December 2009 Brides?

[Donald'sGirl]

Thank you for the Hours!!!

 

[honey2741]

Thank you for the hours! Now I can plan my ADR's.

 

[Donald'sGirl]

Me too! I get to call in 8 days!!

 

[c_sunnyday]

Just a heads up- it can get downright COLD! I know I thought the same thing (it's sunny Florida) but there have been several years where a cold snap blew through and with the humidity it can be downright miserable...just to warn everybody...

 

[Donald'sGirl]

Did everyone get their ADR's they wanted? I have most of mine but still waiting to book more as they are outside the 90+10

Question? Is anyone trying to book the Garden View for a bridal tea? I having been trying for the last 2 days to get someone to answer the phone and I can't reach anyone and I am getting really nervous and frustrated. I really really want to book this and I don't know who else to call. Disney dining, group dining and even my planner's asstistant can't do anything. Any one have any other suggestions?

 

[acwinsett]

We got all of our ADR's, but there are two events where we had to split our reservations into two and three groups.

We're having a "pre-wedding" dinner at Yachtsman Steakhouse on a Monday night and Group Dining showed no availability. I asked for Citricos as "Plan B" and, once again, no availability. So that's when I knew something was wrong. So I booked three separate tables with three separate hotel confirmation numbers, and the times are all within a 15-minute window. The lady at Group Dining gave me the manager's telephone number and said that sometimes the signature restaurants like to handle their own group events. So I left a voice mail message for the manager on Sunday to see if they could "merge" the reservations together and I haven't received a call back yet.

The same exact thing happened with Grand Floridian Cafe for a group of 12 on Tuesday morning at 10:30. I booked two separate reservations 5 minutes apart and left a voice mail for the manager there.

So, hopefully we'll get some return calls very soon . . .

 

[Donald'sGirl]

I almost had to do the same thing with Garden View Longe for the bridal tea I want to host there. However thankfully they called me back today and I am waiting for final confirmation which was supposed to be today but I am guessing tomorrow? Crossing my fingers for that.

However that's great you got all that you wanted!

 

[NitroStitch]

I'm a December bride too, and have been lurking the wedding threads for a while. We're getting married at Shades of Green in the gazebo on December 11, 2009, a year after we met on the monorail at WDW.

We wanted to do a DFTW ceremony at the Wedding Pavilion, but just couldn't work that out with our current lives and budgets. Maybe a VR in 5 or 10 years?

 

[Donald'sGirl]

Welcome Nitrostich

I haven't heard about a wedding at SOG. That will be pretty!

 

[beatlesblonde]

Welcome NitroStitch! We've had a few SOG brides on here, I bet your wedding will be beautiful

 

[NitroStitch]

Thanks for the welcome to the thread! Shades of Green is a beautiful resort, and the Gazebo is very pretty. Seeing some of the pictures from these boards has gotten me even more excited about the location.

 

[acwinsett]

Welcome!

 

[gibsi53]

Now that there are reservations on all of our plans... How is everyone spending their trips?

We're staying at the Boardwalk (most guests are at POR, BWI and a couple at ASM)

Friday December 11th: Raglan Road Welcome Party
Saturday December 12th: Biergarten and Coral Reef for dinner then out on the Boardwalk at Jellyrolls
Sunday December 13th: Afternoon Football at ESPN 6pm Rehearsal at SBP then Dinner at the Hoop Dee Do Review with everyone
Monday December 14th Wedding Day!
Monday December 15th Brunch at Cape May Cafe'

 

[pinkcow]

Here's our itinerary-

Dec. 3 Arrive CSR
Dec. 4 Tampa
Dec. 5 Girls Day at GF, evening TBD
Dec. 6-10 Cruising!!
Dec. 10 GF
Dec. 11-13 OKW

 

[beatlesblonde]

Here's our itinerary (the condensed version, in real life it's a 3 page Word document )

12/5 Arrive @ Pop, Evening @ MK

12/6 Studios

12/7 Keys 2 The Kingdom Tour @ 8:30am with DF, his bro and maybe my bro
-Surprising moms with EPCOT Segway tour
-Go get marriage license
-Informal "rehearsal dinner" thing @ parent's condo

12/8 Wedding Day! Lunch/dinner @ Le Cellier, DP in Morocco

12/9 Crystal Palace breakfast
-Surprising FFIL with Richard Petty driving experience
AK EMH

12/10 Switch from Pop to POR
-MVMCP!

12/11 EPCOT
-Candlelight Processional 5:00pm show

12/12 EPCOT/MK/Hopefully DAP @ Studios
ADR @ Tony's Town Square

12/13 Studios
ADR @ Sci-Fi Dine In

12/14 DTD/MK
-Trying to get Lunch with an Imagineer to surprise DF but so far no dice
-ADR @ 1900 Park Fare

12/15 Go home

 

[acwinsett]

Here's our "condensed version" itinerary

Saturday, 12/5
- Travel to WDW / Check In Contemporary
- Quick Visit to Magic Kingdom
- Late Dinner at 'Ohana

Sunday, 12/6
- Morning at Hollywood Studios
- Welcome Dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern
- Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party!

Monday, 12/7
- EPCOT World Showcase
- Pre-Wedding Dinner at Yachtsman Steakhouse
- IllumiNations

Tuesday, 12/8
- Ladies' Brunch at Grand Floridian Cafe
- Guys "Take the Plunge" on Tower of Terror / Lunch at Brown Derby
- Wedding at Wedding Pavilion
- Reception at California Grill

Wednesday, 12/9
- Farewell Brunch at Chef Mickey's
- First "Married Couple" Dinner at Cinderella's Royal Table

Thursday, 12/10
- Bridal Portraits at Magic Kingdom and EPCOT
- Rest at Hotel
- Lunch at Wave
- Afternoon at Animal Kingdom
- Dinner at Jiko

Friday, 12/11
- World Showcase Segway Tour
- Princess Breakfast at Akershus
- Afternoon at EPCOT
- Dinner at Citricos

Saturday, 12/12
- Morning at Animal Kingdom
- Lunch and Shopping at Downtown Disney
- Evening at Disney Hollywood Studios
- Dinner at Brown Derby
- The DIS Party (if we can get tickets)

Sunday, 12/13
- Morning at Magic Kingdom
- Travel Home!

 

[Donald'sGirl]

That sounds like a wonderful trip! We have the same wedding locations but ours is 6 days later!

 

[NitroStitch]

Here's our outline so far (also much longer in a Word document!):

Check in December 10 - Boardwalk Villas
short day at Epcot
Dinner at Jiko

December 11 - Wedding Day!
Breakfast at Kouzzina
Noon Wedding at SoG Gazebo
Late lunch at either Mangino's (SoG) or Kona Cafe
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

December 12 - Epcot day
Lunch at Tutto Italia
Dinner at Garden Grill
Candlelight Processional

December 13 - Magic Kingdom day
Breakfast at the Crystal Palace
Dinner at Citrico's

December 14 - Studios Day
Early dinner at Brown Derby
Fantasmic

December 15 - Animal Kingdom Day
Check out
Lunch at Yak & Yeti before heading home

More plans to follow!

 

[29apr00]

Here's our itinerary (the condensed version, in real life it's a 3 page Word document )

12/5 Arrive @ Pop, Evening @ MK

12/6 Studios

Sunday, 12/6
- Morning at Hollywood Studios
- Welcome Dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern
- Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party!

We'll be at DHS on 12/6 too!! we hope to be there pretty close to opening, but we have ADR at 1900 Park Fare at 8am. Sci-Fi for dinner! Hope to see you girls there!

 

[acwinsett]

Okay, so we should TOTALLY find a time and place to meet up

We'll be there from around opening time until around lunchtime. After that we have to go back to the hotel and rest up for the Christmas Party.