sillykaren
Wishing upon a star...
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You looked GORGEOUS! Love your bouquet. I think it's become quite the favorite around here! 
DznyGal and her DF's SBP Escape PJ 4/16/10... We are going back!
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Your teaser pictures are just that - teasers! They are so beautiful, we all cannot wait to see more! Congratulations on being married!
DznyGal
April 2010 Disney Bride!
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You looked GORGEOUS! Love your bouquet. I think it's become quite the favorite around here!
Thank you! Yes I fell in love with the bouquet when I saw Nicsnick's photos and her dress even was similar to mine, so I was able to kind of imagine what they would look like together. I owe a lot of my wedding choices to all the wonderful DisBrides! I feel like I wasn't creative, because I took bits and pieces from so many people and made it mine.
I think it is just that everyone has such great ideas, and there is definitely something for everyone!
Hopefully I will have some time to post more pictures tonight. I also need to type of my reviews of everyone, all people involved were WONDERFUL, no complaints here!
DznyGal
April 2010 Disney Bride!
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Boardwalk_bride
Married in WDW :)
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I love your teaser pictures! DF and I tried to look for you since we were walking around the boardwalk and swimming at Stormalong Bay. I must have forgot your ceremony time, because we didn't see you any of the three or four times we looked!
Congrats, it looks like your day was wonderful!
Congrats, it looks like your day was wonderful!
DznyGal
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No problem, we had a beautiful day. A little hot for DF, but he survived.
Our ceremony was at 2:30, I did look for you at one point, but then got distracted with the events and didn't think about you again until later that evening and wondered if you made it over.
I can't wait to see more of your pictures, your TTD ones are beautiful!
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Congrats! You looked beautiful. Can't wait to read more!
Congrats! You looked beautiful. Can't wait to read more!
TinkLoverSam
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Love the teaser pics!
DznyGal
April 2010 Disney Bride!
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Here we go, I can't wait to see our DPS pictures because these came out so nice!
The girls have arrived:
My flower girl is so adorable!
My dad and me, this is also the best picture of my train I have:
Heading out...
The nice walk to SBP, I enjoyed this walk:
Dad and me walking to the alter:
Rev Kevin was awesome, I will do my reviews later but had to say everyone really enjoyed him and his service!
A good picture of us and our cake:
Our special guests, I love this picture!
Even I got caught up in taking pictures.
My girls, our small bridal
In the limo on our way to Pucks for dinner:
Off to Pucks:
Waiting for our ride, I love this picture it truly sums up the day. Happy, releaved etc...
We didn't end up making it to EPCOT this night, so I saved my other dress for our reception which is this Saturday.
The girls have arrived:
My flower girl is so adorable!
My dad and me, this is also the best picture of my train I have:
Heading out...
The nice walk to SBP, I enjoyed this walk:
Dad and me walking to the alter:
Rev Kevin was awesome, I will do my reviews later but had to say everyone really enjoyed him and his service!
A good picture of us and our cake:
Our special guests, I love this picture!
Even I got caught up in taking pictures.
My girls, our small bridal
In the limo on our way to Pucks for dinner:
Off to Pucks:
Waiting for our ride, I love this picture it truly sums up the day. Happy, releaved etc...
We didn't end up making it to EPCOT this night, so I saved my other dress for our reception which is this Saturday.
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Great pictures! I can't wait to read all about it! Happy belated wedding day and congratulations!
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I love your pictures and your dress! You look so pretty
Bride-to-be
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Everything looks great! I especially like your Mickey and Minnie pics
DznyGal
April 2010 Disney Bride!
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It has only taken me over month, but here are my reviews. I hope you all enjoy them!
DFTW, Coordinator Kathleen
She was awesome, I emailed her quite often and she always responded quickly. I also had a bad habit of changing my mind and she was always happy to make the needed modifications. She also made suggestions and asked my opinions on things to get me thinking about what I would like or not like. I appreciate her taking the time to talk things out with me, I know that without her one on one attention and her attention to detail the day wouldnt have gone as perfect as it did!
We talked the day before our wedding to make the final arrangements for the Limo etc and then we were set.
As the limo arrived with me and my girls Kathleen met us at the car and escorted us inside. There she handed out our flowers and we took some pictures with the photographer.
At that point she walked us down to SBP.
She kept everything moving, but wasnt pushy. Just said time for this and now time for that and kept us updated on how much time we had over all. Everything flowed so nicely that thinking back it all went by in a blur. Which to me is good, that means there were no snags for us to remember or dwell upon.
Disney Floral Rosie
I sent her a lot of pictures and requests, and she did awesome. All the flowers came out better than expected. When I received my initial Floral BEO noticed she had my bridesmaid wands listed with light pink ribbons, so I sent her an email and showed her the pictures of my flower girl wand we made and asked her to change it to hot pink ribbons, and they came out awesome! The other thing that between her and Kathleen that was worked out was a special magical moment for our guests. We had Mickey and Minnie sign a photo of themselves and had it delivered to Pucks for dinner along with the Mickey rice crispy treats. We passed them out to our guests as favor and a special memento of the private time we all got to spend with Mickey and Minnie. Also while we were getting pictures taken with Daryn he mentioned how I wanted pictures at a location he wasnt 100% sure how to get to, I told him I didnt know what he was talking about. Here Rosie added a location and wrote if there is time after it, well since I didnt even know where it was we found some steps outside the Boardwalk and used them. Kathleen said sometimes Rosie will add a few surprise places to the list for if there is time. I thought that was so sweet of her!
DPS, Daryn
He is awesome, I havent heard of any other DIS Brides having him but we really enjoyed him. He was very personable and made us feel comfortable and he had us laughing the whole time. He told us how he only works for Disney part time and actually he and his family live in the Mid-West like us. I was a little concerned with a photographer being a distraction during the ceremony, but actually I didnt notice him at all. I was excited when I saw how many good pictures he got of us because at the time I wasnt sure he took any. I did have it in the back of my head to just relax and smile and dont make any crazy faces that could end up on film. LOL Of course thinking back there are a few pictures I wish we would have taken, but all in all that isnt his fault it is mine for not thinking though all the shots we needed. To be honest I was on cloud 9 just soaking it all up and did not feel any stress or anything so I missed a few little things along the way. =)
Rev Kevin Knox
I read some good and some average reviews from Rev Kevin, but for us he was awesome. We chose his standard ceremony with the blessing of the hands and a memorial reading. Even though we didnt write anything ourselves we felt the words were so true and memorable for us. Even our guest commented on how beautiful all the words he spoke and how well he executed the ceremony. He made us feels as if we knew him for years and in truth we just met him a few minutes before. After the ceremony he asked for our two witnesses to sign, and then in a poof he was gone. Later we talked about no one seeing him leave he was just gone. All in all it worked out well we were involved in other things at that point so it might have been strange if he did go around and say good bye. I do understand what some brides express with his email spam , but that didnt bother me it just reminded me of what I needed to take care of to get all of our wedding plans squared away.
DFTW Violinist, Rob
It was so beautiful to hear the wonderful violin music in the background, and to be honest I dont even remember hearing specific songs. It was just very southing to hear the sounds of the violin. Then while we were eating our cake he asked for requests. Most of our guests just said Disney movies like The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, etc then he got to my flower girl and he asked her to pick a Disney movie should like to hear a song from and who knows why but she said Hercules and wouldnt you know he immediately started playing the main song from Hercules. Even though I did enjoy the movie at that moment I couldnt even think of how it sounded. He started playing, and I was shocked he had that song in his arsenal! Then for the last song he came to us and I knew what DH was going to say, so I looked at him and smiled. He asked him to play the Devil Went Down To Georgia. He smiled back at us and played away. All of our guest laughed.
Limo Driver, Steve
On our way to dinner (we were in the first trip) he reminded us we had our left over cake in the front seat with him along with our cake topper etc I was a bit concerned about carrying all of this into Wolfgang Pucks, and all I did was say I was unsure how we would transport all of it. At that moment Steve spoke up and said he could take them to our hotel and leave them with the Bell Services since after his next trip with guests we still has some time left for his services. I thought that was above and beyond, yes I know we paid him for his time but he didnt have to suggest that for us. Like I said I wasnt even really complaining just kind of thinking out loud about transporting our stuff.
Disney Server Vince
He did an excellent job. A funny story, is while our guests were getting their pictures with Mickey and Minnie he asked us if we needed anything. We both said practically in unison No Everything is Great! Then we hear CRASH, Minnie bumped into our pillar with the Hurricane and memorial candle breaking the hurricane. Good thing the hurricane was rented. LOL I am also glad it wasnt one of us who knocked it over it was Minnie. =) He just excused himself and went right over to clean it up, no hesitation at all. It was comforting to feel so comfortable with people we just met. Also while eating cake he asked if people wanted seconds and served all of us very quickly. He along with some others also moved two of the tables out of the sun and under the tree with the others to get all of us in the shade. That was much appreciated since even though it was an April day, it was very hot especially for all of us midwesters. LOL
Minnie and Mickey
Before they arrived Kathleen told me they were on their way so we stalled for only about a minute then they were there. We cut the cake, and took a TON of pictures. Then Kathleen came to me and asked if we got all the pictures we needed I said we did and then they said Good Bye and headed out. I am not 100% sure but I think they were there more than there 30 minutes, even my mom mentioned she thinks they were there for a long time.
Carolyn Allens Bridal
They were wonderful, every time I called or emailed they answered my questions quickly and we always very kind and reassuring. I was very nervous about shipping my dress, but it was the best thing I did! Not having to deal with taking it on the plane was so nice. Also my mom was so impressed with them when they delivered the dresses she suggested I get my dress preserved. I then called the following day and set everything up. The picked up my dress from or resort the following day without any issues. I received my dress back a few days ago and it is perfect. I am so glad I had it preserved.
Mens Warehouse
The local store was great, even though they never have done a Disney wedding, or a destination wedding like ours. Once we explained what we needed to do everything went smoothly. The people at the Winter Garden store were also very easy to work with. They arrived before we did, and we just had to return them to the bell desk the day after. My only complaint is they allow you to have the tuxs many days before the wedding, but you have to have it back the morning after. I was tempted to say my wedding was a different day to allow for us to get the tuxs back later. It is a bit hectic to get them back to the bell desk the morning after the wedding. Also both DF and my Father said that the shoes were about a half size to small even though they tried them on at our local store they seemed smaller when they arrived from the FL store. I dont know if it would have been possible or not, but I think we should have had my dads tux delivered to his resort and picked up from there, it was a bit harder than I expected to get the tux to my dad the night before the wedding and get it back from him after dinner. We managed without any major issues, but it did add some stress that I think could have been eliminated.
DFTW, Coordinator Kathleen
She was awesome, I emailed her quite often and she always responded quickly. I also had a bad habit of changing my mind and she was always happy to make the needed modifications. She also made suggestions and asked my opinions on things to get me thinking about what I would like or not like. I appreciate her taking the time to talk things out with me, I know that without her one on one attention and her attention to detail the day wouldnt have gone as perfect as it did!
We talked the day before our wedding to make the final arrangements for the Limo etc and then we were set.
As the limo arrived with me and my girls Kathleen met us at the car and escorted us inside. There she handed out our flowers and we took some pictures with the photographer.
At that point she walked us down to SBP.
She kept everything moving, but wasnt pushy. Just said time for this and now time for that and kept us updated on how much time we had over all. Everything flowed so nicely that thinking back it all went by in a blur. Which to me is good, that means there were no snags for us to remember or dwell upon.
Disney Floral Rosie
I sent her a lot of pictures and requests, and she did awesome. All the flowers came out better than expected. When I received my initial Floral BEO noticed she had my bridesmaid wands listed with light pink ribbons, so I sent her an email and showed her the pictures of my flower girl wand we made and asked her to change it to hot pink ribbons, and they came out awesome! The other thing that between her and Kathleen that was worked out was a special magical moment for our guests. We had Mickey and Minnie sign a photo of themselves and had it delivered to Pucks for dinner along with the Mickey rice crispy treats. We passed them out to our guests as favor and a special memento of the private time we all got to spend with Mickey and Minnie. Also while we were getting pictures taken with Daryn he mentioned how I wanted pictures at a location he wasnt 100% sure how to get to, I told him I didnt know what he was talking about. Here Rosie added a location and wrote if there is time after it, well since I didnt even know where it was we found some steps outside the Boardwalk and used them. Kathleen said sometimes Rosie will add a few surprise places to the list for if there is time. I thought that was so sweet of her!
DPS, Daryn
He is awesome, I havent heard of any other DIS Brides having him but we really enjoyed him. He was very personable and made us feel comfortable and he had us laughing the whole time. He told us how he only works for Disney part time and actually he and his family live in the Mid-West like us. I was a little concerned with a photographer being a distraction during the ceremony, but actually I didnt notice him at all. I was excited when I saw how many good pictures he got of us because at the time I wasnt sure he took any. I did have it in the back of my head to just relax and smile and dont make any crazy faces that could end up on film. LOL Of course thinking back there are a few pictures I wish we would have taken, but all in all that isnt his fault it is mine for not thinking though all the shots we needed. To be honest I was on cloud 9 just soaking it all up and did not feel any stress or anything so I missed a few little things along the way. =)
Rev Kevin Knox
I read some good and some average reviews from Rev Kevin, but for us he was awesome. We chose his standard ceremony with the blessing of the hands and a memorial reading. Even though we didnt write anything ourselves we felt the words were so true and memorable for us. Even our guest commented on how beautiful all the words he spoke and how well he executed the ceremony. He made us feels as if we knew him for years and in truth we just met him a few minutes before. After the ceremony he asked for our two witnesses to sign, and then in a poof he was gone. Later we talked about no one seeing him leave he was just gone. All in all it worked out well we were involved in other things at that point so it might have been strange if he did go around and say good bye. I do understand what some brides express with his email spam , but that didnt bother me it just reminded me of what I needed to take care of to get all of our wedding plans squared away.
DFTW Violinist, Rob
It was so beautiful to hear the wonderful violin music in the background, and to be honest I dont even remember hearing specific songs. It was just very southing to hear the sounds of the violin. Then while we were eating our cake he asked for requests. Most of our guests just said Disney movies like The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, etc then he got to my flower girl and he asked her to pick a Disney movie should like to hear a song from and who knows why but she said Hercules and wouldnt you know he immediately started playing the main song from Hercules. Even though I did enjoy the movie at that moment I couldnt even think of how it sounded. He started playing, and I was shocked he had that song in his arsenal! Then for the last song he came to us and I knew what DH was going to say, so I looked at him and smiled. He asked him to play the Devil Went Down To Georgia. He smiled back at us and played away. All of our guest laughed.
Limo Driver, Steve
On our way to dinner (we were in the first trip) he reminded us we had our left over cake in the front seat with him along with our cake topper etc I was a bit concerned about carrying all of this into Wolfgang Pucks, and all I did was say I was unsure how we would transport all of it. At that moment Steve spoke up and said he could take them to our hotel and leave them with the Bell Services since after his next trip with guests we still has some time left for his services. I thought that was above and beyond, yes I know we paid him for his time but he didnt have to suggest that for us. Like I said I wasnt even really complaining just kind of thinking out loud about transporting our stuff.
Disney Server Vince
He did an excellent job. A funny story, is while our guests were getting their pictures with Mickey and Minnie he asked us if we needed anything. We both said practically in unison No Everything is Great! Then we hear CRASH, Minnie bumped into our pillar with the Hurricane and memorial candle breaking the hurricane. Good thing the hurricane was rented. LOL I am also glad it wasnt one of us who knocked it over it was Minnie. =) He just excused himself and went right over to clean it up, no hesitation at all. It was comforting to feel so comfortable with people we just met. Also while eating cake he asked if people wanted seconds and served all of us very quickly. He along with some others also moved two of the tables out of the sun and under the tree with the others to get all of us in the shade. That was much appreciated since even though it was an April day, it was very hot especially for all of us midwesters. LOL
Minnie and Mickey
Before they arrived Kathleen told me they were on their way so we stalled for only about a minute then they were there. We cut the cake, and took a TON of pictures. Then Kathleen came to me and asked if we got all the pictures we needed I said we did and then they said Good Bye and headed out. I am not 100% sure but I think they were there more than there 30 minutes, even my mom mentioned she thinks they were there for a long time.
Carolyn Allens Bridal
They were wonderful, every time I called or emailed they answered my questions quickly and we always very kind and reassuring. I was very nervous about shipping my dress, but it was the best thing I did! Not having to deal with taking it on the plane was so nice. Also my mom was so impressed with them when they delivered the dresses she suggested I get my dress preserved. I then called the following day and set everything up. The picked up my dress from or resort the following day without any issues. I received my dress back a few days ago and it is perfect. I am so glad I had it preserved.
Mens Warehouse
The local store was great, even though they never have done a Disney wedding, or a destination wedding like ours. Once we explained what we needed to do everything went smoothly. The people at the Winter Garden store were also very easy to work with. They arrived before we did, and we just had to return them to the bell desk the day after. My only complaint is they allow you to have the tuxs many days before the wedding, but you have to have it back the morning after. I was tempted to say my wedding was a different day to allow for us to get the tuxs back later. It is a bit hectic to get them back to the bell desk the morning after the wedding. Also both DF and my Father said that the shoes were about a half size to small even though they tried them on at our local store they seemed smaller when they arrived from the FL store. I dont know if it would have been possible or not, but I think we should have had my dads tux delivered to his resort and picked up from there, it was a bit harder than I expected to get the tux to my dad the night before the wedding and get it back from him after dinner. We managed without any major issues, but it did add some stress that I think could have been eliminated.
weedee
I wanna go back to Disney already...
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Great reviews! Kathleen is also my planner so I'm so glad to hear that she didn't try to rush you or anything the day of. She's been really wonderful so far and I'm so excited to finally meet her in person!
You looked beautiful! congrats!
You looked beautiful! congrats!
DznyGal
April 2010 Disney Bride!
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Great reviews! Kathleen is also my planner so I'm so glad to hear that she didn't try to rush you or anything the day of. She's been really wonderful so far and I'm so excited to finally meet her in person!
You looked beautiful! congrats!
Thanks and you won't be disappointed with Kathleen she is wonderful!
Also we got our pictures in the mail the other day, now to start uploading to photobucket.
Boardwalk_bride
Married in WDW :)
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I'm glad you liked all your vendors. I had the same planner as well, and thought she was amazing through the planning, but unfortunately I thought she was a little incomplete with helping with the reception.
I cannot beleive you got your pics already, I still haven't gotten mine!!!
I'm looking forward to seeing your pics!
I cannot beleive you got your pics already, I still haven't gotten mine!!!
I'm looking forward to seeing your pics!
DznyGal
April 2010 Disney Bride!
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The only reception we had was dinner at Wolfgang Pucks, so she didn't have much involvement other than she booked our reservation and got us in the limo in time to get there.
As for our pictures, we didn't do any park shoots, and we only upgraded to the cheapest Cinderella package so that is probably why ours didn't take as long to come in.
I can't wait to see yours!!!!
I was reading someones PJ that you have posted in and I saw the pictures on your sig. I was like hey those flowers look like mine!! SO I came over to read your PJ!! I loved my flowers on my wedding day and I am glad that they inspired someone else!! When I was planning I e-mailed a couple of places for quotes on flowers and one of them sent me a picture kinda like my flowers. As soon as I saw it I knew that is what my flowers would be!!
Congrats on your marrage! It looks like yall had an amazing day!!
Congrats on your marrage! It looks like yall had an amazing day!!
DznyGal
April 2010 Disney Bride!
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Ahh thanks, I am glad you didn't mind me stealing your flowers. When I saw yours I fell in love with them! Your dress was also kind of similar to mine, so I was able to imagine how it might look together. I loved my flowers too, I took so many pictures of them even days after our wedding I kept looking at them in our room I didn't get them preserved because I am not a fan of how they look most times, that is why I took so many pictures to remember how much I loved them!
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