Lisa and Rob's Dream Wedding-October 30, 2011

[PrincessTinker11]

WOW they are not cheap, but I think they are well worth it. I have a PJ, but it's on Disneybrides.com. Have you seen that trend? I like it because it is a little more private.

I will check it out tonight, I saw something on it when I googled it but never filled out anything to be included on that site...

 

[PrincessTinker11]

Hello all!

I have been making some progress on the wedding and thought I would share!

I am paying for the wedding/cruise in FULL in July (yikes!) but we want to be able to book our wedding brunch for our guests AND are looking forward to having the biggest expense of our wedding paid for and behind us. Paying cash for our wedding has been rough as I feel we are trapped at home and not spending money on anything ( I feel those around us think we are "cheap" lol) but I really do not want to start our wedding off in debt, I mean my student loans are scary enough ....

We are meeting with our photographer tomorrow, very excited for that! I am looking forward to ironing out the details of how things will go and see if their is anything else I have to do for photography...I know I am going to order some props from Etsy, I am in love with that site

Another site I am adoring at the moment is Vistaprint! I have done so much, for free I might add , for our welcome bags!

I was able to score free sticky pads, large/small magnets, Tshrits, pens and I am making brochures with the photographers info and how the wedding will go. I am looking forward to having them come in so I can see the final product although I already had one shirt made for me that says, "The Future Mrs. Scott with our wedding date 11♥1♥11" It came out great and both of them were free also!

I am working on getting little things still for the welcome bags with coupons I have been socking stuff away in our spare bedroom like crazy! lol

For our wedding favors I am making Tshirts with an oversized postcard that thanks the guest for attending our wedding with love of course from Mr. and Mrs. Scott! (I really like saying that )

We are 4 months away July 1st and plan on sending our guests scratch off lottery tickets that have a pic of a cruise ship that says, "Cruising for cash"...maybe one of our guests will win and be able to pay for everyone to go

We are enjoying hotter weather here in NJ and bought a pool this weekend, can't wait to have it set up and to be able to relax a bit as we are home all the time saving money! lol

 

[PixieDust1969]

Hey Lisa... I think you are very smart to pay for everything in advance. We are doing the same thing and will also have our honeymoon paid as well. You don't want to start out trying to pay for a wedding. This is one of the major reasons we went with the cruise line instead of a WDW wedding.

I need to check out Vistaprint...thanks for the tip.

All of the staying home now will pay off and a pool will help with things to do!

 

[PixyDusted]

I'm so excited to be your photographer too! It's going to be an AMAZING trip, and even better wedding! xo

 

[PrincessTinker11]

Hey Lisa... I think you are very smart to pay for everything in advance. We are doing the same thing and will also have our honeymoon paid as well. You don't want to start out trying to pay for a wedding. This is one of the major reasons we went with the cruise line instead of a WDW wedding.

I need to check out Vistaprint...thanks for the tip.

All of the staying home now will pay off and a pool will help with things to do!

Yeah, we are trying so hard to stay on budget and pay as we go...we cannot wait to have a great time there! Defintely check out Vistaprint, the web page I used was www.vistaprint.com/spring2011 That should give you a bunch of free products as well! You are aloud 10 free offers in one order BTW.

I'm so excited to be your photographer too! It's going to be an AMAZING trip, and even better wedding! xo

Mikkel it was so nice meeting you today! We left and Rob was like well now you can relax b/c she has photos under control Looking forward to working with you and partying lol

 

[PixyDusted]

Mikkel it was so nice meeting you today! We left and Rob was like well now you can relax b/c she has photos under control Looking forward to working with you and partying lol

I loved meeting you guys! Can't wait to CRUISE it up with the bride and groom!!

 

[PrincessTinker11]

Hey all!

I was wondering what everyone is doing for Mother/Son dance? I am dancing to My Little Girl, Tim McGraw with my father and Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts with my then husband I cannot decide on a mother/son dance for my fiance and I know he is going to say, "Go ahead and pick it for me." LOL

Any suggestions?

Are any of you doing a unity candle? I was not going to but now I am thinking it might be nice....

 

[PrincessTinker11]

OK, here are the photos from Vistaprint, all these items were free however I paid a 30 dollar processing/shipping fee

These are the large postcards, I am placing this on top of our wedding favors at our reception which are T-shirts. The women get this T-shirt:

The men are getting this shirt:

I made these little sticky notes for the welcome bags:

I made these magnets for the welcome bags to decorate their doors!

A fellow dis'er got me the "I'm Celebrating" buttons and they will be in the welcome bags as well!

And finally these are the Thank You cards I am using for bridal shower gifts as some have come in! (We have not had my shower yet though! )

I also made the cutest pens, however I forgot to take a pic will get around to that

We are making some serious progress

 

[Goldeelox9]

It all looks great Lisa!!! You are so close now!

 

[belle2211]

Hey all!

I was wondering what everyone is doing for Mother/Son dance? I am dancing to My Little Girl, Tim McGraw with my father and Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts with my then husband I cannot decide on a mother/son dance for my fiance and I know he is going to say, "Go ahead and pick it for me." LOL

Any suggestions?

Are any of you doing a unity candle? I was not going to but now I am thinking it might be nice....

My DH danced with his mom to You'll Be In My Heart by Phil Collins.

 

[PixyDusted]

I can't wait to capture all your details in your wedding photos! Great stuff, Lisa!

 

[Goofy4Ever]

Hey all!

I was wondering what everyone is doing for Mother/Son dance? I am dancing to My Little Girl, Tim McGraw with my father and Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts with my then husband I cannot decide on a mother/son dance for my fiance and I know he is going to say, "Go ahead and pick it for me." LOL

Any suggestions?

Are any of you doing a unity candle? I was not going to but now I am thinking it might be nice....

Great things from VistaPrint...I scored some magnets for the guests door. Thanks for passing the info along.

We are not doing the father/daughter mother/son dances. I feel we are too old for those

I too was thinking about having a unity candle and we are also doing a memorial table that will have pictures and a candle lit on it.

Have you got the "script"? I need to email Shanda for a copy.....

 

[stl_figment]

Great things from VistaPrint...I scored some magnets for the guests door. Thanks for passing the info along.

Have you got the "script"? I need to email Shanda for a copy.....

I agree on the items from Vistaprint! They look great!

I have the "script" (if anyone needs it PM me).

 

[PrincessTinker11]

I can't wait to capture all your details in your wedding photos! Great stuff, Lisa!

We are so excited...getting closer by the day!

My DH danced with his mom to You'll Be In My Heart by Phil Collins.

That is a good idea, will download as I have a few others for him to listen to

Great things from VistaPrint...I scored some magnets for the guests door. Thanks for passing the info along.

That is great! Vistaprint has great quality stuff and free, well you just cannot beat that! lol

We are not doing the father/daughter mother/son dances. I feel we are too old for those

Awww....I still think you could if you wanted to, I think I would feel like it was missed if we didn't!

I too was thinking about having a unity candle and we are also doing a memorial table that will have pictures and a candle lit on it.

Yeah I am pretty sure we will do the unity candle but you just have your own mother's light your candle and then what, light the candle together? LOL You don't say anything while doing it, I feel like it will be well that is done..kinda feeling!

Have you got the "script"? I need to email Shanda for a copy.....

I do not have the script yet, however, I was kinda arguing with Shanda today about my wedding brunch She was not very accommodating, totally should have realized that would happen!

I agree on the items from Vistaprint! They look great!

I have the "script" (if anyone needs it PM me).

I would love to see the script if you can pass it along!!!

 

[PrincessTinker11]

What a rough work week I have been having, let me tell you! I was able to squeeze in booking our transportation from the Pop to the cruise and then back to Pop with a stop at the airport for whoever needs it....Rob and I covered the cost as Sir Randolphs was very reasonable, however, I still do not understand why Disney does not include the transfer in your cruise fare?

I also found out when my shower was from people slipping and telling me. I am very upset that my friends did not respect my wishes (I asked for an Italian resturant or hall)...what I found out they did was a Chinese Buffet!!! My sister broke down and told me they said the Italian resturant would be too costly...these are the friends that are not even coming to the wedding so I guess I got my hopes up that they would make my shower extra special I am going with the intention of seeing everyone and just happy that I am actually getting a shower, apparently they felt since I was having a destination wedding they did not need to put as much effort into it

Oh well...life goes on and we really cannot wait for our wedding to get here...I went clothes shopping the other day and that was kind of exciting, made it that much real-er to me! I also broke down and booked the private room for Palo as I was having major issues with Shanda that I just can't stomach right now in regards to the brunch, hoping once we board I can get the ship to work on that for me as well...we are looking forward to a weekend of relaxing and hopefully a day at the beach on this very hot weekend!

 

[Goofy4Ever]

What a rough work week I have been having, let me tell you! I was able to squeeze in booking our transportation from the Pop to the cruise and then back to Pop with a stop at the airport for whoever needs it....Rob and I covered the cost as Sir Randolphs was very reasonable, however, I still do not understand why Disney does not include the transfer in your cruise fare?

I also found out when my shower was from people slipping and telling me. I am very upset that my friends did not respect my wishes (I asked for an Italian resturant or hall)...what I found out they did was a Chinese Buffet!!! My sister broke down and told me they said the Italian resturant would be too costly...these are the friends that are not even coming to the wedding so I guess I got my hopes up that they would make my shower extra special I am going with the intention of seeing everyone and just happy that I am actually getting a shower, apparently they felt since I was having a destination wedding they did not need to put as much effort into it

Oh well...life goes on and we really cannot wait for our wedding to get here...I went clothes shopping the other day and that was kind of exciting, made it that much real-er to me! I also broke down and booked the private room for Palo as I was having major issues with Shanda that I just can't stomach right now in regards to the brunch, hoping once we board I can get the ship to work on that for me as well...we are looking forward to a weekend of relaxing and hopefully a day at the beach on this very hot weekend!

I'm sorry you are having a run of bad luck I hate the fact that it costs money for the DCL transfers and they are not cheap.

Sorry about the shower...I do not have a clue as to what we are doing or having...all I know is when and where. I am bummed a bit...I wanted a surprise shower, but I will have to settle for a surprise bachlorette party I bet it will turn out just fine and you will have a great time!!!! Relax and take deep breathes

Lisa

 

[stl_figment]

I'm sorry things aren't going exactly like planned.

Hang in there, I'm sure everything will turn out lovely (and everything I've heard is they are very accommodating once on board).

 

[PixieDust1969]

It does stink that nothing is going as planned...I am sure you will have a wonderful wedding and afterwards will not remember anything that didn't go as planned.

Do you know when your shower is? I am sure you will have a good time.

Keep your chin up, the best day will be the one where you say "I do!"

 

[futuremrsrowell]

Your Vistaprint items are adorable!! I got my welcome bags from there and am thinking about ordering Save the Dates for my back home reception from Vistaprint as well. This whole planning thing is really difficult for someone as creatively challenged as myself. Thanks for the planning journal. You have no idea how much they help those of us who aren't artsy.

 

[PrincessTinker11]

Your Vistaprint items are adorable!! I got my welcome bags from there and am thinking about ordering Save the Dates for my back home reception from Vistaprint as well. This whole planning thing is really difficult for someone as creatively challenged as myself. Thanks for the planning journal. You have no idea how much they help those of us who aren't artsy.

Aww...you are very welcome....Vistaprint has helped me SO much and it is very economical! lol

Have you checked out Etsy? I just ordered my fans and favor tags, will post when I receive them as well!