First Dress fitting & Our Invites

[CivilTwilight]

Hello everyone

I have been reading these boards since I started planning our wedding last year. We were planning on having a Disney Wedding, but we were not able to afford it since we decided to buy a house this summer. So instead we are having our wedding at Leu Gardens, a reception dinner at Bahama Breezes and then we will all go to the Food & Wine Festival at EPCOT the day after the wedding. We live in Orlando by the way!

Since everyone has been helpful on these boards, I just wanted to share some of my planning with you all.

I went to Carolyn Allens for my first dress fitting this week. I was so nervous that dress wasn't going to fit me since I bought it almost a full size too small! But if any of you recall helping me pick it out, I was able to get it for 75% off because the boutique was going out of business! Good news is she only has to take it out a little bit. I will have the best posture ever at my wedding. Here is a picture of me at the first fitting...

I also JUST ordered our invitations this morning!! Yikes!!! Since we are having only 25 people at the wedding, we have already received responses from everyone so the invitations are more a formality that I still wanted to do. The wedding is 32 days away! I had the hardest time picking something out but this is what we decided on..

I'm not sure if any of you have ever been to Leu Gardens or not but I also wen there to take a few pics of the Trellis area which is where we decided on for the ceremony. Here are a couple pics...

I will continue to keep everyone updated on our progress. I will continue to read everyone's trip reports and wish that our wedding was with the Mouse too! We are using Arturo Macias for our photography www.artzphoto.com I dont think I've ever seen anyone on these boards use him before, but I decided on him because I went to his studio and his work was amazing and comparable in pricing to the others doing disney weddings.

Take care!
Jackie

 

[Lizby]

Jackie - I LOVE your dress! You look really stunning in it I especially like the design at the top and how it looks so floaty on the bottom. It doesn't look too small for you at all. The place where your wedding will be is gorgeous!!! As long as you are married at the end of the day, it doesn't matter if it was in Disney or not! Your invitations are lovely as well. Good luck!

 

[angel*lady]

Jackie,

Your dress is just lovely! How lucky you were to get such a deal! Are you going to wear a veil?

I love the graphics on your invitations - too cute with the palm tree and the bridal couple! Your wedding site is so lush! I've never been to Leu Gardens. Is it a park or reception facility? Very pretty!

Your big day will be here before you know it. I am quite partial to September weddings - my anniversary is on Sept. 25th. (Actually this year is my 25th anniversary - YIKES! How fast the time goes by!)

I will look forward to hearing how things go!

 

[Belle1981]

Great pics! You look fantastic! I can't wait to hear more about your big day!

 

[CivilTwilight]

Jackie,

Your dress is just lovely! How lucky you were to get such a deal! Are you going to wear a veil?

I love the graphics on your invitations - too cute with the palm tree and the bridal couple! Your wedding site is so lush! I've never been to Leu Gardens. Is it a park or reception facility? Very pretty!

Your big day will be here before you know it. I am quite partial to September weddings - my anniversary is on Sept. 25th. (Actually this year is my 25th anniversary - YIKES! How fast the time goes by!)

I will look forward to hearing how things go!

Yes, I plan on wearing a veil. I have not picked it out yet. I have that on my list of things to do this week. There are so many lists upon lists! UGH!

Leu Gardens is owned by the city of Orlando. It used to be someone's estate back in the day, now there are well manicured gardens there with lots of different places to have weddings. The gardens are open to the public on a daily basis for $5 admission fee. We picked a site that was a little off the beaten path so that there weren't too many people walking by at one time.

Congratulations on your 25th anniversary! That day is creeping up for me, I wish it was like 1 month later!

Jackie

 

[hmgolden]

Your dress looks fantastic on you! I love how light and airy the bottom of the dress is!

 

[JonetteA]

I love your dress and your location is fabulous. It is going to photgraph beautifully.

 

[CivilTwilight]

Thanks so much for the compliments on my gown and wedding site. We are keeping our fingers crossed that it won't be 700 degrees next month because it's a long walk through the gardens to the site itself!

 

[oneyodafan]

Your dress is beautiful! I love it!

And that wedding location is fantastic, how romantic. It's just gorgeous!