Lindsay and Chris PJ! WP/Italy Isola/AAR...Disneyland Paris Honeymoon added 7-19

[Mrsdisneyb2b]

Congratulations!!! Thats sooo wonderful!!!

 

[Mrsdisneyb2b]

sorry, wrong post

 

[boo2you]

Sounds like you had a great engagement shoot! I've had a great time following along your PJ. I'm glad you decided to see each other before. I love the Sleeping Beauty book. I think your wedding will be wonderful! It really takes a month to get the pix back? Does he at least give a preview like the roots? And where are your tables going in AAR? What a fantastic location! Pink will be just perfect.

 

[caryndisneydiva]

i went to david's bridal on a search for a dress for the cruise (no luck there ) but i did discover several things applicable to your wedding...

1. that tissue taffeta is going to be HOT. H-O-T.
2. not every dress/color is online, we'll have to go there in july.
3. i look really bad in cornflower and persimmon. so sorry linds, those colors are out.
4. i discovered that i REALLY like the clover and rose pink color, the rose pink is gorgeous in the dress below...

here's one that really struck my fancy (struck in a good way, not like, struck me in the face and i got a black eye)...

you can even do this one in black, which was gorgeous and change the brooch to a pink one (i'll have to check with nicky, i think she still has a bunch of antique brooches from the shop) and it would be stunning
http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridesmaids_detail.jsp?stid=1552&prodgroup=110


there was another one in there that i can't find online...


now. i know that you said you didn't want us to wear pink because you wanted pink flowers...here's my deal on that situation: YOU can have mostly pink flowers, and WE can have more white (or cream, ivory, whatever you choose) and some pink accents. i think that would tie everything in wonderfully.


to summarize:
i want to wear pink or black. i think they will flow better.
tissue taffeta is going to be waaaaaay too hot.
i look really bad in cornflower and persimmon.
i also think that clover is an acceptable color.
i think marine will clash with the flower and garden decorations.

 

[Gillian]

That's great! I'm glad you've got it all settled, that must be a relief.

Can't wait to see pics of Caryn in the cornflower gown at your wedding!

 

[Lindsay22]

That's great! I'm glad you've got it all settled, that must be a relief.

Can't wait to see pics of Caryn in the cornflower gown at your wedding!

If she keeps this up I'll be picking a cornflower gown with a persimmon sash!

 

[keenercam]

Hey, Lindsay & Caryn! The dress that Caryn posted a link to is really gorgeous in person. DD tried it on and I fell in love with the "look". We are considering her wearing it in rose petal, which is just a gorgeous color! Check it out -- it is stunning!

 

[GJLS10108]

Hey, Lindsay & Caryn! The dress that Caryn posted a link to is really gorgeous in person. DD tried it on and I fell in love with the "look". We are considering her wearing it in rose petal, which is just a gorgeous color! Check it out -- it is stunning!

I will second that. That is the dress that I fell in love with for my girls, until I fell in love with another dress at Alfred Angelo's. It was a really hard decision, but I chose the BM dresses from Alfred Angelo's.

One nice thing about that dress from David's Bridal is that it looks good on people of all different sizes. It is a very flattering dress.

 

[DisneyFairy19]

Lindsey are you planning to use Star Fruit Prod. for your video like your sis??/

 

[disneychickforever]

So I finally got on here, and was able to catch up on your journal. Life has been hectic with working on transferring schools, but I'm going to stop, don't want to your pj lol.

The dress Caryn picked is really pretty, I actually have a dress that is almost identical in Victorian Lilac from a pageant I was in! What are the odds. Anywho, I honestly think the Marine in that dress is really pretty Lindsey (I actually wish I saw it in Marine before I bought it), and surprisingly so is the cornflower LOL.

Glad to hear that the location drama is settled, I can totally understand your concern for rain. That + your desire to keep the wedding totally different from Caryn's would worry me too, considering both receptions are in the same park. I also understand why you LOVE the WP so much! It is simply gorgeous!

I'm in tune with the whole "white picture" thing....we had one also, but it "mysteriously" disappeared when my first boyfriend came over for the first time lol. (shhh my mom hasn't noticed YET 3 years later!). Mine was probably worse though, since I'm hearing that a SIZE 4 is to big for you guys! I've always been a "chubby" baby lol, I can't imagine being a size 12, forget 4!

Glad to hear that your photo shoot with Randy worked out well! Did he offer 2 locations, or just 1, or did you guys want just 1? (Wow I sound like I am planning a wedding myself, when mine is YEARS away....need to find a husband first LOL)

Also, sorry about your grandmother's dress! That must of broken your heart Glad to hear you found 2 "the ones" also though lol.

What did I miss.....oh yeah! The "ebay" curse! Remember that 3rd times the charm! Glad to hear the glasses and book got there fine though



Oh and love the kitty shots

 

[caryndisneydiva]

for the record, age is catching up to me and i am no longer a size 4...i'm ok with it though. my legs have gotten rather large with all this running.

i wish our mother wouldn't notice if we took that stupid picture down...

 

[disneychickforever]

I wish I could do a half marathon, I bet it would be great for my health. The problem here is that every time I run, my knee goes out. It has managed to do it when I was in a knee brace once also. Quite aggravating LOL. Any pointers on how to run without ending up in a cast for 9 weeks?

 

[Lindsay22]

Sounds like you had a great engagement shoot! I've had a great time following along your PJ. I'm glad you decided to see each other before. I love the Sleeping Beauty book. I think your wedding will be wonderful! It really takes a month to get the pix back? Does he at least give a preview like the roots? And where are your tables going in AAR? What a fantastic location! Pink will be just perfect.

Welcome! Isn't that book beautiful??? Yes, Randy said about a month and no, I didn't get any preview shots... BUT I have seen his work before (obviously) and he was almost $2k cheaper than the Roots.... so. Now I just have to wait (which I hate) I think they put the tables around the circle created by the pillars.

Hey, Lindsay & Caryn! The dress that Caryn posted a link to is really gorgeous in person. DD tried it on and I fell in love with the "look". We are considering her wearing it in rose petal, which is just a gorgeous color! Check it out -- it is stunning!

So Cam, what you're saying is.. if Caryn really wants it in Rose Petal she can be in YOUR VR??? Great!

I will second that. That is the dress that I fell in love with for my girls, until I fell in love with another dress at Alfred Angelo's. It was a really hard decision, but I chose the BM dresses from Alfred Angelo's.

One nice thing about that dress from David's Bridal is that it looks good on people of all different sizes. It is a very flattering dress.

In the beginning of my PJ there is an Alfred Angelo dress that is similar to the one that Caryn likes at DB. I think I like that more than the DB dress and it's prob better quality. The AA dress also looked great on my roomate who was 7 months preggers...

Lindsey are you planning to use Star Fruit Prod. for your video like your sis??/

No. DF and I decided that we aren't going to do a video. If we were going to do a video we would prob use Star Fruit. They were really nice, and Caryn's video is lovely.
We just don't think a video is something that we'll ever watch so we're skipping it and going with more photography.

I'm in tune with the whole "white picture" thing....we had one also, but it "mysteriously" disappeared when my first boyfriend came over for the first time lol. (shhh my mom hasn't noticed YET 3 years later!). Mine was probably worse though, since I'm hearing that a SIZE 4 is to big for you guys! I've always been a "chubby" baby lol, I can't imagine being a size 12, forget 4!

Glad to hear that your photo shoot with Randy worked out well! Did he offer 2 locations, or just 1, or did you guys want just 1? (Wow I sound like I am planning a wedding myself, when mine is YEARS away....need to find a husband first LOL)

Also, sorry about your grandmother's dress! That must of broken your heart Glad to hear you found 2 "the ones" also though lol.

What did I miss.....oh yeah! The "ebay" curse! Remember that 3rd times the charm! Glad to hear the glasses and book got there fine though

Oh and love the kitty shots

We've been trying to hide that picture for years. Mom always notices though... Caryn did try to tape mickey ears on our heads once, that was pretty funny.

I was initally upset about the dress, especially since that had been my plan for a really long time and I planned my whole look around it. But I found a new one and it's lovely and I'm really excited to wear it. I think I'm going to take one of the sleeves (because they have these really cute buttons) and use that to wrap my bouquet stems.

God I love ebay but sometimes it seriously stresses me out.

I wish I could do a half marathon, I bet it would be great for my health. The problem here is that every time I run, my knee goes out. It has managed to do it when I was in a knee brace once also. Quite aggravating LOL. Any pointers on how to run without ending up in a cast for 9 weeks?

I also have a really bad knee. I have been training pretty slowly (I know Caryn is up to 7 miles without stopping, I'm up to about 1 1/2 miles without stopping...) I try to consiously remember to make sure my knee is straight (which is hard because my knee isn't naturally straight) I also keep it wrapped (I've had better luck with an ace bandage than a brace) tightly. When I'm done running I ice my knee for about a half hour. 10 minutes on 10 mins off. That seems to help.
I'm also not training to finish in a specific time... I want to finish within the allotted Disney time. So that's what I'm training for. I also use rest days. I'll run one day. Walk the next. Run again. Walk again. That gives my knee one whole day to regroup. I don't think I'll finish the same time as Caryn, and that's okay.

On this long tangent.... DF peer pressured me into joining his gym. He put me on as a family member... the very first thing I have written with his name as my last name is my gym membership. (At least I'm trying to start our lives together in a healthy manner)

 

[My princess Livy]

I saw some lovely bridesmaid dresses on the watters and watters site, and they have a beautiful dark blue called indigo.

 

[Chilly]

I love that BM dress that Caryn posted and I agree with her about the flower idea but its your day so if you want cornflower go for it!

 

[keenercam]

Very cute, Lindsay!! Maybe you two can get rose petal colored tee shirts for the 1/2 marathon and satisfy Caryn that way! BTW, I am so glad you are being smart about training and taking good care of your knee.

 

[Vayleen]

Lindsay- The dress Caryn posted is stunning. My BMs will be wearing it (in periwinkle) and they look fabulous in it! If your BMs are different sizes it's a really forgiving dress.

 

[caryndisneydiva]

i went and looked at the aa one and i like it better. it looks more fitted up top.

for those with knee problems, i have runners knee (though it seems to be getting better-fingers crossed) and on my long runs, i have to ice 20 min on 20 min off twice. i used to have to do it after all of my runs, not just the long ones, but it seems to be getting better. i also have worked to strengthen my quads, that has helped as well!

i'll stop now and get back to lindsay's wedding planning. are we doing the planning session during the marathon weekend? when can you schedule that? if we're doing that before the 1/2 or after? if before, can we please load up on the *free* carbs at the tasting?

 

[PrincessBride010103]

My MOH wore that dress for my wedding and it was awesome

note her lovely tan lines HAHAHA

 

[Dreamer24]

Hi Lindsey, I don't post much on here but I am the "other bride" who wanted Randy that day. No hard feelings. We moved up our date by one week and were able to book Randy. I had to laugh reading through your journal because that aa dress was one I considered, and we are doing cornflower blue. I also have already had my engagement photo shoot with randy and I am dying to get the back. I"m also worried about them because, like you, I chose to wear my hair down and it was a mess by the time we had pictures.

Happy planning!