Our Mad Gay Disneyland Wedding Journal - Recaps Start on Pg. 19

[kingLouiethe1]

Me too - those and Starburst - and Jolly Ranchers

We are candy soulmates, it would never work out between us, we'd get way too fat.

 

[rpmdfw]

So, you're saying that you're both TARTS!

 

[wallyb]

So, you're saying that you're both TARTS!

I'll take it.

Hi ... I'm wallyB ... and I am a tart.

The first step is admitting it.

 

[rosiep]

Well if you just took your dang meds
this whole thing would blow over!

Ok Wally! That did it..you now owe me a computer monitor and keyboard..mine has coffee spewed all over it!

King Louie is my hero
you on the other hand are a dawg!

 

[rpmdfw]

Ok Wally! That did it..you now owe me a computer monitor and keyboard..mine has coffee spewed all over it!

King Louie is my hero
you on the other hand are a dawg!

Oh dear. Wait until she sees the virtual shower.

 

[rosiep]

I just found that...

Wally just how much are you going to milk that graphic???

YAWN

 

[wallyb]

I just found that...

Wally just how much are you going to milk that graphic???

YAWN

Milk the goat? What!?!
I'm NOT milking the goat?
You brought him - as that old Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song goes-
Milk the one your with.

 

[kingLouiethe1]

Ok, so I've been thinking about invitations and getting those out. So I'm thinking about types of invitations and I'm a pretty crafty kinda guy with the scrapbooking and the cardmaking when I give myself time for it, which is not too often lately. I was thinking of using something like this:

to make something like this

but more in keeping with our theme. However I also thought that since we are having our wedding at the Disneyland hotel I thought we could do something fitting with that locale, not necessarily tied to our theme, but just Disney in general. The nice thing about these is that I would save myself some work and that they are actually not too expensive.

 

[IndyBride]

Did you look at cardsandpockets for the first one? I really liked them, very fast on my samples but decided I don't have the energy to make all the invites. Where are your second ones from? I really like the castle invites. I don't know how familiar you are with the brides on the wedding boards but Caryn (Caryndisneydiva) ordered her's through impressions and hated them. Party City has Disney invites as well that look good. You might want to check them out, I haven't actually seen them just pics.

 

[rosiep]

I have 2 cents today...would you like it?
I adore the first set. Something about the tiered pockets sends me. The other two are nice as well...but being the slave driver I am (you said they were a lot of work) I pick Door#1!

 

[NikkiPants]

I love the first ones! They're so neat! I can see where you'd want to stick with your theme, though. And both the Mickey head and the castle invitations are really adorable, too. But those pockets are just so cute! Hmm...decisions, decisions!

 

[turkygurl]

I know the first ones are a lot of work, but they look so nice, and different. It's not the same invitation that people have gotten before and you would get to put your time and love into each one. That's special. I had my invites printed up but I learned calligraphy and hand addressed each one, with inner envelopes. It took me over a month to get them all finished, (181 invites), but I had so much positive feedback about how beautiful they were, that it made the hard work worth it.

 

[rpmdfw]

I'm on the other end of the spectrum here. EASY MEANS GOOD!

We ordered ours from an online invitation company, reviewed the proofs, approved them and done. Then we folded them up, printed the envelopes, stuffed them and stamped them.

As easy as possible.

And we've gotten nothing but comments on how nice they are.

My take on it is, there will be loads of other things to stress over. Why make this one more.

But that's just me.

 

[rosiep]

I just want to clarify: If it were me...I'd take the easy way out for sure. I am lazy...however since it's someone else's party...well then I'm all for the hard ones.

 

[turkygurl]

I compromised and did it 50/50. Printed, but I hand addressed. It was what I wanted to do.

In hindsight we should have taken the money and run, but it was a nice day even with all the stress. Flowers weren't quite right, my zipper broke on my dress, Mike's grandpa had a heart attack on the morning of the rehearsal while we were all having breakfast together, wedding kicked off 20 min late thanks to a late groomsman, my sister left the ring back in the dressing room and another groomsman had to book it while the mother's were being escorted down the isle, etc. It's laughable now, but I didn't see the humor in our comedy of errors at the time.

We've talked about having a small renewal of vows ceremony at WDW on our 10th anniversary. This time, the guest list is in OUR control.

 

[rpmdfw]

I compromised and did it 50/50. Printed, but I hand addressed. It was what I wanted to do.

In hindsight we should have taken the money and run, but it was a nice day even with all the stress. Flowers weren't quite right, my zipper broke on my dress, Mike's grandpa had a heart attack on the morning of the rehearsal while we were all having breakfast together, wedding kicked off 20 min late thanks to a late groomsman, my sister left the ring back in the dressing room and another groomsman had to book it while the mother's were being escorted down the isle, etc. It's laughable now, but I didn't see the humor in our comedy of errors at the time.

We've talked about having a small renewal of vows ceremony at WDW on our 10th anniversary. This time, the guest list is in OUR control.

You have NO IDEA how much better this makes me feel. Thanks!

 

[rosiep]

I just wanted to point out what a tame bunch we are without you-know-who
around!

 

[turkygurl]

When we have our renewal, we'll be in complete charge of EVERY detail, and we will tailor the event to be a party that WE can enjoy, not a big showy mess that our parents' friends will enjoy. It's kind of sad that after 7 years, the memories of that day that stick in my mind the most are getting sewn into my dress by my mom's best friend, and eating meatballs (first food that day aside from the ONE bite of wedding cake) out of a jar with my bare hands when we finally settled in at the B&B around 10pm that night (wedding was at 2). Just take the good with the crazy and try to enjoy it all.

 

[kingLouiethe1]

Very cool, thanks everyone for all the feedback! You guys are the best and this way I don't drive my friends batty talking about a wedding they're already sick of hearing about.

Did you look at cardsandpockets for the first one? I really liked them, very fast on my samples but decided I don't have the energy to make all the invites. Where are your second ones from? I really like the castle invites. I don't know how familiar you are with the brides on the wedding boards but Caryn (Caryndisneydiva) ordered her's through impressions and hated them. Party City has Disney invites as well that look good. You might want to check them out, I haven't actually seen them just pics.

Wow, I asked for samples from Impressions, I will have to read her journal and see what the deal was. I may check party city, but I will definitely get samples from cardsandpockets.
The two I showed are from paper-source.com and they have a physical location near me, however the folders you sent me are a bit cheaper! I figure I have 10 months and not too much wedding related things to do right now, so it might be good for me to keep myself busy.

I have 2 cents today...would you like it?
I adore the first set. Something about the tiered pockets sends me. The other two are nice as well...but being the slave driver I am (you said they were a lot of work) I pick Door#1!

I'll get you a whip

I know the first ones are a lot of work, but they look so nice, and different. It's not the same invitation that people have gotten before and you would get to put your time and love into each one. That's special. I had my invites printed up but I learned calligraphy and hand addressed each one, with inner envelopes. It took me over a month to get them all finished, (181 invites), but I had so much positive feedback about how beautiful they were, that it made the hard work worth it.

I really like the idea of something that I put a bit of myself into, and I know many of my friends will appreciate it, but I'm also wondering how much attention the majority of people would pay.

I'm on the other end of the spectrum here. EASY MEANS GOOD!

As easy as possible.

And we've gotten nothing but comments on how nice they are.

My take on it is, there will be loads of other things to stress over. Why make this one more.

All valid points, and I was also arguing that side of the conversation with myself.

You have NO IDEA how much better this makes me feel. Thanks!

I'm actually hoping my wedding disasters will make for good stories! As long as there are no broken limbs or fatalities I think I will be ok!

I just wanted to point out what a tame bunch we are without you-know-who
around!

Voldemort?

When we have our renewal, we'll be in complete charge of EVERY detail, and we will tailor the event to be a party that WE can enjoy, not a big showy mess that our parents' friends will enjoy. It's kind of sad that after 7 years, the memories of that day that stick in my mind the most are getting sewn into my dress by my mom's best friend, and eating meatballs (first food that day aside from the ONE bite of wedding cake) out of a jar with my bare hands when we finally settled in at the B&B around 10pm that night (wedding was at 2). Just take the good with the crazy and try to enjoy it all.

I am with you on this! The great thing about having a gay wedding is that my mother (who loves my husband btw, she even cooks for him! That says a lot when you're Mexican) while accepting and loving, isn't jumping to invite everyone she knows. This is our party and we're gonna do it our way, and I'm not inviting anyone I don't want there.

 

[rpmdfw]

I am with you on this! The great thing about having a gay wedding is that my mother (who loves my husband btw, she even cooks for him! That says a lot when you're Mexican) while accepting and loving, isn't jumping to invite everyone she knows. This is our party and we're gonna do it our way, and I'm not inviting anyone I don't want there.

Same here! It's our party, we're throwing it, and if anybody we don't want shows up, we're throwing them out!