Kim & Mark's 6/15/09 Escape PJ & TR - UPDATED 9/9/09 - Reception!

[figment fan21]

Crap I'm a Day late!!!

HAPPY WEDDING DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BecBennett]

Hope you had a great day! Can't wait to see how it all went!

 

[princess22]

Hope your wedding was everything you expected and more! I'm sure you were a beautiful bride. Can't wait to read all about it!

 

[Luvmyfam3]

I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to get back on here! Things have been so crazy!

First off, everything was absolutely incredible! I was so happy with how everything went! We had such a fantastic time!

Before I get to the vendor reviews, I'll just let you know that our Disney pictures (which we love) are up:

http://www.collages.net/disneyweddings

Mercer / Berneti Wedding

Also, our sneak peek video is available on the STVS website under "Mark & Kim". We haven't received the final product yet, but we were pleased with the Sneak Peek.

Unfortunately, our photographs from our outside photographer were taken off his website as proofs as soon as he sent us our DVD of the pictures. We were pleased with them. As you can tell, Disney did a lot of post-processing with our pictures which really makes them stand out. Derek didn't do that. But, I'm looking forward to going in there and playing around with our pictures myself. I'll post some later. The disc is at home.

Well, back to work. Feel free to ask questions in the meantime!

Kim

 

[Bridie1996]

First, your pictures are great. They make me feel much more comfortable with the thought of going with Disney photography. And, I love your bouquet! I'm also considering asking for gerbera daisies instead of the standard escape bouquets. Did they charge you for the change?

 

[Luvmyfam3]

Vendor Reviews

Disney - A
Karen Serrette was our coordinator and she did an excellent job over-all. Mark arrived at the Boardwalk first and couldn't find her or anyone there to direct him for a while. But, when I arrived, she was right there and as far as I'm concerned everything went perfectly. They had everything set up exactly as I requested.

The guests were very impressed with everything, but especially the FOOD! I am still getting comments on how great it was! The staff at the Boardwalk for the St. James Room were GREAT! Extremely friendly, helpful and truly seemed happy to be there, which makes such a difference to me!

Rosie - A++++
Just like every one else, I LOVE ROSIE!!! She was so good to work with!! The flowers were PERFECT! I loved my bouquet so much I kept staring at it for days. (Btw, I didn't have to pay any extra for that bouquet either!) I made Mark carry it with us to each resort! LOL The girls loved their wands too! The cake looked great! It came out exactly as I envisioned and they didn't charge us for that change either. The centerpieces came out great, but MAN they were expensive! I really thought it would be cheaper to have a bowl of oranges over flowers, but they were like $70 apiece! We took those oranges back to the room and kept the ribbon! They looked so colorful and beautiful!

Patricia LeJeune - A+
I truly can't say enough good things about her and her assistant! I don't know if you can tell in the pictures, but each of my girls wanted something completely different than the others. It was no easy task, but they were very friendly, professional and made each of us look EXACTLY as we asked. I received SO many compliments on my hair and makeup. When you see the pictures taken outside keep in mind that it was already SWELTERING. So, especially the pictures taken with the red background, I had been doing some MAJOR sweating by then. I was concerned that my makeup would look like crap. But, it didn't! Also, I told Patricia that my hair doesn't hold curl very well, especially in humid weather. As she was taking the curlers out of my hair she said, "Okay. I took every precaution to make sure your hair would stay set, but I can tell you right now that your hair DOES hold a curl!" They even considered pulling it down because it was so curly! LOL All I can say is: it was WELL worth the money!!!

Sunshine Photographics - A
Derek and his wife were VERY friendly! They discussed every detail with me and then just got out of the way! I had written an email prior to the wedding detailing a few shots I would like to get. He brought that sheet and tried to do every single one of them. One of which was to get our whole group out on the beach for a group shot. I thought they turned out great. He took TONS of pictures and many of them were fantastic. I will try to post some when I have access to them.

Disney Photograhy - A-
Amy was our photographer. I really, really liked her! She stayed out of our way, but came up with some amazing shots! The reason I give them an "A-" is for their pricing. Mark and I were blown away that it's $650 for a disc of the pictures...the same price for the Cinderella D package which includes the disc. We still thought that was incredibly high. I'm disappointed that we'll probably just get the $100 lo res cd of the pictures and put them on our digital picture frame for now. I really would have preferred to have more of them in larger sizes.

STVS - A-
Stan and Bonnie are GREAT! Bonnie was always so prompt in responding to any questions I had! Stan seemed fine to me. He just stayed out of my way. But, Mark and a couple of other people commented that he was a little "gruff" with them. Also, we were so excited to see our Sneak Peek and kept checking for it, but it still wasn't there 2 weeks later. I finally emailed them to find out where it was. Stan said it was ready, just not posted. I was disappointed about that because I really wanted to send the link to many people that didn't attend before our honeymoon. Still, I think the video will be wonderful.

Men's Wearhouse - C
Mark's tux shirt sleeves were SO long that he looked like a little boy. He did try it on before bringing it back to the resort, but he used the buttons instead of the cufflinks and said it fit fine. But, when the cufflinks were used, his sleeves fell over his hands. We didn't figure this out until that morning and had no time to make changes. Oh well...

Rev. Jack Day - A
Rev. Day was wonderful! He was very personable and friendly. Even though he was reading from a script, he really made it seem personal. I think other people were oblivious to the fact that it was so scripted. Also, it helped that we wrote our own vows, which I STRONGLY recommend. I was a little hesitant about that, but now I'm so glad we did it! Anyway, Rev. Day really incorporated our kids in the ceremony as well, which I loved. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.

I would recommend each and every one of these vendors! They are a big part of the reason why our day turned out so great! Each of them took what I envisioned and made it happen. That's true magic!!

Please let me know if you have any questions about any one of these vendors.

 

[malibustacey]

Hey

Im not good at the internet stuff and i tried to go on to see your photos and it wont let me?

It says password and user name??

I think your photos are gonna be fab- your dress is just LUSH!!!

 

[MegKate]

I love the video Kim! I love how the girls came down the aisle! That was cute!

What did you think about Rev. Jack?

 

[LittleStinkerbelle]

Congratulations!!!!! Everything looked beautiful and you were a stunning bride! I love your colors, wow, your bouquet was so pretty.

 

[Luvmyfam3]

Im not good at the internet stuff and i tried to go on to see your photos and it wont let me?

It says password and user name??

I think your photos are gonna be fab- your dress is just LUSH!!!

I'm sorry. I wasn't very specific in my instructions. The user name is: Mercer / Berneti Wedding The Password is: 1971 (same password for all Disney pictures). Thanks about the dress! I am so glad I had that fiasco with my dress earlier! I couldn't be happier with my dress! In fact, even after everything was over I didn't want to take it off! I just kept walking around our room in my dress until Mark finally said, "You better change! Everyone's ready to go to the parks!" Haha!!

I love the video Kim! I love how the girls came down the aisle! That was cute!

What did you think about Rev. Jack?

I know! I love how they came down the aisle too! That was TOTALLY their idea! I was surprised the 4 year old went along with it, but she did!

You're right! I completely forgot to review Rev. Day! I'll edit my post and add him! But, he was great!

Congratulations!!!!! Everything looked beautiful and you were a stunning bride! I love your colors, wow, your bouquet was so pretty.

Thanks! I am so glad I went with the colors I did! Everything was so bright! It was awesome! And, I LOVED my bouquet! I was one of those that thought it would be silly to preserve my bouquet. Afterall, where would I put it?? But, I was kind of regretting my decision since I loved my bouquet so much!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

WOW!! Your pics are amazing....you are one gorgeous bride!

I really love your colours....I was going to go with blue and yellow, but now I don't know!!!

I can't wait to read more!!!

 

[Goldeelox9]

I just found this....read the whole PJ instead of working. I can not wait to hear all about the trip!

You looked amazing and the girls looked so cute!

 

[Goldeelox9]

I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to get back on here! Things have been so crazy!

First off, everything was absolutely incredible! I was so happy with how everything went! We had such a fantastic time!

Before I get to the vendor reviews, I'll just let you know that our Disney pictures (which we love) are up:

http://www.collages.net/disneyweddings

Mercer / Berneti Wedding

Also, our sneak peek video is available on the STVS website under "Mark & Kim". We haven't received the final product yet, but we were pleased with the Sneak Peek.

Unfortunately, our photographs from our outside photographer were taken off his website as proofs as soon as he sent us our DVD of the pictures. We were pleased with them. As you can tell, Disney did a lot of post-processing with our pictures which really makes them stand out. Derek didn't do that. But, I'm looking forward to going in there and playing around with our pictures myself. I'll post some later. The disc is at home.

Well, back to work. Feel free to ask questions in the meantime!

Kim

I had amy for my Magic Kingdom Pictures and she was GREAT! Your pictures are wonderful....I don't know how you arn't egtting the CD....LOL Could you switch and get the package that includes to CD?

 

[figment fan21]

WOW! I have to be honest and tell you that i've been going back and forth with picking an escape wedding but after seeing how beautiful you made it i've totally made up my mind!
I loved your colors.
you are such a pretty bride!
Everyone looked like they had a great time!
Your dress was amazing and your bouquet was so unique!

Ok i Loved everything

I can't wait to see more and read about your wedding day!

 

[Pirate's Princess]

Your DPS pictures look wonderful! It makes me feel more comfortable about having them. I love the colors and your jewelry! You made such a beautiful bride. And I love the photos of Mark holding your shoes. DF saw and he does NOT want me doing that. I have to get comfy shoes, hehe.

And I the Erlenmayer flasks, hehe.

 

[tiggerrifficheidi]

Beautiful pictures! I think Amy did an excellent job!! Congratulations!!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

I know your probably enjoying your new husband......

but please tell us more about your trip. Details please !!

 

[MainStMandy]

I don't know how I missed your pictures before now, but I did!! You made a beautiful bride and couple!!! Your pictures are just lovely!!

 

[tinkerbell 766]

I am assuming from the pictures that you had your cake cutting/champagne at the St James room rather that at SBP. Is that right? I want to do this but wasn't sure whether I could or not

 

[Wish on a Star]

I LOVE EVERYTHING!
Where were the pictures taken with the bright red background- those looked amazing!

I cant wait to see pictures of St. James room- I am using it in a few weeks!