Lisa & Steve 8th Oct + Caroline & Jay 14th Oct/09 Wedding/Disneymoon!

[malibustacey]

i know what you mean when you want them to keep repeating it because you love the words so much!!

i think your dress is sooo princessy! (just my kinda style!! big disney princess dress!)

DF is from Sheffield and i am always up there at weekends and i know its not that far from Wakefield, small world heh!

Not long to gooooooo until your wedding! wow!

 

[Lisa x]

I'm jumping on board!!

Your shoes are killer!!! I love them! Your dress is gorgeouse and the story of how you got engaged is lovely!

I made DF keep repeating how he asked me the whole vacation (we got engaged in disney) He made me stop though as he was starting to forget... i wont though!

I can't wait to hear more!

Thanks, Im loving doing this Planning Journal, should have started sooner!!
Love looking back over how we met and stuff!

I know Wakefield well. I am originally from Dewsbury and still visit often. x

Only round the corner then!! I love Wakefield...best place Iv lived...would trade it for Florida though!!

It's so soon for you! I love the pics of you and your bridesmaids

Thanks....im just going to post a pic of their dresses, they will look stunning! Im struggling to find shoes to match though!

i know what you mean when you want them to keep repeating it because you love the words so much!!

i think your dress is sooo princessy! (just my kinda style!! big disney princess dress!)

DF is from Sheffield and i am always up there at weekends and i know its not that far from Wakefield, small world heh!

Not long to gooooooo until your wedding! wow!

Totally love the words Stacey, he could ask me everyday and I wouldnt get sick of it! ha! What we like eh!!

I didnt actually want a big dress like that, I didnt think it would suit me but as soon as I tried it on, I fell in love, totally love it!

My mum lives in Doncaster so all around the same area then! Dont really visit Sheffield all that much, except when I want a MASSIVE shopping spree at Meadowhall....

 

[Lisa x]

I went to a 'ball' a few months ago and I was looking for a stunning dress to wear....I tried one on and totally loved it, it was perfect but as soon as I looked at myself in the mirror, I was like 'Bridesmaids....perfect for my bridesmaids....'

So I got them all to try it on and they loved it (we had looked at soooo many by this time, in all colours and styles - none of them were 'right') so my decision was made and their dresses made me decide on my simple Ivory and Pale Gold theme!

 

[torsie24]

Wow, I can't believe your big day is so close!

Nice to see another UK bride over here. And I love your dress and shoes!!

 

[gemmybear83]

Oooh I love everything! A Celebration wedding looks amazing - Celebration is sooooo beautiful! Who did you book with if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Lisa x]

Wow, I can't believe your big day is so close!

Nice to see another UK bride over here. And I love your dress and shoes!!

9 weeks yesterday until the big day and 8 weeks tomorrow until we get there....time is flying by!

Oooh I love everything! A Celebration wedding looks amazing - Celebration is sooooo beautiful! Who did you book with if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks....I have booked with a lady called Lorraine who has a business called gettingmarriedinflorida.com. She is an ex Brit, we were introduced to her by the owners of the Villa that we have booked! I would not recommend her at this stage though!

I have some lovely pictures of Celebration to post....in fact, im going to do that next!

 

[Lisa x]

We decided to get married at Celebration Golf Club because we love how pretty it looks and its totally private which is nice! We have 16 guests so we wanted somewhere smaller that wouldnt look empty with us in it!!

And this is the colour of ribbon that we decided on for the chairs....matches the bridesmaid dresses perfectly...?!

 

[Lisa x]

Had my dress fitting this afternoon and it looks sooo nice! I feel like a princess

Cant wait to see it all together with the hair, make-up and everything!!

Im trying to find someone in Orlando to come and do our hair for me and my bridesmaids....Im at a bit of a loss with it right now, im waiting for my wedding planner to get back to me! Any ideas though girls will be VERY much appreciated...

So I have only got 8 weeks to go this Thursday until my big day and Im not feeling nervous AT ALL.....is this normal?!!


FLOWERS - I have asked my wedding planner for my flowers to look like this:

Hopefully they will be more or less exact because I LOVE them!!

 

[LLLBelle]

Love the location, it's beautiful. The BM dress is really pretty and the ribbon on the chairs matches really well.

You're so close!

 

[Lisa x]

Love the location, it's beautiful. The BM dress is really pretty and the ribbon on the chairs matches really well.

You're so close!

Thanks so much! Im so excited, I wish I could do more organising, Iv loved it but I have done everything I can so far!

I was so happy with the ribbon that my planner got, I think it finishes the chairs off nicely.....thinking of getting rose petals down the aisle now, they look very romantic!

 

[MainStMandy]

I am using Janet from onsitebeauty.com. We are doing my trial next month. She sounds great and uses products I love!!

 

[Lisa x]

Okay...so it has been soooo long since I updated my wedding journal...oops!

No excuses just got too involved in reading everyone elses and forgot about my own!

Since my last post about bridesmaids, I was having 3 confirmed and 1 maybe, well the 1 maybe has turned into a confirmed, it is Steves niece Becky....

Here we are having fun (I know my face doesnt show it but I was, honestly!) in Ayia Napa, Cyprus before I had my hair cut (I could do with it back now for my curls)

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The reason that she was not a confirmed BM from the start is because the dress that we got for her, she put quite a bit of weight on and couldnt get into it. We could not get hold of one in a bigger size for her....Luckily, she has managed to lose quite a bit of weight and get back into it!!

 

[Lisa x]

So it is only three weeks today until the wedding day!

I think I have sorted everything that I needed to. Our wedding co-ordinator has arranged:

The Notary - We changed the vows around a little as I didnt like some of them, he is happy with our changes!

The Cake - We are having a 2 tier plain white round cake, I have a cheeky cake topper:

The Venue - Celebration Golf Club, I have posted some pictures before of the venue

Transport - We have a white lincoln stretch limousine taking us to the venue. I have arranged another limousine for after the ceremony to take us to the reception venue and bring us home! It will seat all 18 of us in one go....we are very excited about our white Hummerzine and think our guests will love it!

Photographer - One of our guests will video the ceremony for us but we have a photographer to take our main photos!


Next up - A little suprise for the family!

 

[Lisa x]

Well my oldest sister (Caroline, 29) contacted me last week (on Tuesday 8th Sept) to ask if me and Steve would mind if she arranged a wedding of her own for the week after ours!

Absolutely not.....great idea, good opportunity as all of the family would be together. As we are from a separated family, it is not very often we get Mum and Dad together without their partners (both separated from them) so might as well make the most of it eh?!

Caroline has been together with Jason for about 12 years now, they have 3 children, Connor (Right: Age 9), Callum (Left: Age 6) and Cole (Centre: Age 1 - will be 2 on my wedding day):

Aren't they just the cutest? I love this picture of them!

And this is Caroline and Jason:

Next up - Less about my wedding and more about Carolines!

 

[Lisa x]

After asking for our permission on the morning of Tuesday 8th Sept, by the evening she had booked the venue:

Cocoa Beach - Wednesday 14th October 2009 - Traditional vows - Sand Ceremony to involve the boys - Cake and flowers both arranged (ivory roses with baby pink ribbon) - Chairs to have baby pink ribbon and flowers.

Jason and the page boys (including my younger brother Thomas - same page boys as me! - will be wearing a very pale pink waistcoat and cravat) - My dad and my brother Stephen who is their Best Man will be wearing pale pink ties.

More importantly (ha ha) my sisters dress:

She will not be having the long veil, she has a shorter one and a tiara, she will look just beautiful!

So the other Page Boy, my brother Thomas and the Best Man, my brother Stephen:

 

[Lisa x]

We bought all of the Disney Tickets and got actual TICKETS and not vouchers.......we got the 14 Day Disney Ultimate Tickets:

Everyone has decided what they want - No Minnie left for me...oh well, who cares anyway! Pluto will do just fine!! The main man is obviously for Steve ha ha!

Im not too sure if mentioned before but we also have the EPCOT bridal portrait booked!

I cant wait to go to the parks and get our Just Married pins! TWO weeks on Saturday and we will be back to the most Magical Place in the WORLD!

 

[Lisa x]

I am using Janet from onsitebeauty.com. We are doing my trial next month. She sounds great and uses products I love!!

Thanks and sorry for the delay! I have decided to let my sister do my hair for me, I am going for loose curls with a kind of hippy simple look with two pieces from the side twisted and pinned at the back! Sweeping fringe!

 

[Lisa x]

Im sorry that I am throwing so many pictures and bits of info at you all, hope you are still interested?

Not long until I will be posting all things Bridal and Disney to you all!

I have bought my dress and shoes for my sisters wedding, she decided to keep things simple and not have any Bridesmaids, thats ok with me! As it is on the beach, I decided to go with flats....this is my outfit (not me in it!!):

What do you girls think?

 

[Lisa x]

Sorry that my PJ is quite a bit mixed up, because everything was sorted before I started this PJ, it kinda like just throwing everything in the mix at any time!

We are all staying in the same villa for our wedding, there are 16 of us!

Mum & Dad
Sister: Caroline and her DF Jason, her DS's Connor, Callum and Cole
Brother: Stephen and his DF Jane
Sister: Aimee
Brother: Thomas

Steves Sister: Diane, her DS David and her DD Becky

This is the Villa that we have rented for the 2 weeks, more like a palace, we cant wait to get there :

Im not sure if I have much more to post now, the replies have gone very quiet sad1 so next posts will probably be after the wedding with all the Wedding photos and Disneymoon pics! Oh and not to forget the EPCOT BRIDAL PORTRAIT!

2 Weeks tomorrow until our trip, 2 weeks and 6 days until the wedding!

 

[carps09]

Congrats on your upcoming wedding and Disneymoon!! I love your bridesmaids dresses - they're so effortless and beautiful. And your shoes are great! I wish I could walk in heels like that! Unfortunately, I have lots of trouble with heels, so I'm just sticking to wedges at my wedding. Have a great trip!!