Krysten & Michael's DFTW - 9/9/10 - WP/Narcoossee's - 1 Year!! 09/09

[Disney9.9.10]

I really like your DIY projects. I'm not crafty at all but really want to put some DIY touches on my wedding. We'll see if they actually get done lol.

I like your plans and I hope you get your BEO soon! I would be so nervous waiting...

Thank you for reading! DIY touches are nice, I hope that you can find some for your day! I also hope I get my BEO soon lol

We are getting married Sept 14, 2010!!!! I can't believe how much you have done! I have nothing compared to you!! Are you going down for your planning session? We have ours on monday. I would love to chat and pass ideas back and forth!

Omg yay! Our weddings are so close! I live in Canada, so I won't be going down for a planning session which makes me very sad lol I already had a phone session with my planner and my florist though. Good luck with your session on Monday, they really are fun. I would love to chat with you as well! Where are you having your wedding? I will have to live vicariously through your planning session

 

[lpizzuro123]

I used Cards and Pockets for our wedding invitation.

http://www.cardsandpockets.com/

They have so many great colors, the pocketfolders are already made and everything works together. I ordered the pocketfolders, the mats, the invitations, and the precut enclosures. I also ordered some extra paper in bulk. It looks like you are making your own pcoketfolders and while that is great and I am sure a big cost savings, it made it so much easier to have this already made and to put everything else together. I also loved the quality of the paper.

I also used the bulk paper to make our menu cards (black mat with white on top). I do not have a separate picture of everything but here is a picture of the shadowbox that I made with some wedding stuff when we got home. You can see the invitation and the menu card.

Looking forward to reading more.

Linda

 

[MsEsty]

The invitations & fan look great!

 

[KR1343]

Did you find that the cricuit was a big help? I was really scared about doing things myself and not coming out "classy" but I am seeing that everything is so expensive! I would like to try but before I make the investment on the cricuit!
thanks

 

[weedee]

joining in!

Everything looks amazing. Your dress is gorgeous, definitely fit for a Disney wedding. I think you're off to a great start with the invites, we also made our own and used the bulk paper we purchased through cards&pockets for our menus. Good call on the natural colored sand addition - we did the same!

Oh and those coach favors are freakin adorable!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

I used Cards and Pockets for our wedding invitation.

http://www.cardsandpockets.com/

They have so many great colors, the pocketfolders are already made and everything works together. I ordered the pocketfolders, the mats, the invitations, and the precut enclosures. I also ordered some extra paper in bulk. It looks like you are making your own pcoketfolders and while that is great and I am sure a big cost savings, it made it so much easier to have this already made and to put everything else together. I also loved the quality of the paper.

I also used the bulk paper to make our menu cards (black mat with white on top). I do not have a separate picture of everything but here is a picture of the shadowbox that I made with some wedding stuff when we got home. You can see the invitation and the menu card.


Looking forward to reading more.

Linda

Thank you for reading! And thank you for the tip for the paper website, I will definitely check it out. And you are right, pre-made pockets would definitely be easier! I also love the shadow box - we are big crafters and my mom makes a ton of shadow boxes, I might have to steal your idea and make a wedding one lol

The invitations & fan look great!

Thanks for continuing to follow my pj and for the nice words!

Did you find that the cricuit was a big help? I was really scared about doing things myself and not coming out "classy" but I am seeing that everything is so expensive! I would like to try but before I make the investment on the cricuit!
thanks

Thanks for reading! I already had the cricut, so I figured, why not? It took like 5 seconds to make the mickey heads - a lot less than it would for you to draw it or print it and cut it out. I am happy with the quality of it, I don't think that it looks cheap. I believe that a lot of other DISbrides have used it and have also been happy with the results. You can get the stuff on sale, but I agree that it is a bit pricey. Will you use it after the wedding for other projects? There is a ton of stuff you can do with it, so it is worth the money. We use ours mainly for scrapbooking, but I saw an infomertial for it, and there are so many things that you can do that I would never have thought of.

joining in!

Everything looks amazing. Your dress is gorgeous, definitely fit for a Disney wedding. I think you're off to a great start with the invites, we also made our own and used the bulk paper we purchased through cards&pockets for our menus. Good call on the natural colored sand addition - we did the same!

Oh and those coach favors are freakin adorable!

Thanks for reading and for the compliments! It seems like cards&pockets is a good source, so I will have to go check it out. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

I am back again - it has been a super busy few days!!

So I was doing a lot of looking at other people's PJs and TRs yesterday, and something struck me. Why don't we move our ceremony earlier, and have brunch instead of lunch?

I am a picky eater with food allergies, and trying to find a menu was proving to be horrible (and of course, everyone else has to have their say in what the menu is). But, I absolutely love Disney's breakfasts everywhere that I go, and there are many more options that our families will also enjoy. I talked to DF about it last night, and he agreed that it was a great choice for us (why hadn't we thought of it earlier?)

So I emailed my planner, but then got really excited and just ended up calling her, and she was wonderful. Even though she is really sick she is working away, and got all of my times changed and sent me new menus to work from! We got really lucky and all of our locations were free earlier in the day, so I just bumped everything up a little, and voila - brunch!

She also sent me an unofficial BEO, which is kind of useless now that I have changed everything (my own fault) but it still gives me an idea of some stuff.

So I am really happy about this, I no longer have to worry about what I will eat at my own wedding! Now if only I could get future MIL to cooperate with me, everything would be perfect!

 

[KR1343]

I think I might use it for the future. I love scrapbooking and I am in the process of scrapping our past 2 disney trips! I love how you programs came out and I was even thinking about doing my own menu cards. Now that I see some example home made it looks so easy and I can put my own personal touches into it! I also looked into the Disney stuff they have with the Cricuit and it looks awesome for my scrapping!
thanks for your advice!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

I think I might use it for the future. I love scrapbooking and I am in the process of scrapping our past 2 disney trips! I love how you programs came out and I was even thinking about doing my own menu cards. Now that I see some example home made it looks so easy and I can put my own personal touches into it! I also looked into the Disney stuff they have with the Cricuit and it looks awesome for my scrapping!
thanks for your advice!

It will definitely be worth your while if you are a scrapper! I am also in the process of scrapping disney trips (among other things lol). It is definitely easy, and you can personalize it however you want. I have the Mickey and Friends and the Mickey Font cartridges, but I would love to get one of the Princess ones too (one is better than the other lol).

 

[Bride-to-be]

YAY for brunch. I think people in general like brunch food more than lunch food. We did a breakfast, we had no say in the menu . Originally I was so excited bc I thought we could have beignets (from POFQ) and strawberries and cream and yummy stuff. It was all shot down. I hope they can do everything you want. Make sure you get a tasting ahead of time.

 

[JanineBlum]

I used Cards and Pockets for our wedding invitation.
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Looking forward to reading more.

Linda

I love the shadowbox idea I think I am going to borrow it and make one after my wedding as well.

 

[JanineBlum]

Okay, so one final update today.

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I am one of those people that likes to get things done early - I get stressed out if I leave things too late (hence the stress about photography!). So I keep getting these strange looks from vendors when I am there early. I didn't think that the lady at the tux shop was going to fit DF that day! Has anyone else had an experience like this? I seem to keep having them!

But of course, the To Do list is still ever present:
- I have to figure out my own jewellery - to make or to buy?
- Buy my crinoline hoop
- Buy supplies and make fans/invites
- Work on/finalize wording for fans/invites
- Get my BEO and make any adjustments - I know that there is going to be some
- Finish my newsletter! (like now! lol)
- Get sand ceremony vases
- Find a garter
- Finalize my music choices
- Find out who is making a toast
- Figure out my flowers
- Finish my picture "must have" list

So thanks to everyone who has read all of this!

It may sound odd but I got my hoop from ebay it was brand new and in great condition, shipped fast and saved a bundle.
Music is the big question of the day for us as well.

Oh and your invitations look great!!
Your fan turned out super. What find of stick did you use? That is the only thing I have not purchased yet for my fan. I can't wait to see the final results for the fan's I am suprised non of the stores have started selling them yet since so many people seem to make them.
I better get to bed the other night I found myself up really late looking everyone's threads.

 

[daisygirl902]

Love your plans so far! That dress is absolutely amazing - so beautiful! I also love your DIY projects...and as you know I recently added brunch to my day - brunch is a GREAT idea!!! I told one of my guests yesterday when she was over at my house for Survivor Night and she alsmost burst into tears with excitement - jeez I didn't know brunch was THAT exciting

Great plans so far!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

YAY for brunch. I think people in general like brunch food more than lunch food. We did a breakfast, we had no say in the menu . Originally I was so excited bc I thought we could have beignets (from POFQ) and strawberries and cream and yummy stuff. It was all shot down. I hope they can do everything you want. Make sure you get a tasting ahead of time.

I agree - brunch seems to be better for most people. I would love to do a tasting, but I live too far away to get down for a planning session. But thank you for reading and sharing your experience!

It may sound odd but I got my hoop from ebay it was brand new and in great condition, shipped fast and saved a bundle.
Music is the big question of the day for us as well.

Oh and your invitations look great!!
Your fan turned out super. What find of stick did you use? That is the only thing I have not purchased yet for my fan. I can't wait to see the final results for the fan's I am suprised non of the stores have started selling them yet since so many people seem to make them.
I better get to bed the other night I found myself up really late looking everyone's threads.

I honestly didn't think to check ebay... I think I will have to take a look. Thank you for the DIY love! For the fan, I just used one of those tongue depressor sticks (we got a bag of them from the dollar store). And I hear you about being up late looking at all of the threads - I do this a lot and lose track of time lol Before you know it, you have to get up for work! Thanks for reading!

Love your plans so far! That dress is absolutely amazing - so beautiful! I also love your DIY projects...and as you know I recently added brunch to my day - brunch is a GREAT idea!!! I told one of my guests yesterday when she was over at my house for Survivor Night and she alsmost burst into tears with excitement - jeez I didn't know brunch was THAT exciting

Great plans so far!

Thanks for following! Yay for brunch! I think that we made a good choice lol That is really funny about your friend being so excited about brunch... I was incredibly excited (but it is my wedding lol) I didn't realize how stressed out I was about the menu until I changed it and didn't have to worry about it at all.

 

[SheriBerry]

I just found your PJ and everything you have planed sounds beautiful! My FI and I also have the same birthday! We're are in the beginning stages of planning and are looking at March 2011.

Good luck with the rest of your planning!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

I just found your PJ and everything you have planed sounds beautiful! My FI and I also have the same birthday! We're are in the beginning stages of planning and are looking at March 2011.

Good luck with the rest of your planning!

Thanks for reading! I have never met anyone else who had the same birthday as their DF, very cool! Congratulations on your wedding as well!

 

[iheartpluto]

Just caught up on your PJ, everything looks amazing! DIY stuff is the best. And thanks for stopping by my TR! Sending pixie dust your way.

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

That is great that you will be happy with your menu by switching to brunch! We had a brunch, and it was soooooooooo good! Everyone commented on how much they loved it (except for the turkey sausage, which nobody liked )

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Just caught up on your PJ, everything looks amazing! DIY stuff is the best. And thanks for stopping by my TR! Sending pixie dust your way.

Thanks for reading (and for the pixie dust lol). I also love DIY, it just makes everything more unique.

That is great that you will be happy with your menu by switching to brunch! We had a brunch, and it was soooooooooo good! Everyone commented on how much they loved it (except for the turkey sausage, which nobody liked )

That is great to hear! I love Disney's brunch food, always have, and breakfast is my favourite meal of the day so it works nicely. It is also good to know that your guests enjoyed the food as well, because that is important. We won't be having turkey sausage for precisely that reason - I would be the only one who might eat it lol Thanks for the comment!

 

[Brit_Jude]

Hi there,

Love all your plans. I think I might have to steal the Cinderella coach idea for some table center pieces. I'm having a roman table for the 15 of us and a few of the coaches on the table with floral would add a nice Disney touch. They would also go with my glass slipper favors.