Pezalicious
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After I got overwhelmed early on in planning my Disney wedding (which I'm so sad about changing, but it's for the best for many reasons, including that most of my guests would not be able to afford it), I've decided to take a completely new approach. This will be an itsy bitsy, teeny weeny, LOW STRESS wedding! The goal is to show up, have a good time, and not go crazy in the months leading up to our big day. We're inviting immediate family only, which means there will be 14 of us total.
Just say no to stress idea #1 - Screw the fancy schmancy invites that I like so much! I'm going to find and send some sort of e-vite. That's right, with a couple clicks of my mouse and a few moments of typing, that process will be done! Save the dates? Not gonna happen! I'll just nag my sweety and make him call people with the info. 2 steps towards my wedding can be completed on my end in less than 5 minutes!
Just say no to stress idea #2 - Do a site visit! I haven't picked my location yet, but I've got a list of several places I'd like to check out and I'm leaning towards the Flamingo, Venetian, or Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. Making the final decision might be a little tough, but who doesn't have a good time in Vegas?! First stop in Vegas will be the margarita stand where I'll grab a yard o' spiked, frozen goodness to keep me company as I tour ceremony locations.
Here are some pics of the places I'm considering (I'm not a chapel kind of gal, so all of those were immediately DISQUALIFIED!):
The Flamingo -
There are PENGUINS THERE!!
The Venetian -
This would be my top choice, but pretty much anyone would be able to watch as it would be in a public area. But, after we get married, we could take a Gondola ride and have a few minutes together before going to celebrate.
Another option would be at Mandalay Bay, down with the fishes.. well, with the mean ol' sharks that would like to eat me. My boyfriend loves sharks, so he would love this option. When we looked into it, we thought it was 10 people max, but I recently found out it's 15. I'm going to secretly check it out and see if I like it. If we have it there, it'll be a nice surprise for him. And if not, he'll never know it became an option again. He's not really picky about the location anyway (in other words, he won't give me a darn opinion because 'all he wants is for me too be happy.' Awww!)
There are other locations, too, but I'm going to take my own pics. These are the ones that look best to me so far with all the internet research I've done. I also plan on doing a strip tour photo shoot so I can get pics of me and my honey everywhere we like. =)
My next stress was -
What do we go after the wedding?! This isn't exactly a traditional wedding, so there won't be dancing and a DJ and toasts and all that. Our guests will include our parents (3 adults), our siblings and their partners (6 adults, ranging in age from 20 to mid-30s) and 3 children - 2, 7, and 11. So how in the world do I make sure everyone has a good time and everyone likes their meal?
Just say no to stress idea # 3 - That's when the good ol' Vegas buffet entered the picture. I plan to sample a few during my Vegas trip, and I've already researched reviews. I think food won't be a problem. But entertainment.. that one took me a while. I thought about a show, but it's hard to find ones I haven't seen that would be good for the entire group. Plus the timing was off, as they all start much later than I need. So I came up with an idea I hope I don't regret when I'm older - mini golf, followed by gocarts (I love the idea of zipping around in my wedding dress!), bumper boats, and batting cages or mini golf followed by bowling. There are 3 places for mini-golf in Vegas and I really liked this one:
So I guess that's all I've got this time. I think this will be the shortest planning journal ever! But I might include my pre-honeymoon plans to WDW in here, too (we're taking my mom with us!), and my honeymoon plans as well (Japan & Tokyo Disney!!!)!
Just say no to stress idea #1 - Screw the fancy schmancy invites that I like so much! I'm going to find and send some sort of e-vite. That's right, with a couple clicks of my mouse and a few moments of typing, that process will be done! Save the dates? Not gonna happen! I'll just nag my sweety and make him call people with the info. 2 steps towards my wedding can be completed on my end in less than 5 minutes!

Just say no to stress idea #2 - Do a site visit! I haven't picked my location yet, but I've got a list of several places I'd like to check out and I'm leaning towards the Flamingo, Venetian, or Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. Making the final decision might be a little tough, but who doesn't have a good time in Vegas?! First stop in Vegas will be the margarita stand where I'll grab a yard o' spiked, frozen goodness to keep me company as I tour ceremony locations.

Here are some pics of the places I'm considering (I'm not a chapel kind of gal, so all of those were immediately DISQUALIFIED!):
The Flamingo -


There are PENGUINS THERE!!



The Venetian -
This would be my top choice, but pretty much anyone would be able to watch as it would be in a public area. But, after we get married, we could take a Gondola ride and have a few minutes together before going to celebrate.





Another option would be at Mandalay Bay, down with the fishes.. well, with the mean ol' sharks that would like to eat me. My boyfriend loves sharks, so he would love this option. When we looked into it, we thought it was 10 people max, but I recently found out it's 15. I'm going to secretly check it out and see if I like it. If we have it there, it'll be a nice surprise for him. And if not, he'll never know it became an option again. He's not really picky about the location anyway (in other words, he won't give me a darn opinion because 'all he wants is for me too be happy.' Awww!)

There are other locations, too, but I'm going to take my own pics. These are the ones that look best to me so far with all the internet research I've done. I also plan on doing a strip tour photo shoot so I can get pics of me and my honey everywhere we like. =)
My next stress was -
What do we go after the wedding?! This isn't exactly a traditional wedding, so there won't be dancing and a DJ and toasts and all that. Our guests will include our parents (3 adults), our siblings and their partners (6 adults, ranging in age from 20 to mid-30s) and 3 children - 2, 7, and 11. So how in the world do I make sure everyone has a good time and everyone likes their meal?
Just say no to stress idea # 3 - That's when the good ol' Vegas buffet entered the picture. I plan to sample a few during my Vegas trip, and I've already researched reviews. I think food won't be a problem. But entertainment.. that one took me a while. I thought about a show, but it's hard to find ones I haven't seen that would be good for the entire group. Plus the timing was off, as they all start much later than I need. So I came up with an idea I hope I don't regret when I'm older - mini golf, followed by gocarts (I love the idea of zipping around in my wedding dress!), bumper boats, and batting cages or mini golf followed by bowling. There are 3 places for mini-golf in Vegas and I really liked this one:

So I guess that's all I've got this time. I think this will be the shortest planning journal ever! But I might include my pre-honeymoon plans to WDW in here, too (we're taking my mom with us!), and my honeymoon plans as well (Japan & Tokyo Disney!!!)!