Missy and Brandon's PJ 12/04/09 Fulton's- Wedding Day Report with PHOTOS!

[Tink&PirateMama]

Your plans are fantastic!!! I am learning lots of savings tips too!!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Everything looks for awesome! You are doing a great job!

If I may ask, was it you that I was reading before who was looking into Raglan road? If it was you, and you have any of the info, would you mind PMing me with prices?

I look forward to all your updates!

 

[missy0107]

Yes, it was me! I will send you a PM!

 

[missy0107]

I've been very happy about the prospect of a reception at Fulton's but the costs kept adding up (they charge extra for a starch, etc.), I think that their room is beautiful and the location is good because of transportation options (free ones!).

The Swan had excellent options for my budget but I really was opposed to the idea of having my wedding in a ballroom, plus they have a convention in that weekend and all of their ballrooms with outside access are already reserved then.

They have an interesting option in the Dolphin, the old Sum Chow's restaurant is available to private parties, it's a large room with a strange color scheme and didn't really work for my idea of my reception.

I've bounced back and forth on the ceremony. I didn't like the Swan fountain area for a wedding and previously mentioned convention has the Crescent Terrace booked already. They gave me another option which was a nice terrace on the water but it just wasn't doing it for me. Plus they took forever to confirm the space.

So after some hemming and hawing, I decided on a whim ask Fulton's if I could have the ceremony on their deck. She replied rather swiftly that they would charge $425 to set up the third deck exterior for a ceremony! I thought that was incredibly reasonable!

The only downside I am seeing is that it doesn't add any time on to the event, 3 hours is their standard event time and they add $300 service for every additional hour. I would save approximately $1k with this option even with adding in the extra hour fee...

 

[pinkcow]

Wow! I had no idea Fulton's could do a ceremony! And I thought I had researched the heck out of all options! LOL

Do you have any photos of the deck? That would be awesome to see!

Anyways, I'm loving all of your ideas! Can't wait to read more!

 

[missy0107]

I was really looking for any opportunity to save money. I really liked working with Just Marry, but if I put in a little personal effort, I can save a ton of $$. Luckily I do have the time and the will to do it! I'll need to find my own florist and some kind of transportation for a large group of people. I have a close family friend who is awesome at party planning who will hopefully help out a ton with coordination on the day of.

I have have photos from on the outside deck, but the exterior photos sort of show the size. This is where my pre-reception will be if the weather is good as well. The first photo shows the deck set-up for a standing reception. The second picture is an exterior shot for reference, I'm not sure if this the front or back of the boat...

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

That looks like an amazing set up!! I enjoy reading your PJ so much, since you are definitely taking a different path than most!

 

[pinkcow]

Looks great!

 

[missy0107]

Thanks everyone for the comments! I'm having a great time planning a less than typical Disney wedding! I'm so excited about it, whatever happens at least I chose Randy to capture it, I'm sure the photos will be great!


Here's my new budget if you are interested:

Apparel (bride and grooms clothes, rings, accessories) $750
Gifts (welcome bags, flower girls) $150
Photography (Randy, 5hr DVD only) $800
Reception (apps, 2 course dinner, cake, open bar, champ toast, 37peeps, centerpieces) $3840
Ceremony (location, setup, violin) $850
Floral (bouquet, 2bouts, 2coursage, 2 pomander, delivery) $400
Other (salon, steaming, transport, caricature artist, welcome dinner) $1370
Stationary (invites, STDs, guestbook) $123
TOTAL: $8283

 

[LittleStinkerbelle]

Very cool--I didn't realize Fulton's could do ceremonies.

 

[missy0107]

Very cool--I didn't realize Fulton's could do ceremonies.

I didn't either! Then I was reading through the information they sent me again and I noticed the word ceremony in their descriptions, so I asked!

I spoke with Rosie at the Disney Florist last night and she was awesome! She had a lot of great ideas and loved mine. They are a little pricey for what I want for my flower girls but very much the same as everyone else on the other pieces. She seemed kind of disappointed that all I want need is personal flowers.

I can't imagine buying centerpieces this will be my second wedding and I did the centerpieces myself the first time as well. This time I will need half as many and what I have chosen to do is much simpler!

 

[missy0107]

I faxed the deposit and contract forms to Fulton's today!

Also sent of the deposit for the violinist and am waiting on the final contract for the caricature artist. Can't WAIT for this!


I've been reading about dyed crinoline and am now considering dyeing mine green or red! I'm nervous about the whole process, I don't know how the color will turn out or even what shade I want!

 

[princess22]

I think yours was where I got the idea to look around at other cake options, I love the one you chose! I think I'm going to go with the Let's Celebrate cake, but smaller than they picture it.

OMG, that was the cake I was planning on ordering until I saw the display! I never knew you could get married at Fulton's. That is going to be an awesome wedding. I can't wait to hear how things turn out!!!

 

[missy0107]

OMG, that was the cake I was planning on ordering until I saw the display! I never knew you could get married at Fulton's. That is going to be an awesome wedding. I can't wait to hear how things turn out!!!

I'm still considering ordering a Mad Hatter cake from the Boardwalk Bakery. DF really likes it and had his heart set on it, he hasn't thought strongly about most things so I think I'm willing to give him that for $250.

 

[missy0107]

I received 4 floral quotes from 4 different Orlando area florists. Blossoms Orlando, Dream Designs, Kelly's Wedding Flowers and Disney Florist. I sent them all the same description of the bouquet I was interested in and one blew them all out of the water on price....my florist is... BLOSSOMS ORLANDO! She was so competitive on the price that I added an arrangement for my sweetheart table. For $401 +tax I get my bouquet, 2 bouts, 2 corsages, 2 pomanders, and a centerpiece.

This week I sent off the deposit for the violinist, Fulton's and the caricature artist! It's all happening!

 

[missy0107]

I just ordered invites from Vistaprint! I found a great holiday design that is red with pointsettias and it goes perfectly with my theme! I also created a thank you card out of one of the matching folded invite styles. Below is the cost breakdown:

40 folded thank yous $8.99
40 8x4 flat invites $6.24
100 #9 personalized envelopes $1.49
100 A-2 personalized envelopes (tys) $1.49
Free rubber stamp with address.
shipping $8.79
Total: $30.74

I will probably order a smaller invite as a rehearsal/welcome party later on once I get the details finalized. I wanted to snap these up when it was 75% off! The envelopes would have been free but I paid for plain insides. Each of the cards also comes with free plain white envelopes.

I was going to print my own but I couldn't pass up on the prices. I have an invite kit that I was going to use that I will now return. I'm so relieved! I had such a hard time with my save the dates!

I'll try to post a photo!

 

[pinkcow]

Sounds great! We'd love to see them!

 

[missy0107]

The reverse is black and white with Reception address and RSVP info printed in it.

I love them!

 

[MainStMandy]

Oh I love those!! Very nice

 

[missy0107]

I returned the invite kit I got from Michaels today and picked up some stuff for the kids that will be at the wedding. Coloring books, crayons, activity books, markers. I was thinking about doing a candy arrangement but two of the kids parents' aren't into their kids eating sweets, they'll be lucky if they get cake.