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

[2giddy4wdw]

Love all of your pictures, they are absolutely gorgeous!!! Love the idea of having them taken in the different countries!

My 15 year old daughter works with photoshop all the time. After showing her your picks and Lynn's, she loved what Randy did in some of them. Can't wait for her to get home from Italy and Greece to show her your new photos!!!

 

[shezfrombermuda]

I love the Italy pictures but Randy has done an excellent job with all your pictures! I am looking forward to hearing all about your reception.

 

[figmentfan814]

Vanessa,
WOW! All of the pictures from the worldshowcase are awesome. I especially enjoyed the ones of you and Kris in Italy. The one with your arms wrapped around him is perfection! Lovin this report...keep it coming!

Thank you so much, Randy was great at coming up with some sweet poses.

Vanessa - is the stereotype of Germany true? Did it smell like sauerkraut in the morning?

They must not have started it yet in the kitchen. Although, our German town smells like fudge because of all the candy shops there, hmmm... that's strange, huh?

I love your around the world pictures!! Randy really does awesome work!! You have great memories of your wedding now!! Can't wait to go to the reception!!

Vanessa,

Once again your pics are gorgeous. I love the photoshop pictures. The germany shots were great!

Thank you!

You really made the most of Epcot, Vanessa! We weren't blessed with the time you had!!

That's too bad, we had a pretty short ceremony though, so I think that's why we lucked out.

Love all of your pictures, they are absolutely gorgeous!!! Love the idea of having them taken in the different countries!

My 15 year old daughter works with photoshop all the time. After showing her your picks and Lynn's, she loved what Randy did in some of them. Can't wait for her to get home from Italy and Greece to show her your new photos!!!

I was so happy that we got to get shots in all the different countries; it really is a unique Disney experience.

Ohh, that would be so great; I wish I could do more in Photoshop; I only know how to do the basics.

I love the Italy pictures but Randy has done an excellent job with all your pictures! I am looking forward to hearing all about your reception.

Thank you, I hope to get it updated soon. I leave for a business trip to Washington DC on Thursday, so I want to get part of the reception done before I leave

 

[keenercam]

Vanessa-- I've finally had a chance to catch up and see all the gorgeous pictures! You must have been on when you saw how beautifully the photos capture how gorgeous and happy you and Kris were, and to see all your thoughtful details come together. I remember being so impressed reading your PJ and being so eager to see it all come together. And you did not disappoint. Everything is even more beautiful and precious than I imagined. Thank you so much for taking us along on your wonderful journey!
Can't wait to see more!

 

[PrincessBelle23]

this is one of my faves! your wedding looks amazing, && you're a lovely bride!!! Congratulations!!!

 

[figmentfan814]

Vanessa-- I've finally had a chance to catch up and see all the gorgeous pictures! You must have been on when you saw how beautifully the photos capture how gorgeous and happy you and Kris were, and to see all your thoughtful details come together. I remember being so impressed reading your PJ and being so eager to see it all come together. And you did not disappoint. Everything is even more beautiful and precious than I imagined. Thank you so much for taking us along on your wonderful journey!
Can't wait to see more!

It was so amazing to finally see everything come together. For me, it just didn't seem real until we actually got to that day and were able to see everything in its place

The countdown now begins for your VR; I can't wait to see all of your plans come together too!

this is one of my faves! your wedding looks amazing, && you're a lovely bride!!! Congratulations!!!

Thank you so much; that is one of my mom's favorite shots too. It's one of the large images that we had blown up in our album from Randy too

 

[figmentfan814]

We then walked back towards the American Adventure where we got a couple of last shots in front of the rotunda.

After that we walked back through the gate and headed for the limo. As we were walking towards the limo I told the driver that I was dying for a diet coke. I said that we didn’t have any pop in our car earlier that morning. The told us to give them a minute and they would go to get me a diet coke. Kris and I climbed into the limo and within a minute or two the other driver appeared and handed us my pop. I was so grateful to be getting my coke fix for the morning. I opened up my drink and we slid back to enjoy our private ride over to the Living Seas.

Kris and I had a few minutes alone to reflect on the ceremony we both talked about how we could hardly believe that it was already over and that we were both so happy to finally be married. Kris also kept saying how everything turned out so wonderful and that it was beyond what he could have imagined; I think he really never could get the image in his mind of what things were going to look like until we were actually there; I guess that’s how most men are though with these things.

I know some people have such great conversations we they get those first few minutes alone, but for us we just really sat back and took in the moment. It was also a lot of fun to be driving through the backstage of Epcot again.

Within just a few minutes we pulled up behind the Living Seas. As we were getting out Randy met us at the limo and grabbed a couple of shots. I love the reflection in the first one.

After seeing another Disney bride (Caryn) get shots in front of the Living Seas. I knew I had to have some too. I made this request to Randy as we circled around the front and our Epcot guide started parting the crowd. I don’t have that picture uploaded, but I’ll have to see if I can add it since it was neat to walk through the crowd of park guests staying at us like we were celebrities; you can also see Kris carrying my diet coke. Our guide moved the crowd aside, so Randy could get our shots. The sky looks so cool in some of these pictures. I love how you can see Spaceship Earth too!

Photoshop image from Randy:

We were walked into the side entrance and took the elevator off to the salon. As we got off the elevator we were greeted by Marion who handed us glasses of the signature fruit drink that was part of the pre-reception. It was a mixture of Orange, Passion, Guava juice which was delicious! The best thing was that since we were already having these drinks as part of our included juice selections; they made the mixture without any added cost to our BEO. Our custom drink option didn't end up costing us any more

As we got off the elevator, our entire bridal party was there waiting for us, so we could all be announced. Once I started to drink our drink as Marion started talking about making our entrance with the announcements I noticed something was wrong. I was handed my drink with one of the Figment napkins which were for our dessert party. It took a second to register and then I asked why do I have the dessert party napkin? (These were an expensive last minute addition- $100 for 150 napkins; a lot more than the Mickey ones we got for $30 for our at-home reception!) Marion jumped into action and started asked the Living Seas contact who was responsible for putting these out. She asked me what the floral overview said and I told her they were listed for the dessert party.

Marion made them remove them immediately and told them that since it was their fault for putting them out early; they would need to make sure that we had some type of replacements for the evening. Thankfully, after they checked only a small stack had been used. They ended up getting some matching lavender napkins for the evening and everything turned out fine.

Once this minor catastrophe was addressed, our friend who had sang during the ceremony came up to get all the information correct for announcing the wedding party. This was definitely a detail that we should have handled in advance, but it was one of those things that slipped through the cracks He was really easy going about it which was great and in just a few minutes we had all the details worked out.

Up next we all make our grand entrance!

 

[keenercam]

Vanessa, the pictures are soooo gorgeous! The reflection in the limo window is precious! And the pix in front of the Seas are so perfect! And I am really relieved you got your diet coke. I know there is serious potential for some bridezilla moments for me if I dont' get my morning caffeine fix (not that you have even the slightest bridezilla potential in your sweet self! )

 

[figmentfan814]

Vanessa, the pictures are soooo gorgeous! The reflection in the limo window is precious! And the pix in front of the Seas are so perfect! And I am really relieved you got your diet coke. I know there is serious potential for some bridezilla moments for me if I dont' get my morning caffeine fix (not that you have even the slightest bridezilla potential in your sweet self! )

It's so strange how something like getting a diet coke can make such a big difference in a person's mood

I was so glad that I was able to get the pictures in front of the LSS; it made us feel so special!

 

[irisbud]

Great update as usual. Can't wait to see more!

 

[29apr00]

The reflection picture is so special!! I love how you and Kris are looking at each other, but it's only seen in Shadow. Randy is great at those pics!!

Glad Marion was able to get your napkins fixed! she sounds really on top of things!! And what a great way to get a custom drink!!

 

[Smile4Me]

Vanessa-what beautiful pictures! I love how you got to tour parts of the showcase! Plus pictures in front of the LivingSeas!! Gorgeous! (I'm not even engaged, but I sooo want the same thing!!)

 

[IndyBride]

Vanessa, beautiful pictures! And I love how quick the napkin fiasco was taken care of. I know it seems silly but we stress over all these little things and I'm glad they are so quick to get things fixed if things go wrong. I LOVE the pic of you two in front of the Living seas.

 

[Flurbee]

Vanessa,

Love all the pics as usual..... I especially like the photoshop ones, Randy does some cool stuff with color and black and white....That drink sounds really yummy....I know I am skipping ahead a little, but just curious...Did you give out favors at your at-home reception??

 

[DecemberBride]

Beautiful pics... as always!!!!!!!!!!! Love the living Seas ones... the sky looks amazing!

 

[pjstevens]

Vanessa,

Wow! I feel like I was there, i love your updates! I can't wait to see your grand entry. Glad they were able to get the figment napkins straightened out, that would not have been a good thing to arrive at your DP w/o them.

 

[figmentfan814]

Great update as usual. Can't wait to see more!

Thank you so much!

The reflection picture is so special!! I love how you and Kris are looking at each other, but it's only seen in Shadow. Randy is great at those pics!!

Glad Marion was able to get your napkins fixed! she sounds really on top of things!! And what a great way to get a custom drink!!

The best part with Randy is that you don't even realize half of the shots that he's taking until you get back the proofs; it was so exciting to see all the little things that he captured.

Marion was fantastic

I really felt like we were in great hands; she makes sure that all of her brides have a beautiful wedding day

Vanessa-what beautiful pictures! I love how you got to tour parts of the showcase! Plus pictures in front of the LivingSeas!! Gorgeous! (I'm not even engaged, but I sooo want the same thing!!)

It's funny how you can get so many ideas from other people along the way. Heck, I knew I was having a Disney wedding before I even met Kris!

Vanessa, beautiful pictures! And I love how quick the napkin fiasco was taken care of. I know it seems silly but we stress over all these little things and I'm glad they are so quick to get things fixed if things go wrong. I LOVE the pic of you two in front of the Living seas.

It was so funny about the napkins because we had really added them as a last minute thing since we didn't think we had enough "Figment" items at the dessert party. The best part was to see the look on Marion's face as she addressed the Living Seas staff, she was all business and they knew it needed to be fixed immediately.

I love the shots in front of Living Seas too; it was such a beautiful day. Plus, it was neat having all the park guests staring at us like we were celebrities or something

Vanessa,

Love all the pics as usual..... I especially like the photoshop ones, Randy does some cool stuff with color and black and white....That drink sounds really yummy....I know I am skipping ahead a little, but just curious...Did you give out favors at your at-home reception??

We actually did a candy bar; since we did a red carpet theme. We had an area set up like a concession stand with big glass jar for people to scoop out candy and we had a popcorn machine running. We had a lot of different candies, but my mom and I also made Mickey and Minnie chocolates. I don't have any of those pictures uploaded yet or I would share them with you.

Beautiful pics... as always!!!!!!!!!!! Love the living Seas ones... the sky looks amazing!

We were truly bless with a wonderful day; the weather was fantastic

Vanessa,

Wow! I feel like I was there, i love your updates! I can't wait to see your grand entry. Glad they were able to get the figment napkins straightened out, that would not have been a good thing to arrive at your DP w/o them.

I know, I can't believe how much detail I have been including; I keep wanting to cut it down, but it's so nice to relive the entire experience. Plus, it's easier than writing a journal for me to keep down the road!

Thanks, it really was one of those little things that would have made a difference. We had the glow centerpieces with Figment and had paid for some colored linens, but the napkins were one of the few things that actually had him on it. I'm glad Marion took charge right away

 

[dizneyfreak]

Reception time!!! Vanessa, I love, love, love the picture of you and Kris in the limo window! The black and white one is awesome too! You got so many good pics, I am so jealous! Don't ya just love how the Disney staff just parts the crowds like the parting of the red sea...the people just move out of the way and stare...it's great! I'm glad Marion was on top of things for you. I love how my WP Celeste took care of all the little things that day for me...she was bridezilla's partner in crime if you will. I can't wait to see more! In the meantime...have a safe trip!

Anna Marie

 

[DisneyLaura]

Those pictures are gorgeous. I'm glad they corrected the problem right away about the Figment napkins. So you had enough for your dessert party then, right?

 

[figmentfan814]

Reception time!!! Vanessa, I love, love, love the picture of you and Kris in the limo window! The black and white one is awesome too! You got so many good pics, I am so jealous! Don't ya just love how the Disney staff just parts the crowds like the parting of the red sea...the people just move out of the way and stare...it's great! I'm glad Marion was on top of things for you. I love how my WP Celeste took care of all the little things that day for me...she was bridezilla's partner in crime if you will. I can't wait to see more! In the meantime...have a safe trip!

Anna Marie

It was so great how well the staff worked with us that day; I don't have any complaints. Marion was definitely a lifesaver throughout the entire process!

Unfortunately, my trip got bumped to this week, but we went to my mother-in-laws over the weekend and since there is no TV or internet there I wrote up my next installment in Word, so check it out next. It is pretty long I think

Those pictures are gorgeous. I'm glad they corrected the problem right away about the Figment napkins. So you had enough for your dessert party then, right?

We did end up having enough thankfully. They brought in some plain purple ones that they mixed in with them. I actually came home with a stack of about 25 to keep too, so that made me really happy