I Will Not Call Them STD's

Our Save the Date's went out last week, which was totally exciting. It snapped me back into wedding planning mode, and it made the whole thing seem much less surreal, and a lot more realreal.

These are the standard letters sent out by Disney. They usually send them out with a sheet that has ticket ordering info on it, but we opted not to do that. It just felt a little tacky to us, and besides the savings were not all that significant.

I loved that they took care of this detail for us. I really did not care to make our own save the date's and send them out.

Here's a dirty little secret: no matter how cute and perfect your save the date is, I make note of the date in my calendar and throw it away, unless you sent me that magnet, which gets put on the fridge for a few months and then thrown away.

This letter though, I will keep in the forever pile.

Some More Tea Party Pictures

I am a bad blogger. It's been a few days but it has been a crazy weekend. A good friend of mine is leaving for school at the end of the week and she will be sorely missed so we had to give her a proper send-off this weekend. Throw in the mix a birthday celebration for another friend and it turned into quite a full weekend.

I came across these really cool pictures for a tea party at Dinsey's Grand Californian Hotel. It's a tea party luncheon that you can actually have Disney plan and cater it for you. The cost I'm sure is a bit high, as character rental alone for weddings is about $700 for a half hour.

What I really like is the look of the event. The mismatched napkins, the whimsical centerpieces, and the lanterns. I think it's all really great. If the reception looked like this I would be completely happy with it.

If I Weren't So Excited to Be Having a Disneyland Wedding

I think I would want to have my wedding at this place. The Las Rocas resort is a hotel and Spa in Rosarito Beach, Baja California. It's only a 45 minute drive from the border to Rosarito Beach and the location looks amazing.

I had the pleasure of meeting their event manager at the same sex wedding expo in Long Beach. He told me that they have been doing same sex ceremonies since 2004, and he and his partner had their ceremony there.

They have all inclusive wedding packages for 100 guests starting at $4000 for low season weekday wedding and up to $8000 during a peak season weekend. You pay a set price per guest over 100, and room minimums apply.

It should go without saying, but never book a venue sight unseen. A site visit is a must unless you live very away from the venue, and then you are completely in "at your own risk" territory.