Petals & Pixie Dust Planning Journal 11/30/2009/2010

[tinkerbell 766]

I got my proposal from Rosie!!! holy cow!!!

Oh dear!!! Over budget?

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Nope...Perfectly fine with the budget...Sorry about that-I was just excited!!!...

Ok here is my floral budget...
Bride's bouquet (included)
Grooms Bout (included)

FOB Bout with 1 hidden mickey crystal (13.50)
MOB & MOG Coursage with 1 hidden mickey crystal (48.00)
Petals for the alter (100.00)
Toss petals for 6 (basket) (15.00)
Bubble bowl with clear marbles to put brides bouquet in for centerpiece (8.00)
votive clusters (10.00)

Linens
Ivory satin runner (9.00)
solid ivory chair covers with satin bow (65.00)

Dessert Party
Gel/cylinder Candles (37.00)

Total 352.00
Total with tax 375

Not bad if I do say so myself!

 

[BecBennett]

That is pretty good! How many gel cylinders are you having? And is that price for all of them or each?

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

That is pretty good! How many gel cylinders are you having? And is that price for all of them or each?

2 gel cylinders...but they are specially designed...so there is a little extra in them...you'll have to wait for the TR!

 

[BecBennett]

Oooh, intriguing!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

I agree...I want to know the extras

 

[KitKat5]

phew...I've finally caught up! I started reading a few days ago and got totally addicted!! Everything sounds so great!! Im glad to hear its not just me having drama with families!! So glad everything worked out though! I cant wait to read more...I dont know what Im going to do with my evenings now I've finally caught up!!

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

phew...I've finally caught up! I started reading a few days ago and got totally addicted!! Everything sounds so great!! Im glad to hear its not just me having drama with families!! So glad everything worked out though! I cant wait to read more...I dont know what Im going to do with my evenings now I've finally caught up!!

Welcome! It's so good to see new dis-ers...I love the ones that do read and have been with me from the beginning! --and that has been a very crazy road...as you can tell!

I'll head over to your PJ tomorrow...or this weekend...currently...I'm on a business trip and was up last this AM at 3AM!!! I'm exhausted!

Night!

 

[Groom Mickey]

Nope...Perfectly fine with the budget...Sorry about that-I was just excited!!!...

Ok here is my floral budget...
Bride's bouquet (included)
Grooms Bout (included)

FOB Bout with 1 hidden mickey crystal (13.50)
MOB & MOG Coursage with 1 hidden mickey crystal (48.00)
Petals for the alter (100.00)
Toss petals for 6 (basket) (15.00)
Bubble bowl with clear marbles to put brides bouquet in for centerpiece (8.00)
votive clusters (10.00)

Linens
Ivory satin runner (9.00)
solid ivory chair covers with satin bow (65.00)

Dessert Party
Gel/cylinder Candles (37.00)

Total 352.00
Total with tax 375

Not bad if I do say so myself!

You did great with your budget... I thought I was doing good at 3,000.00. You are a much wiser spender than me.

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

You did great with your budget... I thought I was doing good at 3,000.00. You are a much wiser spender than me.

Hi & Welcome!
Trust me...I wanted $200-300 of rose petals...but was having a hard time thinking that I was just "throwing money away"...I didn't want to get crazy and Rosie did a great job of helping me with this...my centerpiece ( we only have 1 table) $8...They are taking my bouquet and putting it in a bubble bowl. So, she was really helpful that way...Yeah I splurged on the $100 of rose petals..and when I tried to cut it DH said not to! I even splurged on the gel candles for the dessert party...but tried to keep it all in perspective.
(Tried...but I really really wanted the petal cannons!!!!)

b/c I kept costs down...things like linens and chair covers were easy to add....With such a small guest list...and no attendants...even easier...Each wedding is different!

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

We are 31 days out from when we leave...35 until the wedding..I've hit kind of a downer point.
I tried to find a black dress for Victoria & Alberts and everything I try on makes me feel like a beached whale. I tried on my wedding gown (after eating a HUGE meal) and again...beached whale. I was away on business last week...I walked around the city maybe 4/5 days. I've been working out all summer and am somehow gaining weight...So, I've cut out weight training as much as I have been...increased cardio and am pushing protein... NO WORRIES...the dress still fits perfectly...I just feel...huge.

There are little things that need to get done...I think most pressing is ordering tuxes and buying perfume...getting our last mailing out...I'll be glad when that is done...

We paid off the wedding today The woman at the place that I faxed it from was soo super excited! It was so cute...I think she is more excited than most of the people/friends I know...it was very sweet..and boarder line embarrassing...After the fax went through she announced-to the whole store "YOUR FAX WENT THROUGH YOU CAN OFFICIALLY GET MARRIED!" I looked at her and said..."Or disney is going to drain my bank account..either way it will be a great day!" She continued to tell the rest of the people at the register that I was getting married at Disney...it was fun to kind of soak it all in...

I noticed today that I still have freaking tan lines from this summer...seriously...gonna have to tan the week prior to the wedding...but not sure what I'm going to do while we are in FL in order to NOT get tan lines...how does this work...anyone have any tips??? HELP!

Oh...not sure I mentioned this but I had a funny interaction with Rosie...She had on my floral BEO that the bride would place her bouquet in bubble bowl on reception table. When I asked if I was the one that was going to put it in I expressed my concern and that I hope someone was going to do this for me.... My question to her was Am I going to physically be putting my bouquet in the bowl b/c that just sounds like a recipe for disaster...bride reaching across an 8 foot table in a strapless gown sounds like it could have an undisney like ending...she laughed and changed the wording on the document.

I've booked tee times for my dad and DH. So that is out of the way...I picked out perfume...just have to go buy it...it is Evelyn Rose from Crabtree and Evelyn. It isn't as overpowering as Rosewater...but I want to connect the smell of roses to my wedding day. (yup I'm a geek )

Everything is coming together...I just hope I don't forget anything!!!!

 

[KitKat5]

How exciting! Its nearly here!! That's so sweet about the lady who sent your fax...people over here always get really excited when they hear we're getting married at Disney, they always ask loads of questions which I kinda hate answering! My mum tells anyone and everyone!!

I know what you mean about feeling like a beached whale...I feel like that MOST of the time! But Im sure you're going to look totally amazing on your special day! Your doing a lot more than me to stay in shape...I think about it a lot...and then I eat chocolate! Its not going too well for me at the moment!!

Totally not a great idea having the bride put her flowers in the bubble bowl! I can see that ending in disaster!

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

How exciting! Its nearly here!! That's so sweet about the lady who sent your fax...people over here always get really excited when they hear we're getting married at Disney, they always ask loads of questions which I kinda hate answering! My mum tells anyone and everyone!!

I know what you mean about feeling like a beached whale...I feel like that MOST of the time! But Im sure you're going to look totally amazing on your special day! Your doing a lot more than me to stay in shape...I think about it a lot...and then I eat chocolate! Its not going too well for me at the moment!!

Totally not a great idea having the bride put her flowers in the bubble bowl! I can see that ending in disaster!

Yeah...chocolate is my downfall...BIG DOWNFALL...I'm trying to be good...but its so hard! I think overall I did well...if I felt like I needed something to eat I had some nuts and/or fruit...Ok so the carmel apple is borderline healthy/junk food...but my fav so it stays!

Yes the woman was very sweet. Her excitement caught me off guard. I'm so use to keeping to myself that it was a little shocking...but in a good way...

Off to bed...thinking about getting up in the AM and going for a walk while the weather is still nice here...I am not a fan of the winter months. So, I have to make the most of it while I can!

 

[BecBennett]

Your doing a lot more than me to stay in shape...I think about it a lot...and then I eat chocolate!

Chocolate will make those nasty thoughts go away!

Yeah...chocolate is my downfall...BIG DOWNFALL...I'm trying to be good...but its so hard! I think overall I did well...if I felt like I needed something to eat I had some nuts and/or fruit...Ok so the carmel apple is borderline healthy/junk food...but my fav so it stays!

Carmel Apple = Balanced diet, the healthy and the unhealthy balance each other out!

That's great that you've got the wedding paid off!! I'm still working out where my money is going to come from!!

That's good to know you haven't ordered your tuxes yet. I haven't ordered ours either, but I was starting to worry that I was leaving it too late!

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

:
That's good to know you haven't ordered your tuxes yet. I haven't ordered ours either, but I was starting to worry that I was leaving it too late!

30 DAYS UNTIL WE LEAVE! Nope still haven't ordered them. I talked to some guy yesterday and want to talk to the girl that I've been dealing with...he had a strange personality...while he really sounded like he knew what he was talking about-the conversation was weird...
You can order them as late as 2 weeks in advance


It just comes down to the details now...like I said..hope I dont forget any!

 

[BecBennett]

Holy Dooley! 30 days!

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Bec-YEAH! I know...starting to get nervous...just want to remember everything! And NOT have any problems at the airport with my carry on...which will contain my dress and wedding items.
I really need to sit down and make yet another list
Need to send out final mailing...Friday...why I keep putting it off I dont know...but Friday...

I still need to order a hoodie...maybe I'll do that today...you know it was easier to budget for the wedding...but its all the little things that add up!

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Howdy!
Ok...so I didn't get that final mailing out today... but it is packaged! Means I'm 1/2 way there right?


I printed off my final newsletter and then it kind of hit me...YIKES...We have 28 days until we leave 32 until the wedding... and then maybe I feel something like this...
I hop in the car and get to the closest AC Moore...Now...this always happens to me...I'm dressing in warm ups and a sweatshirt, no make-up, my hair looks like...well you get the picture-I don't look all that pretty. I get to AC Moore and who do I bump into but one for the nurse practitioners I work with. Figures. Right?

Now, I needed adhesive for the bling on my shoes...I didn't realize there was so many adhesives...the lady that works there told me this one was the way to go and that it is water proof...

After getting what I promptly go home and put my something blue on my shoes...

I'm also considering gluing on a penny...but I don't know where on the shoe to do that...I have strappy heels...so they aren't going to hold the penny...

Next, I packaged up my final mailing...Here are the total contents.

And here they are ready to go...

Last but not least...a gift from my hubby...We're getting ready for our DCL Alaskan Cruise and we really wanted a good bag...

Ok so I got some stuff done...it's getting closer...now to just get everything into my suitcase...gotta start packing!

Now, what to do about the tan lines? I know that I am going to have to tan before I leave...I still have some nasty short sleeve tan lines from this summer...but what do I do about them while I am there??? Any thoughts???

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

I have no clue what happened with those photos...they were sized the right way...and now...not so much... Sorry.

 

[KitKat5]

I love the something blue on your shoes...I'd love to do something like that but Im wearin fats so its not going to work!

Cant help with the tan lines Im afraid...its not something I usually have to worry about as I dont tan...ever!!