Cam & Howard's Vow Renewal PJ -1/12/09 - WP&WH--p.98: TRIP REPORT BEGINS

[keenercam]

Now where is the tag fairy when you need her/him. You need an updated tag my dear friend (and just how long has that been there, cause I never noticed it until now).

I agree with pjstevens on this , I second this motion. Have a great day!!!!!

Thank you, guys!! Patty, that has been my tag for about 3 years. Wouldn't it be amazing to have a figure like Tinkerbell? LOL!

 

[pjstevens]

Thank you, guys!! Patty, that has been my tag for about 3 years. Wouldn't it be amazing to have a figure like Tinkerbell? LOL!

Cam, that would be amazing, but she's pretty small. It would take a VERY long time to run that 1/2 your are training for, lol.

It's amazing, I am so unobservant at times,

 

[keenercam]

yes, but between the wings and the pixiedust, it would be a HECK of a lot easier than doing it on my own two feet!!!

 

[pjstevens]

yes, but between the wings and the pixiedust, it would be a HECK of a lot easier than doing it on my own two feet!!!

you are so funny!!!! I love you my friend! You make me want to run (well when my footsie isn't hurting). Yea, wings would be nice, think how great our time would be.

 

[keenercam]

Patty (pjstevens) has very generously offered to help me dye my crinoline. Some of you may remember I really, REALLY wanted pink shoes and a pink crinoline. Well, I ultimately decided to wear pink shoes for our dessert party (the night before the VR) and silver under my gown (great excuse to have 2 fabulous purses, too! ).

And I decided that my gown had enough crinolines built into it and I shouldn't wear the one I'd purchased. So, no pink crinnie. Well, when I tried on the gown Saturday, we all decided that it DEFINITELY looks so much prettier with the crinoline under it. SOOOOOO, I am wearing a crinoline. Then, I started wistfully talking about dying it and my very courageous friend volunteered to help me!!

Now, I have to go find the instructions and figure out how the heck to do it AND how much dye I need.

 

[2BoysMom]

Just make sure you take pictures.
Of the dying process, and the look of concern on your faces b/c you're not absolutely sure how it will come out!

And when you wear it on VR Day so we can see how pretty it turned out!

Oh, the Kodak moments in our lives.....

 

[hockeygirl]

Hi Cam! If you find directions for dyeing your crinoline, could you possibly send them to me? I want to dye my crinoline pink and can't seem to find directions (although I haven't tried that hard yet).....can't wait to see how it comes out...you better post pictures!!

 

[keenercam]

Just make sure you take pictures.
Of the dying process, and the look of concern on your faces b/c you're not absolutely sure how it will come out!

And when you wear it on VR Day so we can see how pretty it turned out!

Oh, the Kodak moments in our lives.....

LOL!! I hope it comes out great so I don't have to buy another. It was really inexpensive but the price of two won't be. LOL!

Hi Cam! If you find directions for dyeing your crinoline, could you possibly send them to me? I want to dye my crinoline pink and can't seem to find directions (although I haven't tried that hard yet).....can't wait to see how it comes out...you better post pictures!!

Hi, Laurie! How are you, sweetie? Check out this thread: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1971664

 

[Keira1387]

That's great that your going to dye your crinnie. It will look so pretty!

 

[jessesgirl-080708]

We are also trying to figure out what to do about the cake table in the Whitehall Room. I am not crazy about those birds on the mirror over that marble table that the cake will sit on. So, Meri (what a darling!) came up with an alternate floorplan to put the cake table behind the sweetheart table but that means making the dance floor smaller, and we aren't willing to do that. Poor Howard! He said "if making the dance floor smaller means I need to learn more turning steps for our dance, let's come up with a different option". LOL!!!

Thats so funny Cam! I hated that bird picture.. I really wanted to pay the extra money to get it covered, but I wanted the MK shoot more. In the end it wasn't to bad. I was way dissapointed in our cake cutting pictures though.. Mickeys big top hat was basically in my face because we were facing a wall where no one could see! Def. try and get it moved!

It kinda looks like a movie zoomed in..

But a big mess backed up..

sorry for hijacking.... but that bird picture is pretty bad!! lol

 

[keenercam]

Kendra -- I will be sure to post pix! Unless, of course, it ends up looking tye-dyed, in which event I will sheepishly admit defeat and wear a white crinnie!

Carly - Thank you so much for posting the pictures! Yours are the first I've seen that really help me decide. I do NOT want the cake in front of that mural. But I also cannot justify the cost to cover it. I'm definitely going to consider all options.

 

[Honeibee]

Cam - Would you be allowed to bring your own piece of material and drape it over the mirror? Just a thought. They couldn't possibly charge you $200 for that. Could they?

 

[2BoysMom]

Honeibee took the words out of my mouth.....

I would think you could drape something...

 

[jessesgirl-080708]

Cam,
We danced on the patio at Whitehall.
Have you considered that?
It was so much more room that inside, plus the outside view is soo much prettier! We had such a clear view of the castle, and the people on the monorails were constantly waving at us!
And the DJ was at the door, so he could be inside and out.
We also still had the dance floor inside (incase it rained)

Just a thought...

 

[keenercam]

Carly -- Thanks for the idea! I'll have to run that by Howard. We are doing the pre-reception out there and there will be tables set up for that. So, I don't know whether that would affect the availability at all.

Judy and 2BoysMom -- Somehow I just don't expect that would look as nice as whatever Disney would do.

 

[Honeibee]

This from the same woman who didn't think her dress would fit.

Maybe we can hang a piece of velvet and and pictures of you and Howard in little silver frames with pink ribbons holding them up.

Yes, just what you need, a few more things on your To Do List!

 

[keenercam]

This from the same woman who didn't think her dress would fit.

Maybe we can hang a piece of velvet and and pictures of you and Howard in little silver frames with pink ribbons holding them up.

Yes, just what you need, a few more things on your To Do List!

OMG, JUDY!! You have me You know me so well!!
First of all, on page TWELVE of my 13 page to-do list (in all fairness, it's spread over 13 pages for organizational purposes, but it's really closer to 9 pages single-spaced and I'd guestimate that at least half of the items are already checked off) under "GUESTBOOK TABLE" is the following:

Print & frame our pix (weekend we met, engagement, wedding, births)

Secondly, when you said "piece of velvet" all I could think of is OMG! We'll be like those Elvis paintings on black velvet. LOL!! Sorry! Couldn't help myself!
I liked the idea of little silver frames and pink ribbons, though.

Oh, wait! You didn't say the velvet had to be black! Whew!!!

 

[Crown_princess]

Cam,
I must know...did Disney say they could make your Lenox topper stay on a cake?

I am tempted to get the same one if the answer is yes, I like the way the chocolate castles look but I don't think it would survive the trip home or the heat here in Cali.

 

[keenercam]

Cam,
I must know...did Disney say they could make your Lenox topper stay on a cake?

I am tempted to get the same one if the answer is yes, I like the way the chocolate castles look but I don't think it would survive the trip home or the heat here in Cali.

Yes. We sent them the measurements, weight & a tracing of the "footprint" of the castle. They said it will be no problem, though it sounds as if they will build support into the cake to hold the weight of it. We also had Meri include on the BEO the measurements and weight. Oh, and we are doing a 2 tier cake and the top layer will be made large enough for the castle, even if it is bigger than the size we'd normally have for the top tier. Since we are serving one piece of each layer to every guest, it worked out fine that way. I hope that helps!

BTW, I hope you can find the castle. Disney merchandising told me I had one of the last 2 available at the warehouse and then my friend and I saw one more at the outlet and they said it was the last one and she was lucky to get it. So, if you can't find it elsewhere, check Disney merchandising and lenox. Good luck!

 

[Crown_princess]

Yes. We sent them the measurements, weight & a tracing of the "footprint" of the castle. They said it will be no problem, though it sounds as if they will build support into the cake to hold the weight of it. We also had Meri include on the BEO the measurements and weight. Oh, and we are doing a 2 tier cake and the top layer will be made large enough for the castle, even if it is bigger than the size we'd normally have for the top tier. Since we are serving one piece of each layer to every guest, it worked out fine that way. I hope that helps!

BTW, I hope you can find the castle. Disney merchandising told me I had one of the last 2 available at the warehouse and then my friend and I saw one more at the outlet and they said it was the last one and she was lucky to get it. So, if you can't find it elsewhere, check Disney merchandising and lenox. Good luck!

Wow! Quick response! I checked Lenox and it's not on the website. Only saw it on eBay. Price ranges $150 to $250. I'm sorely tempted. I was going to buy the Jim Shore Cinderella Castle $110 and the Chocolate topper $100, so I may actually end up saving money. Will have to discuss with WP at PS: I wouldn't want to order more cake than I need, since that could add up to as much as buying the JS & Chocolate Castle.