Amy sweetie - First let me say thank you for the honour of being first to know outside your household!!! It really feels like we are special friends now
It must have been a difficult decision for you - I know you have had to compromise on some things that were very close to your heart. Obviously, I haven't had my VR yet, but I can honestly say that so far, I have not regretted for a day, ditching the DFTW idea and switching over to a S/D VR. I watch the boards closely, and see our friends who are DFTW brides having hassles with contacting their planners etc. and seeing their original dreams being altered to fit in with the rules and restrictions imposed by DFTW, and I am so glad I am going down the route I am!!! Don't get me wrong, I am the biggest Disney fan on the planet and I understand why they have to make some of these rules, but I would not like to have to contend with them when planning out my dream VR!!
I hope you don't regret your decision - I am pretty sure that you won't!!! Karen is an absolute angel and so efficient!! I am glad that I have had some influence in steering you in her direction!!!
I am looking forward to hearing all your revised plans when you are ready and welcome, my sweet Amy, to our small but very distinguished group of S/D brides!!! Yay!!!
I have to admit I am really excited now, whereas at the end of last week I was in a real funk and just wanted to chuck the whole thing! I feel like a whole new world of options has been opened to me and it's a wonderful feeling! I can't imagine regretting this decision. 
Joanne, I love your jewelry, and your invitations are simply fabulous! They turned out wonderfully! I've always loved your monogram, and on the invitations with the shimmery paper and little crystals it looks even more amazing!
And I wanted you to be the first outside our household to know ... we are cancelling our DFTW vow renewal and changing to the Swan tomorrow!Now we're going to get exactly what we want with no silly rules or compromises. Thank you!!
Thanks guys!!!
James - I am sure you are more organized than you are making out you are!!! Believe me, I am sure that I am coming across as better prepared than I actually am!!! There will doubtless be plenty of panics and freak-outs ahead
I hope you know I am teasing. I also wanted to let you know I love the jewelry. I am hoping you have alot of sun on your day so there is even extra sparkle and glimmer. A girl can never have to much sparkle.
Amy - you know when I first read your post all I saw was "we are cancelling our DFTW vow renewal" and I gasped! Then I read the rest and could breathe again!
I could never give up our ceremony ... just hopefully making a change for the better! 
I just wanted to let you know that your jewelry is absolutely stunning!
I told myself when I first started planning this VR that I should be determined to enjoy every moment of it as I am unlikely to be blessed with the opportunity to do it again, so I do try to keep the angry moments to a minimum. It doesn't always work though and I am not sure how I will cope if things start going wrong on the day!!!
But we love hearing from you, so even if you're just posting what you ate for dinner, we'd like to hear it. 
Lacey - Here is the link to the Ebay site. It is a British site and I am not sure whether they ship to the US.
ight be worth contacting the seller (her name is Julie) to enquire. If not, try typing 'Wedding dress travel box' in to the search bar of Ebay. I am sure there are sellers in the US who have similar things. Godd luck and let me know how you get on!!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acid-Free-Per...Celebrations_Occasions_ET&hash=item20b7ce0a54
Can you please tell me how you found such a box on Ebay? How did you search for it? I have someone driving down to FL with my dress, and I would feel so much better if it came with me on the plane!!
