Rob and Scott's Big Fat Gay Disney Wedding-TR Pg 92; Photo Update pg 133

[DVC~OKW~96]

A bourbon snowcone? Hmmmm...that sounds pretty interesting!!!

How about a snocone maker for a wedding present? (All too obvious attempt to stay on topic).

 

[rpmdfw]

A bourbon snowcone? Hmmmm...that sounds pretty interesting!!!

How about a snocone maker for a wedding present? (All too obvious attempt to stay on topic).

a bourbon snowcone is Mike's name for a mint julep. They're delicious, and Mike makes them very well, though apparently they're a lot of hard work to make.

And interestingly enough, Scott and I actually have a snow conemaker. I bought it with an Amazon.com gift certificate from my sister 2 years ago. We've never used it. Maybe we need to buy a bunch of scnhapps flavors and have a "Snowcones by the Pool" party. I'll suggest that to Scott as he plans my 40th b-day celebration in August.

Oh, and if you go back to the very first page of the virtual shower thread, look at Mike's present!

 

[OrlandoMike]

a bourbon snowcone is Mike's name for a mint julep. They're delicious, and Mike makes them very well, though apparently they're a lot of hard work to make.

Not hard to make at all, it's just that most of them get sent back!

"Ewwww....it's too strong!"

Hello! It's bourbon and shaved ice!

 

[ConcKahuna]

Maybe we need to buy a bunch of scnhapps flavors and have a "Snowcones by the Pool" party. I'll suggest that to Scott as he plans my 40th b-day celebration in August.

I want an invite!!

 

[rpmdfw]

Not hard to make at all, it's just that most of them get sent back!

"Ewwww....it's too strong!"

Hello! It's bourbon and shaved ice!

Too strong? Tell them the gay guy says they should "butch up!"

They're YUMMY!

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

LOL! Thanks for the clarification. The first page! LOL! You are right! There is a first page amongst all of this!

Yes, a mint julep is essentially a bourbon snow cone! LOL!

 

[rpmdfw]

Got some more pix in!

Here we are with another red-shirted individual wishing us well.

And here I am in queue for Big Thunder Mountain. Scott's been cropped out of this one, because if I posted that picture of him on line, he'd be planning a funeral, not a wedding

 

[rpmdfw]

Well, it's been nearly four weeks since our planning session, and we're waiting to get our preliminary BEO (Banquet Event Order) from Disney to see how far over budget we've gone.

In an effort not to go even further insane from waiting, I've started working out details for the rehearsal dinner, hospitality suite, and welcome bags.

Our plan is to do one welcome bag per room for all of our out-of-town guests. We're thinking that each bag will contain a welcome letter/schedule, park maps, a bottle of water, a tin of altoids, a small bottle of sunscreen, and something small but very "Disney". (I'm hoping for antenna toppers, but they're kinda pricey. One of our friends that's a cast member is going to take us to Property Control to see what we can find there.) The last thing I've found for the welcome bags is sunglasses (they're the cheap "don't care if I lose them" kind). I'm kind of torn between two different styles. They're both really fun, and we just want to include them in case people forgot their sunglasses or want to have a pair for the parks that they won't mind if they get lost.

So, since I wouldn't let y'all vote on the chicken dance or on cake flavors, I thought I could at least ask you which style of sunglasses you like better.

This style:

Or this style:

So what do you think?

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Rob - The neon ones!
One of my friends is getting married in October and she posted a link to Mickey head shaped bubbles. I think there were $4 for a package of 4? I can ask her what company they were from if you want to look at them.

Here's a link!
http://store.americanpartyoutlet.com/mimobu.html

 

[rpmdfw]

Rob - The neon ones!
One of my friends is getting married in October and she posted a link to Mickey head shaped bubbles. I think there were $4 for a package of 4? I can ask her what company they were from if you want to look at them.

Here's a link!
http://store.americanpartyoutlet.com/mimobu.html

The Mickey bubbles are very cool. I found those when we were looking for options for favors. We decided to go with the combination favors/centerpieces instead. Cheaper that way, and also something that no one had seen before.

Plus, my sister did bubbles at her wedding. Can't do the same thing!

But thanks for the suggestion!

 

[kingLouiethe1]

I vote for the neon glasses too! you can wear them with a white blazer and a turquoise v-neck t-shirt!

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

Neon! Neon! Neon!

Property control may very well turn up something really nice. Can't tell you how many neat things I used to get there. Good luck with it!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Back in the days when I got married (1992) there was very little you could do in the way of planning online. I also didn't do welcome bags for our out of town guests - they were on their own!

The drawback of antenna balls is that not all cars have antennas! Mine doesn't. Besides, DH says the wind drag puts too much stress on the antenna and it will snap off, so I never had an antenna ball when I did have an antenna.

 

[mickeyfan1]

Back in the days when I got married (1992) there was very little you could do in the way of planning online. I also didn't do welcome bags for our out of town guests - they were on their own!

The drawback of antenna balls is that not all cars have antennas! Mine doesn't. Besides, DH says the wind drag puts too much stress on the antenna and it will snap off, so I never had an antenna ball when I did have an antenna.

Um, I had an antenna ball on my antenna for years and even at 80 to 85, it stayed on as did the antenna. Sounds like someone just didn't want the antenna topper on the car! My DH HATES that I have a personalized plate on my Edge, it says ILUVWDW and I have a peach coloured topper on the antenna. The antenna is in the middle of the roof in front of the sunroof, so it is angled back, but it still lets me have the topper/ He hates both things so much he won't drive the car.

I like the glasses with the neon ear bows. If your friends are like you two (Outgoing and fun) then they should like the bright colours.

 

[rpmdfw]

I vote for the neon glasses too! you can wear them with a white blazer and a turquoise v-neck t-shirt!

Um, not! I've already admitted that I wore a Miami Vice tux to my senior prom. That's enough humiliation for one lifetime, thanks!

Neon! Neon! Neon!

Property control may very well turn up something really nice. Can't tell you how many neat things I used to get there. Good luck with it!

Oh good to hear! I was kind of afraid it'd all just be crappy stuff.

Back in the days when I got married (1992) there was very little you could do in the way of planning online. I also didn't do welcome bags for our out of town guests - they were on their own!

No planning online?!?!?!?! I don't know how we'd do it otherwise.

Um, I had an antenna ball on my antenna for years and even at 80 to 85, it stayed on as did the antenna. Sounds like someone just didn't want the antenna topper on the car! My DH HATES that I have a personalized plate on my Edge, it says ILUVWDW and I have a peach coloured topper on the antenna. The antenna is in the middle of the roof in front of the sunroof, so it is angled back, but it still lets me have the topper/ He hates both things so much he won't drive the car.

I like the glasses with the neon ear bows. If your friends are like you two (Outgoing and fun) then they should like the bright colours.

Hadn't thought about cars without antennas. Which is dumb, because MINE doesn't have one either!

My outgoing and fun friends also come with the possibility of never letting us live down the neon colored sunglasses on elderly relatives.

 

[acourtwdw]

I just read your entire thread! OMG! It is too funny. I can't wait to read more. I think we will be at WDW the same time as your ceremony. I might have to crash! We love the ADH and will be at BCV so we will be able to make it back to our room before you call security.::cop: Just kidding or am I?


Keep the details coming

 

[kingLouiethe1]

Um, not! I've already admitted that I wore a Miami Vice tux to my senior prom. That's enough humiliation for one lifetime, thanks!



My outgoing and fun friends also come with the possibility of never letting us live down the neon colored sunglasses on elderly relatives.

You know, if you're going to wear neon sunglasses without the rest of the ensemble then you're just going to look silly.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

OK, I'll share my weird wedding planning story with you.

Without internet to assist me, I went out and bought a planning book. It was full of WONDERFUL information. It really did help me plan the wedding - it was great! Several years later I bought a book by the same authors about preparing for your first baby, and again, it was awesome.

After that I saw an obituary in the Dallas Morning News for a girl who died from AIDS. She was the author's sister. I volunteered extensively at the time, and I was really saddened by reading about her death. I wrote a note to the author and mailed it to him through his publishing company. He wrote back to me - by hand - a very nice note. Not too long after that his mom (who is local) started volunteering at the same agency I volunteered with! She is an amazing woman, and I told her how I had enjoyed her son's books and how he responded personally to the note I sent.

So, even though I had to buy a planning book, make a thousand phone calls, and plan each and every detail of the wedding "the old fashioned way" I still have a cool story that came from it!

 

[ehstrojette]

Subbing to this crazy thread.. Love your wedding choices. the whole thing is very classy. Shows the kind of men you are. You should be a wedding planner after all of this is said and done. Best Wishes and can't wait to read and see more of your days up to the event

 

[rpmdfw]

I just read your entire thread! OMG! It is too funny. I can't wait to read more. I think we will be at WDW the same time as your ceremony. I might have to crash! We love the ADH and will be at BCV so we will be able to make it back to our room before you call security.::cop: Just kidding or am I?

I'll take that as a challenge then!

Glad you're enjoying the insanity! Welcome aboard. I can't believe that after 400 posts, it's still going.

Subbing to this crazy thread.. Love your wedding choices. the whole thing is very classy. Shows the kind of men you are. You should be a wedding planner after all of this is said and done. Best Wishes and can't wait to read and see more of your days up to the event

Classy? Us? Nah. There will be a lot of silliness, too!

I should be a wedding planner? Oh, HE11 no! I spent a couple years as a catering manager at a hotel once. I covered for the wedding coordinator for 4 months after one left and they looked for a new one. Never again!