Sara & Ryan's Wishes PJ & TR ~ 8/17/10 WP/GF/Marina ~ 1/22 Thank you!

[LLLBelle]

They are beautiful! I vote for either their the first, or the last one. The first one is classic and clean while the last one is different, although it may be a little difficult to read in it's current state. So I think the first may be my favorite, it kind of looks like the other one, you wanted from Impressions. The colors of the pockets look lovely as well.

 

[shippedtosea]

Another vote for one! It really looks pretty

 

[pezaddict231]

They are beautiful! I vote for either their the first, or the last one. The first one is classic and clean while the last one is different, although it may be a little difficult to read in it's current state. So I think the first may be my favorite, it kind of looks like the other one, you wanted from Impressions. The colors of the pockets look lovely as well.

Another vote for one! It really looks pretty

Thanks Girls! We've decided we're definitely going to use the first one. Lol, yes it is the exact logo from the impressions invites, the image is actually from a photo of that invite that I edited, it's lucky that one of my colors is gray anyway ! I do feel a little bad about doing it that way...but the extra $500 in my pocket helps me to get over that pretty fast.

Now we just have to decide on the pocket, we're going to do the Vertico one since DF thinks it's scroll like and reminds him of a Royal Proclamation. But now we have to decide shimmery or matte. DF likes the matte but the silver background doesn't really go with anything, the dark gray brings out the type and design more, but looks better on the shimmery pocket...so I just don't know. Ahh, the joy of wedding planning, agonizing over tiny details that your guests will probably not even think about!

 

[Stephie77]

I def vote for the first one. it is classic and elegant. I am glad you are going with it. I think the signature is nice with the purple and silver. that's my vote!

 

[pezaddict231]

Thanks! We're definitely going with #1 and having cards and pockets print them. I got the print sample and it came out way better than my printer. Thanks for the vote!

 

[pezaddict231]

Our little notecards came last week. They turned out really cute and we figure we can use them as thank-you's and just for random notes.

I also got myself a little hoodie to wear the morning of the wedding while getting ready. I ordered it from a seller on E-bay. I like the quality, but I wish the type was in script, I should have specified but the listing showed all script so I didn't think of it. The colors are perfect the hoodie is dark gray with lilac embroidery. It's also too big though, but I guess it really won't matter. It cost around $35 so it was a great deal compared to what these things normally cost. I may end up getting a smaller one if I lose a lot more weight before the wedding, but for now this one is fine. I showed DF and he got a big kick out of it.

I also decided to use an outside Florist. It just seems that you don't get as much for the money with Disney. I mean, $125 for a BM bouquet? The Roots recommended Lee Forrest, so I contacted him. He seems really nice and we have a call scheduled on Thursday to go over everything. He also sent me some general pricing info and I'm liking the numbers I see, it seems really reasonable. And I feel like I will definitely be able to stay within my budget but get everything I want. I sent him a ton of inspiration pics and I'm really excited to talk to him on Thursday!

 

[Pirate's Princess]

I love the little note card. Too cute! And I agree about the outside florist. Sounds like a smart idea to me.

 

[shippedtosea]

Thanks so much! It really does feel great, I would not have been happy wedding dress shopping when I was heavier. I'm only 5'2, so there's not many places for the weight to go ! I don't mind you asking at all. I want to lose at least 13 more pounds to reach my WW goal, but ideally I'd probably like to lose about 20-25 more total. Of course, I really just want to tone up more than anything so if I lost 13 but was really toned, than that would be perfectly fine with me.

You're definitely not alone, there are so many brides here in the same boat, if you ever need help or encouragement, you can always count on me, it's always easier when you have someone you can share ideas with.

somehow I missed that you replied to me! and was thinking I shouldn't have asked and then noticed you did answer me! silly Jenn

I am only 5'4" so I understand the whole short....weight...thing. I did go dress shopping heavier and it def made me feel uncomfortable. I really want to join a gym but money is too tight right now. I might ask for a membership for christmas and then I will have 6 months of toning. I have lost around 13 myself. But I still have a long way to go before my goal, I want to loose 20 more. it can be so frustrating! especially because DF eats like a 13 year old boy. How do you motivate yourself to be good? Lately things have been so crazy I have been on a standstill. I'm not gaining but not loosing. I am happy to not be alone!

oh btw I really like the cards! super cute, I'm such a big fan of old school Minnie and Mickey

 

[pezaddict231]

I love the little note card. Too cute! And I agree about the outside florist. Sounds like a smart idea to me.

They could be a little thicker, but they are really cute. I'm thinking of getting just Minnie ones for my shower thank you's, but I have lots of time for that. Thanks! I'm really trying to get the most value for the money. Upping the floral budget isn't really an option, so I gotta stretch my dollars

 

[pezaddict231]

somehow I missed that you replied to me! and was thinking I shouldn't have asked and then noticed you did answer me! silly Jenn

I am only 5'4" so I understand the whole short....weight...thing. I did go dress shopping heavier and it def made me feel uncomfortable. I really want to join a gym but money is too tight right now. I might ask for a membership for christmas and then I will have 6 months of toning. I have lost around 13 myself. But I still have a long way to go before my goal, I want to loose 20 more. it can be so frustrating! especially because DF eats like a 13 year old boy. How do you motivate yourself to be good? Lately things have been so crazy I have been on a standstill. I'm not gaining but not loosing. I am happy to not be alone!

oh btw I really like the cards! super cute, I'm such a big fan of old school Minnie and Mickey

Lol, you can definitely ask me anything, especially about weight loss!

Yeah it's not so great when you're short since there aren't too many places for the weight to go. The good thing is you know your dress already looks good on you, so if anything, it will look even better!

Gym memberships are really expensive, I'm not sure where you live but around here they've opened a new gym called Planet Fitness. Memberships start at just $10 a month. You could also take up walking outside and that would be free. I'm a big fan of workout videos, you can do it in your own home and they are really affordable. I bought the Jillian's 30 Day Shred workout and it's a really tough workout!

13 lbs is a great loss so far! That's almost 15 lbs and really a great accomplishment! I just tell myself if I give up I'll never get there, but if I keep going I'll eventually reach my goal, it may take longer than I'd like but I'll get there. It can be really frustrating when you're at a standstill, but as long as you aren't gaining that is an accomplishment too. My next milestone is 25 lbs, but it's taking forever to get there, this week I was at 24.8! But when I start to feel a little frustrated I remind myself of how far I've come and give myself credit for that.

It is very hard sometimes to stay motivated and my DF eats a ton too. I like WW because it's all about choices, I can have the occasional cupcake or fries, but I just have to plan for it. I also plan out all my meals so I know what I'm having each day...as I'm sure you can guess, I like to have a plan lol! I also usually have a little treat at the end of the day. Usually a WW ice cream bar or a Skinny Cow ice cream. Knowing I get my treat helps keep me on track the rest of the day. =)

 

[shippedtosea]

Lol, you can definitely ask me anything, especially about weight loss!

Yeah it's not so great when you're short since there aren't too many places for the weight to go. The good thing is you know your dress already looks good on you, so if anything, it will look even better!

Gym memberships are really expensive, I'm not sure where you live but around here they've opened a new gym called Planet Fitness. Memberships start at just $10 a month. You could also take up walking outside and that would be free. I'm a big fan of workout videos, you can do it in your own home and they are really affordable. I bought the Jillian's 30 Day Shred workout and it's a really tough workout!

13 lbs is a great loss so far! That's almost 15 lbs and really a great accomplishment! I just tell myself if I give up I'll never get there, but if I keep going I'll eventually reach my goal, it may take longer than I'd like but I'll get there. It can be really frustrating when you're at a standstill, but as long as you aren't gaining that is an accomplishment too. My next milestone is 25 lbs, but it's taking forever to get there, this week I was at 24.8! But when I start to feel a little frustrated I remind myself of how far I've come and give myself credit for that.

It is very hard sometimes to stay motivated and my DF eats a ton too. I like WW because it's all about choices, I can have the occasional cupcake or fries, but I just have to plan for it. I also plan out all my meals so I know what I'm having each day...as I'm sure you can guess, I like to have a plan lol! I also usually have a little treat at the end of the day. Usually a WW ice cream bar or a Skinny Cow ice cream. Knowing I get my treat helps keep me on track the rest of the day. =)

I will have to see if there is one of those gyms around here. I like the gym because I have to go to it and once i'm there I need to stay a while or it wasn't worth it. so it pushes me. I have Wii fit, and I was doing really well! and then...I stopped being good! booo. I was doing WW for a while as well, I refuse to pay for meetings but I was just keeping track. but its terrible living with a boy! I have also not wanted to go grocery shopping! which is terrible i know so I have just been eating whatever we have. Skinny cow is my FAVE I ran out which has made me bad. NEED to motivate myself back on track. Its really hard for me because i'm a vegetarian and Now that school has started I have to pack lunch and I am very limited on what i can bring. Once my mom leaves this weekend (she is terrible and always takes me out to dinner...) I will push myself back on track! I am determined. On the bright side DF actually noticed my weight loss! which is a big thing for him because he is so unobservant!

okay so goals! go to grocery store and get real food, and stop living off pretzels. go back to my WII fit, and plan my meals out! You are my inspiration, I am not alone in this annoyance!

 

[pezaddict231]

I find the meetings do help because it makes me more accountable. As weird as it sounds, I really don't want to disappoint those weigh-in ladies!

I know! I never want to go grocery shopping, but if you do one big trip and stock up on good things you can only make little trips after that and maybe just give your DF list! There are way worse things to munch on than pretzels...like I would do chocolate covered pretzels!

Aww that's great your DF noticed, it really helps when people notice and compliment you, it make it easier to stick with the program.

Lol, I don't know about an inspiration I just work at it, and sometimes I really have to have a cheeseburger or cake...but I try to get back on track as soon as I can. I'm glad to be able to help and we're definitely in this weight loss thing together!

 

[LLLBelle]

The thank you cards are adorable. Really like the hoodie. That's great that you are going to be able to save so much with an outside florist. Every cent counts.

for going back to WW, I know I definitely have not lost as much as I was hoping, but some is better than none, at least you have plenty of time and not too much to lose.

 

[Pirate's Princess]

I totally agree about WW. I lost 25-30 lbs there a few years ago and I've kept it off. I still sometimes try to keep to the amount of points. You don't need a gym to workout. You could always go running, do squats, lunges, chair dips, and pushups (even modified) without any equipment except shoes (and a good sports bra ) There are a ton of places to that provide programs for free, just google it. And as for keeping accountable, I know the DIS has the WISH boards so you can use that as a group for free!

 

[pezaddict231]

The thank you cards are adorable. Really like the hoodie. That's great that you are going to be able to save so much with an outside florist. Every cent counts.

for going back to WW, I know I definitely have not lost as much as I was hoping, but some is better than none, at least you have plenty of time and not too much to lose.

Thanks! I think they are super cute. I didn't really need the hoodie, but I think it looks really cute in the getting ready pics and DF really liked it too. Tell me about it! I just couldn't see paying $125 for a BM bouquet especially since they probably aren't even going to bring it home with them. And I gotta watch all my pennies.

It always seems to take longer, but they say if you're doing it right it should take a long time, then it's more likely to stay off. I feel really comfortable with where I am, and my dress looks great now, but I'd like to get rid of the arm pudge!

I totally agree about WW. I lost 25-30 lbs there a few years ago and I've kept it off. I still sometimes try to keep to the amount of points. You don't need a gym to workout. You could always go running, do squats, lunges, chair dips, and pushups (even modified) without any equipment except shoes (and a good sports bra ) There are a ton of places to that provide programs for free, just google it. And as for keeping accountable, I know the DIS has the WISH boards so you can use that as a group for free!

That's awesome! And even better that you've kept it off for a few years now, hearing things like that really help keep me motivated. Thanks for the ideas! I definitely need to start working out, I won't let myself join a gym until I am working out regularly and really will go, if I'm going to not do something, it's gotta at least be free! I really like the actual meetings most of the time, sometimes the whiners take up a little too much time and I get annoyed. I go on Sat before eating anything, so sometimes I'm cranky!

 

[jspahn]

I really like the "scroll castle" is does seem more elegant than the other ones.

The minnie & mickey cards are too cute!!!

 

[pezaddict231]

I really like the "scroll castle" is does seem more elegant than the other ones.

The minnie & mickey cards are too cute!!!

Thanks! I definitely like those best too. I did try to emboss them myself using a heat tool but it didn't turn out how I would like, so they'll just be flat printed.

I can't wait to use the Minnie & Mickey cards! People need to give us some presents

 

[pezaddict231]

So I had my phone meeting with Lee Forrest today and I have to say he is delightful! He was so nice and we really seemed to click, it felt so much like just talking to a friend about flowers. He's going to put together a proposal for me which I'll get in a few weeks and he seemed really flexible about everything and said he could work with me to make everything fit our budget.

So now onto the good stuff! What are we getting....

My flowers, so my bouquet will be a mix of flowers with purples and ivory. I'm also going to have some gardenias in there because I love the smell!
So something like this but with gardenias in there too.

And some of the filler buds like this one has, it's the little green buds

For the girls, their bouquets will be something like this, I love the leaves on the bottom. We decided to not use Hydrangeas since they will wilt pretty easily and it's going to be hot in August.

But half tied instead like this:

The FG will have a basket of petals, gotta find out if Disney lets her toss the petals and if there are restrictions on the color.

For the mothers we will have nosegays with a mix of purple and ivory flowers. For the grandmothers a pin-on corsage of lavender orchids with some greenery and ribbon.

For the guys, Ryan's boutanniere will be like this

The GM and fathers / grandfathers, will have two purple orchids instead since the purple are smaller. The RB will have one orchid in his.

For the ceremony, I want to keep it pretty simple since I think the WP is so beautiful already. We're going to do swagging on the aisles with orchids and greenery bows in lavender. It will be sorta like this.

We're going to have two small arrangements in glass jars on the alter on either side of the unity candle.

For cocktail hour, we're going to have a few julip cup arrangements. Kinda like these ones that Heidi had, but with our flowers of course.

For centerpieces we're doing all low arrangements like this, but in purples and ivory and greenery. With 3-4 votives, whatever it is that Disney allows.

For the sweetheart table we're going to use the ceremony pieces and then have my bouquet and two of the girls bouquets. For the cake table we'll have the other three bouquets and the Mother's nosegays. On the guestbook table we'll have a memorial vase with ivory and lavender roses. For the seating cards there will be rose petals and some votives.

We got so much done and I can't wait to see the proposal. Some things may get have to get cut so we'll see, but I'm really happy with everything so far.

 

[LLLBelle]

Wow, you definitely got a lot taken care of with the flowers. I love the bouquets, I love gardenias as well, I am having a fake one in my hair. Just remember that real ones are delicate and may brown through out the day, but they are beautiful.

Hopefully, the proposal is within your budget and it works out. Another thing done! Everything will look beautiful with those flowers.

 

[MainStMandy]

Oh I am absolutely loving the flowers!!! I am not usually a fan of purple flowers but I LOVE every bouquet you posted!! WHOOHOOO!! Area you getting so excited?