Corinna and Graham Vow Renewal Planning Journal

[tinkerbell 766]

Yay for the new dress Corinna!!! It is absolutely gorgeous!!

 

[dolphingirl47]

Yay for the new dress Corinna!!! It is absolutely gorgeous!!

Thanks, I got an email today that it has shipped together with a tracking number so now I can track it on its way from Hong Kong to here. Normally post from Hong Kong takes between 5 and 7 days so with a bit of luck it will be here early next week.

My gorgeous ring box arrived yesterday, but with everything going on in my home town, I was glued to the computer screen for updates and did not take a photo until this evening. Here it is:

Corinna

 

[pixie921]

Corinna, I LOVE your box! It turned out beautifully!

 

[dolphingirl47]

Corinna, I LOVE your box! It turned out beautifully!

I love it, too. It turned out different from what I expected, but I still love it. I thought the logo would be bigger and at the side, but this really works.

Corinna

 

[tinkerbell 766]

I am glad that the box turned out so well. It is really pretty!!!

 

[pjstevens]

Corinna, I love the new dress and the ring box is such a lovely touch. Praying things are calming down over there.

 

[Shananana]

Hi Corinna! I wanted to let you know that we were both on the PC Cruise in January and we'll get to see each other on the way to Hawaii. I love the detailing on your new dress. And the ring box looks amazing. I hope that Things in London today are very uneventful so that you can get your packages quickly!

 

[dolphingirl47]

Corinna, I love the new dress and the ring box is such a lovely touch. Praying things are calming down over there.

Things fortunately seem to have calmed down. I went into town today. I was more than just a little nervous, but after today, I have to work 7 days in a row and then I am off for a weekend away. So I did not really have a choice. The city centre actually did not look as bad as I had thought, but the area around my gym looked like a war zone. There is a large police presence and I noticed on a few occasions that young people who looked like they might be up to no good were stopped and searched by the police.

Hi Corinna! I wanted to let you know that we were both on the PC Cruise in January and we'll get to see each other on the way to Hawaii. I love the detailing on your new dress. And the ring box looks amazing. I hope that Things in London today are very uneventful so that you can get your packages quickly!

I did not realize that you were on the Panama Canal Cruise as well. I suppose we made up our mind about this so late that I did not really have the chance to get to know people that I had not met before with the exception of the people who attended my jewellery workshops.

The dress has not left Hong Kong yet, but I am pretty sure that I will have it by this time next week.

Corinna

 

[dolphingirl47]

My wedding dress has arrived and it looks totally gorgeous. I am so glad that I decided to go with this. I am also glad that it arrived today. We have had three brides in the office until recently and the other two and I have been bouncing ideas off each other and generally shared the planning. The other two had their big days last month and one of them is leaving on Friday to start a new life in Dubai. I know she really wanted to see the dress. With me not being at work on Friday, I started to panic a little.

I have turned a few heads at work this afternoon. I could not resist trying the dress on during my lunch break. It fits like a glove. I can't wait to finally get to wear it. It is just the right mix of classic elegance and glamour. I has been a bit creased in the mail, but it will look even worse once it has travelled to the USA in a suitcase so I will have it pressed on the ship.

I have now also booked dinner for the big day. I have managed to get dinner at Steakhouse 55 at the Disneyland Hotel within 10 minutes of the ideal time. I was hoping for a 6:30 PM reservation, but they could offer me 6:20 PM or 6:40 PM. So I have opted for 6:20 PM. Now I just have to sort out the cake and then I am officially done or at least at the point where there is nothing left that I can do. There are still a few odds and ends that I am waiting for and a few arrangements to be nailed down, but they will sort themselves out when they are good and ready. I am still waiting on photos of the tiara. I can't wait to see what the jewellery artist has come up with for this. Once I got them, I will share them with you guys.

I have ordered a t shirt and bag with the gorgeous design that Joanne made for my ring box. I am going to wear the t shirt to the park the day after the vow renewal. Now I just have to make up my mind if I am going to get Mickey ears to go with it.

Corinna

 

[pixie921]

Corinna, love the shirt and bag! What a great way to use the logo.

And I'm so happy for you that your dress came and that you love it! That's such a crucial part of your day, and it's wonderful that you're pleased with it.

 

[dolphingirl47]

I really love the logo and it is so tiny on the ring box. I am also in the process of making a matching magnet for our door. I had it printed on photo paper and tomorrow I will put it through my Xyron Creative Station which will laminate the front and put a magnet on the back.

I have not actually seen how I look in the dress yet. As I tried it on at work and we have no proper mirrors there, I know that it fits, but that is all. I know that everybody who has seen me in it loved it. I am off tomorrow and will try it on again. I have a huge full length mirror in our living room.

Corinna

 

[tinkerbell 766]

Corinna sweetie - I really love the bag and shirt!! I am thinking that I may have a bag like that made with my logo on....just as an extra momento!!!!
How exciting about the dress - can't wait to see you in it!!!!

 

[gertiesquidge]

Hi Corinna,

I'm just starting planning my Vow Renewal, and I've been reading as many VR PJs as I can, especially UK ones

I love your dress, so elegant and I can't wait to see the photos of your ceremony I also love your t-shirt and bag plan with your logo, I might have to steal that idea

Best wishes
Gertiesquidge

 

[dolphingirl47]

Hi Corinna,

I'm just starting planning my Vow Renewal, and I've been reading as many VR PJs as I can, especially UK ones

I love your dress, so elegant and I can't wait to see the photos of your ceremony I also love your t-shirt and bag plan with your logo, I might have to steal that idea

Best wishes
Gertiesquidge

Welcome. Planning this vow renewal has been the most exciting, stressful and sometimes heart-breaking thing I have ever done. I have now reached the point where I am deliriously happy, but also worried that it will soon be all over. There will be plenty of photos. I will also do a trip report once I am back.

Corinna

 

[dolphingirl47]

Well, I have finally managed to see myself in the dress. I decided to try it on with the jewellery and I even got the bouquet out. It just all fits to together like it has been made for each other. I always loved the original dress, but it never made me feel like this one is. I literally feel like royalty when I am wearing it. I am so glad that I made the insane decision with less than 2 months to go to get a new dress.

My bag and the t shirt have shipped. So they should be waiting for me at work when I get back on Monday with a bit of luck.

Corinna

 

[gertiesquidge]

It sounds like you've made the perfect decision about your dress Every bride (or re-bride) should feel like royalty in her gown So it wasn't an insane decision at all!!

Best wishes
Gertiesquidge

Well, I have finally managed to see myself in the dress. I decided to try it on with the jewellery and I even got the bouquet out. It just all fits to together like it has been made for each other. I always loved the original dress, but it never made me feel like this one is. I literally feel like royalty when I am wearing it. I am so glad that I made the insane decision with less than 2 months to go to get a new dress.

My bag and the t shirt have shipped. So they should be waiting for me at work when I get back on Monday with a bit of luck.

Corinna

 

[dolphingirl47]

Today is a major milestone. It is exactly one month until the vow renewal. Time has just flown.

I had a bit of last minute panic. I went through the costume regulations for Mickey's Halloween Party and it states that the costumes cannot drag on the floor. The fact that the gown that I have bought for the Halloween Party is floor-length suddenly became a huge problem. So today I went to one of the local dry cleaners that also offers alterations and they are going to shorten it by 10 inches so that it is ankle length. It will be ready by Monday.

I had a special pillowcase made, which I will have signed by the characters on the ship with fabric markers. This arrived earlier this week and I really love it:

I also got some photos of my tiara:

And last but not least, I also got some better photos of the necklace to share:

Corinna

 

[ForTheLoveOfDCL]

Today is a major milestone. It is exactly one month until the vow renewal. Time has just flown.

I had a bit of last minute panic. I went through the costume regulations for Mickey's Halloween Party and it states that the costumes cannot drag on the floor. The fact that the gown that I have bought for the Halloween Party is floor-length suddenly became a huge problem. So today I went to one of the local dry cleaners that also offers alterations and they are going to shorten it by 10 inches so that it is ankle length. It will be ready by Monday.

I had a special pillowcase made, which I will have signed by the characters on the ship with fabric markers. This arrived earlier this week and I really love it:

Corinna

Very nice!!! Love the pillowcase. Did Tiffany make it for you? I got 2 for the girls for the cruise but decided to take them to WDW with us and have them signed at the character meals or just in the park. I got different colored pernament markers....hope they work.

 

[dolphingirl47]

Very nice!!! Love the pillowcase. Did Tiffany make it for you? I got 2 for the girls for the cruise but decided to take them to WDW with us and have them signed at the character meals or just in the park. I got different colored pernament markers....hope they work.

Yes, this is one of Tiffany's creations. I have previously always used Sharpies and they worked fine, but I have always been too worried to use the pillowcase. So I decided to go with fabric markers this time.

Corinna

 

[tinkerbell 766]

Corinna sweetie - Loving the pillowcase and the jewellery!!
I can't believe you are just a month away!!! You must be all excitement!!! I remember how excited I was at that stage. It is a good feeling!!