Francks Bridal Studio Floral Options
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Edelweiss
(
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Music by: Richard Rodgers
Words by: Oscar Hammerstein II
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Bless my homeland forever
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Visions of beautiful flowers began floating through my mind. Believe me, it was a tight squeeze in there with all the new information that I had acquired that day. Thank goodness the edelweiss were small flowers.
With my brain chockfull of information, I was worried about how I was going to get through the next portion of my Planning Session. I felt like my head was going to burst from all activity that was going on inside of it. I knew this next meeting was going to be a critical one because it would be here where I would make not only the decision regarding what
flowers were used for my ceremony, but also the decision regarding what decorations were used for my reception venues (yes, more than one venue would have to be decorated due to the progressive nature of my dinner party).
Its time for some trivia about me. Besides lacking basic kitchen skills, I have a brown thumb. If you knew my familys ancestry, you would find that little tidbit of information quite funny (Im sure
my ancestors are turning over in their graves right now). Of course, my husband would love it if I could be the sort of wife who he could be proud of you know the type (
click here). But when he married me, he knew I couldnt cook, wouldnt clean, and couldnt keep a plant alive. After almost 22 years of being a couple, my husband would grow to call me many things, but
Stepford Wife would not be one of them (neither would
Domestic Goddess).
When it comes to flowers and plants, theres no doubt about it, I love em all. However, I dont know a dang thing about em. Sure, I know what a rose is and how it smells, but thats about the extent of my floral knowledge. I would be hard-pressed to name a quarter of the flowers that are shown on the following website:
click here. I would also be insincere if I filled my post with brainiac information such as the following:
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Leontopodium alpinum (
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Leontopodium \Leontopodium\ n.
A genus of plants including the edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum).
Syn: genus Leontopodium.
Edelweiss \E"del*weiss\, n. [G., fr. edel noble + weiss white.]
(Bot.)
A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps. It is the national flower of Austria.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Leontopodium alpinum
n : alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
[syn: Leontopodium alpinum]
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Speaking of the
edelweiss flower, I first heard of it in Rodgers and Hammersteins movie, "
The Sound of Music." Their song,
Edelweiss, told me that the flower was
"small and white, clean and bright." However, I had no idea what it actually looked like, and so I turned to my favorite encyclopedia, the Internet. I found the above definitions, plus a few photos:
click here. Its a beautiful flower and it reminds me of my all-time favorite flower, the daisy (
click here). Both are understated, elegant, and fun. Either one would do nicely for my vow renewal, but if I had to pick only one, it would have to be the daisy.
And so I found myself stretching my legs in the lobby of Francks, wondering what sort of flowers I should choose for my vow renewal. I knew that question was going to be asked during the next portion of my Fairy Tale Weddings Planning Session:
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Planning Session Agenda:
1:30pm: Meeting with Floral Event Manager
Janet & Friends
Janets Event Manager, Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Floral Event Manager, Disney Event Group
Floral Options
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The Floral Event Manager had a prior meeting with a couple from Japan. This couple did not speak English, and due to the language barrier, their meeting went longer than scheduled. Because of that fact, the Floral Event Manager was late to my meeting.
The couple from Japan should have arranged for an interpreter to be present at their meeting. I shudder to think how difficult my own Planning Session would have been had I been meeting with Disneys Fairy Tale Weddings folks in Japan
(click here for movie it takes time to fully load). If I thought my brain was on overload after having been through several hours of meetings with people whose language I was fluent in, I can only imagine how lost I would have felt had I not been able to understand what was going on around me
(click here for movie again, it takes time to fully load). There is no question in my mind that I would have hired an interpreter. In my humble opinion, nothing as important as a wedding or a vow renewal should ever be left to chance.
As I was introduced to the Floral Event Manager, she stated that she had heard a little bit of my groups conversation. She mentioned that it sounded like we had already looked at a few chairs and linen samples. My Event Manager replied,
"Well, we have a pretty good... Janet has a very good... She knows what she likes, how's that?" I got a big kick out of that.
My Event Manager was definitely right about me. I did know what I liked, even if I didnt know what that was exactly until someone had placed it before my eyes. But when something caught my fancy, I knew it immediately.
As the Floral Event Manager shook everyones hands, she mentioned that she knew we had visited Disney-MGM Studios that morning. She had already been briefed on what we had accomplished over there. I was impressed with the Fairy Tale Weddings internal communications network.
We moved into the Merryweather Conference Room and began our meeting. My Event Manager set the pace. He mentioned that one of the objectives of our meeting was to select the bouquets, boutonnières, and corsages. We also needed to select the floral colors for those items.
My Event Manager explained to the Floral Event Manager that I didnt want to decorate the Wedding Pavilion too much because we wouldn't be inside of it for too long since the ceremony would be fairly short. He stated that if we were going to make an impact with my floral / decorating budget, we had a great location for doing so in the Great Movie Ride. Dinner would be served inside the Western scene, and there were opportunities to jazz up that area. Since the guest list was small, everyone could feasibly be seated together at one large table, à la
Roman style. A seating arrangement such as that would make for some great conversations.
He went on to state the differences between my last party at Disney-MGM Studios and my upcoming party. For the Haunted Mansion Movie Set Dinner Event, once everyone had been seated, they were seated in one place for the rest of the evening. For the Great Movie Ride progressive dinner party, that would be different. As everyone moved from venue to venue, there would be wonderful opportunities for people to mingle and get to know one another better. The dinner party would start in the Gangster area with drinks and appetizers, move into the Western area for dinner, and then end in the Land of Oz for dessert. After dessert, everyone would move outside for dancing. Knowing how much time the guests were going to spend in each venue, the money could be better spent enhancing specific areas.
My Event Manager was doing a beautiful job in recapping my feelings regarding how I thought my floral / decorating money should be spent. He went on to mention that we didnt want to take anything away from the ceremony, but since the Wedding Pavilion was so beautiful on its own, it didnt need much to enhance it. He stated that my vow renewal was a milestone that we wanted to make an impact on, whether that was with a beautiful bouquet or with other embellishments.
It was here where we began discussing the Wedding Pavilion. I stated that since my vow renewal ceremony was only going to be approximately 15 to 20 minutes long, I didnt feel the need for elaborate floral enhancements. Perhaps if I were getting married for the fist time, or if I were having a long, religious ceremony, I would have felt differently. But since I was renewing my wedding vows, I wanted a simple floral arrangement on the altar. The Floral Event Manager suggested flowers in a vase surrounded by candles of varying height. That sounded perfect to me.
Uncomplicated. Understated. Elegant. Exactly the look and feel that I was after for my ceremony.
As our meeting moved forward through the afternoon, there were plenty of times when humor was interjected. I was very glad of that because my head was reeling with information about food, entertainment, transportation, flowers, and decorating enhancements. It was nice to be brought back to Earth from time to time. At one point, the Floral Event Manager said to Nutz4dzny that she loved her fun earrings they matched the
pink table in Francks lobby. Nutz4dzny and WeFullTime both laughed at the comment. Nutz4dzny stated that they had noticed the exact same thing, and she was ready to sit at the pink table all day long if asked to. The Floral Event Manager laughed and said that table was something new that had just been started. It was a theme table that would be changed every few months to incorporate the seasons.
The Floral Event Manger asked me to describe the members of my wedding party. I told her that besides my husband and myself, it would be our son (college), our daughter (grade school), our nephew (grade school), and our niece (junior high school). I mentioned that initially I wasnt going to have anyone stand up with us since this wasnt a wedding but only a vow renewal. However, when I mentioned the vow renewal to my sister, she immediately asked if my daughter and her daughter were going to stand up in it. I stated that I hadnt given that any thought, but now that she had mentioned it, it sounded like fun so we should do it.
The Floral Event Manager then asked me about the color of my gown. I said my Mom had sent me a column dress with a bolero jacket. Both the dress and jacket were made of champagne, almost beige, colored lace. The gown was simple, not elaborate, and was just my style.
The Floral Event Manager pulled out a few books. Contained in one of them were pages of fabric and ribbon swatches. If you look at this picture
click here you will see what I am talking about. She showed me ribbon samples in both satin and
sheer fabrics. She selected a few colors that she thought would go with my gown and asked me which ones I liked. The ribbon that I choose would be used in my bouquet.
As we looked at the ribbon selections, she mentioned that the sheer dijons were soft in color. She pointed to one ribbon in particular and stated that it was frequently used with gowns that were champagne-colored because it picked up a little bit of the gold-tones and not the brown-tones, plus it had a
little shimmer to it. She then said we could even go with something from both of the families the creams and the dijons to pull the color out. The last thing mentioned was that the sheer ribbons had partners in the satin family; everything was color coordinated.
It was time for me to decide upon a bouquet shape. I was shown many photos of wedding bouquets, an example of which may be seen in the vow renewal proposal
(click here) that I had received from the Fairy Tale Weddings folks. Since I have already stated I am by no means an expert with anything floral, it is probably better if I list below a few of the things that I learned while I was composing this post:
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Wedding Flowers (
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Different Styles of Bouquets
There are different styles of bouquets: round, Victorian posy, trailer, sheaf, crescent, line, and cascade bouquets. Large trailing bouquets particularly suit romantic wedding gowns. An elegant line bouquet is a good choice for a slim fitting gown. A modern style bouquet will suit the contemporary bride.
The Bridesmaids Bouquets
The bridesmaid or maid of honors flowers should never overshadow those of the bride. After all, it is the brides special day. The bridesmaids bouquets can be a different style or a smaller version of the brides bouquet perhaps using another variety of flowers or in another color.
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Flowers & Such - Wedding Flower Arrangements (
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Brides Bouquet
There are various bouquet styles available which we can advise you on including:
Wide shower bouquet: The flowers flow from a posy top to a very wide trail of flowers
Teardrop: A posy top with a trail to make a teardrop shape hence the name
Shower: A posy top, flowing down to a single trail of flowers
Formal posy: A perfectly round shape often one type of flower massed together
Informal posy: Not such a strictly rounded shape usually has more foliage than the formal posy, and often has more than one type of flower
Corsages
Corsages are usually worn by principal females including the mums. They are small floral arrangements, usually more elaborate than a buttonhole, and can be worn like a buttonhole or attached to a handbag.
Button Holes
Buttonholes are usually worn by the groom, the couple's fathers, the best man and the ushers. If you wish, you may provide buttonholes for all of your guests. The groom usually wears a bloom that matches the brides bouquet. The best man and the fathers wear a different flower allowing the groom to stand out.
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Im thankful the Internet is full of wonderful information regarding wedding flowers. I wish Id researched the topic before I met with the Floral Event Manager. Since I hadnt, I went into the meeting knowing generally what I liked and didnt like. I hoped that would be enough. I was afraid that if I overanalyzed things, I would get bogged down in the mire. I decided to stick to the
KISS rule:
Keep
It
Simple,
Stupid. That rule usually worked well for me.
The Floral Event Manger showed me photographs of a few teardrop-shaped bouquets some large, some small. The bouquets came with either a slight cascade or a full cascade. I said
no to both the teardrop shape and the cascade. They were too elaborate for me. Since I was following the
KISS rule, and one of the Ss stood for
simple, I settled upon a small, round bouquet that was hand-tied:
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Hand Tied Style (
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Several specific bouquet names fit into this category. For example, the Posy, Nosegay, and Beidermeir are all hand tied bouquets. So here is a little history on all of the above.
The posy was very popular in the Victorian era, when flowers held secret messages of lovers; each flowers having a specific meaning, and when delivered to the courtier, delivered a message according to the flowers in the bouquet. A Posey is the closest known relative to the hand tied bouquets of today. Posy bouquets are wired with floral wire, and taped completely up and covered with a satin or organza trim ribbon. Thus creating a small dainty handle.
The Nosegay, traditionally a small bunch of flowers or herbs, was a small grouping of lowers, often backed with tulle. It is a beautiful choice for flower girls and Jr. Bridesmaids.
The Biedermeier yet another posy, carefully arranged concentric circles of colored flowers, each ring containing one type of flower. This bouquet originated in Switzerland in the late 1800's
The posy fell out of popularity in the first half of the 20th century, and have very slowly crept back in fashion over the last few decades. Whether you tie the stems loosely with a ribbon, wire them, or wrap the natural stems completely, they all classify as Hand Tied bouquets.
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I couldnt get much simpler than a bouquet that was tied with a ribbon. It would be the perfect bouquet for my vow renewal.
The Floral Event Manager asked if I wanted my bouquet duplicated on a smaller scale for my bridesmaids. I said I would like that very much. She asked what the bridesmaids dresses looked like. I told her they hadnt been selected yet. She told me to let her know as soon as they had so she could coordinate the ribbon colors to the dresses. I promised her that I would.
She then asked if I wanted corsages for any special guests. I said that I definitely wanted corsages for my Mom and my Aunt. Two corsages were added to my floral budget.
I knew the next subject that came up would revolve around the color palette for my bouquet. One of the wedding planning books that I had purchased was written with the older bride in mind. The book stated that as an older bride, you should plan a wedding that suits yourself and not someone elses idea of what your wedding should be. I took that advice to heart and decided that since I loved pastel-colored flowers, I would have pastel flowers in my bouquet. To get a feel for the color palette that I was aiming for,
click here and
click here (bridal bouquet # 1).
When the Floral Event Manager finally broached the
color palette subject, I explained that even though my ceremony was going to be in the fall, it was pastel-colored flowers that I desired. I wanted a bouquet that looked and smelled like a springtime day. The Floral Event Manager made a note of that in her file.
She stated that since I wanted a mixture of pastel colors, she could very easily put something together for me. She pulled out a photo of a cascading bouquet and covered up the cascading portion of it so that it looked like a round bouquet. The bouquet was filled with multi-colored flowers. She pointed to several of them and mentioned the colors that she thought would suit my needs: purples and pinks. She then pulled out another photo and stated that she would add soft yellows and lavender tones to the bouquet.
I was told that my bouquet would contain a mixture of
roses and
freesias. I was asked if there were
any flowers that I wanted added to it. I responded that I didnt know too much about flowers; however, I knew what I liked and that was a bouquet that smelled wonderful. I simply wanted flowers whose aroma I would be drawn to all night long. She made a note of that in my file.
The topic of
stephanotis blossoms came up next. I had read floral descriptions from many a Fairy Tale Weddings bride who had used stephanotis blossoms in their bridal bouquets. I knew that Disney was famous for adding Hidden Mickeys to those blossoms. The Floral Event Manager asked me if I wanted Hidden Mickeys added to my wedding partys bouquets. Of course, I told her
yes. I knew my daughter and niece would love that special touch (and I would too).
For those of you who are unfamiliar with this Fairy Tale Weddings floral tradition,
please click here. If you looked at that photograph, you saw three pearls that were grouped together in the shape of a Hidden Mickey head. That Hidden Mickey was placed in the center of a stephanotis blossom (many of the stephanotis blossoms in the bouquet had this unique touch added to them). A Hidden Mickey could also be used to anchor the ribbon on the bouquets hand-tied stems. I asked for my bouquets ribbon to be anchored that way.
The subject of boutonnières was discussed next. My husbands boutonnière would have a rose and stephanotis blossoms, while the groomsmens boutonnieres would have only a rose. I was then asked if there were any other special guests who should have a boutonnière. I said I definitely wanted one for my Dad. An extra boutonnière was added to my floral budget.
When asked what color the boutonnières should be, I asked my Event Manager for his advice. He said he thought a lavender rose would look nice, so that is what I chose. It was noted in my floral file.
The topic next turned to linens. When linens are used appropriately, they are capable of transforming a venue from the simple to the sublime (
click here), from the ordinary to the extraordinary (
click here). It would be interesting to see how this portion of the meeting would unfold.
The Floral Event Manager opened up another one of her books. In it
were samples of fabrics in
many colors. She leafed through it and stopped on the pages that contained linens that she thought might work well in the Great Movie Rides Western area. One of those pages contained a
burlap fabric swatch and a photograph of a table setting that used a burlap overlay and a burlap chair sash. It was odd for me to see burlap used for an elegant dinner party. If she hadnt shown me a photo of such a table setting, I never would have given burlap a passing thought.
In the book, the burlap overlay was partnered with a chocolate-brown tablecloth. At first the Floral Event Manager thought it might look too dark for my dinner party. Then she realized that we wouldnt be carrying over any floral arrangements from the ceremony location to the reception location. Because of that simple fact, it wouldnt matter what color tablecloths were used, be they brown or black (note: black linens were in the standard linen package for the Great Movie Ride).
As to table centerpieces, the Floral Event Manager stated that she could create a Fall centerpiece with pumpkins. Bandanas could even be incorporated into the place settings as either napkins or tied around the napkins. There were
many items that could be used to give more of a Western feel to the dinner venue. The Floral Event Manager said that when it came to a wedding reception, some couples wanted to go over-the-top with their decorations, while other couples wanted to maintain the look of a wedding even though their venue was so unusual. It was up to me to decide what I wanted to do.
One thing that the Floral Event Manager wanted to incorporate into the dinner venue was daisies since they were my favorite flower and fit the Western theme perfectly. She said she could
tie each napkin together with raffia and then add a daisy to it. She also thought tying a few daisies to the chair sashes with raffia would add a lovely touch. I was definitely pleased with this personal approach.
The conversation moved onto the pre-reception venue. This was the Gangster area of the Great Movie Ride. My Event Manager set the atmosphere. He stated that my guests were going to
walk into the venue and find it dimly lit, almost eerie-looking. Then theyd bump into the Streetmosphere characters and the venue would come alive. He was very animated as he spoke. I could actually imagine how my guests would feel as they entered this venue.
The Floral Event Manager continued describing the venue. She stated that my guests would find cocktail tables scattered about that were covered with black linens. She thought sticking with a dark color would best suit the mood of our personal
speakeasy. One enhancement that she suggested adding was a little color to punch things up a bit. Red was the color of choice because it would allow the atmosphere to stay true to the gangster feel.
Another suggested enhancement would be the addition of candles to the cocktail tables. The Floral Event Manager thought glass cylinders would look good, and she suggested
filling them with a gel. Candlelight reflecting off a red gel would add a bit more ambience to the Gangster venue.
Keeping with the red theme, the Floral Event Manager found a photo that showed
red-on-red striped linens. She asked for my opinion regarding whether we should use a red sash as an overlay or a small square of the material as a four-point topper. If we went with the sash, she pointed out that it would carry the color all the way down to the floor.
My Event Manager liked the idea of the sash reaching all the way to the floor. He said it would easily be seen between the chairs. He also suggested that we stick with standard black chairs in order to save a little bit of money. That was nice of him, but in the back of my mind, I had the sinking suspicion that I would add chair covers to the budget when the time came. For now, I kept that tidbit of information to myself since I didnt want to hamper the decorating ideas that were flowing from my team of experts.
The Floral Event Manager had an additional comment. We could use black satin instead of black linen if we wanted to give the venue a little bit more of a shimmer.
It was at that point that my brain went on overload again. Its a very scary feeling when you know you have reached
supersaturation.
Okay, its time for todays Physics Lesson:
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Supersaturation (
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Supersaturated solutions are,to me, absolutely fascinating. They are fascinating because they exceed the solubility limit. In a sense they violate the definition of a saturated solution. When people talk about saturated solutions, there is always a temptation to say - "there is an absolute limit as to how much solute will go into the solution and you can't put any more than that in" - but you can, if you do it right.
When you have a solution at its limit of solublity and you add more solute, it doesn't dissolve. That is true. But you can make it dissolve by changing the conditions. Quite often, if you heat up the solution, the solubility of the solute will increase. By heating up the solution more solute can dissolve.
Once you get the "extra" solute into solution then you can cool the solution back down and sometimes keep that extra amount of solute in solution. When that does happen, you have a very unstable situation. The extra solute, the solute that "should not" have dissolved, can crystallize out of solution quite easily. If you add just a little bit of crystal, then the excess solute will crystallize out of the solution. Sometimes, all you have to do is scratch the inside of the test tube or the container that the solution is in, and it will crystalize on the scratch.
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Boy, that sure described how my brain was feeling. I especially loved this part:
"When people talk about saturated solutions, there is always a temptation to say there is an absolute limit as to how much solute will go into the solution and you can't put any more than that in - but you can, if you do it right."
Disney sure knew the secret to that law of Physics because they found a way to cram more information into my brain than my
Physics 007 professor had during
Spy Training School.
I wanted to make sure that I was following the trains of thought of both the Floral Event Manager and my Event Manager. I restated their decorating suggestions:
So, right now the Gangster venue comes with black table covers? I think thats fine because it definitely fits the venue its dark in there. Then you suggested that we throw red sashes over each of the tables in order to add a splash of color. That sounds great.
The two of them nodded their heads in agreement. Thank goodness for
supersaturation otherwise there was no way I would have been able to restate anything for them.
With the enhancement of the Gangster venue out of the way, my Event Manager turned the conversation to the Land of Oz venue. He stated,
"Once you move into the next room, your guests will be like, Oh, my gosh!
It will be a totally different theme from a totally different angle. The Wizard of Oz area is just so over-the-top. I mean, who would ever think that youd get to eat on the yellow brick road? How fun is that?!"
Oh, how right he was. Never in a million years would I ever have thought that I would not only get to walk through such a surreal venue, but I would actually get to dine there as well. How lucky could a girl get?
The Floral Event Manager began sharing ideas as to what she thought would make an appropriate table centerpiece. Since the Land of Oz venue was very colorful, she suggested a centerpiece made of brightly colored flowers. She showed everyone a photo of a wild and wooly centerpiece from the Mad Hatter Tea Party and suggested using something similar to it. To our centerpiece she would add lollipops and nostalgic candy.
She then began describing decorative touches for the table settings. She pulled out another photo and pointed to the table linens.
The linens came in lime green, lemon yellow, and other citrus brights. They looked very fanciful, perfect for the Land of Oz. She described the tablecloths that she would use, the overlays that would top them, and the napkins that would tie everything together. The color scheme that was chosen was whimsical. I couldnt wait to see what it would look like on the night of my party.
When the discussion turned to the outdoor dance party, the Floral Event Manager pulled out a photo of
various colored light-up tables. She suggested using them for the dance party portion of the event.
My Event Manager stated that the light-up tables could be lit in the color blue to match the Sorcerers Hat icon, or they could change colors throughout the evening. I loved the idea of such a dramatic effect. I asked that the tables be added to my budget.
We had finally come to the end of the
Floral Options portion of my Planning Session. To say my head was swimming with details would be the understatement of the year. I secretly prayed the Floral Event Manger and my Event Manager had taken good notes because what had been discussed was completely mind-boggling. Even though my post about this meeting is a long one, I can assure you that I have left out at least 90% of the details that had been discussed (Im amazed at the details that I do remember).
Before I end this post, I should mention something that has probably become obvious to you folks by now. Since my dinner party was a progressive one that encompassed four locations (Gangster, Western, Land of Oz, and Sorcerers Hat), any personal touches that were added to my event would increase my budget by more than they would have if a standard dinner reception had been planned.
For example:
Standard Reception = Decorating Cost x 1
Progressive Reception = Decorating Cost x 4
For the most part that simple equation held true; however, there were exceptions.
Case in point:
In the Land of Oz, I paid to upgrade the chairs and add sashes to them. For the other three venues, I stayed with the standard chairs and paid for optional chair covers with decorative sashes.
I must admit that as I sat in the Floral Options meeting listening to all the decorative touches that were being proposed for each of my five venues (Wedding Pavilion included), I began to grow concerned about my floral / decorating budget. I tried not to fret too much because I knew I could rein that budget in if I had to. The venues simply did not need too many decorative touches added to them because they were unique in their own right. Still, in my overloaded mental state, I did begin to worry.
Since Im on the topic of my budget, I should mention that throughout my Planning Sessions 8-1/2 hours worth of meetings, costs were never mentioned to me. Sure, Disney had already given me a bare-bones estimate when they had sent me the
FTW vow renewal proposal several weeks prior. However, during my Planning Session, costs were never stated. My guess is that if I had asked for specific pricing information, Disney would have provided it to me. But I chose to keep quiet since my three friends were with me and I did not want them to be concerned with the cost of my event. I knew that when I received the proposals from each of the groups that I had met with that day, the nitty-gritty costs would be divulged to me not in
invisible ink but in stark black and white.
My Planning Session was the conduit for learning what options existed. And I certainly wanted to hear them all. I did not want Disney to hold anything back from me. As I sit here today at my computer composing this post, I feel confident that I got exactly what I wanted. If there were any options that existed within Walt Disney World for a Fairy Tale Weddings vow renewal, Disney surely mentioned them all to me. And if by some chance they didnt, well, I just have to remember the lyrics to an old
Rolling Stones song:
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"You Cant Always Get What You Want"
(
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Music and Lyrics by M. Jagger / K. Richards
I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was a footloose man
You cant always get what you want
You cant always get what you want
You cant always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you might find
You get what you need
And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, were gonna vent our frustration
If we dont were gonna blow a 50-amp fuse
You cant always get what you want
You cant always get what you want
You cant always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you just might find
You get what you need
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill
We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was dead
I said to him
You cant always get what you want
You cant always get what you want
You cant always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
You get what you need--yeah, oh baby
I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands
You cant always get what you want
You cant always get what you want
You cant always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need
You cant always get what you want
You cant always get what you want
You cant always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need
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Yes, you cant always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need. I know that I did.
pulled me back into reality 
. My workplace has denied access to that site 
So... I must wait until I get home to take a peek. The suspense is killing me! 
Alas, I too must wait for the next installment 
, fragrant roses, and sparklling baubles will not work 
...will they? HeHe...one last little attempt from one who does not give up easily!
) along with everyone else for every fascinating detail. 
....so thank you Janet!
