Kim & Joe's April 2010 Wedding

[Tenacious K]

Congrats!!!

I think if you can find someone who your pup can get to know well before you leave, it would help. Maybe check out some local dog walking businesses, shop around etc. and have them come like once a week to walk your pup.
I don't like the idea of kennels, but I know lots of people use them. I just think even though you're gone, a pet is going to feel better in their own home than in a strange place....

I'm having a hard time figuring out between leaving her at home where she'd be more comfy, or taking her to a day care/boarding place where I know she would get enough exercise... hmm I'll figure it out later tho.. nothing to stress over, right? errr i wish I could just take her with me! ps i looked on ur message thread and u have a cute doggie!

It's a beautiful ring! Congratulations!

Thanks.. the more I wear it the more I love it! It's a little too big though, I've been wearing it on my pointer finger

YAY for the ring!!!!!

I really love the dress! It will look great at SBP- (which I also love). I can relate to being a bride on a budget- I cut a few corners and still managed to have a BEAUTIFUL Disney wedding! I also loved having Disney do all the work for me- I am in grad school with a full time job too! Can't wait to read more- let me know if you want any suggestions!

School starts Monday!! I'm scared. I'll def let you know when i'll need help!!

Hiya Kim!!!
Just wanted to join in! I'm a SBP escape bride too!!

Your dress looks amazing on you and what a deal!!!! And your engagement ring is beautiful... very unique. Can't wait to hear more about your plans hun!
p.s. I LOVE your puppy! I have two of my own.

Thanks! I don't think I said this before, but its from Black Hills Gold co in South Dakota.. i LOVE their jewelry. I'll probably get DF to get me a piece of their jewelry for every anniversary

 

[Tenacious K]

Yayy for the weekend! My two classes begin on Monday so I will probably just stay in my sweats all weekend and nap and/or prepare for school! Work has been a little stressful, so hopefully I'll keep on top of school. Anyone else here work in Procurement/Contract Management? That's not what I'm doing now... but that's the degree I'm getting.

Hotel Booked!
This week has been really good as far as Disney stuff goes! I booked my hotel stay! I was planning on 6, but then DM gave me her credit card information and I ended up booking an 8 night/9 day trip!!! That's pretty long considering DF doesn't get any paid time off.. heh heh.. its worth it. Anyway, I'm staying at the Caribbean resort. I was thinking about spending 4 nights at the pop century resort, and then going to the boardwalk for a couple of days, but I decided that I don't want to worry about packing up and moving resorts I've never even seen the Caribbean resort before! It should be fun.

Hey, does anyone know how close the caribbean hotel is to the boardwalk? Is it walkable? Like could I walk to my DM's room at the boardwalk the morning of the wedding to get ready there?

Sooo because I have the hotel room booked, I filled out the questionnaire and gave it to Pam at Disney, and she will e-mail me the Contract on Monday!

The ceremony is April 10, 2010 at 10AM!

Pre-Wedding "Send Off" party?

So I was thinking about having a party at a local bowling alley the week before I leave for the wedding. Yummy food, fun & games, lots of beer... pretty awesome right? Well I tried to talk to the bowling alley manager and he sounded like he was a few pieces missing from the puzzle so I might wait a few months closer to March before I try and ask them how they do parties...

Well in the next two weeks I should have the contract set, and I think I will order the save the dates!! I'll post as soon as I look at save the dates to see which ones I should choose.. Also keep your fingers crossed! My DF will find out in the next week or two whether he will become a Pilates Coordinator at his job!

 

[redlight]

I think a bowling alley party is a fun idea! I'm not sure what you meant by your comment about the manager: did you feel he wasn't getting what you wanted to do, or that you didn't have enough details yet (or both)?

 

[spacerangerqueen]

Oooo I love the ring! It is gorgeous and so unique!

Sounds like your plans are really moving along now.
I wanted to answer your question about the walking to the Boardwalk from Caribbean Beach. They are not connected and would be a pretty far walk even if there were pathways so you would need to drive to get there.

 

[figment fan21]

OOOOOOH do a send off party!!!! I'm having one too!!!!

We're trying to make is slightly like a reception to keep family from being mad that we're going away to get married but i would love to do it at a bowling alley! how freakin cool!!!

 

[hollybearsmom]

Love your ring! It is so soft and feminine!

yeah for time off and a longer trip!

 

[Tenacious K]

I think a bowling alley party is a fun idea! I'm not sure what you meant by your comment about the manager: did you feel he wasn't getting what you wanted to do, or that you didn't have enough details yet (or both)?

Well he didn't know how much things cost, of how many people certain platters and trays fed, and how long i could reserve certain places. He said that reserving for a March party that this is far too ahead of time and he didn't understand that I was just trying to get price quotes and information so that I can at least fit it in my budget, otherwise I may not have enough money by time spring comes around! Not a big deal, though, I will probably change my mind by time march comes around anyway

I wanted to answer your question about the walking to the Boardwalk from Caribbean Beach. They are not connected and would be a pretty far walk even if there were pathways so you would need to drive to get there.

Thanks girl. I kind of thought that, especially since the Caribbean resort is so huge. Couldn't help but try!

We're trying to make is slightly like a reception to keep family from being mad that we're going away to get married but i would love to do it at a bowling alley! how freakin cool!!!

Woot woot!

Love your ring! It is so soft and feminine!

yeah for time off and a longer trip!

Thanks! I just got a ring guard for it today, too, so it fits perfect!

 

[Tenacious K]

Check it out, dudettes! I got my shoes today and a headpiece!

Okay these are the shoes! Got them from Off Broadway.. like $40. If you see the clear plastic things in the shoes, those aren't part of the shoes, they're just part of the packaging. They are the PERFECT height too! and just cute enough

<<edited, moved picture to end... ended up not using this headpiece anyway>>
And this is the headpiece! About $25! I don't officially have it yet, I put a bid on it on Ebay, but even if I don't win it, it isn't a big deal because the person constantly puts them up for sale. They're made with the bride in mind as well, and not the flower girl, so it will fit me and look aweeesome.


I also bought all of my wedding makeup from my Aunt who sells Avon. Usually I don't wear any makeup except mascara. I got Mineral blush, eye shadow, foundation. Nice eyeliner, and lip gel all for $35. Its not really "wedding" makeup.. i should say that i'm going to begin wearing it regularly and just use the same stuff for my wedding! that way I can take it out of my "wedding" budget instead of my "fun/weekend/beer budget"

This thing is ROLLING! I'll probably focus on my DF's outfit now, since i'm pretty set!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

I absolutely love your ring!! So gorgeous!!! You are getting married just 5 days before me!! I wonder if we will be there at the same time? I'm arriving on the 13th.

I really like the shoes and head piece as well!

 

[redlight]

I love your shoes!

 

[Ann117]

Love the dress!

 

[DznyGal]

Everything looks so wonderful, your ring and dress are gorgeous. I can't wait to go dress shopping myself. Also, I must say I can relate totally to your PJ so far. My DF and I just got engaged on October 9th, and are hoping to get married at SBP on April 16, 2010. I am planning to call Disney tomorrow to see if that is an option, but first I need to clear the date with my parents before I call.

DF and I have 3 rescue dogs, we have had them now for about 4 years but have always had mine, or his parents watch them when we go out of town. For the wedding we will have to make other arangements, and it makes both of us nervous.

Good Luck with everything, I look forward to reading more!

 

[Tenacious K]

I absolutely love your ring!! So gorgeous!!! You are getting married just 5 days before me!! I wonder if we will be there at the same time? I'm arriving on the 13th.

We'll be crossing paths! I think I'll be there from the 7th- 14th

I love your shoes!

Love the dress!

Everything looks so wonderful, your ring and dress are gorgeous. I can't wait to go dress shopping myself. Also, I must say I can relate totally to your PJ so far. My DF and I just got engaged on October 9th, and are hoping to get married at SBP on April 16, 2010. I am planning to call Disney tomorrow to see if that is an option, but first I need to clear the date with my parents before I call.

Thanks everyone! Hey so I'm getting married on the 10th, Boardwalk bride on the 15th, and dznygal on the 16th! Dzny, you have to start a PJ so that I can take ideas from both of you as we're all making our plans!

Joe's Suit
Ya'll ready for this? Tah dah

What a hot suit.


Contract Update

It was e-mailed to me! Yayyy. I'll probably have it signed and mail it back on Monday.

Other stuff

I forgot if I posted this earlier, but I decided not to do any Save the Dates. I figured that as soon as I would get those out, I would turn around and have the invitations out anyway a month later (since I want to get the invitations out as early as possible)

As weird as this sounds, I was making plans to finally go out and buy a long overdue ironing board over the weekend. My neighbor is moving out, and throwing out all of their stuff, so I got a free ironing board from them! yayy. cha-ching i love good (free) deals

Lastlyyyyyy... I might change my hotel reservation!!! My DM mentioned maybe paying for 8 night stay at Boardwalk on the concierge level!! It hasn't happened yet, but I can't believe that I'm moving up from the Caribbean resort to Boardwalk AND getting the concierge! I feel like

Edit: I almost forgot! I was looking at the my engagement ring manufacturer's website today to find Joe a wedding band, and I saw that they increased the price of my ring by over 20%! It's amazing how much better the ring seems after knowing that it is being sold for more money now!! Just kidding, I would love it either way. On the topic, though, I will probably buy Joe's band sometime this week and have that pic up soon I'm going to give it to him to wear before the wedding, because he wants to wear it. And I like the idea of him wearing it! hehe

 

[Chilly]

Loving your ring so beautiful.

 

[Tenacious K]

hmm... okay girls.. I need your opinions. Be honest!! I won't be hurt if ya'll think this looks weird. What do you think about the headpiece?

I'm planning on wearing my hair down and curly for the wedding, so try and picture that when you see these pictures.Or maybe I could do something else with my hair... I can't tell if I'm wearing it wrong or right, or if it would look better on a different place on my head. Suggestions plzzz
<<edited, moved pictures... it did look weird>>

 

[redlight]

Kim, I can't describe it exactly, but something looks a little off with the headpiece.

 

[Chilly]

can't say i'm a fan of the headpiece

 

[WriteDisney]

The Dress
Happy Columbus Day everyone! I have off of work today Since my grad classes are starting up next week and I'll be pissy and stressed, I went out and bought a wedding dress! There are a few alterations that I need to take on it, but here it is! Check this out.. it was only $129.00 ! Now I get more money to spend on other things.

I'm pretty pear shaped, so I really like how the dress makes me more proportionate

The Ring
OMG its coming in the mail tomorrow! Sneak peak...

Hotel Reservations/ Wedding Plans

So, this is what I had decided for the hotel!
Tuesday, April 5th- Checkout Friday April 9th at All-Star Music Disney Hotel :
Friday, April 9th- Checkout Monday April 12th at the Disney Swan resort-Indulge package(complete with complimentary breakfast for 2, sparkling wine, and strawberries, oOo)

Night before wedding:
Some sort of Epcot Italy thing during Illuminations

Wedding:
10AM at Seabreeze Saturday, April 10th.

Reception:
I forgot where I read this, but I saw that someone had a BBQ buffet at the Swan and Dolphin for a really reasonable price.

Afternoon of Wedding:
Hit the parks, woohoo!

While your reading.. check out my doggie! http://www.jimpoor.net/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewImage=173421

I love your dress!! Where did you get it?

 

[Tenacious K]

Kim, I can't describe it exactly, but something looks a little off with the headpiece.

can't say i'm a fan of the headpiece

Yah the pictures kind of makes it look like I have toilet paper on my head. I slept on the idea of it, and the next day I tried out new hairstyles, and it actually looks pretty good with a curly up-do, so I am feeling pretty good about it now.

I love your dress!! Where did you get it?

Thanks! I got it at some shop (i don't think its a chain) called Glory at my local mall that mainly sells prom/homecoming/ball dresses.

Updates

So, I have not had any trick or treaters (wahhhh!), so I have some time to sit down and make some updates! I was seaweed for work yesterday, and a panda tonight.

Okay so Joe got his suit in yesterday and it is WAY SMALL, i mean TINY. It was actually really funny to see him put on skin tight shiny pants. Since the seller lives in Korea and it would cost me like $30-$40 to ship it back, and then spend that AGAIN to get a replacement shipped to me, I just bought an entirely new one for $90. I am not sure if I am too smart for purchasing a suit that doesn't fit.. and then instead of going to an actual store I'm doing the same thing all over again. I am pretty sure that the next one will fit. I put the first (tiny) suit on craigslist so i'll see if anyone is interested.

I also got my wedding planner (Amy). She seems really accommodating. We have a little phone thing next week. I've been trying to search through posts for cute rhymes that people put on their invitations because I had seen some before, but then I can't find it again. I'm going to start making those as soon as I can (and then make the reception cards later when I actually know what I'm doing for reception!)

So some sad news, my grandma seems to be going downhill really fast. It seems like every few weeks she has another health problem, and it seems like she can't even bend over without passing out, and she is mostly blind, so hopefully she can attend the ceremony (and have at least some idea as to what is going on). Luckily... [I'm going to Disney in three weeks!!! The week before Thanksgiving I'll be down for a few days! I'm visiting my grandma with my parents and then we will be staying at the Boardwalk (concierge level!) to get an idea of what it will be like come April! We'll try to look around at different ideas for the wedding, also. I don't think I'm going to actually go into any of the parks because I don't want to use my annual pass before my DF can begin his! I'll just enjoy the time off of work and the nice weather/food

 

[redlight]

I like your costume!