Why wouldn't your planner let you use the freeze dried petals? I thought that was okay at the WP??
Apparently some planners allow you to use freeze dried ones, and other planners stick to the "rules". My planners said that we had to use natural petals (freeze dried didn't count) and that if we didn't use Disney's petals then we would need to designate 2 guests to clean up after us. We decided instead of fighting it, we'd just buy bubbles. I bet if we brought our freeze dried petals with us, they probably would've used them, but I didn't want to take a chance and break the rules. If you plan on using them, just check with your planner before purchasing them. I have a whole box of the darn petals sitting in my closet! 
I love your TR! I love reading every little detail. It's so exciting because I'm using the WP too. (I switched from SBP). I love all the pictures with the report too! I feel like I'm reading a story book. It makes me so happy I chose David and Vicki.
It's all because of you that I even contacted David & Vicki, so I am forever grateful for that! 
After my wedding, I came on the boards and started a mini panic about the freeze dried petals.
I'm glad the bubbles worked out for you though! 
I'm using Orlando Blossoms and really frustrated because I liked Amy's arrangement (and price!) far more than Disney's idea. When I told them there isn't anything in my contract stating I couldn't bring in outside centerpieces they said CG has decided to no longer allow it - I even mentioned that I knew other planners had allowed as early as 2 months ago and I was told that must have been an oversight on the planner's part. Ugh! 
Hi Jules!
I felt like I had to chime in the planner differences. While my planner has told me I can use real petals from an outside vendor (and never mentioned a clean up fee), I was told today that I cannot use an outside vendor for my reception in the Napa Room
We originally planned on using the Napa Room and when we met with our floral planner in November, we showed her photos of the silk arrangements we were bringing in and all she said was that she loved them! And everyone receives the guidelines for specialty venues when they get their LOA which states location restrictions like at which locations outside vendors are excluded. Nowhere on the Napa Room info does it say that you must use Disney floral.
Hi Jules!
I felt like I had to chime in the planner differences. While my planner has told me I can use real petals from an outside vendor (and never mentioned a clean up fee), I was told today that I cannot use an outside vendor for my reception in the Napa Room
On a happier note - I LOVE your photos. My wedding is less than 2 months away and I can't tell you how much your posts have helped! Thanks for the inspiration!
I always feel like I just ramble on, but I'm glad that I was able to help a little. Good luck with your floral! That's ridiculous!
I'm sorry for the hijack, but I would definitely push this issue, especially if you already have plans made to use an outside florist!!
This crazy, 9-point, specially made bustle for my huge dress...the bustle had a map that we had to follow. My mom and sister had put the bustle up a few weeks before the wedding while we were at Davids Bridal. They followed the map that day and they had the seamstress there to guide them. For the weeks leading up to the wedding, I begged and pleaded for them to practice the darn bustle. They assured me that WITH THE MAP, they would be fine.
I've been putting off writing about the reception, because this is the one moment of my wedding day that I'd just like to forget. Madness ensued when my mom and sister realized they had forgotten the map. I told them not to worry, it was my fault, I should have remembered the map, especially since it was with the dress in my room, and I threw the garment bag containing the map off to the side of the room when I took my dress out. Well, my mom kept saying "let me run to your room and get the map". We were in the garden wing, it was far, but in hind sight, I really should have let her go get it. I just wanted to get to the damn party. So I said no, just try your best on the bustle and then pin up anything you can't figure out. I just wanted the thing to get up and off the floor. Well, my sister started getting a big attitude because she was stressed. She was yelling at my mom, at her husband, and then the assistant came over and pushed my mom out of the way, and my mom started crying. I was still trying to calm everyone down. Amy thought I was so funny, she thought I was the calmest bride ever. Truth is, I was just trying to not ruin my wedding day, I didn't want to think about the madness surrounding me. So I calmed my mom down, they pinned up my dress and I made everyone get over it. Well, after the wedding, my mom was still upset so she went and deposited money into my bank account to make up for me "wasting" my money at Davids Bridal. That woman's crazy. 
came up to us and introduced himself. He was so nice and outgoing. He understood exactly what we wanted for the wedding, and was very professional. Eddie and I loved him. 
We were supposed to be set up on the right side, the side closest to the Magic Kingdom and the observation deck overlooking the Magic Kingdom. We were supposed to have our sweetheart table against the window with the castle right behind us. We were supposed to have 4 round tables set up surrounding the dance floor. We were supposed to. Instead, they set us up on the left side of the restaurant, 4 huge square tables, the dance floor off to the side and the DJ out in a corner. When I realized that everything was wrong, I realized there was nothing I could do about it anyway. So we just shrugged it off, the guests didn't know the difference. Only people that knew it was all wrong was Eddie, me, my mom and sister. Oh well. It just went along with the way the whole day was. Nothing was going as planned, but everything was beautiful and perfect in its own way. These imperfections make the day more memorable to me. It worked out fine. We danced to "Beautiful in my Eyes" by Joshua Kadison. Thankfully, DJ Steve didn't make us dance to the entire song. We kept kinda looking over at him, and he eventually had the song fade out. That's when Eddie and I started making our rounds, greeting everyone and laughing about the weather. I took Eddie over to see his surprise cake, he LOVED it, he was so shocked and happy. The bakery did an amazing job on both cakes. 
It looks like your new DH had some water damage on the back of his suit in that last picture. I have been loving your pictures!!! I'm so sorry about the weather.
What a bummer about the set-up at the reception. There were several of those at my wedding and I did the same thing as you, just brushed it off to have a great time. It's those little things that I remember the most now.
How sweet of your mom!!! I feel so bad for her. I also had a David's Bridal bustle and the seemstress tried to sell me the way over-complicated bustle. I sad no because of the cost and th cheaper one was still complicated..
I love your wedding cake so much, the pinks are just beautiful. I also love how they did just a single rose in the glass vases, it reminds me of the Beauty and the Beast rose. So pretty!
Pink is my favorite color. I'm so glad you were able to get the grooms cake. I remember way back in your planning when you were talking about getting his cake. Your center pieces and the table themes are very pretty. I think it's really cool how you practically got the whole California Grill to yourselves. It room is beautiful!
I have been loving your pictures!!! I'm so sorry about the weather.
What a bummer about the set-up at the reception. There were several of those at my wedding and I did the same thing as you, just brushed it off to have a great time. It's those little things that I remember the most now.
How sweet of your mom!!! I feel so bad for her. I also had a David's Bridal bustle and the seemstress tried to sell me the way over-complicated bustle. I sad no because of the cost and th cheaper one was still complicated..
I love your wedding cake so much, the pinks are just beautiful. I also love how they did just a single rose in the glass vases, it reminds me of the Beauty and the Beast rose. So pretty!
Anyway, when the rain shifted when we were running to the limo, I sort of pushed him off the walkway and into the mud... He had mud up to his knee! Poor guy! Luckily it washed right off, he took care of that while we worked on the bustle.DEB... CHECK YOUR EYES LADY!!!
It's a shadow
I'm dying right now that you said that
.....I love both your cakes!
Your cake is so pretty! I love the shot with castle in the background!
I can't seem to find the one of the family portraits, after the ceremony but before the reception. I thought I posted a bunch of pictures. Did I? Or am I going crazy? It ended with Eddie and me running to the limo... Oh well. Let's wrap this baby up! ). While lunch was being served, DJ Steve took our request of playing Billy Joel very seriously. He played only Billy while we ate. And it was obscure Billy Joel songs, not the normal ones. That was my one little complaint about DJ Steve, but it wasn't really his fault, we said we wanted Billy Joel. It was so good. We danced to "Good Life" by OneRepublic. Not many of the guests knew the song, but they all circled around us and danced and sang. It was a perfect ending. A lot of guests sat down after that, and we had to keep asking them to leave, they didn't realize that the restaurant was going to be opening up soon. This is when I met our videographer for the first time. He said that he'd be in touch. I hope we get that video soon! I'm nervous to see it, I really don't like to hear myself and I'm sure I'm never going to dance again after watching our reception. David & Vicki told us they were going to do a bridal shoot for us the next day, so we made plans for that. I was too wired, so I went through our stuff to make sure everything had been returned to us and I wrote in my wedding journal. Eventually I fell asleep too. We woke up around 5pm to see that the sun was shining. We opened our gifts (we were surprised to see how generous everyone was! ) and realized that we didn't have our car or Eddie's clothes. All of his stuff was still in my brother's room at Pop. Poor Eddie only had his tux and shoes in our room, so he didn't want to walk to the MK to get on a bus to Pop. So we decided to take the monorail. Man that was a mistake! It took forever for us to get to the MK!!!! We realized we would never make it in time to our 7:30 reservation at Narcoossees, so we decided to go to Friendly's with Eddie's parents and my sister and her husband. It wasn't the most romantic wedding night dinner, but it sure was a lot of fun!
Hi Jules! Your day was beautiful! I really loved your TR, and got choked up a few times myself! Your cake was gorgeous and so were you! Hair fiasco or not, you made a gorgeous bride! I hope my day is half as wonderful as yours was!
Hi Jules,
I don't want your TR to end. I love reading about your day!
I don't think I saw the picture of you running in the rain or the family pictures. Maybe that part didn't post. The reception looks like fun and you still look good after all the rain.
Maybe that's why it's taking me so long to finish it... The reception was so much fun! I guess I'll just repost those pictures, couldn't hurt, right?!
