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

[KristiLyn]

If the Roots are who you really want, gooooooo for it! Their stuff is really amazing!!!

 

[Mindyjoy]

Oh I am so sorry you have been sick, welcome back I think you should go with whoever your heart tells you too. If you really love The Roots then that's who you should go with. I heard they do promotions all the time through Carly's blog so I don't think it's too good to be true, if anything, it was fate, they had a really good promotion and you were still looking for a photographer! I say go for it

Eekk! Half off The Roots?!? Do ITTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!! Now.

That's all.

That sounds amazing!!! You should go with them, they are awesome!!

Literally saw that and thought of you! I say do it! The Roots are amaze-balls!

If the Roots are who you really want, gooooooo for it! Their stuff is really amazing!!!

Thanks all! Too good to be true, right? I really hope we can make it work.

 

[DisneyLaura]

hi Mindy ~

I just read your entire PJ today! I love everything. Too much to comment on. sorry about the e pics problems but they turned out wonderful. I am married already (Oct will be 15 yrs) and I hope to do a vow renewal for our 20th or 25th in WDW. I read all the PJ and wedding threads on here too. I have saved so much to my computer of things I liked, one of them being your castle punches for your engagement party. Kudos for you for doing your own DIY projects too. I don't think I could do that much, I'm crafty in other ways, I knit, crochet and sew. I'm gonna go to your TR tomorrow because I'm tired of reading.

 

[PrincessSamtastic]

Ooooh! How exciting, I'd say go with the Roots if thats what you really want, sometimes things just happen that awesome, Not always but sometimes =D. Either way that's really exciting! I'm glad your feeling better as well.

 

[dolphingirl47]

Wow, I haven't updated in a while! I was so sick, and then we were in Boston and Rhode Island from Friday through yesterday to visit our new niece (DF's sister's baby). Three weeks old and we are in love. So things have been a little hectic.

I was feeling a bit better last Sunday so I toughed it out and met up with our potential photographer, who is totally awesome! We all hit it off and she's even a Disneyland passholder and has done some engagement shoots there. She offered a package in our budget that has everything we are looking for in a photographer. We even walked around the ceremony venue. The next Tuesday I called and left her a message with a couple more questions and we were all ready to book. Unfortunately we had trouble connecting before I left for vacation on Friday, so I sent her an email that I would contact her after the holiday weekend.

AND THEN!

If you saw Carly's blog then you saw the promotion for Disneyland brides from ... THE ROOTS. My heart started racing and my palms got sweaty ... could this be true? Half off any package?

Of course I sent them an email right away and they remembered me from our first email exchange. They put together a package with everything we want and with the discount it would be cheaper than the CA photographer.

I started to feel very torn, because The Roots are my first love, but we also really liked the CA photographer we met with. They have similar styles. DF only really cares about the bottom line - The Roots are offering us a cheaper package. But I have a nervous feeling, like somehow it's too good to be true???

I can't believe it ... we might actually have The Roots for our wedding. Somebody pinch me!

This is an amazing opportunity so I definitely think you should go for this.

Corinna

 

[elleinad16]

I say it's a sign and you should go for it! I wouldn't pass an opportunity for the Roots!

 

[Mindyjoy]

hi Mindy ~

I just read your entire PJ today! I love everything. Too much to comment on. sorry about the e pics problems but they turned out wonderful. I am married already (Oct will be 15 yrs) and I hope to do a vow renewal for our 20th or 25th in WDW. I read all the PJ and wedding threads on here too. I have saved so much to my computer of things I liked, one of them being your castle punches for your engagement party. Kudos for you for doing your own DIY projects too. I don't think I could do that much, I'm crafty in other ways, I knit, crochet and sew. I'm gonna go to your TR tomorrow because I'm tired of reading.

Hi, welcome! Thanks for reading! I hope you get the vow renewal of your dreams someday.

Ooooh! How exciting, I'd say go with the Roots if thats what you really want, sometimes things just happen that awesome, Not always but sometimes =D. Either way that's really exciting! I'm glad your feeling better as well.

This is an amazing opportunity so I definitely think you should go for this.

Corinna

I say it's a sign and you should go for it! I wouldn't pass an opportunity for the Roots!

Thanks all!


I did send them an email last night after talking with DF, basically agreeing to book one of the custom packages they prepared for us but asking if we could tweak just a couple things (like product credit). I haven't heard back today so of course I'm starting to FREAK OUT because that's what I do. What is someone else swooped in and stole MY discount?

Anyway, I'm trying to be patient .

I have an appointment for Saturday in Orange County to try on the Dallas Marie. I really hope she's "the one." I may also go into Disneyland and FINALLY ride Little Mermaid, since the dress shop is about 10 minutes from the park.

 

[lilsqueakrr]

Ok if you ride her please send me pictures! I wanna go on that so badly!

And I demand some of them there Dallas Marie pictures as well perty pants!

 

[Mindyjoy]

Well it looks like we got The Roots!



After exchanging a few more emails tonight, they are drawing up a contract for us tomorrow! YAY, I'M SO HAPPY!

 

[Sccrmnky2005]

CONGRATS I'm so happy for you and that was a lucky and great choice!!

 

[BethieTink]

Well it looks like we got The Roots!



After exchanging a few more emails tonight, they are drawing up a contract for us tomorrow! YAY, I'M SO HAPPY!

Awesome choice!!! Glad it worked out. Can't wait to see the pics!

 

[Mindyjoy]

CONGRATS I'm so happy for you and that was a lucky and great choice!!

Thank you, I certainly feel very lucky!

Awesome choice!!! Glad it worked out. Can't wait to see the pics!

I'm so glad it worked out, too! But you'll have to wait about 11 months to see pics

 

[dolphingirl47]

Hi, welcome! Thanks for reading! I hope you get the vow renewal of your dreams someday.







Thanks all!


I did send them an email last night after talking with DF, basically agreeing to book one of the custom packages they prepared for us but asking if we could tweak just a couple things (like product credit). I haven't heard back today so of course I'm starting to FREAK OUT because that's what I do. What is someone else swooped in and stole MY discount?

Anyway, I'm trying to be patient .

I have an appointment for Saturday in Orange County to try on the Dallas Marie. I really hope she's "the one." I may also go into Disneyland and FINALLY ride Little Mermaid, since the dress shop is about 10 minutes from the park.

I so hope that the dress is everything you hope for. I can't wait to see photos. I am also curious of what you think of the Little Mermaid ride. I can't wait to try this out myself

Well it looks like we got The Roots!



After exchanging a few more emails tonight, they are drawing up a contract for us tomorrow! YAY, I'M SO HAPPY!

That is fantastic news. I am so happy for you.

Corinna

 

[lilsqueakrr]

Yay so excited for you!! Congratulations!

 

[KristiLyn]

Yay yay yay!!! So excited for you!!!!

 

[FairytaleBride73]

Its Kayla from Disneyland Bride Facebook haha! OMG Congrats on booking the Roots that is AMAZING! FATE!

 

[tinkerbell 766]

OMG the Roots - how wonderful!!!!!

 

[BethieTink]

Mindy,

Just wanted to tell you that I read your TR from the cruise and now I am very excited for our cruise in October. I get to book Palo (our favorite) on Monday, so it's getting close!

 

[Mindyjoy]

I so hope that the dress is everything you hope for. I can't wait to see photos. I am also curious of what you think of the Little Mermaid ride. I can't wait to try this out myself



That is fantastic news. I am so happy for you.

Corinna

Thanks, I didn't make it over to Disney so still no Little Mermaid for me.

Yay so excited for you!! Congratulations!

Yay yay yay!!! So excited for you!!!!

Thanks ladies!!

Its Kayla from Disneyland Bride Facebook haha! OMG Congrats on booking the Roots that is AMAZING! FATE!

HAY GIRL! Are you going to start a PJ??? I hope you do!!!!!

OMG the Roots - how wonderful!!!!!

Thanks, I'm so excited!

Mindy,

Just wanted to tell you that I read your TR from the cruise and now I am very excited for our cruise in October. I get to book Palo (our favorite) on Monday, so it's getting close!

Mmmmm, PALO!!!! I wish I was there right now, lol. You're so lucky.

 

[Mindyjoy]

I'm so happy to say we signed the contract with Root Photography and the deposit is in the mail! I'm so totally excited about this!!!!!!! Here's me --->


So yesterday (Saturday) I went dress shopping in Orange with my friend Valerie. I went to this shop specifically because they are the only store that has my beloved Dallas Marie in Southern California. So I get there and they had it waiting in the room for me, then I went around and pulled a few more to try. I came out in the Dallas Marie first. The shop doesn't allow photos so Valerie had to take some covert iphone pics and this is the only one she got.

Then I snuck this picture after the appointment.

I liked it okay enough. It doesn't help that I wanted it in gold with a pink bow, and they had diamond white with a blue bow. But it was pretty, and it was my favorite of the day.

The only other one that was a contender was this cute tea length number.

I actually might have had a stronger reaction to this one than Dallas Marie. I really felt great in it. But, I felt like maybe it wasn't my style. Like, maybe I was trying to be someone I'm not. It's hard to explain.

I got home and started crying to Tim. I tell him I've tried on so many dresses and I feel foolish in all of them. I feel like I'm forcing myself to be someone I'm not in this big fancy overpriced dresses. I tell him I want to walk down the aisle in my sweatpants and favorite Hello Kitty shirt. I tell him I'm never going to find the perfect dress.

He calms me down and says, "You have the perfect venue, you have the perfect photographers, you have a sorta-okay fiance , and you will find your perfect dress."

He's right of course, he's my perfect partner and we do have the perfect venue and the day will be perfect whatever I wear.


Fast forward to today.

There is a bakery about a mile from my apartment and once in a while I walk there to get myself a cupcake or brownie. They have AMAZING cupcakes and the one downer about our Disney wedding is we can't use them for our wedding cake. So I walk and get my cupcake and on the way back, I pass a thrift store. And what is in the window? A dress.

THE dress.

I go in and check the tag. Size 8. Jessica McClintock!

I die.

I take it out of the window and look around for a changing room. No changing room! The clerk says I can try it on over my clothes and directs me to a floor length mirror. So please picture me trying on a giant ballgown over my tshirt and shorts in the middle of a thrift store with about 30 other patrons in it. You'll have to imagine it because I didn't think to take a picture of me in it while at the store. I really wish I had, it was quite the funny sight.

So anyway, the dress doesn't zip all the way up. But for such a great price, really, can I pass this up?

I buy the dress, the clerk stuffs it in one of those plastic grocery-style bags, and I walk a mile home with my wedding dress in a bag. How crazy is this???

So here's my dress! I am hoping I can get it altered into a corset back and the top will fit a lot better. When I hold the top tight it looks so good, you guys. You will just have to trust me.

This whole time dress shopping I was trying to stay away from ball gowns, and that's what I ended up with! I guess I do want the princess look after all!