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

[rpmdfw]

Okay, since I just posted it on another thread, I'll post our invitations here as well. We're aiming to get them in the mail next week!

We're doing a tri-fold invitation (actually, it's this one: https://invitationconsultants.com/in...m=3WFD11259302)

Our names are on the front.

Here's the quote for the middle: “We love because it's the only true adventure”-Nikki Giovanni, American Poet

And here's the wording.

"Because you have shared in our lives
by your friendship and love, we
Scott (Last Name)
and
Rob (Last Name)
invite you to share
in our Adventure
as we celebrate our Partnership
and loving Commitment"

And then date and time are listed. Oh, location too!

 

[StormTigger]

Congrats! and Love the cake! The Mom-son-son dance sounds like a great idea/thing to do, but left me w/ a question... What about Dad? I'm just curious to know how you are including your dad in all this since there's no bride to walk down the isle or Father-Daughter dance, etc?
My partner and I have thrown around the cermony idea for years and just have fun planning things that we'd probably never do, but never figured out what to do w/ the dads.

P.S. - if I've stuck my foot in my mouth about asking about dad.. I apologize in advance!

 

[rpmdfw]

Congrats! and Love the cake! The Mom-son-son dance sounds like a great idea/thing to do, but left me w/ a question... What about Dad? I'm just curious to know how you are including your dad in all this since there's no bride to walk down the isle or Father-Daughter dance, etc?
My partner and I have thrown around the cermony idea for years and just have fun planning things that we'd probably never do, but never figured out what to do w/ the dads.

P.S. - if I've stuck my foot in my mouth about asking about dad.. I apologize in advance!

Not at all. My Dad and I are very close as well. I just don't think he'd be comfortable dancing with either Scott or with me.

I'd always said that if/when I got married, I would want to walk down the aisle with both of my parents. With Scott's parents no longer with us, it didn't seem right to do that. So Scott and I will walk down the aisle together. Two grown men, making the journey side by side.

That does seem to leave my Dad out in the cold. But we've got a very special job for him to do.

Dad will be delivering the last toast of the evening. Right before we cut the cake my brother and sister (who will be standing up with me) will give the first toast. They'll start by pouring a glass of champagne in honor of everyone who can't be with us, whether due to time or distance. Then they'll give their toast. After that, Scott's best friend and a close friend of the two of us will give their toasts (they're standing up with Scott). The last toast of the evening will be my Dad, who has a way with words that will surely have us all in tears. (Which is why he's not going first.)

 

[rpmdfw]

Thanks so much for posting here about the process. I would love to do a wedding at WDW, but honestly, it's more money than we would ever freely part with for a non-legally recognized event, I am not even sure if it was legal if we would do it. We have such a small family and so few friends that we would want to share the event with that it also just doesn't make much sense.

I am enjoying the chance to see it all unfold without the pain in the wallet. lol I wish you guys all the happiness in the world.

You're welcome!

Not sure how I missed this post earlier. Must've been lack of sleep from too much Fringe Festival.

I just wanted to let you know that we're doing a "Wishes" wedding, which is customized to our desires and has a lot of options; BUT Disney also offers an "Escape" wedding. With this option, you pay for a package where you get to have a small ceremony (up to 18 guests) and a cake and champagne reception, and that's it. I want to say the Escape package starts around $4500. So for a small group and a limited budget, and Disney Fairy Tale Wedding isn't that far out of reach. Most people do then have a meal at a Disney restaurant afterword, but it's not required.

Just a thought!

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

Awwwww! The link says, page unavailable. Fooey!

I love the wording though.

 

[rpmdfw]

Awwwww! The link says, page unavailable. Fooey!

I love the wording though.

http://www.invitationconsultants.com/images/catalogpics_s_bw/3WFD11259302.jpg

http://www.invitationconsultants.com/images/catalogpics/3WFD11259302i.jpg

Try these

 

[rpmdfw]

I love the wording though.

Thank you. Once we found the quote, everything else just came naturally.

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

Oh thank you for the new links! That is one wicked invitation! I know everyone will love it. :yes:

Once again, you two have excellent taste! (Or is it Tolliver's influence)?

 

[Mackey Mouse]

I love all the pics, your choices are impeccable, and can I say here I like your style... It is going to be an incredible day for the two of you....Hugs, Hugs, Hugs!!! Also, if you do not want the chicken dance, don't have it.. it is your day..

When my eldest daughter got married, she said absolutely no.. without a doubt no, Shania Twain, Feel Like a Woman.. what does he play, you got it Shania Twain, Feel Like a Woman... I thought my daughter was going to rip his eyes out, but the place went wild and everyone was dancing. Go figure..and yet the ones that the family had picked up to be played, he did not play. Needless to say, we would never recommend this DJ or his company....

PS, the invitations, the wording, well I am sitting here sniffling.. beautiful, absolutely beautiful.

 

[rpmdfw]

Oh thank you for the new links! That is one wicked invitation! I know everyone will love it. :yes:

Once again, you two have excellent taste! (Or is it Tolliver's influence)?

In my not-so-humble opinion, the invitations came out great! We used a more art deco looking font and blue ink, so the letters show up really well on the silver paper. VERY cool.

And Tolliver did have influence on one of the invitations. I was glad that we'd ordered spare copies when I discoverd that he'd snagged one and shredded it. He really enjoyed the being chased all over the house and patio with it, too.

 

[rpmdfw]

I love all the pics, your choices are impeccable, and can I say here I like your style... It is going to be an incredible day for the two of you....Hugs, Hugs, Hugs!!! Also, if you do not want the chicken dance, don't have it.. it is your day..

When my eldest daughter got married, she said absolutely no.. without a doubt no, Shania Twain, Feel Like a Woman.. what does he play, you got it Shania Twain, Feel Like a Woman... I thought my daughter was going to rip his eyes out, but the place went wild and everyone was dancing. Go figure..and yet the ones that the family had picked up to be played, he did not play. Needless to say, we would never recommend this DJ or his company....

PS, the invitations, the wording, well I am sitting here sniffling.. beautiful, absolutely beautiful.

Thank you very much!

Your story reminds me of my sister's wedding. She lives in Odessa, Texas. She and her husband, Tosh, are adamant Texas fans. And for those of you who follow such things, you might know that Texas has a MAJOR rivalry with OU. One of Tosh's cousins went to OU and acting out the rivalry is this thing they do. It's really annoying, and they lilke to play Texas/OU themed practical jokes on each other. So when she walked up to me at the wedding (I was an usher) and I asked "Bride's Side or Groom's Side?" She said "I'm on the OU side". I told her she was in the wrong place, as this was a wedding not a football game. She didn't think I was funny and walked past me towards the groom's side. So at the reception, all of a sudden the music switches to some marching band music and she's on the dance floor waving her arms around like she thinks she's conducting the band. It was the OU fight song. My sister hiked up that big poofy wedding dress marched over to the DJ with her eyes shooting fire and I swear you could here the needle being ripped of the vinyl (even though I knew it was a CD, I still heard that noise ). And from across the stunned silence of the room you could hear my sister loudly saying, "I don't care if she asked for it, I'm the one who's paying you!" The whole room erupted into laughter (turns out the grooms family pretty much thinks that cousin is and obnoxious b****, too.) She then spent the rest of the evening manhunting and trying to "meet someone" because "weddings are a great place to hook up". Yeah, can you believe it? Such a catch was still single! Truly a classy, classy act.

 

[rpmdfw]

Okay, I finally figured out how to capture the picture off of the "Create your own" section of the website where we ordered these!

So here's the picture of our favors/centerpieces.

These favors are called "wanderfuls" They're clear plastic wands filled with candy (we'll either do sliver jordan almonds or Hershey's kisses) and topped with a metallic pom-pom. The Wanderfuls are then placed into a holder which creates the centerpiece "bouquet".

We thought they were very cool, will work well with the decor and lighting of the Atlantic Dance Hall, and were MUCH cheaper than doing floral centerpieces and individual favors.

 

[wallyb]

Hey! These are fun.

Do you guys have a song for your first dance?

Maybe Kung Foo Fighting or Ring My Bell?
I'm thinking not the chicken dance.

 

[rpmdfw]

Do you guys have a song for your first dance?

Maybe Kung Foo Fighting or Ring My Bell?
I'm thinking not the chicken dance.

We are currently gathering songs as options for the first dance. So far, I think the list is like 12 songs long. We'll need to sit down and listen to them all together and decide. That's what we did with my mom, while she was here. We listened to several songs and as a group decided which song to use for the mother/son(s) dance. It came down to "Candle on the Water" from Pete's Dragon, "Baby Mine" from Dumbo (the Jim Brickman/Carrie Underwood version) and "You'll Be in My Heart"from Tarzan. We decided on "You'll Be in My Heart", but we're now trying to figure out which version (Phil Collins singing, or the Broadway Cast Album version).

We know that we want them playing "Welcome" by Blind Boys of Alabama from Brother Bear as we're introduced, and "Promise" by Kelley Coffey (the song they play after the end of Illuminations at Epcot) for the last dance.

For our "big dance", we're looking for something romantic, sung by a male voice (or two) that doesn't mention a female in the lyrics. I don't think we'll have any problems choosing from the group we've got.

Then the battle royale begins! Who's going to lead! (Actually, we've been battling this one for over a year, and no end in sight)

 

[wallyb]

Then the battle royale begins! Who's going to lead! (Actually, we've been battling this one for over a year, and no end in sight)

Must Self Edit!!!!!
Dude - don't set me up like this.
There's so many ways for me to get points with my "instinctive" reply

 

[rpmdfw]

Must Self Edit!!!!!
Dude - don't set me up like this.
There's so many ways for me to get points with my "instinctive" reply

That's what PMs are for!

 

[wallyb]

That's what PMs are for!

What an enabler - Great!
Here Lindsay, have a small drinky-poo – it couldn't harm.
Hey Paris, how about doing another video – no one will see.

 

[rpmdfw]

What an enabler - Great!
Here Lindsay, have a small drinky-poo – it couldn't harm.
Hey Paris, how about doing another video – no one will see.

Some people are in your life to provide "moral support". I'm here to provide "Immoral Support". It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it!

Oh, but Lindsay and Paris? EW! I wouldn't go anywhere near them! I have my standards!

 

[StormTigger]

Oohh.. I got a question!! Tuxes! What are you guys wearing for the ceremony?

 

[rpmdfw]

Oohh.. I got a question!! Tuxes! What are you guys wearing for the ceremony?

Not doing tuxes. We'll be in matching black suits. My tie is "Superman Blue", and Scott's is more of an ice blue or sky blue color. This is fairly typical for Scott and me. We both gravitate toward shades of blue, but Scott is usually in the softer, lighter end of the spectrum (which sets off his blue eyes BEAUTIFULLY) while I end up in the royal, cobalt, navy end of things. And since I've been a Superman collector since I was 8, finding a tie in that exact shade was perfect. Since we didn't want to stress on having to match any colors exactly, we just told people that we're doing "shades of blue" in terms of color palate.

We're not dictating what anyone else wears. We want them to be comfortable and look like themselves. Not too formal, but kind of dressy. It's going to be September in Orlando, for pete's sake. We didn't want them sweating into a bunch of very well dressed puddles.