Valerie and Jeff - 5/7/11 *WP/GF/Italy* TR - WEDDING DAY: DESSERT PARTY!!

[Sccrmnky2005]

Thank you everyone for the great comments! I haven't posted much recently...I have been super busy at work. And haven't had much down time in the evenings. But it is a 3 day weekend so I am going to do nothing but wedding planning. YAY

Ok, so I need opinions! I am planning on doing welcome bags for everyone staying at Disney. I am going to get the drawstring backpack type so that they can take them with them to the parks. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should put in the welcome bags??

This is what I have come up with so far:
-bath and body works mini hand sanitizer
-sunscreen (Disney characters if I can find them)
-chapstick (I think Avon has Disney character chapstick)
-water bottles with a cute customized logo on them

Also, which logo do you like better to go on the backpacks? I know that there is not a huge difference between the two. (Sorry the pics are so huge...I am having issues with resizing them)

Option 1: (this is the one I think I like better)

Option 2:

I'm going opposite of what you like I like Option #2 because of the shooting star with the names and date... It blends really well

 

[tinkerbell 766]

I agree with Amanda - I prefer the second one.
I have listed a few things I am putting in my welcome bags in my PJ. I won't bore you listing them here, but feel free to peek at my PJ and coppy any ideas. The link is in my siggie!!

 

[jtanddolly]

Definitely check out Joanne's (tinkerbell 766) pj...she has tons of great ideas for welcome bags! Here are a few that I can think of:

individual aspirin pouches with a cute tag or in a wrapper that says "because sometimes all of that magic hurts a little"

every so often check out the dollar tree...they have the GREATEST disney things and everything is $1.00

breath mints

candy bar or some type of candy

wet wipes

individual sewing kits...you can actually make these very inexpensively with a cute wrapper that has your logo. Here is a thread with pics that will give you an idea how to make them:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2469109

door hanger with a cute welcome on one side and on the backside something about "please do not disturb...we're recovering from XYZ's wedding"

the list is endless! Now go check out Joanne's if you haven't already. She made great tags to go with each of her items.

 

[tinkerbell 766]

Thanks for your lovely comments Dolly!!!

 

[jtanddolly]

Here is a thread with a HUGE list of possibilities for a welcome bag:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1226681

 

[ValerieDFTWBride]

Here is a thread with a HUGE list of possibilities for a welcome bag:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1226681

WOW thank you!! This is so helpful!!!

 

[pezaddict231]

I don't think I've posted on here before but everything looks great so far. I love your dress, it looks beautiful on you! The cake is very elegant too. Congrats on booking Fulton's for your rehearsal dinner. That's where we had ours and it was great. The room is so beautiful and everyone loved the view of DTD from the deck. The food was great too and we really had a great time!

Both logos look great, I think I like the first one better. For our welcome bags we mainly put snacks, a welcome folder that had info about wedding events / bus schedule and some tips and a hidden mickey search. We also had a bare necessities package with some stuff in it. The dollar store is great for cheap toiletries type stuff and I actually found some cute Disney themed stuff at Michael's too in the dollar section.

 

[ValerieDFTWBride]

I don't think I've posted on here before but everything looks great so far. I love your dress, it looks beautiful on you! The cake is very elegant too. Congrats on booking Fulton's for your rehearsal dinner. That's where we had ours and it was great. The room is so beautiful and everyone loved the view of DTD from the deck. The food was great too and we really had a great time!

Thank you, that is really comforting to know. It was not my first choice and I was a little nervous about choosing it. But I think it will look really great at night all lit up.

Both logos look great, I think I like the first one better. For our welcome bags we mainly put snacks, a welcome folder that had info about wedding events / bus schedule and some tips and a hidden mickey search. We also had a bare necessities package with some stuff in it. The dollar store is great for cheap toiletries type stuff and I actually found some cute Disney themed stuff at Michael's too in the dollar section

I think I am going to run out shopping today to see if I can find anything cute at the dollar store!!

 

[ValerieDFTWBride]

Why did I wait so long to decide that I don't think I want to use Disney for photography? I think I have contacted 20 different photographers in the last two days and I am just waiting to hear back...some of the ones on the top of my list are already booked...what do I do?!?!?!

 

[weedee]

I haven't posted here before but I wanted to say that your dress is gorgeous and your plans look great so far!! The cake you made is just amazing. Photography can be so stressful. On the bright side, it's good you're looking into outside photography now instead of a couple months from now . Hopefully you hear some good news from your top photographers!

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

Why did I wait so long to decide that I don't think I want to use Disney for photography? I think I have contacted 20 different photographers in the last two days and I am just waiting to hear back...some of the ones on the top of my list are already booked...what do I do?!?!?!

I am sure one of the 20 will be available. I can think of at least 10 awesome photographers off the top of my head and I know you will find someone great. If you still haven't crossed Disney off your list, you might consider requesting Amy. We loved her, were thrilled with our pictures and felt that she took doing a great job seriously. There is only one picture out of 300 plus that I don't like from out dessert party/MK shoot. Although I liked my photographer, I would have been very happy with her shooting my wedding as well. So, it is an idea if you can't find anyone else you like.

 

[ValerieDFTWBride]

I haven't posted here before but I wanted to say that your dress is gorgeous and your plans look great so far!! The cake you made is just amazing. Photography can be so stressful. On the bright side, it's good you're looking into outside photography now instead of a couple months from now . Hopefully you hear some good news from your top photographers!

Thank You!

I am sure one of the 20 will be available. I can think of at least 10 awesome photographers off the top of my head and I know you will find someone great. If you still haven't crossed Disney off your list, you might consider requesting Amy. We loved her, were thrilled with our pictures and felt that she took doing a great job seriously. There is only one picture out of 300 plus that I don't like from out dessert party/MK shoot. Although I liked my photographer, I would have been very happy with her shooting my wedding as well. So, it is an idea if you can't find anyone else you like.

I feel a little relieved, I have heard back from several of the photographers now. I am still considering Disney, however the only problem that I have with that is paying $5200 and not getting the rights to my photos. I am doing a MK shoot so I might have to request Amy for that! Thanks for the recommendation!

 

[ValerieDFTWBride]

I can't believe that it has been so long since I have posted! And I have A LOT of updating.

After going back and forth and back and forth, I have finally chosen a photographer whom I think I will be very happy with. It is Marc Harmon Photography and I am meeting him in November when I go down to Disney for my planning session which is in exactly 22 days!!! I hope I am prepared enough by then, because I don't feel like it at all! Time is flying by so fast and I feel like I have so much to do.

Also, we have picked a honeymoon location.....ITALY. I know it is not Disney but it is also very magical. So I just went to the bookstore on my lunch break and spent waaaaay too much on travel books. But I am so excited! We are thinking 2 days in Positano, 3 days in Rome, 1 day in Florence (not really enough time, but I can't take a month long honeymoon), 3 days in Venice and 2 days in Verona.

Ciao for now!

Oh and the bridesmaid dresses just came in and they are absolutely amazing! I love the color...I will post pictures later, I promise! And I bought a rehearsal dinner dress that I will also post later!

 

[ValerieDFTWBride]

Bridesmaid dress!!

Rehearsal dinner dress...it looks blue but it is actually purple.

 

[Pirate's Princess]

Great colors! I had wanted to do purple for a while and then randomly changed it to shades of blue. Love the detail on both your dress and cake. I know you still have some time to spend on a photographer. I'm having an in-park wedding so I had to use Disney which is one of the things I'm super nervous about, but we have Amy. I'll let you know how it goes! And I can't wait to read more!

Congrats.

 

[ValerieDFTWBride]

Great colors! I had wanted to do purple for a while and then randomly changed it to shades of blue. Love the detail on both your dress and cake. I know you still have some time to spend on a photographer. I'm having an in-park wedding so I had to use Disney which is one of the things I'm super nervous about, but we have Amy. I'll let you know how it goes! And I can't wait to read more!

Congrats.

Thank You!

We are also doing a magic kingdom photo shoot and I was wondering if there is a specific Disney photographer that I should request. Anyone have any thought?

 

[ValerieDFTWBride]

4,320 Swarovski crystals....
25+ hours of labor....
and 2 burn injuries (minor) later....

And I have My Glass Slippers!

Now I will really feel like Cinderella at the wedding, let's hope I just don't loose one!

 

[Belle2Be]

4,320 Swarovski crystals....
25+ hours of labor....
and 2 burn injuries (minor) later....

And I have My Glass Slippers!

Now I will really feel like Cinderella at the wedding, let's hope I just don't loose one!

Wow pretty shoes!!!

I like the 1st bag logo, btw, it has better symmetry, the second seems top heavy

Yay for finding a photographer!!

 

[princesswendy720]

The shoes look amazing!

If you don't mind me asking, how much did they end up costing you in total with all the crystals? I'm trying to develop a shoe budget - and I don't know if it will end up saving me money to DIY them

 

[pezaddict231]

love the BM dresses, they are so pretty. And OMG, the shoes are amazing! I'm so glad I never saw anything like this before my wedding because I had a tough enough time with the t-shirt transfers . Great job and I'm sure it will feel even better on your wedding day to know you made something so amazing, I'm sure it will also be stunning in pictures.