GlobalDiva
Dreaming of Fairytales
- Joined
- Jan 11, 2008
Happy Holidays fellow DIS-ers
So, what's new on my wedding planning front?
Firstly, I'm very proud to report that I have met my room night minimum!! Woohoo! I had to meet a 113-room night minimum, and it is now met! Yay! This was challenging. We had invited a little over 300 guests (about 315), so we wanted to make sure we had a lot of rooms available. And as you all know well, the more rooms you ask them to block off, the bigger your guarantee has to be. So we had to guarantee 113 room nights. Well, a lot of people have declined, and we're ending up with a guest count of somewhere around 220, which definitely helps expense wise. But we didn't know they would all decline, so we didn't alter our room block 90 days out when we could have done so. So we were pretty nervous, but our guests just kind of ended up booking pretty late, but they came through (along with a guardian angel )
My sisters threw me a bridal shower last weekend at my cousin's house. Which was a ton of fun. It was a ladies' garden party theme. We lucked out with a gorgeous South Florida day, and a wonderful time was had by all
Here are some pictures:
Me with my Mouse Ears
My with one of my sisters (both of whom are maids of honor)
Me with my close friends and bridesmaids.
Yummy food that my sisters prepared.
Cupcakes that my sister made.
Tea time!
So, what's new on my wedding planning front?
Firstly, I'm very proud to report that I have met my room night minimum!! Woohoo! I had to meet a 113-room night minimum, and it is now met! Yay! This was challenging. We had invited a little over 300 guests (about 315), so we wanted to make sure we had a lot of rooms available. And as you all know well, the more rooms you ask them to block off, the bigger your guarantee has to be. So we had to guarantee 113 room nights. Well, a lot of people have declined, and we're ending up with a guest count of somewhere around 220, which definitely helps expense wise. But we didn't know they would all decline, so we didn't alter our room block 90 days out when we could have done so. So we were pretty nervous, but our guests just kind of ended up booking pretty late, but they came through (along with a guardian angel )
My sisters threw me a bridal shower last weekend at my cousin's house. Which was a ton of fun. It was a ladies' garden party theme. We lucked out with a gorgeous South Florida day, and a wonderful time was had by all
Here are some pictures:
Me with my Mouse Ears
My with one of my sisters (both of whom are maids of honor)
Me with my close friends and bridesmaids.
Yummy food that my sisters prepared.
Cupcakes that my sister made.
Tea time!