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

[daisygirl902]

I'm all about the "It's Disney - wear a tiara!" - love it all so far! I love the jewelery - it's beautiful

 

[iheartpluto]

The jewelry and paper are great!! I especially LOVE your tiara! I totally agree with your mom. Besides, it really is the only day you can get away with wearing a tiara once you're over the age of 10, unfortunately... Unless, of course, you're in WDW! The paper really is great, how are you going to put the different colors together?

 

[Disney9.9.10]

I'm all about the "It's Disney - wear a tiara!" - love it all so far! I love the jewelery - it's beautiful

Thanks for that! I guess this really is the only time that I will be able to get away with doing something like that, so I might as well!

The jewelry and paper are great!! I especially LOVE your tiara! I totally agree with your mom. Besides, it really is the only day you can get away with wearing a tiara once you're over the age of 10, unfortunately... Unless, of course, you're in WDW! The paper really is great, how are you going to put the different colors together?

Thanks so much! I guess I should take advantage of this opportunity lol Tiara it is!! I am using the silver colour as the outer part (like the pocket I guess it is?) and the darker purple for behind the white paper with all of the writing, and the light purple is for some other little things. Once I have one done up well in this paper I will post it! Thanks for asking that question!

 

[amyy]

I love, love, love your jewelry and tiara. Of course you just read how I decided to go with the tiara too. When else will we ever get to wear them? Your paper is beautiful and I am so impressed on how you can make your own invites.

 

[Disney9.9.10]

I love, love, love your jewelry and tiara. Of course you just read how I decided to go with the tiara too. When else will we ever get to wear them? Your paper is beautiful and I am so impressed on how you can make your own invites.

Thanks so much! Yes I have been following your PJ - yay tiaras! I have always been artistic/crafty so it only made sense that I made my own invites (it was almost expected! lol)

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Hello everyone!
So once again, I am making my planner suffer - so sorry!! I am seriously considering changing my reception location. When my consultant initially pencilled us in, he kid of gave us the locations and I didn't think much of it. I have been thinking more and more lately - especially since joining the DIS! - and I think that I will be unhappy with our current location. As most of you know, we changed our menu to brunch recently - which I am super happy about. Our current location is in the St. Augustine ballroom. Now don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this ballroom, but I feel that it is too dark and 'eveningy' for a brunch reception. Plus the colours don't exactly 'go' with my theme.

So I emailed my planner to see what kind of options I have. We could continue our reception in the pre-reception location - which I like - but there is another event there, so we would have to cut our reception from 3 hours to 2 hours. We aren't having any dancing or anything so this shouldn't be a big deal, but I don't want to feel rushed. The second option is using Narcoossee's. I have looked at some pictures and I am in love with the idea of using this space. We would have to change our musician, but I can live with that. So I have to speak with DF tonight and see how he feels about this change - I am sure he won't care, he usually just likes whatever makes me happy!

If anyone has any experience with Narcoossee's or comments on this switch please feel free to share! I hope that there are no restrictions or things that I am not thinking about right now.

Thanks for reading! I will let you all know how it turns out!

 

[PunttinOnes]

Oh my Gosh I've been going through the same thought process!!

I was given the option of Salon 8 (at the GFCC), and then thought it was to "eveningy" for a brunch reception. Then I asked for Narcoosee's.

The miniumum F&B went up to $1,500.00, but I figured I could order more food or something to fill the budget up... but then... I didn't like the layout. I am having a small recpetion--only 18 people--and they won't move the extra tables away from our reception area at Narcoosee's. I kind of felt like it would look like we had nobody at our reception with all of those empty tables all around!!

Ultimately, I moved back to Salon 8.

Good luck and keep us posted!!!

 

[iheartpluto]

LOVE Narcoossee's!!! It's a gorgeous space, and I think it would be perfect for a brunch!

 

[helloirishkitty]

Your floral BEO sounds like a steal! I don't know why,but the thought of my floral BEO makes me want to pass out. Yours has made me realize that it might not be that bad!

I have no experience with Narcoosee's other than I had dinner their once and it was beautiful. We considered it for our reception, but we wanted dancing and that isn't a possibility.

Good luck with whatever your chose! I'm sure your planner is used to changes, I can't wait to talk to mine and talk about changing everything!

 

[shippedtosea]

the paper is pretty! I love how sparkly it is. I think the necklace and earrings are really different and they will look great! the tiara is really cute too. I debated getting one myself but changed my mind! I think your mom is right!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Have you seen Heidi's TR? She had her reception there, and it was gorgeous! I really wanted to have mine there after looking at hers, but didn't since it was far away from my ceremony. I hope she doesn't mind me doing this, here is the link to her TR if you haven't seen it:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1929739&page=31

 

[weedee]

very pretty paper, the jewelry is fab...and I think Narccoossee's is a great location. We had it between that and Citricos (but obviously chose the latter). After seeing Heidi's PJ and pics I think it would look beautiful for a reception site. Very light and airy, open and sunny!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Oh my Gosh I've been going through the same thought process!!

I was given the option of Salon 8 (at the GFCC), and then thought it was to "eveningy" for a brunch reception. Then I asked for Narcoosee's.

The miniumum F&B went up to $1,500.00, but I figured I could order more food or something to fill the budget up... but then... I didn't like the layout. I am having a small recpetion--only 18 people--and they won't move the extra tables away from our reception area at Narcoosee's. I kind of felt like it would look like we had nobody at our reception with all of those empty tables all around!!

Ultimately, I moved back to Salon 8.

Good luck and keep us posted!!!

It seems like a lot of DIS brides are going through this right now! If all of the spaces weren't so beautiful it wouldn't be this hard! lol I can see why you would have chosen Salon 8 with 18 people. Our party is a little bigger, so we have no problem meeting the F&B minimum and shouldn't have many empty tables.

LOVE Narcoossee's!!! It's a gorgeous space, and I think it would be perfect for a brunch!

It is beautiful isn't it!

Your floral BEO sounds like a steal! I don't know why,but the thought of my floral BEO makes me want to pass out. Yours has made me realize that it might not be that bad!

I have no experience with Narcoosee's other than I had dinner their once and it was beautiful. We considered it for our reception, but we wanted dancing and that isn't a possibility.

Good luck with whatever your chose! I'm sure your planner is used to changes, I can't wait to talk to mine and talk about changing everything!

I was really afraid for my floral BEO too, but in the end I was presently surprised. We aren't big flower people, so we don't need a lot, which helps. Glad my BEO put your mind at rest a little There really isn't room for dancing, but we aren't going to be having any so that isn't a big deal for us (but I can see why it would be for you!) My planner has definitely been great through all of this, and I promised her no more big changes lol

the paper is pretty! I love how sparkly it is. I think the necklace and earrings are really different and they will look great! the tiara is really cute too. I debated getting one myself but changed my mind! I think your mom is right!

Thanks for reading! My mom will say she knew that she was right I tried to say no, but it just didn't work!

Have you seen Heidi's TR? She had her reception there, and it was gorgeous! I really wanted to have mine there after looking at hers, but didn't since it was far away from my ceremony. I hope she doesn't mind me doing this, here is the link to her TR if you haven't seen it:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1929739&page=31

Thanks for posting this! I have actually been looking at Heidi's TR and it was a big help! She doesn't seem like someone who would mind you posting so hopefully it is alright! Thanks Heidi! That would be quite a trek from your ceremony site so I see why you didn't choose it!

very pretty paper, the jewelry is fab...and I think Narccoossee's is a great location. We had it between that and Citricos (but obviously chose the latter). After seeing Heidi's PJ and pics I think it would look beautiful for a reception site. Very light and airy, open and sunny!

Thanks for reading! Can I ask what made you decide on Citricos? I am just curious because I don't really know much about that location. Heidi's pj/tr really does do the site well doesn't it! The light, airy, open feel is what we are going for, so I think this site will work well for us!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

So I just wanted to say thank you to anyone who has been following me through all of this!

I e-mailed my planner yesterday, and the final decision on the reception location is.....

Narcoossee's!!

I told her that I promised that this would be the last big change I made so I am not allowed any more! I love the Whitehall Room, but if we stayed there for our reception, we would have to cut it back to 2 hours. This is what helped make the decision to use Narcoossee's. I love both of the spaces and they both have ups and downs but I didn't want to feel rushed to end our reception, and this had a lot of weight in the decision making.

Also a big thank you to Heidi (tiggerificheidi) who's PJ/TR really helped me to see what the space would look like at a reception!

One downfall is that we won't be able to have a pianist now that we are in a non convention space. So I am not sure what to do. I am hoping that we can use our iPod there, and use the money from the instrumentalist for something else, because I am not really crazy about any of the others at the moment.

Things are starting to fall into place now!!

 

[daisygirl902]

So I just wanted to say thank you to anyone who has been following me through all of this!

I e-mailed my planner yesterday, and the final decision on the reception location is.....

Narcoossee's!!

I told her that I promised that this would be the last big change I made so I am not allowed any more! I love the Whitehall Room, but if we stayed there for our reception, we would have to cut it back to 2 hours. This is what helped make the decision to use Narcoossee's. I love both of the spaces and they both have ups and downs but I didn't want to feel rushed to end our reception, and this had a lot of weight in the decision making.

Also a big thank you to Heidi (tiggerificheidi) who's PJ/TR really helped me to see what the space would look like at a reception!

One downfall is that we won't be able to have a pianist now that we are in a non convention space. So I am not sure what to do. I am hoping that we can use our iPod there, and use the money from the instrumentalist for something else, because I am not really crazy about any of the others at the moment.

Things are starting to fall into place now!!

Congrats!! I'm sure it will be beautiful! It's a fantastic space, that's for sure!

And keep changing your mind till you're truly happy - that's what I've decided! We are only having the Disney wedding of our dreams once - so live it up!!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Congrats!! I'm sure it will be beautiful! It's a fantastic space, that's for sure!

And keep changing your mind till you're truly happy - that's what I've decided! We are only having the Disney wedding of our dreams once - so live it up!!

Thank you so much for the support! I know that it is what the planners are there for but I feel bad making them have to keep fixing things lol But you are right, we only get to do this once, so we might as well make sure that everything is exactly the way that we want it!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

That is so great! I am so happy for you that you have venue that you really like!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

That is so great! I am so happy for you that you have venue that you really like!

Thank you so much! It is so nice to have so many supportive people around here!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

A couple other teeny tiny updates.

Yesterday I spent some quality time with my cricut and got all of my program fan Mickey's cut out. 1 less thing to do! I have a few more days off coming up so I will hopefully getting a lot done!!

We decided to do a Disney honeymoon registry. DF and I already have a house and so we don't need a lot of the typical registry stuff. But I was told that people need a registry lol so we decided to do a honeymoon one. Not sure if people will really use it, but it is an option. Anyways, I think that I registered us maybe 4 or 5 days ago and I got the gift card Fed Ex'd to me yesterday! Wow that was fast! It is so cute and comes in such a nice little envelope that I don't even care if nobody uses it, I just like that I have one *Note: sorry if any of this sounds at all in bad taste - registries and etiquette are such a sticky subject!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

I just wanted to post again because this is the 100th post on my PJ!! Thanks to everyone who has read and or commented thus far!!

To make this post somewhat useful I will also post a list of to do's

- Finish Newsletter! Ugh, I keep changing my mind and changing it and it is not getting done, and now I only have a few months left!
- Finish Invitations (still waiting on some paper to come in to do this) and get them sent out!
- Finish program fans
- Work on music list!! I am having a really hard time with this
- Buy my hoop crinoline
- Find sand ceremony jars
- Buy attendants' gifts
- I am having another meeting with my planner in about a week so I can go over all of our changes with her
- Set another floral meeting time - we have things to change from our initial BEO and from our location change
- A couple of things here and there for our pre-wedding parties

So I don't have THAT much left to do, but I also don't have much time to get them done! Fingers Crossed!