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A Hidden Mickey Wedding and a Disneymoon with a newbie - PTR **WE'RE BACK!!!**
Hi Everyone!! Well it's almost that time again but since I do have a few months left to go I figured I would start my PTR now and share with you not only my Disneymoon plans but also the plans for the wedding.... now im sure if anyone has any interest in the wedding plans but if it helps im trying to incorporate hidden mickeys wherever I can.
Originally I had always planned to get married at Disney but with my fiancee's family being so large we knew a lot of people wouldn't be able to come....so we settled with a quaint Victorian inn near hubby's hometown. Although it doesn't really fit my theme I still really wanted to incorporate my love for the mouse (which hubby doesn't get yet...but soon will) as often as possible.
Inbetween the updates on the wedding i'll post plans for the Disneymoon (which have changed about 3 times already) so at least i'll be keeping y'all on your toes!
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Introduction
Most of you know me on here as "nladams". Yes, lame user name I know. But when I originally signed up for passporter boards I thought you would be able to change your screen name after you make your log in information - If anyone ever frequents the DisBoards im ~*PrincessBelle*~ on there.....Anyhoo.....that's me! DSC02527.jpg
I am 23 years old living in good ol' southwestern Ontario with my DFi Ken (who's got a good 5 yrs on me ) I work for a medical software company as a client service administrator but wear many other career hats as well. I have been a medical office manager, radio news anchor, television news producer, legal assistant and much much more. DFi works as a motorcycle mechanic and does a lot of work with dirtbikes and grew up riding them too...he also loves hunting which i'm slowly getting into myself...
Here he is... DSC03832.jpg
Now don't panic.....but I should let you know that Ken is a total a Disney virgin .
His first experience will be our upcoming honeymoon. Now despite his "I don't get it" attitude with Disney he is so supportive of me. Since we started dating I have been on 3 Disney trips (1 with a girlfriend and 2 solo) and he even bought me my last solo trip as my Xmas present. He also sits through many Disney films with me ....even taking me to the theatres to see Wall-E when it first came out. I think we were the only grown-ups with no kids there
He won't admit it but he's such a big kid and secretly loves the kids movies (Up, Wall-E, Bolt, Lilo & Stitch, Finding Nemo). Not big into the Princesses but hey you can't win them all!
Me and Ken met almost 5 years ago. It was the summer before I was to go to college and I was working at Subway making sandwiches to try and pay for my tuition.
One hot summer day a really cute guy came into Subway with his friend. We chatted away while I made their subs and they happened to mention that they were going to get slushies after their subs. They payed their bill, ate their food, and were on their way but I couldn't stop thinking about this cute guy - wish I would of got his name.
About half an hour later as I was cleaning up near the end of my shift the cute came back. He had brought me a cream soda/pepsi slushie (how he knew this was my favourite i'll never know) but he said I could only have the slushie if I game him my number - I tell ya I don't think ive ever grabbed a pen or written my name down so fast in all my life!
About a week later we went on our first date. The longest date in history. He picked me up around 11:00 am and didn't come home till after 2:00 am. We had lunch, dinner, snacks, watched a movie (wedding crashers), went to the park, and just enjoyed each others company.
Fast forward 3 yrs to the Xmas of 2008. I had no idea that he was going to propose and we had planned to exchange one gift on Xmas Eve. Now the gift I choose to give was a total gag gift - a stuffed lemur from the Telus commercials (its a long story)
Here is what Ken unwrapped... DSC03795.jpg
And then I unwrapped a beautiful box which had "will you marry me" on it. I was floored! Such a shock...and the ring was so beautiful - and he picked it out all by himself!
Since Disney was out my next thought was Casa Loma in Toronto. It's a beautiful castle in downtown Toronto (hmmm...can you see a fairy tale theme emerging?) but after look at the prices for just the meal alone we decided that if wanted to actually eat for the next 15 yrs and not live out of a cardboard box that we would have to find something else.
Then I found the Elm Hurst Inn 8327_152830476282_501321282_3208121_5664633_n.jpg
Its a beautiful victorian B&B with a beautiful garden in the back. It has such a nice little treed area with a pond for the ceremony.....and the reception is going to be held in the grand ballroom...another beautiful space with lots of windows.. ballroom-2009.jpg
After one visit to the Elm Hurst I knew this would be the place....I just loved the vintage feel the place had and the food they have there is to die for!!
About a month ago we had our first tasting and I can't wait for the wedding now just so I can eat again! Here is what we picked for the menu
Appetizer
Tomato and roasted red pepper soup
Salad
Baby spinach salad
Young spinach leaves, hard cooked eggs, button mushrooms, red onion & warm bacon vinaigrette
Entrée
Roast top sirloin Bourguignon
Caramelized Bermuda onions, cured pancetta in a Portabella mushroom Burgundy wine sauce. Served with roast parisienne potatoes, steamed broccoli spears with toasted garlic and maple glazed baby carrots
Dessert
Lemon & Raspberry Tart
with crème fraiche
Coming up next ...a look our non traditional wedding cake
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ooooh, how exciting!!! Of course we'd love to hear all about your wedding plans!!! And it sounds wonderful so far. What a cute story about how you met. F.A.T.E. Can't wait to hear more!
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Thanks everyone for the congratulations!! Im so excited to share my plans with all of you....
and I guess that brings us to the cake.
I knew from the beginning that I didn't want a "traditional" cake. From looking at the venue I was slowly coming out with a dark purple and black/white damask theme for the reception. I found this cake online and INSTANTLY fell in love.... cake.jpg
now mine I will be changing up the colour and the there will be no monogram on top just more flowers....now which colour to choose? I had my cake lady do a sketch of the cake in purple..... Nynke[1].jpg
but it still wasn't right....once my cake lady got wind of my black and white damask theme she suggested just doing it in black and white I was a little apprehensive at first but now i'm super excited about it..it is going to look soooo sharp! and with all the big windows and light in the hall it wont look as dark as it does in this sketch....and it will be placed on top of a purple runner not green like in the picture...I know it's not for everyone but I love it!! Nynke Black and White Option.jpg
Now to the important part...the flavour!! Since we have 4 tiers I wanted to have 4 different flavours for our guests to try - well if you have more than 3 flavours in a cake it's more money so 3 flavours it is. We decided on a vanilla with raspberry filling, a chocolate with german chocolate filling, and (my favourite) a pineapple carrot cake. Now I hate carrot cake but this was AWESOME!! tasted just like a tropical spice cake - delicious!!
Now your probably wondering about the hidden mickey - now that the cake is black and white we're going to incorporate mickey head shapes into the damask pattern..I can't wait to see how it turns out!!
I LOVE YOUR CAKE!! I think it is a very cool idea about the hidden Mickeys. I look forward to seeing pictures of that and hearing more about your plans. We also Honeymooned in Disney World and that was my DH first trip. He's hooked now. We have been back 4 about to be 5 times since we have been married. We just celebrated our 7th anniversary in March.
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They caught us all smiling and looking at the camera!!!
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I think you'll find most of us here will love hearing all about your wedding AND your Disneymoon.
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