Hunter Wedding Video *Sneak Peak*

Finally the sneak peak of our wedding video !!!!!!

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Our final few details ....

 

It's been a busy day today here as we work through some last minute issues, i'll write a full recap a little later, but till then here are some pictures .........

Welcome bag have started to be delivered.....

 

 Bridesmaids checklist bags have been delivered ...

 

 

 Bathroom Baskets are ready to be dropped off ...

 

 

 

Wedding Week Commences ...............

OMG ! we have finally arrived !!!

For the next week this is our home ..... aka wedding central !!

 

I love this house already ! I have found some great spots for wedding day photos, heaps of room for all our last minute projects, however the best thing has to be the home theatre room to keep DF and the groomsmen entertained !!!

Living Room

Home Theatre

Outside Entertaining Area

 

Guest House

 

Bathroom & Pashmina Basket Finished

 

I've finished off a few more of our DIY projects today

First was our Pashmina Basket, 1/2 pink & 1/2 white and tied with a silver ribbon. The basket hasn't arrived yet, but if it doesn't arrive in time, this is a good back up

 

 

 Also finished our Bathroom Baskets

 

 

and the wedding schedule pack for the bridal party. It has a map, driving instructions from Sydney to the Hunter Valley, weekend event list, wedding day timeline and contact numbers 

 

 

 

 

Our last Disney DIY project completed!

 

Just in time our final Disney DIY project completed!  A personalised travel journal and passport cover

 

 

 

 

The travel journal is split up into 2 sections, section one is each family’s trip plan with their itinerary, travel confirmations, day trips and tours, important information and contact numbers.

 

 

  

 

Section 2  is a travel journal, with journal pages for each place & port we visit, a place to keep tickets, receipts and mementos of our trip.

 

 

 

1 Month Today !!!

Slipper Basket Finished !

Now that I have finalised the design of our reception stationery, I can finish off lots of projects that have stalled while they waited for the last stationery piece of the project.

First one was our slipper basket

The slippers have all been bagged for a while and all that was missing was the swing tags. The design is inspired by our logo and has the size on one side and a poem on the other "bought new shoes to match your dress and now they're feeling tight? Have not a care just take a pair and you can dance all night".

One last minute change was I found some cute sparkly silver & glitter bags which I will use for the bridal party & my immediate family. As I don’t want them to miss out, I have taken a pair of slippers in their size and will have them placed on their seat at the reception.

I have also finished the welcome party & reception signage

Welcome Sign

Menu's, Bathroom Basket, Pashmina Basket & Candy Bar signs

And for a bit of fun Bride & Groom wedding day timelines!

Candy Bar Goodies

The popcorn bar has now almost fully become a candy bar as it will be a lot easier for me to set up and I can organise the contents well ahead of time. If we had stuck to popcorn only I would have had to make/collect it a day before the wedding and that’s cutting it a bit fine.

I’ve had to promise our jnr. groomsman that we will still have candy popcorn as it’s his favourite and DF wants his fizz wizzes!

Sticking with our colour theme these some of the treats that have already arrived.....pink M&M’s, pink & silver Hershey kisses, marshmallows, chocolate truffles, white & pink rock candy, lolly pops, pink foil choc balls and pink kit kats minis.

 

Welcome Bags – Hunter Reception

I have been planning our welcome bags for months, it’s one of my favourite wedding projects and today with the help of a great mate, we worked all day & finished them finally !!!

I wanted to make a goodie bag filled with treats & all the little things you might have forgotten or would like when arriving at a hotel. Now the tricky part …. quantity & cost ….. we have to make 70 and have a budget of $8.50 per bag MAX ! I had some great ideas of what I could include but things could get expensive quickly, so I had to think of fun & creative ways to fill up the bags on a budget.

I have dropped the canvas bag idea and gable boxes are out too as they are both expensive, instead I have opted for a natural brown bag with a big welcome sticker on the front.

For the contents we called in a favors, changed & swapped out items & bought in bulk to save on the cost but not quality.

1 x Mini bottle of Pink blush champagne $ 4.50

1 x Mini bottle of coke $0.95

2 x plastic wine glasses $free

1 x pkt kettle chips $0.95

1 x Block of Cadbury chocolate $1.40

1 x pkt of Wine charms (DIY)

2 x jars of local hunter valley jam $1.00

1 x pkt of Disney Princess tissues $ 0.10

1 x pkt of Disney Princess tissues $ 0.10

2 x pkts of chewing gum $free

1 x tube of cocoa butter hand crème $free

1 x mini bottle of hand sanitiser $free

1 x local information pack, map, brochures & weekend schedule

The final contents & cost $9.00 per bag

Unfortunately the pictures aren’t that great but I will take more and replace them when I have a chance.

Our Finished Invitations (Home Reception)

Although they have end up quite different to what I had planned in the beginning, instead of rustic wine corks & copper wire they are lace & ribbon, I really like them.

The biggest difference is the outer wrapper as some have chocolate or natural wood grain paper & some have a soft chocolate tissue paper.

A huge thank you goes out to my Dad, who patiently threaded all the peals onto the ribbon wrap around ties for me. A long and boring job and I’m so grateful for all the help xx







Inside







Main Invitation & enclosures







Envelopes



ETA ~ Tuesday 18th January 2011 ~ A pro picture of our invitations

Disney Floral & Photography

Very exciting day today!

Rosie from Disney Floral & Photography called to discuss our cruise favors and also my bouquet and DF’s buttonhole for our Magic Kingdom photos.

She is just gorgeous! So helpful and she let me put in an order for the items from Frank’s studio I wanted as well.

These are the chocolate favor options I have 

or we can choose a Mickey Bottle Stopper $6.95

Or Mickey Ornament $10

I think we will go with the chocolate Mickey Ears & Mickey Rice Krispies.

Rosie also sent me the Mickey Pin-tuck accessory list, now to decide on just one!



Disney Welcome Bags

 

Another big DIY project down!

I’ve finished our Disney Welcome Bags!!!

I haven’t made them up as such, but I have collected all the items and finished off the DIY projects I wanted to include.  We will assemble them the day before we depart at our WDW hotel and then we have organised to drop them with our on-board coordinator and she will deliver them to everyone’s stateroom prior to their arrival.   

 

Final bags will be DCL ship gift bags and contain the following

# Mickey chocolate shortbread (will pick up at WDW)

# Mickey & Minnie DCL plush

# DIY bear necessities kit

# Bag of chocolatears (will pick up at WDW)

# DIY door hangers

# Mickey & Minnie coin purse

# Ariel magic towel

# DCL magical memories badge

# DFTW disposable camera

# Mini Disney tin (Bambi, Thumper or Dumbo) with Mickey earrings inside

# Magnetic note board & pen (for stateroom doors)

# Disney umbrella

Depending on how full the bags end up I may put some extra lollies or chocolates in them as well as i want each bag to be full to the brim with goodies for everyone.

DIY Projects for the Cruise Welcome Bags

A few more of the DIY items ready for the Cruise welcome bags......

 

Door hangers (front & back)

 

 

The bear necessaries bag ~ including lip balm, hand sanitizer, tissues, band aids, heron and tissues.