Val & Dan's PJ- Wedding Canceled

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You're always beautiful...but you look like a supermodel with your hair and makeup!

Everything looked delicious! Kristi wouldn't tell me anything about Toy Story:sad1: So I'm glad I at least got to see a picture!

We'll see you on Sunday to help with your welcome bags!!
Love you!!!!!!!:lovestruc


If I told you I'd have to Kick you! But IT IS THE BEST RIDE EVER!!

And I can't wait to go on it with Matty and Licie!!!
 


going off topic for a moment...

Goldeelox9....

I JUST noticed the hidden Mickey on your ring!
Its adorable! Did you design that yourself?

Actually my ring isn't a hidden Mickey. My DF saw it at the store and the three diamonds on the side reminded him of the earings I always wear...My Mickey ones. He picked it out and bought it all himself. He thought it would be our own private hidden Mickey! HA! Non Disney Lovers don't ever see it....But all of you and my friends who know of my love all see it right away!
 
Val,

We brought our own favors, so why don't you just go into Marceline's or into the park and just buy a crapload of the Rice Krispy Mickeys and have someone go in and set them on the bread plates before the reception starts. That would be so easy - I'll bet with the amount you need and the money that would cost, that concierge can get them for you.

Nancy

I was just hoping to not have to have anyone running around getting things done you know? I wanted everyone to be able to relax and know everything is getting handled. But, if I want my rice crispy treats it looks like that's the way it will have to be.

yum, love the food pics...especially the cake! LOVE DL's cake...so...yum...lol

your makeup looks amazing, too!

Thank you! I know- I can't wait for more of that cake!

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You're always beautiful...but you look like a supermodel with your hair and makeup!

Everything looked delicious! Kristi wouldn't tell me anything about Toy Story:sad1: So I'm glad I at least got to see a picture!

We'll see you on Sunday to help with your welcome bags!!
Love you!!!!!!!:lovestruc

Thank you!!! Toy Story is a lot of fun! I'll post some more pics! See you on Sunday.
 
Okay, back to the story!!

So, we meet the photographer and I tell her we want to go into DCA for some pics. I had previously asked my wedding planner who had the sage advice of don't get caught! :lmao: She said she has photographers go in a couple times a month and have never had trouble. We quickly come up with a plan that our photographer is our friend sharing a room with us, just in case! And a good thing too! We were just getting a few shots in the hotel near the pool between Napa Rose and White Water Snacks when a security starts to question us. Luckily my photographer was a fast talker and she left us alone! So, we run into the park and begin our photo extravaganzaa! We started out by Grizzly Rapids, head down towards the boardwalk at the ampitheather. Take a few near the jelly fish ride, walk around to the boardwalk where the games are. We didn't get any near Screamin because there were SO many people. Take a few pics on the bridge over looking the boardwalk. A couple pics at the bridge towards the food area that looks like a peir. I'm really excited for those pics because he was dipping me. That was fun!!

I have to say that I haven't had my picture professionaly taken since High School so I felt a little strange. Apparently people were staring at us the whole time but I didn't notice. People were however, very conscious about walking through our shots. That surprised me because normally people wander about aimlessly right through shots. But, I guess we were a little dressed up for walking around the park. :rotfl:

After the bridge we head towards the Vineyards and get some shots with that background. Then another shot with Grizzly rapids only on the other side of it. Head to Sun Plaza for a few pics and then down towards the Hollywood Backlots. We got two different spots there one is against a store front that will be awesome!! So, as you can see we got a ton of variety!! I'm so glad I made us go into the park. I was worried it wouldn't be worth the park ticket money but with the variety we got so worth it! The best part was our photographer was so excited to get some of the shots so that made it even more fun! :woohoo: We spent about two hours getting pictures before we got all the shots we wanted.

We met the rest of the family in the room and decide to use our fast passes from Indiana and Space. I LOVE Indy! (or have I mentioned that??) Well, after we ride I realize that Dan is starving and I'm quite hungry myself. So, we decide to forget Space and head to DTD and the Uva Bar for some late dinner. Tasty drinks and late dinner! Then, we head to bed!

I know there weren't any pictures! I'm sorry! I'm a bad DisBride! :guilty: But, I promise I have lots of pics for our last day and as soon as I get my disc from my photographer I will post them.
 

The areas you said you got your shots at CA sound great. I love that jellyfish ride and I'm sure the pictures will be really cool. Grizzly Rapids would be a cool backdrop too. Looking forward to reading more and to seeing the shots when you get them from the photographer.
 
Hey Val. I assumed that I might be helpful and try to figure out how to make it more convenient for you to acquire on the Rice Krispy treats, so you don't have the hassle. So....... since I was in the park yesterday, I did some research on it while waiting for my friend and our daughters to get off a ride. Hope you don't think I'm being pushy! :)

I was in the Postcards From California candy shop in DCA and saw that they had them prepackaged in the case with the candy, cookies, and other treats. I told them that I had a friend getting married at the GCH and that she was interested in getting a bulk purchased for wedding favors and asked what kind of hoops she needed to go through to get them conveniently. Ines went back to ask her lead.

The answer: Concierge at the hotel can order them for you (and probably pick them up and have them waiting for you at the hotel). If they don't, you can order them directly from the store by Tuesday the week of your wedding. They do all of their ordering on Tuesday and that would ensure they had the quantity you needed by Friday (before a Saturday wedding for example).

Hope that possibly helps you!
Nancy
 
Oh, WOW! Val! You looked absolutely gorgeous, sweetie! I know you are so beautiful naturally, but it is sad sometimes to see that a hair and makeup artist makes a person look different instead of enhancing their natural beauty. I am so glad to see that your stylist got it right. You looked really beautiful and that hairstyle worked so perfectly on you. :)
 
Hey Val. I assumed that I might be helpful and try to figure out how to make it more convenient for you to acquire on the Rice Krispy treats, so you don't have the hassle. So....... since I was in the park yesterday, I did some research on it while waiting for my friend and our daughters to get off a ride. Hope you don't think I'm being pushy! :)

I was in the Postcards From California candy shop in DCA and saw that they had them prepackaged in the case with the candy, cookies, and other treats. I told them that I had a friend getting married at the GCH and that she was interested in getting a bulk purchased for wedding favors and asked what kind of hoops she needed to go through to get them conveniently. Ines went back to ask her lead.

The answer: Concierge at the hotel can order them for you (and probably pick them up and have them waiting for you at the hotel). If they don't, you can order them directly from the store by Tuesday the week of your wedding. They do all of their ordering on Tuesday and that would ensure they had the quantity you needed by Friday (before a Saturday wedding for example).

Hope that possibly helps you!
Nancy


This sounds similar to what we were told in Florida. I had wanted to order Rice Krispy treats from the candy shop in DTD and they said just to call that week with our order. :thumbsup2
 
The areas you said you got your shots at CA sound great. I love that jellyfish ride and I'm sure the pictures will be really cool. Grizzly Rapids would be a cool backdrop too. Looking forward to reading more and to seeing the shots when you get them from the photographer.

I can't wait to get the photos!! I'm hoping to get them this week! I check the mail everyday! Something I don't normally do...

Hey Val. I assumed that I might be helpful and try to figure out how to make it more convenient for you to acquire on the Rice Krispy treats, so you don't have the hassle. So....... since I was in the park yesterday, I did some research on it while waiting for my friend and our daughters to get off a ride. Hope you don't think I'm being pushy! :)

I was in the Postcards From California candy shop in DCA and saw that they had them prepackaged in the case with the candy, cookies, and other treats. I told them that I had a friend getting married at the GCH and that she was interested in getting a bulk purchased for wedding favors and asked what kind of hoops she needed to go through to get them conveniently. Ines went back to ask her lead.

The answer: Concierge at the hotel can order them for you (and probably pick them up and have them waiting for you at the hotel). If they don't, you can order them directly from the store by Tuesday the week of your wedding. They do all of their ordering on Tuesday and that would ensure they had the quantity you needed by Friday (before a Saturday wedding for example).

Hope that possibly helps you!
Nancy

Thank you for asking questions for me! I will probably end up doing something along those lines! Perhaps I will throw the favors in a basket for people to take instead of placing them at the place settings. That way it's easier and I don't have to run around in my dress! ;)

Oh, WOW! Val! You looked absolutely gorgeous, sweetie! I know you are so beautiful naturally, but it is sad sometimes to see that a hair and makeup artist makes a person look different instead of enhancing their natural beauty. I am so glad to see that your stylist got it right. You looked really beautiful and that hairstyle worked so perfectly on you. :)

Thank you!!! She really did a great job! I can't wait to see it all put together!
 
On our last day at Disneyland we wake up for early entry. We have a plan from the start: hit DL and maybe go on Nemo. Then run over to Toy Story a little before opening. There was not much time for breakfast so we all run up to the lounge and grap a muffin or something. Something we can walk with. So we get in to DL and run to space mountain. We decide next to go on Astro Blasters. It was very early in the morning so I don't remember many of the rides we go on. We walk over to Adventureland and realize we have 25 minutes until the rides open. So we do Snow White in fantasyland. Peter Pan would have been preferable but the line was already full! So after Indiana we head over to wait in line for Toy Story. We got in line about 20 minutes before it opened and were so excited when the line started moving. Then the line stopped.

CM came over to tell us the ride would not be opening at park opening and they didn't know when it would. :eek: So we decide to wait in line until 10:40 to see if it starts up. We had to get to the hotel room to put our bags in storage because we were checking out that day. Well, around 10:15 my Mom tells us to go to the room and take all the luggage downstairs and to meet them back there when we were done. We were a little sad that we might miss the ride but we ran as fast as we could to the room. We get to the room and I call the Bell Hop because I didn't think we'd be able to carry all the bags. Two seconds later my Mom and Todd open the door.

We decide to do screamin and while we are doing that my Mom sees that Toy Story is open! :cool1: So after that we get in line. At this point it is almost 11 and some of us are STARVING!!!!!!!! So, Dan and my sister run to the Chimmichanga line because we assume it's open. Well, all they have are turkey legs. :confused: We figure by the time we get off the ride for sure there would be chimmis! :thumbsup2 Little did we know what was to come...

Here's a pic of Dan and my Sister having fun in line!

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So we run out of the ride as fast as we can to get to the chimmis. And still NONE!!!!! At this point I'm starting to get dizzy because I haven't eaten, Dan was getting angry because we LOVE the chimmis. MY sister is a little sick from not eating. So we walk down to the Margarita area and get in the first line there. My sister and I decide to split a sandwhich at the Boudin place. I took a pic but it was a second too late!! But the sandwhich was delicous!!

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The Margarita place opens so my Mom, sister and I get one. We walk around the park while we drink and head somewhere I had never been. To the fair in Bugsland. It was so cute!! I got a ton of pics! There was a bumper car ride with Tuck and Roll that Dan and my sister did. They could only move about 2 MPH and were only allowed to go in a circle and couldn't really bump into one another. But, the still had fun!

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Then we go on Heimlich's train ride. It was soo cute! When you went through all the food you could smell it! And when he takes a bite of the watermelon the ride sprays you with water and it smells so sweet!!!

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After this we head down to Tower and realize we are running out of time before our lunch reservation at the Anaheim White House.
 
So, we head to the Hotel and I am very sad at this point because I realize my trip is almost over. We get into a cab and head over to the restaurant. On the way there I start to get nervous because it doesn't look like an area with a GREAT restaurant. But once we get there the inside was very nice! We got the latest lunch reservation that we could so when we got there it was a little quiet. Which was good because that meant I could take pics!!

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The service was really great! Our server was very personable and noticed we had been at DL all day. He then spoke to us about all the new rides and the short wait he had for Toy Story. DL doesn't have a FP for Toy Story so some people are waiting like 4 hours for it. :3dglasses

Anyhow, we order our drinks and get to looking at the menu. It looks fabulous and I'm hungry again! (Believe it or not!) Here's a pic of all our food. The presentation was done very well!!

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This is the caesar salad and Dan's Salmon.

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We had a delicious Grand Marnier Souffle for dessert and it was FABULOUS!!! After that it was back to the hotel and we all fell asleep outside by the fireplace for an hour before we had to get to the airport. I'm still sad we had to leave and we were so busy I feel like we weren't even there. Normally we relax by the pool a lot which we couldn't do once.

But, I feel like we got a ton of stuff done for the wedding. Of course when we got back I was so happy to see my doggy and kitties and sleep in my own bed!!
 
Dl has such cute rides! I didn't realize so many different attractions for WDW! we need to schedule a trip out there!
 
Jennifer, that area had so many rides your kids would love! There was somthing in like cookie boxes and a ladybug ride like the teacups. It was fun because I had never been there!
 
It's good to see you had such a great time. So have you settled on the White House for your rehearsal dinner? How many people are you having, are they doing a per person price? Am I asking too many questions? What is the meaning of life?
 
It's good to see you had such a great time. So have you settled on the White House for your rehearsal dinner? How many people are you having, are they doing a per person price? Am I asking too many questions? What is the meaning of life?

:rotfl: I laughed when I read this!!! I'm pretty sure FMIL is going to to with Anaheim White House. Right now we are planning on having 20 people NOT including any grandparents so... There are never too many questions on the DIS!!! Meaning of life... Too deep for the DIS I think! :goodvibes I'm in the process of uploading some engagment pics.
 
Okay, I've been uploading pics for what feels like forever!! There were so many to choose from and they all looked so great! I'm just picking one from each background, well from most of the background to upload! She took almost 400 pictures so there are a TON to choose from! Enjoy! :goodvibes

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Wow, I logged on right after you posted these. Awesome pix! You must be so happy :dance3:

You both look great! I totally want to do this now :thumbsup2
 
OMG VAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! O I just love all of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I love your dress!!! Where did you get it?
 












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