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

[iheartpluto]

OMG, all of those colors are SO pretty!! I too am voting for the eggplant, though... It's bold and beautiful!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

OMG, all of those colors are SO pretty!! I too am voting for the eggplant, though... It's bold and beautiful!

Thanks! He really did send some beautiful samples didn't he? No wonder it was so hard to choose. In the end I think eggplant is the winner though!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

So I have a few updates which I will get to soon, but I need to ask a question/vent first lol

I have been busting my bum trying to get these invitations all made, and slowly but surely I am getting there. The actual construction of the invites is a breeze. The problem that I am facing is once again with wording. I think that I really read way too much into things, and to be honest I am not relatives with any Emily Post's or Martha Stewart's so nobody will really care what I write, but alas I still worry.

I have to send my invites out in groups. I have a group that is invited to Disney as well as our home reception, I have a group that is invited to Disney (but not coming) and are invited to the home reception, and I have a group that is only invited to the home reception. So I have done up the wording for those who are coming to Disney - you guys helped me out, and it works well. I think that I have the wording for the home reception only group - I basically used what I had for the Disney wedding but changed it to "celebrate the marriage of" and the location. So that is okay.

But now I am trying to write up response cards and info for the home reception for people who are invited to Disney as well and it is proving to be quite difficult. We are not doing an inner envelope - too much time and money - so we are just going to have people phone us with their RSVP. I am aware that this is probably bad etiquette, but nobody is going to care, and it just is easier. I also want to make sure that it is clear on the response card who is invited - because we have already had people try to invite people to Disney and I am not having any of that. So in a nutshell, I just don't know how to word my response card.

So if you have any suggestions, thank you so much, if not, thank you for reading! I am sure that I will get it all sorted out, but I am doing it all on my own, and I just am getting really frustrated with it

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I feel better already just after typing that

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Crisis averted!

I think that I really just needed that vent to get the pent up stress out. I have figured out my wording, and I am happy with it! Yay!

Thanks to all who bothered to read my craziness

 

[pezaddict231]

RSVP's are the worst! And once you send out the invitations it's a pain getting them back.

How about saying "we've reserved ___ seats in your honor", that way people know who is invited and hopefully won't try to add anyone that is not invited to the wedding.

 

[Disney9.9.10]

RSVP's are the worst! And once you send out the invitations it's a pain getting them back.

How about saying "we've reserved ___ seats in your honor", that way people know who is invited and hopefully won't try to add anyone that is not invited to the wedding.

Thanks so much for the support and input! I knew that people on here would understand. I said to my mom earlier, "this is why people pay others to do this for them" but I can't complain because it was my own bright idea to do it all myself.

 

[pezaddict231]

you're welcome! It is stressful to make the invites, I definitely didn't enjoy it much while I was doing it, especially since I waited too long so I was just rushing to get them out. But afterwards everyone loved them and most people just assumed Disney did them, so then it was worthwhile. So I think one they're all done, you'll be glad you did them.

 

[TinkLoverSam]

I wish I was more precise with the wording on my invites! DF's little brother invited his gf and then was mad when we told him the Chef's Table at V&A's was full and she could not come to dinner (oops) oh well he knows now!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

you're welcome! It is stressful to make the invites, I definitely didn't enjoy it much while I was doing it, especially since I waited too long so I was just rushing to get them out. But afterwards everyone loved them and most people just assumed Disney did them, so then it was worthwhile. So I think one they're all done, you'll be glad you did them.

Thanks for sharing your experience! I also had some people assume that Disney made my invites (I made a sample and showed a couple people). And I am sure it will be worthwhile in the end, but it is great to hear that you felt that way as well.

I wish I was more precise with the wording on my invites! DF's little brother invited his gf and then was mad when we told him the Chef's Table at V&A's was full and she could not come to dinner (oops) oh well he knows now!

I am sorry that happened to you - I have already had some people invite others to Disney, and I am a little afraid of what will happen when they find out that those people are not coming to my wedding. (long story behind this one). Thanks for sharing!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Okay, so it's time for some updates!!

We have officially changed our MK shoot to be on the day of our wedding. Because of Night of Joy we had to change the date, and if we changed it to a later date, DF's tux would be back in Canada, so we had to move it to our wedding day. I was a little uncertain about it at first - I didn't want us to see each other, but I am happy with it now. It will save us some money, and I think that it will be a nice, romantic moment that the 2 of us can share on our wedding day. I will make sure that someone is around to get some "first look" pictures and it will be great!

I have emailed my floral planner, and we are going to use the eggplant colour for our napkins! It seems like everyone loves this colour! I put the sample next to the different papers we are using and a picture of our flowers and it looks like it is going to work really well. I asked my planner his opinions on our choice, just to make sure, but I think it is going to be great!

My bridal shower is a week from today! I do not like surprises, and because schedules are so crazy I am aware of the shower and when it will be. I am quite excited to have a fun night with a bunch of great women - some of whom I haven't seen in a while. We are going to get together and have some fruit & veggies as well as cookies and brownies and pastries - yummy! I will post some pictures next week!

I am still plugging away at the invites - really need to get those out ASAP. But I have the weekend off, so hopefully I will get them all done then! I will post some pictures of them soon!

One more thing… I am getting sooo excited about going to Disney! It seems like it has been forever since I was last there (in reality it will be 3 years - which is still way too long).

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

I loved having my pictures the morning before the ceremony. It saves so much time on your other vacation days, and to me, it really set the mood for what was about to come. I loved getting to know the photographers and being almost alone with DH before the ceremony. Yes, you have to give up not seeing each other until the ceremony (which most people want) but you get other great benefits in exchange!

That is exciting that your shower is soon! Oh, how I wish I could relive it all!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

I loved having my pictures the morning before the ceremony. It saves so much time on your other vacation days, and to me, it really set the mood for what was about to come. I loved getting to know the photographers and being almost alone with DH before the ceremony. Yes, you have to give up not seeing each other until the ceremony (which most people want) but you get other great benefits in exchange!

That is exciting that your shower is soon! Oh, how I wish I could relive it all!

I knew that you would have some positive words about the shoot because you did it the same way and it turned out wonderfully! Thank you for coming by and commenting though! I will post some pics after the shower and you can live vicariously lol I know that I will be so sad when all of this planning is over (but also happy that I am married of course ) I don't want it to end, but it is coming so fast and I can't slow it down!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

So this weekend was an extremely busy one for me! I swore that I would never let the wedding be stressful because I would stay on top of everything, but I had a little stress this weekend just thinking about everything I had to do. We were mainly doing stuff for pre-wedding parties, and getting ready for the wedding, but there was wedding stuff too.

So onto the updates! I bought my outfit for the shower today. I had a gift card to use, but it was only enough to cover the taxes haha I really like the outfit though so I am happy It is a sleeveless satin top with a ruffle in the front, and a pair of white capri pants. Here are a couple of pictures:

Because of the lighting in that room the shirt looks kind of blue, but it is actually purple - to go with all of the wedding colours lol

We also paid off my wedding band today! So I now have it in my possession, yay! It is still big, even though they took down the size before I ordered it, but I will take it back to get sized a little closer to the wedding - they are great and can do it on the same day you bring it in, right on the premises. So here are a couple pictures of the band. It is not what I would have originally chosen to go with my engagement ring, but when I tried it on, I loved it!

We also bought some things for pre-wedding parties. I bought us some new sandals for the trip - I love shoes and DF has hardly any, so buying new pairs was a good idea lol

The to do list is still long, and this week I won't get much accomplished. I will probably post an updated list soon! I am off from work tomorrow, but I will be spending most of my day baking with my grandma to help out with the shower - not sure if I am "supposed" to do, but I love baking with my grandma And then I have to work the next few days after that, and then the shower is Friday!! So the week is going to go by so fast, but it will be exciting!!

 

[weedee]

gorgeous ring!!! You must be so excited to have it in your possession. I couldn't stop looking at mine once we got it resized!!! Love the blouse, too btw.

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

I love the band! The shape of the diamonds looks different than many I have seen.

 

[iheartpluto]

OMG, your wedding band is so pretty!!! (I may be a little biased, because it resembles mine a bit) And I love your shower outfit too. Try to make sure to slow down and enjoy your shower, it goes by way too quickly!!

 

[shippedtosea]

hey just catching up. I really like the dark purple napkins. they are very elegant. I did notice you said you were worried about thinking matching. Word of advice, do not stress over this too much. This was my big stresser for like 2 weeks before the wedding and seriously I should have just chilled. Things will NEVER match perfectly. just won't happen. We ended up changing this because of matching issues and I am very happy we did because it made a HUGE difference. and i'm glad things didn't match perfectly and I had to change them. I would say that as long as things are closeish. don't worry about it because chances are you will be the only one who knows not everything is exact.

Your outfit for the shower is really cute! and I love your band is so pretty and delicate.

 

[Brit_Jude]

Sorry that the invites have given you some stress and also the issues on people inviting other people - what are they thinking.

Your wedding shower outfit is lovely the ruffle top is so pretty.

 

[Disney9.9.10]

gorgeous ring!!! You must be so excited to have it in your possession. I couldn't stop looking at mine once we got it resized!!! Love the blouse, too btw.

Thank you! I am very excited to finally have it! And I will have to get it resized too - I think that must be a rule

I love the band! The shape of the diamonds looks different than many I have seen.

Thank you! It is different that what I have seen, and I wouldn't have chosen it to go with my engagement ring, but the jeweller suggested it, and it ended up looking really nice!

OMG, your wedding band is so pretty!!! (I may be a little biased, because it resembles mine a bit) And I love your shower outfit too. Try to make sure to slow down and enjoy your shower, it goes by way too quickly!!

Thank you!! (even if you are biased lol) I am trying desperately to slow time down, but it is just not working! I know that it is all going to be over soon so I try to savour every moment - but as you know, that is proving to be quite difficult!

hey just catching up. I really like the dark purple napkins. they are very elegant. I did notice you said you were worried about thinking matching. Word of advice, do not stress over this too much. This was my big stresser for like 2 weeks before the wedding and seriously I should have just chilled. Things will NEVER match perfectly. just won't happen. We ended up changing this because of matching issues and I am very happy we did because it made a HUGE difference. and i'm glad things didn't match perfectly and I had to change them. I would say that as long as things are closeish. don't worry about it because chances are you will be the only one who knows not everything is exact.

Your outfit for the shower is really cute! and I love your band is so pretty and delicate.

Thanks for stopping by - you must be a busy lady right now!! Thank you for the advice, I have relaxed a little now lol I think I am just worried about the whole look "working" - exact matches are definitely hard to find!

Sorry that the invites have given you some stress and also the issues on people inviting other people - what are they thinking.

Your wedding shower outfit is lovely the ruffle top is so pretty.

I don't think that I will ever know what people were thinking - I am not looking forward to what happens when they find out that those people are not attending the wedding

Thanks for all of the nice comments about my shower outfit everyone! I am happy with it and I think the shower is going to be a great night!

 

[decdisneybride2011]

I really loved the carriage idea, but I do agree on going smaller. They are still beautiful. I'm sure you have already picked your floral by now but I just wanted to say that both ideas are amazing. Good luck with all your wedding plans and a happily ever after! I look forward to seeing more posts!!

UGH!

As you know, I have changed my location from the GF ballroom to Narcoossee's. Now, I am super happy with all of this, but I was in contact with my floral planner today who thinks that our centrepieces should be changed because they will look too big on the tables I had everything all planned out, I knew the cost and now we have to change centrepieces and maybe linens. And I have to choose the tables that we want to use, and I have no idea how to do this and what tables I can and cannot move. He sent me some centrepiece alternatives, one of which I really like, but now I have no idea on pricing anymore. Eek!

Just a note, I don't blame anyone for this, I definitely respect what my floral planner says because he has experience and knows the space really well, I just hate not knowing! I think that we may keep 1 carriage centrepiece for the table for DF and I so that there is at least 1 because I love them so much!

Here is the picture that my planner sent me of one of his suggestions, that I really like. It goes well with our colours and theme, I just have no idea on pricing.

I would appreciate any opinions on these centrepieces. If anyone has experience with pricing for these, please let me know . If you guys have suggestions for other centrepieces, those would also be appreciated. I feel so lost lol all because of centrepieces

Thanks for reading!