Cat's planning journal 5-27-07 (mostly pics) updated, only 6 days to go!

catmorgan4

Earning My Ears
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Here is a summary of us until now (less than three months to go!)

I wanted to go back and edit my first planning post to introduce myself. I just resently found this site and am towards the end of my planning so I got a little ahead of myself.

My DF and I actually met at a bar in college. I know they say you wont meet the person you are going to marry at a bar, but we did. We stayed up all night talking and ended up hanging out until four the next afternoon. I guess if you want to be with someone you just met for that long its a good sign. His family vacations at Disney every year, so I will have to give the Disney wedding idea to him and his mother. Not that I would argue! After the first year of dating I joined him and his family on their vacations to Disney.

The third year I went with them was the year he proposed. We were all at Magic Kingdom going from one ride to another when Ryan asked me to go with him to get a drink. I thought it was wierd that we were seperating from his parents, but he said we would meet them at the next ride. On the way to meet his parents we stopped by the wishing well by the castle. He gave me a coin and told me he wanted me to close my eyes and make a wish. Of course there was a little girl playing in the water and I said but what if I hit her. He then pushed me up closer and said you wont hit her. I guess he was getting a little nervous. Of course when I opened my eyes he was on his knees with the ring in his hand. Oh, and I said yes!

During that vacation we decided that Disney was definately the place we would get married. His mom and I did some wedding crashing to see what different locations for the reception looked like. We also went to Franks to get more information. That was over a year ago and we went back for our planning trip in October. The planning trip was very productive and now we are just getting together the finishing touches. The following journal will include what I am doing in the last three months of the planning stage:





My sister and I spent all weekend making these door hangers for my guests. We are going to put special stickers for people in the wedding party that say mother of the groom or bridesmaid. We still have to add rinstones but I am so excited about how they turned out.

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I got these shirts for my bridesmaids from VS. I plan to give them the shirts as a thank you for my shower. I thought we could wear them at the bach. party and down in Disney.

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I couldnt help it, but here is what I got myself.


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My bridesmaids keep yelling at me for buying stuff, but you only get married once (hopefully) and I want to enjoy it.
 
Your stuff is so cute-- your right, you normally only get married once!! Go for it. So cute!pixiedust:
 
Very cute! Where did you find the door hangers? I'd love to have the kids help me with those for the vow renewal?

thanks,
Lisa
 

I adore those hangers! What a cute idea! :thumbsup2



btw, the date for your wedding is great {its my bday!}.
 
Everything is so beautiful.. May I ask how you made those Cinderella's Coach? Was it a cut out?? They are too cute:thumbsup2




My sister and I spent all weekend making these door hangers for my guests. We are going to put special stickers for people in the wedding party that say mother of the groom or bridesmaid. We still have to add rinstones but I am so excited about how they turned out.

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They have a section in Michael's craft store that has princess foam cutouts. I think they have a castle and a crown too. We just used paint markers to add a little color and we plan on putting some rinestones on as well. They were only a dollar and are fun to make!
 
Oh I LOVE the shirts - keeping that in mind for me!
 
I just got the flower girl dresses in the mail today. They are so cute! I ordered them from house of brides online and they were much cheaper and came a month early. I wish I ordered the bridesmaid dresses online too. They say not to order dresses online, but it seems to have worked out well for me. I think I saved about sixty dolllars on each dress.
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I have also been working on our favors. We are doing pink and green m&ms in tins. Here is what I have come up with so far.

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I just got the flower girl dresses in the mail today. They are so cute! I ordered them from house of brides online and they were much cheaper and came a month early. I wish I ordered the bridesmaid dresses online too. They say not to order dresses online, but it seems to have worked out well for me. I think I saved about sixty dolllars on each dress.
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I have also been working on our favors. We are doing pink and green m&ms in tins. Here is what I have come up with so far.

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Those dresses are adorable! And I love your colors.
 
I love snow days! I had the day off today because of the snow and I got a few things done. I ordered the heart shaped wine glasses for our wine ceremony. We have vacationed in Napa and Sanoma and both love wine, so we thought it would fit us best to do a wine ceremony instead of the unity candle. Our mothers will pour wine into the interlocking glasses and we will both drink from each.

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I also think I found my gifts for my bridesmaids. I already have purses with fun VS stuff and my sister is making jewlery but I really want robes for us to wear while we get ready. I want to get them with the pink trim and the initials will be green. I originally ordered pjs from VS but in my indecisiveness I am returning them.
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I also made an appointment to get my dress altered. I am using the same person one of my bridesmaids used for her wedding because she did an awesome job with the french bustle. It was so easy for us to bustle her because the woman color coordinated the loops with ribbon.

It seems like I was busy all day but I still have a lot more to do! Using this journal makes me feel better because I can look back and see all the things I have accomplished.
 
Everything so far looks great! BTW, where'd you get the tins for the M&M's? They are so cute!
 
I love the interlocking hearts! Great choice and so meaningful!
I also love the robe idea. I am already struggling with the bridal party gifts and I have a looong time!
 
DVCgirl49,

We actually got the tins on clearance at the potterybarn outlet. We were originally going to do lottery tickets that say wishing you riches from Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy, but when I saw the tins on clearance I went for the m&ms.
 
Ooh, excellent find! Didn't even know they had an outlet....I'll have to keep an eye out. Thanks for the info! All your pics and plans look great so far. :goodvibes
 
I got these shirts for my bridesmaids from VS. I plan to give them the shirts as a thank you for my shower. I thought we could wear them at the bach. party and down in Disney.

bridesmaidshirt.jpg



I couldnt help it, but here is what I got myself.


bridehoodie.jpg


brideshirt2.jpg


brideshirt-1.jpg


My bridesmaids keep yelling at me for buying stuff, but you only get married once (hopefully) and I want to enjoy it.

I bought those too!!!! I also got the "something blue" shirt - and they arrived today, I am so happy! DF thinks I am looney, buying all those to wear, but I especially love the hoodie - and the zipper on it!!!!
 
I had yet another trial hairdo this weekend. I cant seem to make up my mind what I want. I have very fine and thin hair so I am using clips with hair extensions. I like this hairdo, but I would want the hair to be up higher so that it comes up to the tiara. My sister noticed that if you looked for it you could see the hair clips. It might be becuase the girl that did my hair did not take her time. She was really confused as to why I would want her to do my trial but not my wedding. She told me I could fly her down but I declined. So needless to say she did not take her time doing my hair.

I am wondering if I should get real extensions. Has anyone or anyone you know gotten extensions for their wedding? How did it work out?

I have the pictures of my trial hair by beaute speciale on my work computer. I will attach those next week and you can let me know what you think. Thanks for your help.

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