Kelly&Adrian 09/22/10- SBP/The Attic/HDDR/UK - Nominated for Best Dressed Attendants!

[Dani916]

I finally read your PJ! Wow, you went through a lot of changes which all sound great! I think we are both indecisive.

Let me know how the veil from eBay turns out. I am terrified to buy one from there but I dont want to spend $150 on something I will never wear again.

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Oh you lucky girl! Getting to go to Disney in 2 weeks - make sure you enjoy it for the rest of us!! And it is great that you get to keep Amy as your planner - have a great time at your planning session!

 

[daisygirl902]

I finally read your PJ! Wow, you went through a lot of changes which all sound great! I think we are both indecisive.

Let me know how the veil from eBay turns out. I am terrified to buy one from there but I dont want to spend $150 on something I will never wear again.

Dani - the veil is great....not as good quality as the $150 ones in the bridal shop....but it's one of those things that I just didn't want to splurge on as it's such a minor detail - I will likely only wear it for the ceremony and a few pics anyways. The crinoline wasn't quite as full as I expected, however it'll do, again for the fact that I saved so much $$ by ordering them on Ebay I was very happy with both!

And I have kinda come to terms with all the changes...I was totally friggin stressed at first but now that I picture it all in my head it just seems right, and it really didn't before.

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

That is so exciting that you have a PS booked!! I think going by yourself will still be fun, and Animal Kingdom is a great choice for a solo vacay!

 

[daisygirl902]

That is so exciting that you have a PS booked!! I think going by yourself will still be fun, and Animal Kingdom is a great choice for a solo vacay!

I agree - it was great for me to find out that was one of the only rooms left! I can't wait...I was considering activating my AP and getting some solo park time in, but decided to just laze around, enjoy the resort, go to DTD, and do some resort hopping instead.

 

[helloirishkitty]

I will be going to my PS by myself also! I haven't booked it yet, but let me know how yours goes!

 

[amberg@eastlink.ca]

ya know i could be persuaded to go with...im in the same city, luggage is still out in my living room and my passports still valid...just saying! lol

 

[daisygirl902]

I filled out my planning session sheets, and scheduled my food tasting. I think the planning session week will look something like this (I am an OCD planner):

Planning Session Week Itinerary
Monday:

• Arrive at AKV at around 1:30 PM.
• Lunch at Sanaa.
• Hang out at the pool for a while in the afternoon, until check in at 4 PM.
• Check in (and pick up my new owners locker!), unpack, and get freshened up and changed.
• Head over to DTD to wander around and eat at Earl of Sandwich.

Tuesday:

• Breakfast at Captain Cooke's (I HAVE to try Tonga Toast!).
• PS at 9 until 1 at Franc's.
• The food tasting is at 2:30 at BW so I'm going to head over and wander around the area for a bit first.
• After this I'll likely head back to the resort to chill by the pool for a while.
• Cali Grill and eat at the bar so I can go out and watch Wishes!

Wednesday:

• Using my "Give a day, get a day" pass to go to EPCOT for the day! I forgot I even had this - was so excited to remember it, as it means I get a whole day in the park.
• Check out Morocco and UK to be sure I picked the right one for my DP.
• Watch Illuminations

Thursday:
Breakfast at Boma then heading out...

Random Wedding Details
I decided to get embroidered mickey ears instead of place cards for the tables. I'm going to embroider the men's hats with orange thread, and the ladies with hot pink. I am hoping that they do custom embroidery as I'd like to have along the bottom edge of the hat "Adrian and Kelly's Fairytale Wedding - September 22, 2010" and then their name above that in block lettering. Not sure they will do that though - it may just be their names.

I also am now leaning towards just biting the bullet and paying the extra to get Disney to arrange the caricature artist. I hate that they charge more than double the price, but I really don't want to have to work with outside vendors...I know that I'll be worried the whole time that they will be late, won't show up, etc....and I just don't want to have to wonder...I'll talk to Amy about it more when I get there. She also told me they wouldn't charge me any extra for the caricature tubes...and it just seems like so much less hassle.

I also think that I am going to split up the brunch food a bit, and serve the yogurt/granola parfaits and fruit as kind of a "pre-reception" spread - that way we can take our time getting to the brunch and get some pics done on the way.....I want to be able to get as many pics as possible with Randy as I LOVE his style....so I think I'll send my sister to lead everyone to the Attic and the bridal party will take our time and get some "Around Boardwalk" shots done...

That's all for now....besides the fact that it's now 11 days till my trip!!!!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Your PS week sounds so exciting! I am so jealous that you get to go to Sanaa...yum! I think serving some food as a pre reception is a great idea.....I wish I would have done that too!

 

[lpizzuro123]

Just a note about the custom embroidery - unfortunately I do not think they will do this for you - beside - that is alot of info to put on a hat. We got Mickey ears for our ringbearer and I wanted them to embroider Ringbearer on them and they would not do this - they can only put on names - we ended up putting his name on them but I thought Ringbearer would have been so cute.

We split up our brunch food for our pre-reception (thanks to Lurkyloo) and this worked out perfect. Everyone was able to get something to eat while we were having pictures taken.
Linda

 

[daisygirl902]

Just a note about the custom embroidery - unfortunately I do not think they will do this for you - beside - that is alot of info to put on a hat. We got Mickey ears for our ringbearer and I wanted them to embroider Ringbearer on them and they would not do this - they can only put on names - we ended up putting his name on them but I thought Ringbearer would have been so cute.

Linda

I kind of figured that - we tried to get a nickname put on a hat a while back and they refused....I'm Ok with just the names as well.

 

[lpizzuro123]

I kind of figured that - we tried to get a nickname put on a hat a while back and they refused....I'm Ok with just the names as well.

Not sure when you are getting the ears done and how far in advance you will have them before the wedding.

Maybe you could make a black label (round about the size of one of the ears) and put the info you want about your wedding on it in the different color. You can then stick the label to one of the ears before the wedding.

We did the Mickey Milestone Tour last March and eveyone on the tour got ears. Our names were written on one of the ears using a paint pen - you could even do this if you get the ears prior to the wedding. Just get a paint pen in the color you want and write on one of the ears.

Linda

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Your PS week looks great!! You must be so excited!! It sounds like it will be a nice relaxing time for you, and I hope that you enjoy it! Do you already know what foods you will be having during your tasting? And have you requested any particular cake flavours? I am excited to see how it goes for you!

 

[daisygirl902]

Not sure when you are getting the ears done and how far in advance you will have them before the wedding.

Maybe you could make a black label (round about the size of one of the ears) and put the info you want about your wedding on it in the different color. You can then stick the label to one of the ears before the wedding.

We did the Mickey Milestone Tour last March and eveyone on the tour got ears. Our names were written on one of the ears using a paint pen - you could even do this if you get the ears prior to the wedding. Just get a paint pen in the color you want and write on one of the ears.

Linda

Thanks so much - great idea!!! I can probably get labels made here and send them to my planner to stick on the ears! WOW - I love the the ideas I get from people on here!

I also thought about the paint pen - but it means that somehow I would need to get to the ears prior to the set-up at the reception. That's a great second alternative though.

 

[daisygirl902]

Your PS week looks great!! You must be so excited!! It sounds like it will be a nice relaxing time for you, and I hope that you enjoy it! Do you already know what foods you will be having during your tasting? And have you requested any particular cake flavours? I am excited to see how it goes for you!

For the food tasting I am trying:-Yogurt Granola Martinis (I am thinking about having these for pre-reception)
-Seared Chicken Breast with granny smith apples, roasted fennel, and fig jus
-Pasta with Artichoke Cream sauce with veggies
-Berry crepes with grand marnier cream cheese

Cakes:
-Red Velvet
-Almond
-Lemon
-Chocolate

Fillings:
-Cream Cheese
-Amaretto
-Peanut Butter Cup
-Buttercream
-Tropical Mousse
-White Chocolate Mousse

I am still leaning towards chocolate with peanut butter cup mousse in one layer and either almond with amaretto OR lemon with cream cheese for the second layer - but whose to say that won't change based on trying these combos??!!?

Now I'm hungry.

And don't worry I'll take lot's of pics - I am a pro at "Disney food porn"...I take pictures of basically everything prior to tasting it.

 

[Disney9.9.10]

We are doing a brunch also and are having a lot of the foods that you are having at your tasting. So I would love to hear/see how they all turn out. It is good to know that you are pro food porn Have a great time!!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Oh, everything you are trying sounds so good! It looks like the menu we were going to originally use, so I am excited to hear your reviews on it!

 

[amberg@eastlink.ca]

i love the ears idea! fyi, just got an email from michaels tontie saying theyre now carrying sharpie paint pens- might be somethign to look into for your ears!

 

[chelsrae85]

I have only read the first few pages of your pj but I have to pop over and let you know that

1) I adore your newsletters. Like, absolutely 1000000% adore them. Is it totally bizarre that newsletters make me sort of sappy? I think they make the wedding so "real".

2) I also adore that you bought DVC membership in time for your wedding. I should really mention this to my man.

Best of luck, and I'll keep reading on, but I just had to comment!

 

[daisygirl902]

I have only read the first few pages of your pj but I have to pop over and let you know that

1) I adore your newsletters. Like, absolutely 1000000% adore them. Is it totally bizarre that newsletters make me sort of sappy? I think they make the wedding so "real".

2) I also adore that you bought DVC membership in time for your wedding. I should really mention this to my man.

Best of luck, and I'll keep reading on, but I just had to comment!

Thanks a bunch for the comments!

I also love my newsletters...the only funny/bad thing about them is that the entire wedding itself is now looking a bit different than the way it's laid out in them But my guests are pretty understanding!

I am also SO glad I bought into DVC - I can't wait to add on another 100 points - it was so nice to know I could add on the planning session and have the "free" accommodations (I like to think they're free even though I paid dearly for them).