I was wondering where you went!Glad you're back! I LOVE your shoes!
i'm doing the same thing. The crystals a pretty too they'll look so pretty in your bouquet with the peacock feathers next to them.
Ok first of all the shoes are just FAB!! I love you girls and your colored shoes. Df looked at me like I was crazy when I told him I was wearing purple shoes!! He kinda got nervous like I was wearing purple shoes cause my dress was purple
Anyway....I love the pics you guys got taken! Very cute!!! Everything looks great!
I love the idea of colored shoes, then that means you can wear them again! 
I mean, we'll still need to finalize floral and our desert party menu, but with more than 5 months to go it isn't a huge deal right now I guess 
). We've found a DJ and a cake baker but we still need a caterer. One of the things that's frustrating is that when I go to these shows, most of the vendors are local and our reception is 3 hours north of here and at the time I don't have a lot of time to visit vendors that are closer. 
I know I still have some time. but it is a year away and the longer we wait the less options we'll have as everyone else who's planning a wedding next year will have gotten the good vendors first 
Hey girlie!!!
I dont know much about either one of your questions. I haven't gotten that far yet. But from what i've read on the boards you can ship your stuff down to the resorts at least a week early. I know you have to put the name of whoever made the reservation and your reservation number on there so they know to get to you when you check in. I would also definatly get a tracking number and insurance.
As far as getting your dress altered i'm kind of in the same boat. I bought my gown on ebay so i didn't know where to get it fitted. I did a google search of local tailors and i found and contacted a few of them. Make sure you ask to see their work and/or testimonials. Its hard going to someone that you dont know and you'll probably sound pushy but covering all your bases is key!
HTH!
I think we've got our guest list finalized so we're in the process of filling out our planning packet and sending it back to Kathleen so she can make out our BEO. I'd rather get it now so we know what we're looking at as far as budget. ). Luckily since DF's mother works as a photographer in the area, she's familiar with the caterers so she's been a big help.
Yeah time for more updates! With 5 months and some odd days to go, it's getting to crunch time
We're also moving along with planning for the at-home reception. We've booked our photographer (he's done work for Martha Stewart weddings, how cool is that?) and are in the process of getting quotes from DJ's. The hardest part is the food. We're both very specific about what we want and it's hard finding a caterer who will do what we want (and fit our budget with a 200 person guest list!
So now it's down to finalizing details with Disney and paying the balance. I'm still waiting for December park hours to come out so we can plan our park schedule, tours and our ADR's.
That's about it for now. My bridal shower is next month so I'll have pictures and more to share after that.
Happy 4th of July!!!
And you'll have to update after the bridal shower!Awe you must be getting so excited!!!
You're going to have to let me know how your BEO comes out. DF and I are trying to get our budget together for our escape wedding.
The home reception sounds like its coming together nicely too! I can't wait to see how everything turns out!
We are! I'll make sure to post our BEO once we get it. I'm excited about my shower since it's the only real wedding thing we're doing before December. That and there'll be cake!
So where do I start? 
DF's lease is up on his apt in September and he lives in a not-so-nice part of town, so we got an apt down here by where I currently live and we're moving in September! This will be my first venture out of the comfort of living under my mom's roof which is scary, but with DF (who's been on his own for a few years) I know it'll be ok. That and we'll still be close to my mom so it's not to bad 
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We are having the groom and Best man in suits as well. Is that MW sale still going on do you know? and the colors are going to look amazing together... I love tnagerine and pink!
Hey rachel!
You've got alot on your plate huh?
Ok first... Love the suit your man will be wearing.
LOVE the BM dresses, they're beautiful!
I'm interested in hearing about your dress on the plane senario. I feel the same way and would rather have my gown with me AT ALL TIMES. I know that its been done because i've seen it in other PJ's but like you said every airline and airport are different do you never know.
As far as the bridal shower's go i'd say go with your gut... if you think the bride would apprecaite something more personal like a naughty joke gift then i'd say do that. If you not sure though just go with something off the registry, You can't go wrong with that!
Can't wait to hear more as time gets closer!
As you can imagine we're pretty upset, but we're going to make her as happy and comfortable as possible for as long as we can. I'll try and get pics up soon. We've also booked a DJ for the at-home reception, and he really seems to get a good handle on what we're looking for as far as vibe. In other news, my soon-to-be mother-in-law has been helping out a TON with finding vendors closer to our reception site. We're wanting the Mad Hatter cake for the reception, which is not your typical wedding cake. (For those who might now know what the Mad Hatter looks like here's an example) :
So after making a few more phone calls, MIL found another person who could do almost the exact same thing for $300! 
We're still working on trying to find a caterer but I have a few people I'm waiting to hear back from. ) I found last December's park hours so I'm going to use that as a reference until this December's hours are posted. Although I have no idea on how to guesstimate what days which EMH will be at what park. Anyone have any ideas?
I have two dogs and i know how they become part of the family. Its so hard... but just do what you said and keep her as comfortable as possible and love her to pieces. I'm glad you found a good DJ too... the last wedding we went do i didn't like the DJ at all. Its great you found one that'll make sure they create the perfect vibe.
Awe Rach i'm so sorry about your dog!
As far as the good stuff goes... thats awesome that your FMIL found someone to do your cake for A LOT less money than the first lady.
Have fun at your shower this weekend!! I hope you have a blast and make sure to take lots of pictures to show us!!
The first cake lady owns her own professional bakery so I know with that you pay for the expertise. The second lady is Amish (there's a lot of Amish up where they live) so her business is smaller and therefore cheaper, but from what FMIL told me she's still very professional and very good. Apparently there's going to be a decent turnout for my shower so it should be fun. DF and a bunch of his guy friends are going to a casino while us girls are doing our thing. Chauncey's turning it into his "bachelor party" which is fine with me (it'd be even better if he hit big at the casino ) We arrived late that night, but DF's parents were still up waiting for us. After getting settled in we all finally got to bed. ) FMIL and my mom went and ran some errands and then FMIL went to the church where my shower was to be to decorate. My mom and I waited back at their house until Debbie and Dave showed up (FFIL and Dave went to college together and their kids grew up with DF and his brother). They were coming from Battle Creek in Michigan and Debbie would be riding with us to the church while Dave hung out with FFIL (or so we thought!)
) we got back to our games. My mom ended up winning "How well do you know the bride?" (although she didn't get a perfect score ) Then we did "What's in the bag?" where we had a bunch of brown paper lunch sacks and we had to figure out what was in it just by feeling through the sack. It was kinda hard but still fun (especially since I got to keep everything in the bags). 
