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DisneyDiva84 · 04-04-2010, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by *Pixiedust1438*

Yay for getting so much done! Can't wait to see the welcome packets, I think I want to make some too, so I would love to see pictures. I can't wait to hear all about your planning session! What are your plans to do while you are there, besides the wedding planning!?

Thanks so much for reading! I am in the process of getting the welcome packet together but will definitely post pics as soon as I can

Bride-to-be · 04-05-2010, 06:53 AM

So now I am totally caught up! Your engagement story is so adorable - it completely made me teary!

I hope you have an awesome time at your planning session!!! Can't wait to hear how it goes!

Makes sure if there are any specific cake flavors you want to try to request them for the tasting.

Also there seems to be some debate as to whether or not you can pay to have a mock up of your floral done. I would def ask about it - at least for your personal floral. If they are willing to do it - trust me it would be worth every penny.

If you get Laura please tell her I said hi!

Have fun!!!!

- Cassie

DisneyDiva84 · 04-05-2010, 07:28 PM

Thank you!

Those are great tips and I will definitely mention those to my wedding planner, I have a call with her tomorrow morning

princesslauren6 · 04-06-2010, 03:56 AM

you look like a total princess in your dress!! its gorgeous!!!

cant wat to hear more!! have fun at your planning session!!!

xxxx

DisneyDiva84 · 04-06-2010, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by princesslauren6

you look like a total princess in your dress!! its gorgeous!!!

cant wat to hear more!! have fun at your planning session!!!

xxxx

Thank you! I actually had a bit of a freak out session in February since the dress was not in Chicago with me. But now I am very happy with it

We have our planning session in three days i can't believe it is so soon! I'm very excited and will definitely post some pics

DisneyDiva84 · 04-06-2010, 06:28 PM

So I got to talk to my NEW wedding planner today...keyword being new

Apparently there are so many weddings on 10.10.10 that they had to do some re-organizng. I don't mind much but my old wedding planner is still going to do my PS on Friday since it was already booked and my new Wedding planner has a wedding that day. Thankfully it is in the WP so she can stop by. Honestly i'm cool with it I just would like to at least meet her

The call went really well oherwise, and we discussed the Rehearsal Dinner. Since I stole Alex's idea for the Napa Room (his 1st choice) for the Reception I told him to think of other ideas. His Dad really wants to do a slideshow so a private room is a preference. They suggested the Attic and the Nutcracker ballroom at the Contemporary which I had never thought of.

I really like the Attic since it's got a very homely feel to it and am not a fan of ballrooms so hopefully we will go with the Attic (min is 2500 and we would have about 25 people)

Here are some pictures! I think it will be really cool AND BONUS!! We can see Illuminations from the patio!

They emailed the menus over and we are going to take a look at them!

Pirate's Princess · 04-06-2010, 06:34 PM

Oh a rehearsal dinner at the Attic would be so lovely! I'm glad everything worked out for the planning session. I can't wait to read all about the trip!

DisneyDiva84 · 04-06-2010, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pirate's Princess

Oh a rehearsal dinner at the Attic would be so lovely! I'm glad everything worked out for the planning session. I can't wait to read all about the trip!

Thank you! I think it's actually going to work out really well, loving the future in-laws for agreeing to it

Definitely will be posting pictures from the Planning Session, I can't wait, it's crazy to think it's only a few days away!!!!!

DisneyDiva84 · 04-08-2010, 08:56 AM

Leaving for the Planning Session today!!!

Cannot wait! I'm so excited for our PS tomorrow! I promise to give all the details and pictures as soon as I get back!

*Pixiedust1438* · 04-08-2010, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DisneyDiva84

Leaving for the Planning Session today!!!

Cannot wait! I'm so excited for our PS tomorrow! I promise to give all the details and pictures as soon as I get back!

Have a great time!!! Also, I LOVE the Attic, I think it would be a perfect choice for your rehearsal dinner.

DisneyDiva84 · 04-13-2010, 10:19 AM

Hey everyone!

I'm back! Though I gotta say I wish we weren't. It was so beautiful there per the usual

But I really love being there. Currently I'm just trying to catch up

Let's get started then!

DAY 1- Studios/Francks!/and Magic Kingdom

We arrived at Pop Century and I was so happy to see that we were in the 1950's building! Lady and the Tramp were right outside our window

And for breakfast what better than Mickey Rice Krispy Treats? We love them

So after that we headed out to Studios!

DisneyDiva84 · 04-13-2010, 10:26 AM

Moving on to Studios!

First things first...we exchanged our awesome gifts from DFTW

I was so excited to get started!

Since I used to work in Tower/Coaster/and Fant I am not a huge Coaster fan...you hear the same six songs for 8 months straight its bond to happen

however...Alex loves it so we went on anyway

Then at Tower we ran into a lot of our friends who work there full time. One was kind enough to let us ride by ourselves. It was pretty funny watching the look on everyone's faces who were still in the line. They were like dude? what is going on here

I loved it! Alex got to ride by himself all the time when he worked there after the shift but it was my first time so i was going crazy

But enough park time! It was time for our Planning Session before we knew it! So off to the site visit at the Contemporary we go!

DisneyDiva84 · 04-13-2010, 10:55 AM

So our Wedding Planner was great enough to arrange a visit to the Contemporary prior to the Planning Session

Sonoma Room views- Cocktail hour/dancing/cake cutting.

We loved that you could see Epcot from the windows

From the other direction you could see Islands of Adventure and Universal and downtown Orlando

The view of the room. Its all cluttered now but everything will be moved out for dancing! I am a HUGE FAN of having the dancing be at the center of view so this will be perfect!

Our wedding planner, MAXINNE, is in the corner of the picture. I still can't believe we didn't get a single picture of her together lol...oh well next time

We were so happy when she said she could still be our planner

disneygal922 · 04-13-2010, 11:03 AM

Hope you are having a fabulous time!!!

DisneyDiva84 · 04-13-2010, 04:29 PM

Moving on to the Napa Room and the bridge with the view

The Napa Room will be where we will be having lunch. A few things to note about our reception which are AMAZING

1. They let us remove the desserts on the pre-set menu making the cost per person a little bit less (how much less I won't know until we get the BEO but lower) I figured if we are paying a lot for a wonderful cake, why would we need more desserts?

2. They let us combine the two minimums for each room so that we are making the min as a total and not seperatly this allowed us to have the bar offered in both areas

Napa Room!

We are going to have access to the bridge during the reception (weather permitting) But it's really gorgeous so fingers are crossed. And you can hear whatever is going on at the time in the park, so we could hear the Move it Shake it parade when we were up there

Some views from the bridge

Next up: The PLANNING SESSION!

04-05-2010, 07:28 PM	#63
DisneyDiva84 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 323	Thank you! Those are great tips and I will definitely mention those to my wedding planner, I have a call with her tomorrow morning __________________ '> Check out my DFTW PJ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2375355 [/COLOR]

04-06-2010, 03:56 AM	#64
princesslauren6 Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: London Posts: 31	you look like a total princess in your dress!! its gorgeous!!! cant wat to hear more!! have fun at your planning session!!! xxxx __________________ Princess Lauren

04-06-2010, 06:28 PM	#66
DisneyDiva84 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 323	Rehearsal Dinner News PICTURES So I got to talk to my NEW wedding planner today...keyword being new Apparently there are so many weddings on 10.10.10 that they had to do some re-organizng. I don't mind much but my old wedding planner is still going to do my PS on Friday since it was already booked and my new Wedding planner has a wedding that day. Thankfully it is in the WP so she can stop by. Honestly i'm cool with it I just would like to at least meet her The call went really well oherwise, and we discussed the Rehearsal Dinner. Since I stole Alex's idea for the Napa Room (his 1st choice) for the Reception I told him to think of other ideas. His Dad really wants to do a slideshow so a private room is a preference. They suggested the Attic and the Nutcracker ballroom at the Contemporary which I had never thought of. I really like the Attic since it's got a very homely feel to it and am not a fan of ballrooms so hopefully we will go with the Attic (min is 2500 and we would have about 25 people) Here are some pictures! I think it will be really cool AND BONUS!! We can see Illuminations from the patio! They emailed the menus over and we are going to take a look at them! __________________ '> Check out my DFTW PJ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2375355 [/COLOR] Last edited by DisneyDiva84; 04-06-2010 at 06:40 PM. Reason: adding

04-06-2010, 06:34 PM	#67
Pirate's Princess Sam <-- Science Geek. DNA helicase....so I can unzip your genes. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jersey Shore...please don't come visit. Posts: 1,670	Oh a rehearsal dinner at the Attic would be so lovely! I'm glad everything worked out for the planning session. I can't wait to read all about the trip! __________________

04-08-2010, 08:56 AM	#69
DisneyDiva84 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 323	Leaving for my PS! Leaving for the Planning Session today!!! Cannot wait! I'm so excited for our PS tomorrow! I promise to give all the details and pictures as soon as I get back! __________________ '> Check out my DFTW PJ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2375355 [/COLOR]

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04-05-2010, 06:53 AM	#62
Bride-to-be DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,142	So now I am totally caught up! Your engagement story is so adorable - it completely made me teary! I hope you have an awesome time at your planning session!!! Can't wait to hear how it goes! Makes sure if there are any specific cake flavors you want to try to request them for the tasting. Also there seems to be some debate as to whether or not you can pay to have a mock up of your floral done. I would def ask about it - at least for your personal floral. If they are willing to do it - trust me it would be worth every penny. If you get Laura please tell her I said hi! Have fun!!!! - Cassie

04-13-2010, 10:19 AM	#71
DisneyDiva84 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 323	Planning Session Trip Report! (with pics!) Hey everyone! I'm back! Though I gotta say I wish we weren't. It was so beautiful there per the usual But I really love being there. Currently I'm just trying to catch up Let's get started then! DAY 1- Studios/Francks!/and Magic Kingdom We arrived at Pop Century and I was so happy to see that we were in the 1950's building! Lady and the Tramp were right outside our window And for breakfast what better than Mickey Rice Krispy Treats? We love them So after that we headed out to Studios! __________________ '> Check out my DFTW PJ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2375355 [/COLOR]

04-13-2010, 10:26 AM	#72
DisneyDiva84 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 323	Day 1: Studios! Moving on to Studios! First things first...we exchanged our awesome gifts from DFTW I was so excited to get started! Since I used to work in Tower/Coaster/and Fant I am not a huge Coaster fan...you hear the same six songs for 8 months straight its bond to happen however...Alex loves it so we went on anyway Then at Tower we ran into a lot of our friends who work there full time. One was kind enough to let us ride by ourselves. It was pretty funny watching the look on everyone's faces who were still in the line. They were like dude? what is going on here I loved it! Alex got to ride by himself all the time when he worked there after the shift but it was my first time so i was going crazy But enough park time! It was time for our Planning Session before we knew it! So off to the site visit at the Contemporary we go! __________________ '> Check out my DFTW PJ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2375355 [/COLOR]

04-13-2010, 10:55 AM	#73
DisneyDiva84 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 323	Site Visit-Contemporary So our Wedding Planner was great enough to arrange a visit to the Contemporary prior to the Planning Session Sonoma Room views- Cocktail hour/dancing/cake cutting. We loved that you could see Epcot from the windows From the other direction you could see Islands of Adventure and Universal and downtown Orlando The view of the room. Its all cluttered now but everything will be moved out for dancing! I am a HUGE FAN of having the dancing be at the center of view so this will be perfect! Our wedding planner, MAXINNE, is in the corner of the picture. I still can't believe we didn't get a single picture of her together lol...oh well next time We were so happy when she said she could still be our planner __________________ '> Check out my DFTW PJ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2375355 [/COLOR] Last edited by DisneyDiva84; 04-13-2010 at 10:57 AM. Reason: updating pictures

04-13-2010, 11:03 AM	#74
disneygal922 DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,937	Hope you are having a fabulous time!!! __________________ me (28) DH(28) minnie(1.5) fiona (1ish)

04-13-2010, 04:29 PM	#75
DisneyDiva84 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 323	Day 1: Site Visit: Napa Room Moving on to the Napa Room and the bridge with the view The Napa Room will be where we will be having lunch. A few things to note about our reception which are AMAZING 1. They let us remove the desserts on the pre-set menu making the cost per person a little bit less (how much less I won't know until we get the BEO but lower) I figured if we are paying a lot for a wonderful cake, why would we need more desserts? 2. They let us combine the two minimums for each room so that we are making the min as a total and not seperatly this allowed us to have the bar offered in both areas Napa Room! We are going to have access to the bridge during the reception (weather permitting) But it's really gorgeous so fingers are crossed. And you can hear whatever is going on at the time in the park, so we could hear the Move it Shake it parade when we were up there Some views from the bridge Next up: The PLANNING SESSION! __________________ '> Check out my DFTW PJ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2375355 [/COLOR]

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