*Our Disneymoon PTR!!!11/20/11 update-TR LINK!!!*

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Hi Christina! Count me in! I've only browsed through the first page so far and everything looks amazing. I'm going back now to get all caught up!

 

[dreamerchic33]

Hi Christina! Count me in! I've only browsed through the first page so far and everything looks amazing. I'm going back now to get all caught up!

Welcome!
Thanks so much!! xo

 

[dreamerchic33]

Hey Everyone!
Happy 4th of July!!!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
We have been VERY busy getting our apt together! I can't wait to show everyone before and after pictures! We had the majority of our furniture delivered this weekend. What a headache I will have to share the story with you when I have everything more together to show you!

Some disneymoon updates!
-Scott did a lot of shopping for his clothes this weekend! I think he is pretty set! maybe some small things here and there, but for the most part, i think he is ready to start packing!
-I purchased a few more toiletry items, so we are getting there with that stuff!
-i re-printed everything for our reservations, from flights, to transportation, to dining and everything in btwn for our binder.
-vera bradley was having a nice sale today! I didn't get the pattern to match my other items. Mainly because, everything was $12-$20 cheaper for a different pattern. This "may" drive me crazy later, but I am happy with my purchases!
Hanging organizer:

Medium cosmetic:

i wanted the jewelry roll, but they no longer make it :-( So i opted for a medium cosmetic for some jewelry.

DOUBLe glasses case! wahoo! so i can put both of our sunglasses in here and no worries about scratches OR bulky holders!
and finally, (no i really did not need this lol)

makeup brush case!

So, those are my updates for today!!!
have a great day! xo <3

 

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Ok, I'm all caught up! You've got a lot of great stuff here already! All of your plans sound great. I would love to be a part time wedding planner! It is so much fun, isn't it? I think fall is such a beautiful time for weddings. I can already tell your pictures are going to be amazing with all of those colors!

Your honeymoon plans sound great, too! You will LOVE the cabana. I am so glad we chose to rent one. It made for a perfectly relaxing day! I would highly recommend the fireworks cruise, too!

And oh my goodness, you're killing me with all this VB! That is my go to brand for park bags. I am checking out that sale, now! And I think your DF will love the Land's End toiletry bag. Miguel and I love ours. It keeps everything so organized and it holds so much!

Can't wait to see more!

 

[dreamerchic33]

Ok, I'm all caught up! You've got a lot of great stuff here already! All of your plans sound great. I would love to be a part time wedding planner! It is so much fun, isn't it? I think fall is such a beautiful time for weddings. I can already tell your pictures are going to be amazing with all of those colors!

Your honeymoon plans sound great, too! You will LOVE the cabana. I am so glad we chose to rent one. It made for a perfectly relaxing day! I would highly recommend the fireworks cruise, too!

And oh my goodness, you're killing me with all this VB! That is my go to brand for park bags. I am checking out that sale, now! And I think your DF will love the Land's End toiletry bag. Miguel and I love ours. It keeps everything so organized and it holds so much!

Can't wait to see more!

Aww! Thank you so much!!!!We are so excited and can't wait!!
I LOVE planning, it's so much fun!

I am debating fireworks cruise vs fireworks dessert show, and I just think with timing, the dessert show may be a better option! But I know you did the fireworks cruise, could you let me know all the details about your experience?

I am now a VB addict. I went in there, thinking they would be perfect fit for my travel needs. I wasn't happy with what I had anymore. The woman who helped me could have told me i needed the carpet and I would have purchased it lol. So i received some gifts for my bday and easter and have been purchasing just a little bit at a time, and I know they will be pieces I can travel with for years to come!

FH's LE bag should arrive wednesday!

And the July 4th shopping continues, I purchased another pair of capri's and flips from macys! As well as my shower album and prints for my scrap books! I saved a TON! Thank you shutterfly! hehe

I see you have chapter links in your reports, can you help me out with that?


Thanks hunniie!
xo

 

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Aww! Thank you so much!!!!We are so excited and can't wait!!
I LOVE planning, it's so much fun!

I am debating fireworks cruise vs fireworks dessert show, and I just think with timing, the dessert show may be a better option! But I know you did the fireworks cruise, could you let me know all the details about your experience?

I am now a VB addict. I went in there, thinking they would be perfect fit for my travel needs. I wasn't happy with what I had anymore. The woman who helped me could have told me i needed the carpet and I would have purchased it lol. So i received some gifts for my bday and easter and have been purchasing just a little bit at a time, and I know they will be pieces I can travel with for years to come!

FH's LE bag should arrive wednesday!

And the July 4th shopping continues, I purchased another pair of capri's and flips from macys! As well as my shower album and prints for my scrap books! I saved a TON! Thank you shutterfly! hehe

I see you have chapter links in your reports, can you help me out with that?


Thanks hunniie!
xo

If you have time, I would suggest doing the dessert party and the fireworks cruise. We did both and I am so glad we did. They are two very different experiences and you get two really different perspectives. The dessert party was really fun! We did it on a night that had PM EMH, and it was really fun to go to the party, see the fireworks and then go on some attractions. For the cruise, if you're having a nice meal at one of the MK hotels, you can have it pick you up after dinner and then if can even drop you off at the GF if that's not where they picked you up.

For the chapter links (hopefully this will make sense!) When you do a new post, click on the number in the upper right hand corner of the post. This will open up that particular post in a new window. From there, copy the web address of that window. Then, go to the post that you want to post the link in and click on the edit button down in the bottom right hand corner. There is a small globe icon that has a paperclip below it up at the top of the edit box. Click on that and then paste your URL into the box. Then click ok (or whatever it prompts you to do). It will insert the URL into your post. The highlighted part is the title, so just change that to whatever you want it to be and save your changes.

 

[dreamerchic33]

If you have time, I would suggest doing the dessert party and the fireworks cruise. We did both and I am so glad we did. They are two very different experiences and you get two really different perspectives. The dessert party was really fun! We did it on a night that had PM EMH, and it was really fun to go to the party, see the fireworks and then go on some attractions. For the cruise, if you're having a nice meal at one of the MK hotels, you can have it pick you up after dinner and then if can even drop you off at the GF if that's not where they picked you up.

For the chapter links (hopefully this will make sense!) When you do a new post, click on the number in the upper right hand corner of the post. This will open up that particular post in a new window. From there, copy the web address of that window. Then, go to the post that you want to post the link in and click on the edit button down in the bottom right hand corner. There is a small globe icon that has a paperclip below it up at the top of the edit box. Click on that and then paste your URL into the box. Then click ok (or whatever it prompts you to do). It will insert the URL into your post. The highlighted part is the title, so just change that to whatever you want it to be and save your changes.

Thanks for the advice! Def something I will consider! If we do not have time this trip, absolutely the next one! And YAY!! I have a chapter list! thank you sooooooo much!!!

 

[JessicaKnits]

So, you definitely have to get the Photopass! If you decide that you didn't like the pictures or it wasn't "worth it" you can get a refund if you pre-pay for the photopass before you go. However, I have yet to hear of a person actually doing this. We were in Disney for 10 days, and once I edited, added borders, etc we ended up with over 1,000 pictures. Very Very worth it in my opinion. Loooooooove all your wedding planning pictures. I had my "meltdown" last week over all of the stuff we have left to do. We go to meet with the linen and chair people next week, so that has me a bit stressed.

 

[dreamerchic33]

So, you definitely have to get the Photopass! If you decide that you didn't like the pictures or it wasn't "worth it" you can get a refund if you pre-pay for the photopass before you go. However, I have yet to hear of a person actually doing this. We were in Disney for 10 days, and once I edited, added borders, etc we ended up with over 1,000 pictures. Very Very worth it in my opinion. Loooooooove all your wedding planning pictures. I had my "meltdown" last week over all of the stuff we have left to do. We go to meet with the linen and chair people next week, so that has me a bit stressed.

Thanks for your advice! I will be ordering the PP in a few weeks! I am really excited about!

Thanks for your kind words about our wedding plans! If you need any help with anything, let me know!!! I don't like hearing when bridesare stressed! So, really any questions at all, just let me know!
The linen apt can be really fun!!! Just go in with a round about budget, so you don't fall in love with something really expensive! Take your time and let them show you everything you want!
Keep me posted,I can't wait to hear all about it! xo <3

 

[dreamerchic33]

Hey everyone!

So i wanted to share our save the dates, invites and our wedding menu! I am also going to share our signature drink menu, and I need your help on drink names!!!

our save the date:

these went out in october, the magnet detaches from the card part.

Our invites:

So now these are not the colors....It will be eggplant with a shimmering gold ribbon around it. We do have the invite proof already, but I am unable to remove our names and addresses, so i am unable to show them to you at this point :-(
they are a 3 layer invite. Gold metallic, eggplant metallic and a burnt orange metallic. The invite has lots of scroll work and some rhinestone detailing, we LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!!!

So for our wedding menu, we got to plan everything from scratch which was super exciting and a lot of fun to do! I took inspriation from my travels (disney included) the season of fall and some of my favorite resturants.
I am going to start with the signature drinks, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give me your input!!!!! We get to give them cute names and I have some ideas but would LOVE and NEED some more!!! Thanks in advanced!
Drink 1:Absolut, malibu rum, amaretto, cranberry and pineapple juices: to be named "our last name"-tini
Drink 2: Citrus vodka, pomegrante liquor, cranberry juice and soda water:
I want this to be called "something" cooler- IDEAS NEEDED!
Drink 3: Malibu rum, vanilla vodka, pineapple juice with a cherry. I would like top draw some inspriation from our mexican honeymoon...the names i came up with were: "Playatini" and "palmtini"- IDEAS NEEDED!
Drink 4: Voda, pineapple juice and blue curaco. I would love this one to have inspiration from disney...I came up with "dreamtini" and "magictini". IDEAS NEEDED!!
Drink 5: apple martini.

Thanks again for your ideas!!!

So lets move onto cocktail hour!
Passed goodies!:
-Scallop wrapped with bacon
-Beef tenderloin with horse radish
-brie wrapped in phyllo dough with a raspberry sauce
-mini lobster rolls
-crab cakes
-Fig stuffed with mascorpone cheese
-mini grilled cheese with a tomato soup shooter
-roasted pear crostina
-soy glazed seared tuna on a green onion pancake
-baby lamb chops
-coconut shimp with a chili glaze
-proscutto and parmeasan fritters
-mac and cheese
-portobello fries
Our stations:
-Mexican: beef and chicken fajitas, shrimp and scallop fajitas, gaucomole with chips and salsa and ceviche
-Asian: peking duck, thai chicken, dim sum and shumi
Italian: Fried calamari, clams and mussles in a white wine and garlic sauce. Lobster raviolo, and farfalle with broccli rabe and sausage with olive oil and
garlic
Comfort food: sliders, sweet potato fries, mashed potatos and pulled pork sliders
Grill station: beef, chicken and pork kabobs
Seafood bar: LOTS of yummy seafood

Moving onto dinner:
Ist course:
Butternut squash soup served in a mini pumpkin with a mixed greens salad with green apples, candied walnuts, sundried cranberried with a honey vinegarette.

Entrees:
-Grilled filet mignon over red bliss mashed potatoes and asparagus bundle with red wine reduction sauce
-Stuffed french cut chicken breast with wild mushrooms over parsnip puree and broccolini topped with maderia glaze.
-Seasame crused chilean sea bass over white rice and baby spinach topped with miso glaze
-ricotta cheese gnocchi with butter sage sauce

Dessert:
Full viennese table with lots of amazing goodies ( i don't have this sheet on me right now :-( , but think mini pies, cotton candy, zeppoles, cookiesm cupcakes,chocolate fountain etc)

Cake:
The cake will be 4 tiers mimicing the datails of my dress along with sugar flowers and some rhinestone details.
Flavors:
-Double fudge chocolate cake with smores filling
-Sour cream pound cake with a brandied apple cream filling
-Sour cream pound cake with a pumpkin pie cream filling

and last but not least, the farewell table!
upon leaving the wedding, guests will get to take home a goodie bag...think hot cocoa, hot cider, pretzels, cookies, truffles and water bottle

So what do we think and who is hungry? lol

Have a great day everyone!

PS: i ordered the photopass CD today!!!!

 

[janabananas]

Oh wow!!! That sounds incredible! I am not the most creative person but I will certainly go over the list and try to come up with some drink name ideas. My creativity is spontaneous, I might be folding laundry and I will get a random thought.

 

[tinkgurl]

As for drink names, here's some I could think of:

-"Blushing Bride" for a drink that's red or pink.
-For the Cooler drink you could do a mix of your two names together. Like "Scottina Cooler".
-For the apple martini, you could call it "Mr. & Mrs. Martini".
-For the honeymoon drink, you could call it "The Honeymoon".
-For the Disney drink, it could be called "When You Wish Upon a Star".

 

[dreamerchic33]

Oh wow!!! That sounds incredible! I am not the most creative person but I will certainly go over the list and try to come up with some drink name ideas. My creativity is spontaneous, I might be folding laundry and I will get a random thought.

Thank you! I will await your spontanity!
xo

 

[dreamerchic33]

As for drink names, here's some I could think of:

-"Blushing Bride" for a drink that's red or pink.
-For the Cooler drink you could do a mix of your two names together. Like "Scottina Cooler".
-For the apple martini, you could call it "Mr. & Mrs. Martini".
-For the honeymoon drink, you could call it "The Honeymoon".
-For the Disney drink, it could be called "When You Wish Upon a Star".

Thank you! such cute ideas!

 

[tinkgurl]

Thank you! such cute ideas!

You're welcome! I can't wait to find out if you use any of them.

 

[janabananas]

Random thought: Goofytini.... for the appletini, not a good one but if I drank a few I would be acting all kinds of goofy.... horrible I know.

How about Fantasytini or Fantasitini or Fantasiatini for #4?

 

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Oh.my.goodness. I think this pretty much sums up my thoughts on this post:

Paper and food were two of the things that I really got into as well - I feel like there is so much room for creativity there. The Save the Dates look amazing and I LOVE the invites. For the proof, if you upload the picture to photobucket there is a "distort" option under edit that allows you to kind of swirl your info so no one can make it out if you'd like to share that. I would love to see!

The menu is just fabulous. There will not be a soul that leaves your wedding hungry, that's for sure! I do have a question, though, since you obviously know a lot about weddings. I have noticed on TV shows and such that at all weddings in the North, the cocktail hour is a BIG deal with tons of food. For instance - our caterer and most that I checked with only offered 3 types of passed apps (unless you wanted to pay way more). I think the most variety I saw was maybe 5 varieties? Are all cocktail hours in your area like that, or are your guests just extra lucky? LOVE the soup in the pumpkin. As you probably know by now I love a good theme!

 

[dreamerchic33]

Random thought: Goofytini.... for the appletini, not a good one but if I drank a few I would be acting all kinds of goofy.... horrible I know.

How about Fantasytini or Fantasitini or Fantasiatini for #4?

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ohh! super cute ideas! thank you!

 

[dreamerchic33]

Oh.my.goodness. I think this pretty much sums up my thoughts on this post:

Paper and food were two of the things that I really got into as well - I feel like there is so much room for creativity there. The Save the Dates look amazing and I LOVE the invites. For the proof, if you upload the picture to photobucket there is a "distort" option under edit that allows you to kind of swirl your info so no one can make it out if you'd like to share that. I would love to see!

The menu is just fabulous. There will not be a soul that leaves your wedding hungry, that's for sure! I do have a question, though, since you obviously know a lot about weddings. I have noticed on TV shows and such that at all weddings in the North, the cocktail hour is a BIG deal with tons of food. For instance - our caterer and most that I checked with only offered 3 types of passed apps (unless you wanted to pay way more). I think the most variety I saw was maybe 5 varieties? Are all cocktail hours in your area like that, or are your guests just extra lucky? LOVE the soup in the pumpkin. As you probably know by now I love a good theme!

aww! thank you sooo much! so sweet of you!
So i can't even upload it to photobucket :-(, if you want to PM me your email, i would be more than happy to show you!

So the cocktail hours are very much like the way i described. I wouldn't know that to be true of upstate ny, pa, and going further north. But, LI, NYC< NJ, and CT for sure.
To be honest, all we added on was the seafood station and when we did that, they added on the farewell table, everything else was included. Now, most halls in my areas would have you "adding" on extra stations, Viennese hour, a special soup and so on . We got VERY lucky with our hall!
thanks again! xo

 

[dreamerchic33]

Hey everyone!
Happy monday!
I am trying to be chipper but i am in migraine h-e-double hockey sticks today!

So i have a bunch of updating I would like to share with you!

Let's start with some shopping updates! Oh boy did i give my credit card a work out the last couple of days!
-So Bath and Body was having a nice sale and I ordered a few more items that were needed for the trip PLUS anti-bac for the apt.
-I purchased 3 more dresses. 2 at dress barn and 1 from JCP online. I was so upset and happy at dressbarn. They did not have much in my new size (a size smaller) so that was frustrating, they did not have much at all! I did much better there last year (earlier in the season). This was also the case with JCP and most stores. I need more dresses for the mexico portion of our trip. Any suggestions?
-FH's tolietry bag arrived! I LOVE it! It is a great bag! thanks DISers! I also purchased a few coverups and a pair of bathing suit bottoms from them. I never ordered clothes from here, so i am hoping for goodness!
-I purchased some undergarments and a swim coverup from LB. I was again bummed that they only had 1 color in my size. I also got a cute "bride" shirt from them.
-Next up was some swim purchases. The difficulty is that i like getting bathing suits that are "bra" sized. There has been ZERO in any store! VERY frustrating. Previously, i discussed a store by me that sells swimwear all year round. They just aren't super friendly, so i wanted to try to avoid them if i could. So i and for websites that carry swimsuits. I finally found one! The top i orderd was almost identical to the brand that i really love. So i HOPE HOPE HOPE the sizing is correct! They were EXPENSIVE! I ordered 2 tops and if they fit, i will order one more. At a different swim site, i ordered 3 coverups. again, i hope the sizing is correct and the quality is good!
-My VB order came! I LOVE everything! I can't wait to use it all!
-I purchased a few more tolietry items! everything on sale! wohoo!
Told ya I gave the CC a nice work out!

Some wedding updates! Guest sign-in, day of jewelry, and our wedding rings!
So for the guest sign-in, I really wanted something different, and something we could display.
This is what i came up with!

The guests write thier names on the leaves! We purchased a beautiful mat for this and will eventually frame it.
We also have a "wish box". We will have cards that have some phrasing on it and the guests can fill in the blanks. Examples:
Love Is...
Once Upon a Time...
We Wish You...
You Know You're In Love When...
and I also think, we will leave some blank ones too.
DOJ:
My headpiece

Bracelet for right wrist

instead of pearls in the middle, it will be a rhinestone.
bracelet for left wrist

My earrings

Scotts ering: now the link is to Tiffany's, we did NOT buy it at Tiffanys. Instead, we had the man who made my e-ring, replicate this ring. We also had it made "comfort fit"
Scotts ring!
both of our rings are engraved <3 AAF.
My ring!

This ring was truely a labor of love! Alot went into getting the style just right! I couldn't be happier with the end result!

And finally, a DisneyMoon update!
After realizng we could do another signature dining experience, I changed our Kouzzina ressie to the California Grill. I really wanted to do Blue Zoo, but sadly, they do not accept DDP. It was btwn here and the Flying Fish, it was a REALLY tough decision, but FH LOVES sushi!

So those are my updates!
I hope everyone has a wonderful evening!
xo Christina