Vanessa- figmentfan814 ~ Happily Ever Wedding & 10th Anniversary VR Brunch #1 Added 8-10

[scubaminnie]

so I spent yesterday not working at all, just reading your PJ and then checkingn out all the cool stuff you provided for your guest...must say you make me feel like I totally have slacked off. I loved your scavenger hunt and hidden mickey stuff...(so going to have to ask you to send me copies...pretty please) Let me ask you, did you hire your own photographer then?

Cause as I read through everyones posts I am worried....I went with a disney photographer and have no clue as to who it is. I even called my WP yesterday cause I got worried. Is there someone everyone would recommend I ask for?????

Oh, by the way...waiting on the edge of my seat for the rest of your story, if its anything like the rest, it will be worth the wait I am sure!

Thanks for your help!

 

[Flurbee]

Vanessa,

Just a quick question....How soon in advance did you schedule your MK photo shoot?? And did you call Disney photography directly? Did you have to put a deposit down? I was just wondering how soon in advance I should get going on that.... If you happen to still have the number could you maybe give it to me?? Thanks a bunch!!!

 

[DansBride2009]

oh no, over already ? ?? i loved your journal, you seem like such a sweet girl !! i'm re thinking having my wedding at epcot after those pictures; it's my favorite park ... i was set on having it at seabreeze point but your pics are great .... i would love it if you could post more pics !! your wedding is gorgeous and i love reading your trip report !! thanks so much for sharing !!

 

[figmentfan814]

so I spent yesterday not working at all, just reading your PJ and then checkingn out all the cool stuff you provided for your guest...must say you make me feel like I totally have slacked off. I loved your scavenger hunt and hidden mickey stuff...(so going to have to ask you to send me copies...pretty please) Let me ask you, did you hire your own photographer then?

Cause as I read through everyones posts I am worried....I went with a disney photographer and have no clue as to who it is. I even called my WP yesterday cause I got worried. Is there someone everyone would recommend I ask for?????

Oh, by the way...waiting on the edge of my seat for the rest of your story, if its anything like the rest, it will be worth the wait I am sure!

Thanks for your help!

Thank you so much for reading through all my plans, I'm glad you enjoyed them. Just PM me your email address and I would be more than happy to send over all the documents

I did hire my own photographer except for the Magic Kingdom shoot. Randy Chapman (www.chapmanphotography.com) did our wedding, reception, and dessert party. For Disney, I highly recommend requesting Paul Looper. He also did amazing work and was really easy to work with for our shoot. He is more than willing to go the extra mile to accomodate special requests. I contacted Disney photography directly to make my photographer request.

Definitely stay tuned; my DH is going to a baseball game on Saturday, so I plan to have some time alone to work on another installment

 

[figmentfan814]

Vanessa,

Just a quick question....How soon in advance did you schedule your MK photo shoot?? And did you call Disney photography directly? Did you have to put a deposit down? I was just wondering how soon in advance I should get going on that.... If you happen to still have the number could you maybe give it to me?? Thanks a bunch!!!

We scheduled ours right after we signed our contract. The contact I had was Karen Chandler at 407-827-5029. There wasn't any additional deposit or anything; the billing was included with the rest of our wedding package I also contacted Disney Photography Services when I requested my photographer. Let me know if you have any other questions

 

[figmentfan814]

oh no, over already ? ?? i loved your journal, you seem like such a sweet girl !! i'm re thinking having my wedding at epcot after those pictures; it's my favorite park ... i was set on having it at seabreeze point but your pics are great .... i would love it if you could post more pics !! your wedding is gorgeous and i love reading your trip report !! thanks so much for sharing !!

Oh, no I'm definitely not done; I plan to do more updates this weekend. I've just been in and out of town over the last couple of weeks since our at-home reception.

Epcot has always been my favorite park too and I highly recommend getting married there. To have the experience of having your wedding inside a park is out of this world. Plus, the cost comparison to the Magic Kingdom makes it affordable for most brides! Our guests loved having the opportunity to be inside a Disney park before opening plus the backdrops with the different countries makes for unbelievable photos

I have some really cool shots from Japan that I should be getting up this weekend, so definitely check back to see more pictures.

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

I am so excited for an update of your beautiful day! My mom has been following along with it, too! So cute! And IDK if I said it before but I LOVE yoru dress!

 

[scubaminnie]

Thank you so much for reading through all my plans, I'm glad you enjoyed them. Just PM me your email address and I would be more than happy to send over all the documents

I did hire my own photographer except for the Magic Kingdom shoot. Randy Chapman did our wedding, reception, and dessert party. For Disney, I highly recommend requesting Paul Looper. He also did amazing work and was really easy to work with for our shoot. He is more than willing to go the extra mile to accomodate special requests. I contacted Disney photography directly to make my photographer request.

Definitely stay tuned; my DH is going to a baseball game on Saturday, so I plan to have some time alone to work on another installment

Awsome, thanks for the advice....I will look into getting him.

I dont think I can PM yet or post email links...not enough posts

 

[figmentfan814]

Awsome, thanks for the advice....I will look into getting him.

I dont think I can PM yet or post email links...not enough posts

I just sent you a PM to see if it would at least go through for you to reply I'm not sure if it will work, but I figured it's worth a try.

 

[jessesgirl-080708]

Great photos. Your Disney florist did a really great job tying in all your colors! Looks like you guys had a blast!

 

[DisneyFairy19]

absolutely GORGEOUS photos.. cant wait to see more

 

[figmentfan814]

Great photos. Your Disney florist did a really great job tying in all your colors! Looks like you guys had a blast!

I was really happy with the final result especially since I didn't have color swatches to send them for all the dresses. They really did a great job. The only downside was that there was a lot more white in their bouquets than I originally expected, but they still turned out really pretty

absolutely GORGEOUS photos.. cant wait to see more

Thanks and here's the next installment...

 

[figmentfan814]

Here is an overview of the ceremony set up. In the front row, we had empty chairs with flowers on them in memory of our deceased grandparents and for Kris’ dad. We also had a photo of his dad on his chair.

His dad’s chair was suppose to have this white rose with the red ribbon (in honor of their Polish heritage) but somehow Disney accidentally put it up by the sand ceremony arrangement and the flower for Kris’ grandma was placed on his dad’s chair. Oh well, no one noticed except for me.

Here is the sand ceremony arrangement:

We had bought hankies for the parents and my grandma and then I put them in little silver drawstring bags. They had a card with a poem about the wedding day and my mom had cross-stitched some flowers on the hankies that already said mom, dad, grandma.

This is a shot of all the guests seated before we started to walk into the Rotunda. I’m not sure if you can see them, but we paid for chair bows and they looked great! We alternated the colors – blue, lavender, green, pink, and yellow. We also had them turn the side bows, so they looked like decorations for the aisle.

Let me tell you the white chair covers was the best $500 we spent in the budget!! If you have ever saw what the chairs for the Rotunda look like they are padded black restaurant looking chairs which would have totally clashed with our décor; thankfully the covers were cheaper than renting all new chairs.

I think you can see the bows better in this picture from after the ceremony:

This is a picture of the guys waiting in the lobby before they walked into the Rotunda.

Okay, I have to run; I hope to make it through the ceremony this weekend

 

[DecemberBride]

Love the new pics! The chairs looked great!!! We're doing chair covers as well, for sea breeze point. Best money I'll spend as well! Do you mind telling me where you bought your sand ceremony pieces? I love them! I have Disney doing the whole set up as of now, and i think they look great, but yours are really cool!

 

[ElleBren]

Everything looks wonderful. May I ask where you got those mickey head programs? They looked so nice on the chairs. Thanks!

Lana

 

[29apr00]

Great pics!! I'd also like to know where you got your sand ceremony set.

 

[disneychickforever]

You really went all out to memorialize your family members. I think that's awesome

It stinks that your shoulder started to tense up, but awesome that you were so lucky to have a physical therapist on staff LOL!

Loving it so far, can't wait to read more

 

[PhilHarMaestro]

Your set up is beautiful. How much were the chair covers per chair or is it a $500 flat fee. I love the idea, but I'm not paying $500 to cover 10 chairs!

 

[pink_tink8i8]

OHHHHH I love detail pictures! I'm so obsessed with details and I know that you worked really hard and the pictures just show cased your hard work. Just beautiful. So Vanessa, when are you going to help me plan my wedding?

 

[Flurbee]

We scheduled ours right after we signed our contract. The contact I had was Karen Chandler at 407-827-5029. There wasn't any additional deposit or anything; the billing was included with the rest of our wedding package I also contacted Disney Photography Services when I requested my photographer. Let me know if you have any other questions

Vanessa, Thanks for the info!!!