~*~ Mindyjoy's May 19 2012 Disneyland Wedding TR ~*~ Trip Report Has Begun!

[KristiLyn]

That will look great!!

 

[Mindyjoy]

Here is my finished mock centerpiece.

Without the light ....

Switched the flowers and put in the light:

Sent a pic to DF who is at work and he gave me the . I'm pretty happy with them! I still think they are too tall but I'm too lazy to return them so they will have to do!


TOMORROW is Club 33 and I'm soooo excited!!!

 

[KristiLyn]

Those look amazing!!! The oranges were a nice touch!! I knew you'd figure it out!

 

[Mindyjoy]

Those look amazing!!! The oranges were a nice touch!! I knew you'd figure it out!

Thank you for your support, it was touch and go there for a while but we figured it out together!

Just for fun (and posterity), I thought I'd post our E dinner menu, since we just decided on it:


Passed Hors D’Oeuvres for a half hour:

Crispy Risotto Cakes with Marinated Tomatoes
Seared Filet Tips with Roasted Button Mushroom in Puff Pastry

Appetizer:

French Onion Soup Gratinee, Comte Cheese, Garlic Crouton (SO GOOD)
or
Traditional Caesar Romaine Hearts, Caesar Dressing and Toasted Garlic Bread

Entrée:

Salmon, Cauliflower “Risotto” a la Grecque, Blistered Grapes
or
Garlic Crusted Farmer Chicken with Pinot Fries, Caramelized Onions
or
Vegan option (not sure what it is yet but my best friend is vegan so they are coming up with something for her and anyone else who wants it)

Dessert:

Sorbet Trio
or
Tarte Tatin, Vanilla Ice Cream (fancy apple pie, my favorite dessert here!)

 

[lilsqueakrr]

What if you cut the stems on the flowers?? That would help to lower it a smidge??

 

[KristiLyn]

Thank you for your support, it was touch and go there for a while but we figured it out together!

Just for fun (and posterity), I thought I'd post our E dinner menu, since we just decided on it:


Passed Hors D’Oeuvres for a half hour:

Crispy Risotto Cakes with Marinated Tomatoes
Seared Filet Tips with Roasted Button Mushroom in Puff Pastry

Appetizer:

French Onion Soup Gratinee, Comte Cheese, Garlic Crouton (SO GOOD)
or
Traditional Caesar Romaine Hearts, Caesar Dressing and Toasted Garlic Bread

Entrée:

Salmon, Cauliflower “Risotto” a la Grecque, Blistered Grapes
or
Garlic Crusted Farmer Chicken with Pinot Fries, Caramelized Onions
or
Vegan option (not sure what it is yet but my best friend is vegan so they are coming up with something for her and anyone else who wants it)

Dessert:

Sorbet Trio
or
Tarte Tatin, Vanilla Ice Cream (fancy apple pie, my favorite dessert here!)

Yum! You just made me super hungry. I'm going to go feed my face now...

 

[belle2211]

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Lately I've been thinking about fuchsia and bright orange.

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I just read your PJ and subscribed!

I was in a friend's wedding last September and she used pink and orange and it was beautiful! I loved our bridesmaids dresses and the flowers and cake were gorgeous! I think its a great color combo!

 

[belle2211]

Awesome confetti!
So, I went to Disney store this past weekend and they had little plastic Cinderella carriages for $1!!! I can post pictures if you want, but I thought it would be and awesome kid's gift or some kind of centerpiece.

BTW, the drink should be called something like "joy juice"

Yes, please post pics of the carraige! (this is the theme for my wedding and I'd love to see them!)

 

[Mindyjoy]

What if you cut the stems on the flowers?? That would help to lower it a smidge??

Yes, I think that is what I'm going to do. They seem a little too tall for the vase, anyway.

Yum! You just made me super hungry. I'm going to go feed my face now...

LOL ... I know! I can't wait for Saturday!

I just read your PJ and subscribed!

I was in a friend's wedding last September and she used pink and orange and it was beautiful! I loved our bridesmaids dresses and the flowers and cake were gorgeous! I think its a great color combo!

Thank you, nice to meet you! I love my colors more and more and I'm finding some great inspiration pics!

 

[Mindyjoy]

I'm not sure if anyone is interested, but I thought I'd take a little break from my PJ to post about my visit to Club 33.

For those who don't know what Club 33 is, it's a private, members-only club inside Disneyland. It's also the only place inside Disneyland where you can buy BOOZE! If you want to read more about Club 33, here's the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_33

This was my fourth visit to Club 33 but my first with a digital camera, so this is the first time I really documented EVERYTHING!

Our reservation was for 8:45pm and we got to the park around 5pm, leaving home as soon as the Daytona 500 ended. Priorities!

When we got to the park, DF and I FINALLY got a picture together at the proposal spot! And the Valentine's decorations were still up, yaaay!

We had a small snack (split a chowder bread bowl) and rode a couple rides, then spent time in the Golden Horseshoe keeping warm and watching the show until our reservation time.

The entrance to Club 33 is just a plain door. You would never even notice it unless you were looking for it.

Our friend Christian buzzed us in as the reservation was under his name. A co-worker has a friend with a membership and got us the reservation. Once inside we waited in the lobby while the door person calls up to announce our arrival. Then it's up the stairs (the elevator wasn't working) to the club.

We were shown to our table and given our menus. I should have taken a picture of the menus!!! I was too busy taking pictures of everything else.

Perusing the menu. I look rather ghastly in this photo.

fancy napkins.

Charger. After you order they take this plate away, so it's just for show.

Fantasmic was going on, so we went out onto the balcony to take some pics. But you can't really see the Rivers of America because trees are in the way! So I did the best I could.

That orange is the Columbia passing by during the Peter Pan part.

The best part about Club 33 is seeing Disneyland, and the pathways I have walked hundreds of times, from a different angle.

View of where Pirates lets out and Blue Bayou (which was closed by that time).

The entrance to Club 33 from the window of the club!

We got back to our table just in time for the food to start arriving.

I love Cosmos so I decided to see how Disney made theirs. It was the best Cosmo I've ever had (well, the best two Cosmos I've ever had).

For the starter, I got the Butternut Squash Bisque which was amazing.

DF got the Field Greens salad.

For the main course all four of us got the Filet of Chateaubriand, which apparently is a fancy name for Filet Mignon. It came with mashed potatoes and a cabernet reduction sauce.

Sorry the pictures of the food aren't so great, but when I used the flash it wiped everything out.

The filet was delicious and melted in your mouth.

After our plates were cleared, the server brought over a birthday dessert for Christian.

After we all shared the free dessert, our waiter came back and announced the paid dessert menu. There were four dessert options and they all sounded amazing. Our friend Heather got the creme brulee and it was great. DF got a tart, I think it was pear and blueberry, which came with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I got the apple brown betty, which came with a scoop of ice cream and a shot of cognac and some kind of cream to pour over the dessert. This was the hands down the best dessert I've ever had in my life. Too bad I was so stuffed I could only eat half of it.

After paying the bill we rolled ourselves over to the souvenir cabinet and spent a few more dollars. I bought a cute scarf, but failed to take a picture of it.

We took a few pictures in the hall while waiting for our swag to come out.

And you can't leave Club 33 without visiting the ladies lounge and taking a few pictures of yourself in the mirror!

At around 11:30, we sadly made our way back down the stairs and back out to reality.

So that's my trip report! I am certainly blessed to have been able to visit Club 33 four times, but I certainly hope it's not the last. It really is a magical place.

 

[pixiegirl]

Thanks for posting your pics from Club 33. I have always wanted to go there. It must be such an amazing experience!!!

 

[KristiLyn]

Cute pics!! Would you believe this crazy Disney freak has NEVER been to disneyland?? must. go. soon.

 

[Mindyjoy]

Don't fret, I can't believe I'm 31 and haven't been to WDW yet.

 

[lilsqueakrr]

Ugh! I need to go to DisneyLand now! =[ Your pictures make me so jealous!

DF's uncle lives out there so we're hoping to get out there before the wedding! =] Keep your fingers crossed for me! hah

 

[Mindyjoy]

Ugh! I need to go to DisneyLand now! =[ Your pictures make me so jealous!

DF's uncle lives out there so we're hoping to get out there before the wedding! =] Keep your fingers crossed for me! hah

YESSSSSSS, if you come out here please let me know! I would love a DIS brides meet-up!!

 

[Shananana]

YESSSSSSS, if you come out here please let me know! I would love a DIS brides meet-up!!

Yay! DISbrides meet-up! Someone around here said that they got engaged in San Diego... which is where I currently am. I would like to move back to Disneyland though... I miss my 9:20 fireworks in the summer.

Anywho, I didn't realize that I need to post pictures of the carriages! Sorry.
I'll do that soon-ish.

Mindy - thanks so much for posting club 33 pictures! I've only been there once, but it looks awesome! And as far as WDW goes, I'm looking at Jan 2012; it will also be my first time!

 

[lilsqueakrr]

Yay! Definitely will let you know if I end up out there! I'm hoping so!!

 

[Deb loves Disney]

Thank you for your report with pics on Club 33. Hopefully DH and I will get to go this August. Our Videographer for the wedding is a member and will make us reservations whenever we want. I can't wait to go and your pics are making me wish August was closer.

I've only been out to Disneyland twice but I love it so much! It's a completely different experience than WDW and everything is so close together. You must come to WDW though, just for the experience!

 

[Mindyjoy]

Thank you for your report with pics on Club 33. Hopefully DH and I will get to go this August. Our Videographer for the wedding is a member and will make us reservations whenever we want. I can't wait to go and your pics are making me wish August was closer.

I've only been out to Disneyland twice but I love it so much! It's a completely different experience than WDW and everything is so close together. You must come to WDW though, just for the experience!

Wow, you are really lucky to have a hook up like that! You will love it. It is such an amazing experience! August will be here in no time!

I hope to visit WDW someday!!!

 

[Mindyjoy]

We got our updated contract!!!!!!!

Our date is May 19, 2012! So happy! Now I just need to fork over the credit card and we'll be good to go!