Lurkyloo's PJ: Morocco/Attic/UK Lower - Greetings from WDW!!!

[lurkyloo]

Going back a bit now, but remember when you said you were only just over you minimum spend (I think it was about $600 over the 10k required if I remember right), was this before tax and service charges? Don't they have to be added on after the minimum?

We're only $60 over - hee hee! The minimum cannot include tax and service charge, so you spend the $10,060 and then pay tax & service charge on top of that. For us that was another $1600, but it can vary depending on which elements you pick - only certain things get a service charge (and they tax the service charge too - you should see the complex spreadsheet I jury-rigged to figure THAT part out!)

We land the day you get married I might have to pop along to epcot to view your dessert party!! We are also having ours at lower uk!

You should totally come see us. I'd love to meet you. And bring takeout bags! I'll pass you desserts under the velvet rope...

 

[MistressOfAllEvil]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I just found out that the %#$@! corporate event that booked Lower UK during our dessert party cancelled and now we can have that instead of Upper UK. I have been stewing over Upper UK for months. (Not to talk trash about Upper UK - it is very nice and has a great view. I just had my heart set on Lower UK).



Off to change my PJ title... heh heh heh...

OMG! This is so amazing and wonderful! Congratulations!

 

[figmentfan814]

Glad to hear that you got your first choice

 

[stitchlet]

Congratulations! So glad to hear you got your first choice!

 

[orangetiggs]

your on!!! if we are not too tired from our 9 hour flight i shall be in epcot watching illuminations from uk upper!!!

Be good to meet you as well

 

[lurkyloo]

OK, so, the upshot of all my transportation freakouts this week is that we re-did our entire transportation schedule (and I had to have them all reprinted) to put in P.O. Riverside because one couple couldn't get into any of our blocked hotels.

Just a little late-night venting... nothing to see here... move along...

 

[caryndisneydiva]

you could "accidentally" copy and paste their reservation info into an email and "accidentally" send it to them, letting them know that YOU know they're full of ****. then let them know that they'll need to take a cab.

 

[helloirishkitty]

you could "accidentally" copy and paste their reservation info into an email and "accidentally" send it to them, letting them know that YOU know they're full of ****. then let them know that they'll need to take a cab.

I definitely agree with Caryn on this... I don't see how they think that you don't know what day they made their reservations... you can find that out with any hotel and any wedding... silly guests

 

[meryll83]

We're only $60 over - hee hee! The minimum cannot include tax and service charge, so you spend the $10,060 and then pay tax & service charge on top of that. For us that was another $1600, but it can vary depending on which elements you pick - only certain things get a service charge (and they tax the service charge too - you should see the complex spreadsheet I jury-rigged to figure THAT part out!)

Do you have a copy of this spreadsheet I could use as a template? I'm not used to adding tax as it is, never mind service charges too!
My email is meryll83@hotmail.com and I would be eternally grateful for this - you can delete any personal info, it's just the template I could use help with

 

[Lisella]

My suggestion?

I would definitely let them know that you just completed changing and reprinting the transportation schedule because you just got found out that they were not staying at one of the hotels on your block (throw the date that they made the reservation in there). Let them know that Disney has been keeping you posted regarding your guests reservations for the purpose of transportation on the day of the wedding. Tell them if they choose to change hotels, then they will need to find their own transportation to one of the bus stops - tell them it is too late to make any more changes to your bus schedule.

And vent away! What are these people thinking? So sorry you have to deal with all of this.

 

[calla28]

Hello,
I have a favor to ask. I was wondering if I could see your beo Im trying to keep my total around 10,000. My email is renejones_1975@msn.com. Thanks in advance, If you can't I also understand.

 

[MistressOfAllEvil]

Oh MY F*N GOD!!!!!! Why can't ppl just figure out what they're doing and stick with it. I'm so sick of the back and forth and the lying. Ppl need to follow directions. The should have booked ages ago. Whatever. I hate these guests of yours! (maybe I'm transfering some of my wedding feelings on to your wedding?? possible? probable!)

 

[lurkyloo]

Oh MY F*N GOD!!!!!! Why can't ppl just figure out what they're doing and stick with it. I'm so sick of the back and forth and the lying. Ppl need to follow directions. The should have booked ages ago. Whatever. I hate these guests of yours! (maybe I'm transfering some of my wedding feelings on to your wedding?? possible? probable!)

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAhahahahaha!

OK, thanks for the support everyone.That's it. I'm sticking to it.

Calla2 & Meryl - I can email you those things - just give me a day or two to get it all together

 

[disneychickforever]

Wow.....such rude guest.... I'm sorry to hear that. Keep the hate blockers handy!

It'll all work out in the end.

 

[lurkyloo]

Turning our attention now from depressing subjects like recalcitrant guests, we focus on pretty pretty accessories....

Here's how my fake bouquet for the Magic Kingdom photo shoot turned out. I bought it for 20 bucks at http://www.save-on-crafts.com/peony2.html and then added two more flowers that caught my eye at Michael's.

I caught Caryn’s shopping fever and have amassed a large collection of potential jewelry to wear with my dress, so I stuck it all in the lovely cake dome we got from our Crate & Barrel registry. I think I’m going to wear that necklace to the dessert party and my chandelier necklace to the wedding.

Speaking of the chandelier necklace, I couldn’t get it to turn out like I pictured it, so I finally decided to have a professional make it. I got a recommendation from a fellow Disney bride for Madam Fortuna, who sells on Etsy.com. She is assembling the necklace from my crystals right now. I sent her this picture of them arranged in the basic pattern I want:

I was having a heck of a time finding a shrug or a bolero for the dessert party so I don’t get cold. I finally broke down and bought the bland, overpriced bolero they have at David’s and hired a seamstress to trim it with fur.

This was my inspiration:

This was the original bolero:

This is how it turned out:

Next installment.... fascinators! They’re waiting for me in my mail today....

 

[calla28]

Thank you very much. Take your time.

 

[caryndisneydiva]

oooo oooo oooo! i love accessories! i can't wait to see your chandelier necklace! what earrings are you going with? i love the bolero, that is a fantastic idea...how much was it at davids, i might steal it for my PI dress...though i'm going to trim mine in pink feathers...

 

[BayouPrincess]

Oohhhhhhhhhhhhh Carrie,

I love the accessories. The necklace for the DP is great. I can't wait to see the chandelier necklace. I like the silk bouquet too. I was thinking I would do that too. I don't want to have the stress of trying to salvage my bouquet if we do our photo shoot another day.

I'm dying to see the fascinators now.

 

[orangetiggs]

Can you email me the spreadsheet as well, we dont add tax on here so like meryl I'm not used to working it out. email is sarah@ourdisneywedding.co.uk

thanks

 

[meryll83]

Calla2 & Meryl - I can email you those things - just give me a day or two to get it all together

Thank you so much for this - now I can stop making stupid guesses that are way out!

The bouquet looks really really pretty, I think we are also going to go down the fake flowers route, but you can't tell it's not real (at least not for photography purposes anyway! - Looks fab to me!)

The shrug you have had made is really cute, and I look forward to seeing how the necklace is when it gets back to you!

And go you for saying stuff the guests who couldn't sort themselves out yet! Do they think you don't have enough to sort out?!


Oooh, I know you're mega busy at the mo, but I just wanted to ask you about the town car thing you mentioned if all your guests are in only 2 resorts. Do you know any more details on this such as the cost difference to the coach? I know that you only found out about this at a later date so haven't managed to incoporate it yourself, but can you remember any more details on how this would have worked? I'm all for saving the pennies!!! If not, don't worry, I'll add it to the list of things to ask Heidi next time I email her!