Kayla&Wesley's 2013 Wishes DFTW!:)

[DisneyBamaBride]

Hello everyone! I have been lurking these boards for about a month and i am so happy that I am now able to start my own planning journal. First off, let's get introductions out of the way

I am Kayla, I live in Alabama, and I am 20 years old. I don't work but i am a full time Nurse Practitioner Student majoring in Emergency Medicine. I have always loved Disney. My parents began taking me whenever i was one year old, and i have went every year since then at the least once. Disneys movies are my favorite( of course), but my favorite of ALL time is Lion King, with Aladdin coming in second!

This is my Fiance, Wesley, who goes mostly by Wes. He is 21 and he is an independent contractor who is a pipe welder! Unlike me, he was not raised by Disney, at all. Untill he met me, he had never even been to DisneyWorld before. crazy right?!?!?! Well, the whole way up there he was complaining " i don't wanna go, its stupid, its only for children, blah, blah". Well from the moment he stepped down main street i could see Disney working its magic. Needless to say, he just as big of a Disney fan as I am now

Our First trip together, 2010,. VVVVV

I made him wear the pluto hat

Anyways, Back to introductions, and meeting the rest of the family!

This is our lazy Peke-A-Poo, Gizmo, and he is our baby!

This is our Weimaraner, Bryant, and we got him to be a bird dog at first but i spoiled him to much for that

And this beautiful boy here, is our latest addition, is Bear! We rescued him from the shelter where he was supposed to be euthanized hours before.

Last is Meiko( named from Pocahontas), And yes she is my pet raccoon. I have had her for over a year now and she acts just like a kitten! <3

Now that we have the introductions out of the way, I guess I should post our engagement Story! Well for starters, Me and Wes have been together for three great years and I knew he was the one when we went on our very first date. I actually knew him in high school but heard not so pleasant things about him, and shot him down the first time he tried to talk to me. Lol. Well a couple years later, I was out with my best friend for her birthday and lo and behold who was there? Wesley! We hit it off instantly and spent the whole night flirting and making goo goo eyes at each other, so i manned up and gave him my phone number! The rest is history! Well fast forward to three years from then and we are at my sisters wedding, Ikind of had a feeling that he had bought a ring already, but i did not know that he was gonna propose that night!

On the way home from the wedding he calles me and tells me something is wrong with his truck and to follow him and pull over. So i did. I sat in the truck while he "worked" on his truck. Well he told me to come outside but i didnt want too, but he finally convinced me. Oh btw, we were on the beach, we live on an island. Anyways, i walk around the corner and bam!!!! He is on one knee, and makes some awesome speech that I cant recall and i said YES!!! He was suppossed to ask me at Disney world but he said he was to nervous and couldn't wait that long!

Welllll IM RAMBLING!
Lol.

A few Wedding details, and im off for the night!

-Were having a Disney Wish's Wedding!
-Guest count between 20-40 people.
-Ceremony at the Wedding Pavilllion.
-Reception is undecided.
-Dessert Party at Epcot: Morocco.
-Rehearsal Dinner at Ohana.


Ill be back! Im so excited to be planning my DREAM wedding with my Prince Charming!

 

[TabZ]

Awww what an adorable story, and what a massive family you already have for your tender years!!

Can't wait to hear about the rest of your plans, and of course, see your sparkler!! xxx

 

[tric8783]

Congrats!! You two are so cute, love how he was able to surprise you for the proposal! Are you having a morning wedding, afternoon, evening?

More details please!

 

[MrsDrewsky]

How cute are you guys?! Congratulations.

Your pet raccoon is adorable. Good choice on the name.

Can't wait to read more

 

[MrsDuck]

Can't wait to read your plans! Congrats girlie!!

 

[yourgypsy]

Congratulations! Looking forward to reading more of your plans.

And I love your animal family! How did you wind up with a raccoon? That's awesome!

 

[DisneyBamaBride]

Awww what an adorable story, and what a massive family you already have for your tender years!!

Can't wait to hear about the rest of your plans, and of course, see your sparkler!! xxx

Thanks)) I don't want kids for a very long time, so my puppies are my children

 

[DisneyBamaBride]

Congrats!! You two are so cute, love how he was able to surprise you for the proposal! Are you having a morning wedding, afternoon, evening?

More details please!

Thanks I am leaning towards an early afternoon wedding, maybe noon?
Im about to update again!

 

[DisneyBamaBride]

How cute are you guys?! Congratulations.

Your pet raccoon is adorable. Good choice on the name.

Can't wait to read more

Thanks so much! I love her so much! She really is part of the family!

 

[DisneyBamaBride]

Can't wait to read your plans! Congrats girlie!!

Thanks so much!!!

 

[DisneyBamaBride]

Congratulations! Looking forward to reading more of your plans.

And I love your animal family! How did you wind up with a raccoon? That's awesome!

Thanks! Well after this bad set of storms came through earlier this year, i guess during the storm the momma died or she got lost. My FBIL found her in the woods all alone and I took her in!

 

[NoOrdinaryPrincess]

Welcome! Looking forward to your PJ

 

[DisneyBamaBride]

hello gals

Well Im just now starting the wedding planning process, I've been engaged since october 11, 2011! So its about time, huh? We originally wanted a small beach wedding at sunset. Pretty laid back and relaxing, and were planning to go on a Disney moon( of course)! Well as i started averaging up costs it was going to be close to what a Disney escape wedding would be. So i figured why not look into actually having our wedding at Disney. We always contemplated it but figured most guests would opt out and we weren't sure that the grandparents could make the 7 hour drive to Orlando. Well originally i was going to go with the escape package but the guest allowance was to little. So we figured why not have a wishes wedding, have more options, and have the family that matters come?! So thats what were doing, but were deff going to stick to the 12,000 minimum and really try not to go over budget!
Good luck, right? I think were gonna need it!

So I am going to call DFTW this week to discuss getting pencilled in and all that jazz. So im reallly excited to do that! I know for Wishes Packages you have to have 2,000 down. Does anyone know how soon you have to have that, or details regarding that? Just curious.

Well we are taking our engagement photos two days from now, we get three outfit changes and two locations for only 100$! Not to bad! Were going to be shooting on the beach, and the other site is Fort Gaines! A historic war fort used in the Civil War! ( were going for a pirates of the caribbean theme for that location)I also ordered our Bride and groom ears, personalized! I got the groom ears from the Disney store, along with his Groom shirt, but the bride ears and bride shirt was sold out! So i had to get those off of Ebay! My savior I also ordered a plush micky and minnie, since disney store had buyy one get one FREE! I couldn't resist that deal!

Here are some Pictures of the goodies for our engagement shoot:

And here are some outside photos of fort gaines, i could find any of the inside!

I think they are going to come out amazing! This isn't on a wedding note, but it is a disney related note! i think i am going to be getting a Disney tattoo this weekend! YAYAYAYAYAY! I am in love with an Alice in Wonderland tattoo that would go on my upper arm, and a samba tattoo that would go on the inside of my ankle maybe? But i want to get hakuna Matata Script around it?! Here are my inspirations!

y'all tell me what y'all think! Thanks

I promise im ALMOST done blabbering for the night!
So i am thinking a noon wedding at the wedding pavilion, and as far as the reception goes! I HAVE NO CLUE!?!?! I don't want my guest to have to travel to the reception then to the dessert party, i just want everything to be relatively close by. Im probably having around 30 guests. So im maybe thinking the Whitehall room at the GF Maybe?! Idk. That part has me stumped. Im thinking as far as my colors go White, Pink, and Aquamarine or White, Coral, and Aquamarine. definitely bright and fun colors! I want the bridesmaid dresses short, and i'm thinking maybe one diagonal strap, or strapless. Were going shopping for the first time in two weeks, so that will be interesting and im sure it will make me wanna cut back on all the fried chicken I've been eating lately once i see those dress sizes!

As far as the wedding party goes..
My MOH- My sister. She is 28, and I was the MOH at her wedding in October. She is gonna be so great at helping me, and i cant wait to get her back for all the stuff she made me do for her wedding ^_^
BM1-My best friend Brooke! We have known each other since third Grade!
BM2-My Best friend Sara! We go way back to first grade!
BM3- My best friend Jackie! I also met her in the third grade!

Wesleys BM- His, slightly annoying, bff Matthew!
GM1-My BIL Joshua!
GM2-MY cousin Randy!
GM3-Another Matt, who is another best friend!

My birthday is coming up on March 2, and my parents are getting me( and my DF) ANNUAL PASSES! YES! im going on a Girls trip March 15-19, a surprise Anniversary trip for my DF April 15-21, and a family trip in October sometime! Then Hopefully our planning session in December! Im getting sleepy so i will be back on Sunday to report on how our Engagement shoot went, If i got that Disney tattoo I want, and Progress on the newsletter and STD's!

TTFN!

( Ta, ta, For now!)

 

[DisneyBamaBride]

P.s.- any tips on how to resize photos?! I feel like they are huge and are taking up the whole pj. Lol.

 

[DisneyBamaBride]

One last post of the niht I swear! Lol. This wedding planning is addictive! I was planning on creating my own STD cards but found some adorable ones on etsy that are going to cost me around 80$. She hand draws them to look like the couple. Check this out!

Opinions appreciated!)

 

[Fay]

Hey,
Congratulations to you both! You make such a cute couple! Your wedding pictures will be beautiful!

Everything sounds lovely! Espesh the pirates of the Caribbean idea at the fort! This will look really cool at that place! good idea! I cant wait to see pics!

Im loving your minnie and mickey ears! What kind of tattoo are you thinking?? I saw a photo the other day of a few of the disney princesses together pulling faces into a mirror... it looked wicked! Obviously not an original disney pose... but fun all the same! http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=disney+princesses+pulling+faces&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1428&bih=693&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=BKHfSJTp8g-8DM:&imgrefurl=http://pwinn.tumblr.com/post/91709696/princesses-making-faces-from-an-alternate&docid=NDpQHgG8Uak1MM&imgurl=http://25.media.tumblr.com/4syhlsxIalqqslocuo8UvFago1_500.jpg&w=500&h=443&ei=cSI2T6CTM-PO0QXtj823Ag&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=188&vpy=151&dur=4921&hovh=211&hovw=239&tx=116&ty=101&sig=105887756790759809922&page=1&tbnh=155&tbnw=175&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

Those save the dates are very cute, and when they look like you too, will be very sweet! Good idea - I love esty!

Congratulations again guys, and I look forward to hearing more! BTW on the picture front... if you log on to photo bucket you can edit each picture before you post it online. XXX

 

[DisneyBamaBride]

Hey,
Congratulations to you both! You make such a cute couple! Your wedding pictures will be beautiful!

Everything sounds lovely! Espesh the pirates of the Caribbean idea at the fort! This will look really cool at that place! good idea! I cant wait to see pics!

Im loving your minnie and mickey ears! What kind of tattoo are you thinking?? I saw a photo the other day of a few of the disney princesses together pulling faces into a mirror... it looked wicked! Obviously not an original disney pose... but fun all the same! http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=disney+princesses+pulling+faces&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1428&bih=693&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=BKHfSJTp8g-8DM:&imgrefurl=http://pwinn.tumblr.com/post/91709696/princesses-making-faces-from-an-alternate&docid=NDpQHgG8Uak1MM&imgurl=http://25.media.tumblr.com/4syhlsxIalqqslocuo8UvFago1_500.jpg&w=500&h=443&ei=cSI2T6CTM-PO0QXtj823Ag&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=188&vpy=151&dur=4921&hovh=211&hovw=239&tx=116&ty=101&sig=105887756790759809922&page=1&tbnh=155&tbnw=175&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

Those save the dates are very cute, and when they look like you too, will be very sweet! Good idea - I love esty!

Congratulations again guys, and I look forward to hearing more! BTW on the picture front... if you log on to photo bucket you can edit each picture before you post it online. XXX

Thanks! And that picture is so cute and unusual! Lol. I've seen it floating around the boards some! I really love the save the date cards, I'm probably going to get those instead of attempting to make my own. Im not that creative, so mine would probably come out disastrous! Lol!

 

[Designer Rose]

Welcome to the boards and congratulations! Can't wait to read along on your plans, and can't wait to see your engagement pictures!

 

[DisneyBamaBride]

Hello All!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Well My weekend wedding pllans did not turn out! It turns out we had a cold snap make its way through here and the temperatures dropped from 80 degrees to 40! Way to cold for this girl! So I rescheduled our engagement shoot to this sunday instead at 3 in the afternoon! Hopefully, the weather will cooperate this time around! Im also getting my simba tattoo on the inside of my ankle saturday night!

My tentative wedding date is February 7th, 2013, which is on a thursday! That way I can keep the 12,000 minimum, instead of it jumping up to 15,000 grand! Yikes! Im going to be calling DFTW this week and Im SO nervous! Idk why though.

I have made dress appointments for March 3rd, 2013 to go try on wedding gowns! FINALLY! Were going to be making a few stops around some local stores, grabbing lunch, then heading over to Pensacola to go to some more stores! I cant wait! Although it is the day after my 21st birthday, so hopefully i will be feeling in good health if you know what i mean

I love these two AA dresses and the two bouquets :

<3

Im not much of a flower person. I mean their pretty and everything, but i cant pay all that money for flowers just for decorative items. So Im going to Stick with petals down the isle, Attempt to try to find an isle runner at a decent price, and maybe a few flower arrangements at the end of each pew. As for the Reception, well I might negate silk flowers and try to make my own centerpieces. That should be interesting!

Time for Lunch!
I have more updates for later

 

[DisneyBamaBride]

Welcome to the boards and congratulations! Can't wait to read along on your plans, and can't wait to see your engagement pictures!

Thanks so Much! Me too, I hope they come out good, considering my fiance nor I are very photogenic! Were gonna try to stick with a bunch of candid silly shots!