Michelle & Ian - WP/SCP 5th May 2010 (wishes) - update

[Michelle2010]

Hi all,

I have been lurking on this board for some time and have picked up loads of useful information so I thought it was about time I introduced myself.

My name is Michelle and my fiance is called Ian, we live in Yorkshire in the UK. I don't actually have an engagement story, we have been together for 11 years and just decided that it is the right time for us to get married. It didn't really come as a great surprise to our friends and family but they were shocked when we announced we were eloping to Walt Disney World!

I have been to Disney World a few times with my family, the last time was in 2004, so we chose to get married in the happiest place on earth and have a fantastic holiday at the same time! Ian has never been to Orlando but we went to DLR Paris a couple of years ago and he enjoyed that (even though I dragged him round for almost 11 hours!) My parents and brothers will be the only guests attending the wedding, they were VERY excited when I announced we were going to Disney World.

Ian doesn't have any close family (his mum passed away a couple of years ago and he is an only child) and we can't ask our friends to pay for a huge holiday just to attend our wedding. Instead we have booked a reception back in the UK a couple of weeks after we return from Orlando so all our friends can join our celebration. For us it is the best of both worlds - a small, quiet wedding ceremony and a get together with friends and family afterwards.

Since there is such a small wedding party we had originally planned an escape wedding but when we looked at all the enhancements we wanted to add it actually reached the minimum for a wishes wedding so we decided to swap and get all the benefits of having a wishes wedding.

We have booked the Wedding Pavilion for 5pm on the 5th May and have requested Sago Cay Pointe for the reception / dessert party

There are lot of details still to decide on, my mum and I are taking a planning trip to orlando in October and I'm sure you will all be really helpful and inspirational.

I will update this PJ more later, I have lots of purchases to show you!
Michelle x

 

[padisneyfour]

Just wanted to sat congrats and welcome! looking forward to hearing more of your plans!!!

 

[DisneyMoB]

Hi Michelle

Well done on getting started with your PJ and welcome to the 2nd best happiest place on earth!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Yay!! A new pj!

I am doing the same as you...having both the reception and dp at Sago Cay! I will be there a few weeks before you! Yay, we can be planning buddies

Best of luck with all your planning, and congrats!

 

[Bolanette87]

Hello and Welcome!! My Fiance is from Yorkshire (Barnsley boy!)- Small World! Can't wait to read more of your plans!

Bob xoxoxox

 

[ghoulish delight]

Yay!!! A fellow May 2010 disbride! Welcome! Looking forward to hearing more about your plans!

 

[Cleofish]

Wahay!! Another UK bride!! Congratulations and welcome! We're from Teesside, so not that far from Yorkshire, and I can't wait to hear all of your plans!!

 

[malibustacey]

Hello!

My Fiance is from Sheffield! Its great that your are having your wedding at Disney, no matter how many people attend- you have what wedding you want!!

Look forward to hearing all your plans! x

 

[emilymad]

Hi! Yeah for another May bride! We are hoping for May 10th!

 

[Michelle2010]

Hi all,

thanks so much for the warm welcome

I don't know how to quote your replies - if anyone can tell me that would be great.

I just wanted to say hi to all the Disney Brides who are getting married in May next year or have similar plans to me, I am looking forward to sharing all our plans.

It's also really nice hear from all the UK brides (especially those marrying Yorkshire lads!) it makes me realise I'm not that weird getting married abroad!

 

[Michelle2010]

I have just worked out how to add photos to a post (I'm very new to this!) So I thought I would show you photos of my 'at home' reception venue...

It is called Hollins Hall Hotel and Country Club, the building and grounds are beautiful and should make for some good photos. Unfortunatley I can't find any pictures of the room at the moment, it is a ballroom where we will serve dinner and dance. We will also have a champagne reception on the patio beforehand (British weather permitting!)

We will be inviting about 60 guests, this means we will be able to celebrate with close family and friends but not have to invite distant relatives we haven't seen for years!

We have booked the reception for just over 2 weeks after we return from Florida which should give us enough time to return to normality and get everything ready. It is on a Sunday but it is a bank holiday (national holiday) here so it shouldn't cause any problems.

It will be nice to have something to look forward to when we return from honeymoon and have to face going back to work

 

[Michelle2010]

I have just posted these on the main board but thought I'd add them to my PJ too.

This is my save the date card for the UK reception, we wanted to give people plenty of notice because it is on a bank holiday weekend. My mum made all these herself which has been a massive help (I guess she thought I'd never get round to them myself - she's probably right!)

We decided to use the fairytale castle as a subtle Disney theme (you can't really tell on the photo but it is really glittery). We plan to use also this on the formal invites which we will send out after Christmas.

Even more exiting is the news that we have booked our flights. We are flying with British Airways from Gatwick, my family will fly back after 2 weeks, Ian and I will stay on for another week (and will probably move to Animal Kingdom Lodge). It feels real now

 

[Bolanette87]

I love your Save the Date Cards!!!! Very nice!

Bob xoxoxoxox

 

[BecBennett]

Loving everything so far! I can't believe you've booked your flights already! Hmm, maybe it's more that I can't believe it's less then a year until May 2010...

 

[Michelle2010]

I love your Save the Date Cards!!!! Very nice!

Bob xoxoxoxox

Thanks

Loving everything so far! I can't believe you've booked your flights already! Hmm, maybe it's more that I can't believe it's less then a year until May 2010...

We worked out when we could book and went to the travel agents on the very first day we could - we weren't going to risk not making it to Florida after all this planning!

 

[Michelle2010]

I've decided to post the purchases I have made so far.

Our main colour will be fuschia (a strong pink) so I have bought this tie for my DF, dad and brothers.

(Sorry I can't work out how to make this smaller!)

Ian will wear an ivory rose buttonhole and the other boys will wear a fuschia (as near as possible) rose buttonhole. We haven't decided on the colour of their suits yet, it will either be black or some sort of beige - my little brother has agreed to be our guinea pig by trying on lots of suits

I have also bought my tiara, it was only £25 from Marks and Spencer (a department store). It is just what I wanted - small but with enough sparkle to stick out in my mass of hair!

Can you see the hidden mickey? (That sealed the deal )

I took a couple of photos in my mum's 30 year old veil to get a idea of how it will look. I plan to have my hair half up / half down and curled. (I will also wear some make up on the day )

By the way, I would love to wear my mum's veil as my something old and borrowed. The problem is it is white and my dress is ivory so I would need to have it dyed. I would also need to attach a comb and would like some decoration (a few crystals). Is this too much? My mum would be happy for me to make any alterations but I don't want to ruin and then not end up wearing it. Any advice? Has anyone adapted a veil?

The final thing I have bought so far is a bag, this was from Debenhams and another bargain (only £15).

 

[Pirate's Princess]

Congrats on your upcoming nuptials. Everything sounds great so far. Can't wait to read more.

 

[mothermouse]

sounds like fun, wedding plans are always fun to hear about even better when there in disney I had a disney themed wedding, at home can't wait to hear more

 

[Michelle2010]

Congrats on your upcoming nuptials. Everything sounds great so far. Can't wait to read more.

sounds like fun, wedding plans are always fun to hear about even better when there in disney I had a disney themed wedding, at home can't wait to hear more

Thanks for reading

 

[Michelle2010]

I ordered my wedding dress before we even contacted Disney. I took my mum and grandma to a national wedding show in Birmingham and thought it would do no harm to try on a couple of dresses!

Anyway, after trying on about half a dozen dresses one of the ladies helping me said she had the perfect dress for me and it was PERFECT - it had all the elements I wanted in one dress So after much consideration I decided to order it - I still can't believe it only took me one day to find the dress, I am usually an indecisive shopper!

I did not get a photo of myself in the dress because you are not allowed to take pictures until you have bought a dress (I'm not sure if this is the same in the US?) and because it is a new design I had had to patiently (sort of) wait for the dress to go online. It is finally on the website and the great news is I still love it

I can't post a picture because I don't want to DF to see it (he doesn't like waiting for surprises) but if anyone wants to PM me I am happy to send the link. To give you an idea, it is from Sincerity Bridal, it is a-line with a broach on the skirt and crystal detailing on the bodice.

I go in August to be measured and to order the dress. The shop is about 2 hours away from my house so it will make a nice day out. I hope I still love the dress as much when I try it on - I'm sure I will!