken out the leafie things too, but after looking at the estimate I got, I realized we didn't. Also, the Anemones turned out more purple than what I was picturing.

BTW- I wasn't charged extra for any of it! Based on my experience and reading other escape brides journals, they rarely charge extra to change flowers. The extra cost comes in if you want something substantially larger or flowers that are difficult to get. I asked for Cherry blossoms as part of the decor at SBP, and the quote I was given was outrageous for the number of blossoms they were giving me! But then, I was asking for Cherry Blossoms in January.

HTH!

 

[tinkerbell 766]

Thank you so much for the help

 

[Bridie1996]

We had our at-home wedding celebration this weekend. We kept it very casual, in a local park with a local BBQ place catering it. I was going to wear my dress for awhile before changing into a white sundress, but twisted my ankle 15 min. before the party started so I ended up partying in the capris and ratty old t-shirt I’d been wearing to set up the party. Everyone had a good time anyway, and I thought I’d share some pictures with you.

BTW- about the pictures
We found a local couple who are establishing themselves and trying to enlarge their portfolio. They don’t charge for their services and instead work just for tips!

The centerpieces for the tables- Pellegrino water bottles with personalized labels. I asked a designer on the design boards to do a monogram for us and used that.

Our cake: which I thought was was really cool. WAL-E is my DH’s favorite so I wanted to surprise him. He thought we were getting a simple, classic wedding style cake.
But I asked the baker to us Wal-E and Eva as the cake toppers and to make it look like Wal-E had climbed the cake to get to her. Then to have MO somewhere on the cake cleaning it up behind him. This is what she came up with:

(that’s our blurb book in the background)

And some other random pictures!

The Raspberry shortbread Minnie and chocolate Mickey cookies made by DMIL were a huge hit!

Checking out her Mickey cookie…

And after the cookie…

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Great pictures!!!
That cake is adorable!

 

[Tinker Bell Fan]

I am simply in awe!! I loved your dress and flowers and colors! I love the blue shoes too.

Best wishes for a wonderful marriage!

Thank you for sharing your story and photos. Oh and the "blurb" book - did you have that made?

Oh and the Wall-E/Eva cake is just too cute!