Rachel and Kevin Celebration Wedding 1st October 2010 Updates cake and floral-pics

[rachy]

Hiya,

No i didnt go through just marry i organised it myself with a external wedding planner. I wanted to speak to the hotel direct to know exactly what i was getting.

I know a lot of people on here say the swan and dolphin only deal with Just marry but i dealt with them direct. I wanted to cut out the middle man and have exactly what i wanted.

I also saw a report on here who used just marry and it rained on her day and they didnt have a back up plan so i wanted to avoid those sort of issues.

I got in contact with the Swan and Dolphin because i wanted to deal with them direct but they just passed my details onto Just Marry.

Can i ask where you had your meal after, and how many guests you had at your wedding? x

 

[figment fan21]

oh red and white is so stunning! good choice

 

[rachy]

oh red and white is so stunning! good choice

What did you decide on? x

 

[figment fan21]

We're doing Navy blue and Fuschia. DF and I just picked our favorite colors and figured out a way to make it look good. lol

but red and white is amazing! I did alot of searching the internet on wedding colors and that was definately up there on my list.

 

[jennjones1]

Its so strange how they let me deal with them direct but other brides seem to keep getting issues. Maybe it has changed since i was planning mine.

We had the reception in one of the conference rooms at the swan. There was 20 people including me and the groom.

 

[rachy]

Don't know if anyone else ever feels like this but sometimes i just feel it would be better if it was just DF and myself going to Orlando to get married.

We are only inviting immediate family so technically there should be 10 of us in total but here is the situation:

*My dad (Does not get on with my mum, a couple of months ago we got together with my mum and it all ended in a row and in tears)

* My dads wife (has never met my mum so not sure how that will go down)

*My mum (see above)

*Mums boyfriend (we have met him twice and feel like he is offering a little more than his opinion when it comes to our wedding)

*My brother and his girlfriend not coming to the wedding which i am gutted about, because they are going to Mexico and this was booked before our wedding was planned. A selfish part of me wishes he would go to Mexico the year after and come to our wedding next year, but i can't possibly suggest that.

*DF's mum and dad, won't accept we are getting married in Orlando, and trying to persuade us to get married in UK. They will come to Florida but only because they feel like they have to (their words not mine) and will only come for a few days.

Never realised it would be this stressful planning such a small wedding!

 

[figment fan21]

OMG you're going through the same thing i am.... DF and I keep talking about moving the wedding up sooner and not telling anyone so its just us.

So first

My advice in your parents is this... Its you and your DF's DAY nobody elses. If people can't put aside their differences for something so important to you then they dont need to be there. And you can nicely remind them of that. Its going to be tough on you believe me, there are alot of times where i get so stressed i end up just crying and saying forget it! But you have to remember who this is for... You and your Man!

As far as your DF's parents not wanting you to do it in orlando... we have the same issue. We also told them very nicely that they didn't have to come if they didn't want to but that we weren't changing our minds. FDMIL still sends me emails of places to get married up here. I just delete them.

I dont know if you've been introduced yet but these are your "hater blockers" Use them whenever people are giving you a hard time when it comes to your wedding. We ALL have used them on the boards. Next time someone gives you a hard time or stresses you out put them on, open up a bottle of wine and have a glass, and come vent on the boards! We're here for ya hun!

 

[rachy]

OMG you're going through the same thing i am.... DF and I keep talking about moving the wedding up sooner and not telling anyone so its just us.

So first

My advice in your parents is this... Its you and your DF's DAY nobody elses. If people can't put aside their differences for something so important to you then they dont need to be there. And you can nicely remind them of that. Its going to be tough on you believe me, there are alot of times where i get so stressed i end up just crying and saying forget it! But you have to remember who this is for... You and your Man!

As far as your DF's parents not wanting you to do it in orlando... we have the same issue. We also told them very nicely that they didn't have to come if they didn't want to but that we weren't changing our minds. FDMIL still sends me emails of places to get married up here. I just delete them.

I dont know if you've been introduced yet but these are your "hater blockers" Use them whenever people are giving you a hard time when it comes to your wedding. We ALL have used them on the boards. Next time someone gives you a hard time or stresses you out put them on, open up a bottle of wine and have a glass, and come vent on the boards! We're here for ya hun!

Awww thank you, thats really sweet of you!

His parents have told us they will give us £5,000 if we get married in this country. An average British wedding costs £20,000, and plus even if they paid for it all we still wouldn't get married here. It's not what we want, it's not us. We don't like a lot of fuss.

Needless to say they haven't offered to give us money for Florida, not that we are expecting anything off them because we do understand how much the holiday costs, it's not cheap we appreciate that, but when someone says that they don't really want to go, they just feel like they have to be there, is pretty hurtful.

Why can't people just be happy with whatever decision you or i or anyone else that is going through the same thing make? x

 

[figment fan21]

Yea my mother offered to pay for the whole thing if we had it here but she wanted all control. she wanted us married at a certain church (DF and I are different religions and neither one of us is religious) and she wanted us to have the reception at this place that i can't stand. She also wanted a certain amount of her friends invited. Not fair!

And FDMIL said that if we have the wedding in disney shes not getting us a gift, not for the bridal shower or the wedding... nothing. Which is fine but do you have to make it a point to tell me this in a nasty way? I mean i understand the cost to go and i fully expect not to get alot of gifts but come on! Don't be mean about it!

Anyway Definatly dont worry... i think all brides and groom who decide to have a destination wedding have these issues at some point. Whether its a disney wedding or elsewhere. To me, small intimate weddings are beautiful. Its about the two people getting married and not about the glitz and glamour. (nothing against anyone having a large wedding i completely get it!) Make piece with your decision and use those hater blockers and make your wedding the most amazing wedding you and your man have envisioned!

 

[rachy]

We are now having our wedding at Celebration hotel in Celebration. The pacakge which they have there is much more suited for our small amount of guests.

We like the fact that we can have our cermony and reception meal. It's a sit down meal and the menu looks really lovely.
We also like the fact we get 2 nights in the hotel included in the price.

Please don't let the fact that we are not having our wedding at the Swan and Dolphin put anyone off, or Just Marry for that matter.

Just Marry are very professional and always replied to my emails promptly, and the quote which we had from them is very good.

If anyone is interested here is the website to the hotel www.celebrationhotel.com. I will of course keep on with my PJ, just in case anyone would like there wedding here, and hopefully will be posting some lovely photos.

Getting excited now, we love Celebration!

Rachel
x

 

[figment fan21]

Oh wow!!!! That hotel is beautiful! I looked at their wedding gallery and the pictures are lovely! How close is it to Disney? You could maybe even take a quick drive over with your photographer and get a few pictures taken over at the swan/dolphin. And if its less money out of your pocket thats awesome! If I wasn't so sold on SBP i'd definatly look into this!

 

[rachy]

Oh wow!!!! That hotel is beautiful! I looked at their wedding gallery and the pictures are lovely! How close is it to Disney? You could maybe even take a quick drive over with your photographer and get a few pictures taken over at the swan/dolphin. And if its less money out of your pocket thats awesome! If I wasn't so sold on SBP i'd definatly look into this!

Thank you. It's only just off the 192 in Kissimmee, where we usually stay. It takes about 10 minutes to get into Disney.

Yes might speak to Randy about photos, i do like the lake setting at the hotel. It's a lot less money, and we may upgrade to a suite too! Feel so much happier about everything. Been so stressed over last few days! x

 

[figment fan21]

Thats great! I'm glad you're not stressing anymore!

It really is a beautiful! You'll have to tell me all about! what does the package include?

 

[rachy]

Sorry for delay. In our wedding package we get:

*2 night stay at Celebration hotel for the bride and groom
*Intimate lakefront wedding ceremony
*Bride bouquet and groom boutonniere
*Dinner centrepiece
*Photography package (which i don't need because we have Randy)
*Officiant (which we don't need because we have Rev Ron)
*Violinist or keyboardist
*Candlelight dinner with chef selection of hors d’oeuvres, two-hour open bar for bride & groom and 8 Guests in the Plantation Room
*Champagne toast
*Wedding cake
*Additional guests may be added at a cost of $125.00 per guest, plus gratuity and tax (maximum total is 25 guests)
*Grand exit in one of the hotel's luxury vehicles

Our quote is $3500 but there is no tax or gratuity on that and we would like to upgrade our wedding cake and floral. But to be honest i don't think thats bad at all.

We will be getting our contracts tomorrow and sending off the deposit!

Rachel
x

 

[figment fan21]

Oh wow! thats a great deal!!!!

What do you want to upgrade your cake to? do you have any pictures of ones you like?

What kind of flowers are you going to have in your bouquet? I love seeing everyone's bouquet choices!

 

[Chilly]

That looks lovely. I hope your families come around

 

[rachy]

The contracts have now be signed, and deposit has been paid, so we can can officially say we are getting married on 1st October 2010!!!

I am just in the process of emailing Randy, Ron, and Ana to let them know the change in venue and to double check it's ok for them.

The cake which we get in our package is a simple one tier. So we are going to upgrade to a 2 tier. Really like these 2 cakes, let me know what you think?

This would have red roses instead of lillies.

Which do you prefer?

 

[rachy]

Floral: I love anything that sparkles so these roses would be perfect for me.

Would you say most people went for 24 flowers or 36?

 

[figment fan21]

I LOVE the first cake! Its so cute with the crystals coming out of it!

And that bouquet is beautiful, i love when brides have big round bouquets! The crystals in the bouquet are great too... it would match if you did cake number 1.

 

[rachy]

Think i am going towards cake number one too.

Just hope the cake company will be able to do something similar. Would also love silver edible glitter to make it more sparkly!

The more sparkles the better x