Meryll83's SBP/Citrico's/Morocco PJ - Update: Trip Report now underway!!

[meryll83]

Love them Meryl! They are very individual! Also your PJ - has let me into wanting a dessert party for my wedding hehe!

Hey you, a word please?!

NOW I WANT A DESSERT PARTY!! It seems very reasonable on the cost front so may have to talk to Disney about it.

What time does everyone have to be there? We are having dinner at Le Cellier at 6.30pm so it would be great if we could mooch over to the dessert party afterwards.

Oh dear, it looks like I'm going to be responsible for some wedding budgets being blown!

Our luxury vans are coming to collect us at 8pm from the GF after our meal, the dessert party itself starts at 8.30pm and lasts an hour....

 

[Chilly]

Yes I want a DP as well now!

Gtreat invitations

 

[Bolanette87]

Love your invites! They're awesome!

Bob xoxoxoxox

 

[meryll83]

Thanks all for the positive comments on the invites, I kept changing my mind about them so often, but that's it now (at least for the front!), done!

The venue we are using back home for our at home blessing ceremony and reception had a wedding fayre at the weekend, so we went for a nosy to check out what it looked like with all tables set up, so we could decide on decorations etc there.

My parents came too, and they've obviously been thinking about it for a while, as they offered to help us out a little more so we can actually have a sit down meal rather than just an evening buffet, so that all the family that are travelling get a fuller experience I guess, and a little for them too I suppose, it's probably the only big event they get to host!
Soooooo, we're now going to look to move our blessing ceremony forward to 3pm, have a sit down meal for around 70 at 4.30pm, followed by an evening reception and buffet with around 100 in total there. Sooooo, almost a wedding number 2 now! I need to get in touch with the band and registrar to check about moving these times around! It's a good job we planned Disney way in advance, coz now I have a new project to organise more!!

 

[Chilly]

Thanks all for the positive comments on the invites, I kept changing my mind about them so often, but that's it now (at least for the front!), done!

The venue we are using back home for our at home blessing ceremony and reception had a wedding fayre at the weekend, so we went for a nosy to check out what it looked like with all tables set up, so we could decide on decorations etc there.

My parents came too, and they've obviously been thinking about it for a while, as they offered to help us out a little more so we can actually have a sit down meal rather than just an evening buffet, so that all the family that are travelling get a fuller experience I guess, and a little for them too I suppose, it's probably the only big event they get to host!
Soooooo, we're now going to look to move our blessing ceremony forward to 3pm, have a sit down meal for around 70 at 4.30pm, followed by an evening reception and buffet with around 100 in total there. Sooooo, almost a wedding number 2 now! I need to get in touch with the band and registrar to check about moving these times around! It's a good job we planned Disney way in advance, coz now I have a new project to organise more!!

Wow lucky you 2 weddings!

 

[Beep]

I've taken the plunge and gone for a dessert party as a total surprise to everyone, including Tim!!

I love the invitations Meryll, very chic!!

 

[meryll83]

Wow lucky you 2 weddings!

We are so lucky, it's fantastic, both sets of parents have helped us out so much.

We've got a meeting booked in a couple of weeks time to go discuss the menus etc. for our at home do, so hopefully that will be all sorted soon. The package there includes some basic floral for the tables, but as we already bought items for our centerpieces we're also going to arrange an appointment with the florist to see if they can add any extras to what we already have instead, maybe just some more candles or something.... We'll get this organised after the venue meeting I think.

I've taken the plunge and gone for a dessert party as a total surprise to everyone, including Tim!!

I love the invitations Meryll, very chic!!

I've only just noticed your post - Alex that's awesome! I cannot keep a surprise secret for the life of me, so I'm very impressed. Is it Sago Cay you've gone for? Please don't send me the bill


So I've still not made any further progress with the inside of the invites, but there's plenty time to suss that out yet.

I booked 4 La Nouba tickets yesterday for our parents for the week after the wedding, this is a little pressie for them to say thank you. (They know - as I said, I can't do surprises!!). I managed to book them directly online, even though when I rang them they told me they didn't go on sale til 6 months out, and it would most likely be the beginning of June for our date!!

We're planning on getting Halloween Horror Nights tickets and Express passes for Tim, Jackie, Julie and Steve as a little thank you for them, which I think don't go on sale until the summer, so we'll look at that nearer the time.

Not sure on what to get Adam and Anna, coz we're not sure whether either of them will be coming to HHN, and they're only holidaying for 1 week with the 6 month old baby - she's actually due today, so we'll see!! Does anyone have any ideas what we could do for them as a pressie? As you can see, we've been going more for experiences rather than items as gifts, but we will most likely give everyone a little something at the at home do too. So it would be nice if we could treat them to something in Orlando, but I'm a little stuck on this one as they're not there as long, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

 

[orangetiggs]

glad your having a blessing, we loved ours and got to share our day with family that could not make it to florida.

We got some greta pics from ours as well, I'm waiting on the photos from the photographer as we have only just picked them

 

[meryll83]

Okay so today we put together a final prototype of our invitation, whaddya think?:

 

[gemmybear83]

They look great - I love the way its a little folder

 

[lpizzuro123]

Love your invites. We used Cards and Pockets also and they were just right for our wedding.

Just a word of note - it looks like you are using velcro circles to keep your invite closed. We did this also. It did make them more expensive to mail because it made the envelope thicker. I would not have not used the velcro because I love the way it kept the invite closed but I just wanted to let you know to maybe bring the invite to your post office to check on this.

Linda

 

[figmentfan814]

I think they turned out great! I love the color and the Mickey punch in the corners

 

[meryll83]

They look great - I love the way its a little folder

I really like that too, I think it makes them a bit unique. I know a lot of brides on here have used this style, but it's not something I've ever received myself in the UK before.

Love your invites. We used Cards and Pockets also and they were just right for our wedding.

Just a word of note - it looks like you are using velcro circles to keep your invite closed. We did this also. It did make them more expensive to mail because it made the envelope thicker. I would not have not used the velcro because I love the way it kept the invite closed but I just wanted to let you know to maybe bring the invite to your post office to check on this.

Linda

Thanks for the advice Linda, we'll certainly have to get them weighed at the post office so we have the right postage on them. We wanted to make sure they stayed closed, same as you.
We're going to try and deliver a lot of them by hand as well I think, to save on the old postage!!

I think they turned out great! I love the color and the Mickey punch in the corners

Thanks Vanessa, just gotta make another billion of 'em now! (that might be a very small exaggeration!)


The La Nouba tickets arrived for our parents today, pretty speedy I though considering it's been Easter. And considering we're not even 6 months out yet, I'm very impressed! They look really smart, they're on plastic cards like the MNSSHP tickets we've had previously.

I've booked an appointment with the florist now for in 2 weekends time and we're at our at home venue for a meeting next weekend, so we're all go again at the moment!

I have no idea what I'm going to do when this is all over, I'll have to find me something else to plan!

 

[Chilly]

Your invites are lovely! I'll be making mine in a couple of weeks hopefully.

 

[meryll83]

Your invites are lovely! I'll be making mine in a couple of weeks hopefully.

Thanks Claire, do you have plans for how yours will look yet?


I bought some wedding trainers the other day online, which have arrived today. Julie will kill me coz she said I wasn't allowed to wear trainers on my wedding day, but I figure if my feet get sore in my heels, the ballet slippers I have won't provide much comfort as they're so thin, so here are my new reserves:

I'm not yet sure how to carry them around all day though!!

In other news, I'm almost an auntie, Anna is in labour as I type......

 

[disneygal922]

cute shoes! I'm looking for a pair of flip flops as stand-by shoes!

 

[meryll83]

cute shoes! I'm looking for a pair of flip flops as stand-by shoes!

I figured they look reasonably bridal, as trainers go!



I almost forgot to mention (how could I?!!!) that due to the latest news from DFTW, I'm now in the process of sorting out a room block with our planner, that, fingers crossed, will bag us a complimentary night at the Polynesian Resort Our planner is just checking it's okay for our room block to be based at Pop Century, as this resort is not on the standard list, so wishing and hoping really hard that this works out! We've always said we'd love to stay at the Poly, so this will be an awesome treat for us. We've picked to stay there one night almost a week after our wedding date, the night before we're having our honeymoon shoot at the Poly already, as we've already rented DVC points to stay at BWV over the wedding period. Combined with our cruise, we're now set to sample 4 different Disney accommodations this trip, check us out!!

 

[Chilly]

Thanks Claire, do you have plans for how yours will look yet?

Yes i've got the bits, they are quite simple as i'm not crafty, will post a photo when they are done.

I bought some wedding trainers the other day online, which have arrived today. Julie will kill me coz she said I wasn't allowed to wear trainers on my wedding day, but I figure if my feet get sore in my heels, the ballet slippers I have won't provide much comfort as they're so thin, so here are my new reserves:

I'm not yet sure how to carry them around all day though!!

In other news, I'm almost an auntie, Anna is in labour as I type......

Love the trainers and exciting baby news!

I figured they look reasonably bridal, as trainers go!



I almost forgot to mention (how could I?!!!) that due to the latest news from DFTW, I'm now in the process of sorting out a room block with our planner, that, fingers crossed, will bag us a complimentary night at the Polynesian Resort Our planner is just checking it's okay for our room block to be based at Pop Century, as this resort is not on the standard list, so wishing and hoping really hard that this works out! We've always said we'd love to stay at the Poly, so this will be an awesome treat for us. We've picked to stay there one night almost a week after our wedding date, the night before we're having our honeymoon shoot at the Poly already, as we've already rented DVC points to stay at BWV over the wedding period. Combined with our cruise, we're now set to sample 4 different Disney accommodations this trip, check us out!!

Fingers crossed on them agreeing Pop counts.

If I get a free night we'll do 4 places as well, GF for the free night, Poly, AKL and the cruise.

 

[meryll83]

We have a baby!

Isabelle Grace, 17lb 7oz

So we now officially have our final wedding guest for Florida!

We'll be going to visit at the weekend...

 

[Lynn5700]

17lbs?????????????? WOW that is a big baby lol!!!

Congrats!!!!