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By this time, everyone had made their way up to the reception hall for their first drinks and an appetizer of roasted pumpkin soup with a chipotle cream drizzle and cinnamon toast crostini. Yes, that was blatant bragging. And yes, it was every bit of stupid good as you are thinking.
Mr. Skunk and I hung back with Mrs. Scissors for a little more alone time. I finally worked some angles in a non-awkward manner.
The dress code for civil ceremonies tends more toward business wear or nice dresses (for the ladies). Even the bride wears a suit or dress. So it was clear that Mr. Bracelet would wear a nice suit…and me…erm…I was going to wear one of the following depending on the temperature/weather:
Organized (left to right) from warmest to coolest. You saw what nice weather we had at our Polterabend and the weather report told us to expect more of the same, even warmer. So option three it was! It’s a dress from BHLDN that I bought after Christmas. Another nod to BHLDN are my shoes. There’s a story behind them, but for now eye candy will do.
Well I’m a slacker, huh? Foxy and I went and got our marriage license almost a whole month ago and I never told you guys!!
It actually completely fascinates me how this whole process works. In Maryland, you need to apply for and get your license in the county that you are getting married in—so for us, it was Harford County. The license is also good for an astounding six months…we could have done this ages ago!! Anyway, it was kind of amusing because we didn’t even need to show our IDs or any other proof of identification—we just shared our information verbally, gave them our credit card, and walked out with a license in under 10 minutes. Boom.
Now, for whatever reason, I was under the presumption that, on our wedding day, Foxy and I would need to sign the license along with our officiant and one or two witnesses. This was further cemented into my brain at my mom’s wedding in New York almost two years ago, when exactly that happened.
Genie in a Bottle/Christina Aguilera references…too obvious? Finnneeee…I won’t go there…but I am SO excited to introduce our newest bee, who’s having not one, but two awesome weddings (one approaching quickly!). Say hello to our newest bee, Miss Genie!
Miss Genie, Los Angeles
Age & Occupation: 23, Admissions Assistant
Fiance’s Age & Occupation: 24, Biotechnology
Engagement Date: July 3, 2010
Wedding Date: July 2012
Venue: Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center
About Me: I am bibliophile and Disney nerd who is marrying her science genius high school sweetheart in not one, but two, weddings! When I am not working or wedding planning, I am usually found reading a book (or my Nook), weeping at an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, or frolicking in Disneyland. Mr. Genie is usually found rolling his eyes at my eccentric behaviors while playing Diablo III, solving great big science problems, and introducing me to highbrow television like Breaking Bad. We are getting married in a traditional American wedding, jetting to Costa Rica, and coming back for a traditional Bengali wedding one month later! I can’t wait to share all my plans with the Hive! “You ain’t never had a friend like me!”
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In my dream wedding world, our wedding day is going to be warm and sunny. (Say it with me now: It’s not going to rain. It’s not going to rain. It’s not going to rain.) If it is sunny, we will be spending a lot of the day outside, baking in said sun.
The sun and I don’t really get along. I used to love being tan, but that all changed one summer during band camp in high school. In my infinite 15-year-old wisdom, I was too lazy to put on sunscreen. For, like, an entire week of eight-hour days spent outdoors in the relentless August sun. As you can imagine, I was burnt to a crisp. It took forever to heal, and I felt like I was on fire for way longer than I care to remember. Ever since then, I have been obsessive about sun protection—hats, sunglasses, coverups, and SPF 50, minimum.
Photographic evidence: this was taken at the end of July last year. No tans even in the middle of summer!
But the thing about that SPF 50? It’s greasy. It’s slimy. It stays on your skin and feels disgusting until you scrub it off in the shower. And the smell. It’s like wearing a big sign that says, HEY, I’M COVERED IN GREASE, I DARE YOU TO TOUCH ME! Not to mention the fact that it will get into whatever clothes you’re wearing and make them permanently sunscreen scented, too—I have T-shirts that I wear for gardening that will never, ever not smell like sunscreen again.
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My entire life I have had a problem asking for help. I take on more and more, while insisting I can do it all myself. As you might have been able to guess from my absence around here (I am so sorry!), lately my life has become extra overrun with work, trying to find a new place to live, and trying to desperately finish up things for our wedding.
I freely acknowledge that I am a control freak, so accepting help wasn’t easy, but it has saved some of my sanity. And after one mental breakdown that culminated in a long night spent crying on the couch while eating a Hershey’s chocolate bar, I finally decided to accept the many loving offers of help I have received over the months. Mr. Scepter took on keeping track of our RSVPs, finding cake-topper options, and running every aspect of our home, dog, and social life. My amazing mother offered to communicate with the venue and the bartender and arrange for the buying and delivery of our beer and wine selections. My incredible MOH/Lil Sis Dolphin has saved my sanity by searching for garter options and shoe options for my bridal-shower dress, and taking over the fan programs I can’t bring myself to power through.
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Previously, on Miss Potion’s blog:
After consulting The Unofficial Guide, asking friends and coworkers, and weighing our priorities, we decided we wanted to go ahead and get the Disney Deluxe Dining Plan. (That link takes you to the official Disney website, which explains what’s included in this plan and how it works.) I’ll save you the gory details of this particular decision-making process…we have heard that this dining plan gives you way more than enough food, but we figure it’s better to have too much food than not enough, and we’d rather have one less thing to need cash for while we’re there.
So where will we be spending those dining credits?
Once again, The Unofficial Guide proved invaluable in deciding on Disney restaurants. They rated the food and ambiance at each restaurant, and even gave recommendations for what to order. Since Mr. Potion and I have been to Disney before, we’ve already eaten at a few places and decided we wanted to try something new. The Unofficial Guide also gave recommendations for which places need reservations in order to get a good table at a decent hour, so we made a list of all the places we definitely want to eat at and when, and gave that list to Kim from Dreams Unlimited so she can make our reservations for us.
Sunday: Dinner
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Cinderella’s Castle at Magic Kingdom / Image via InteractiveWDW
We’ll be arriving in Orlando on Sunday, checking in to the resort, and basically taking it easy all afternoon. We’ll probably grab lunch at the on-site restaurant at the resort, then head to the Magic Kingdom for the rest of the day to meet some characters and do a little shopping and maybe take a spin on the Teacups. Sunday will be the most easygoing day of the honeymoon, and I want us to dress a little nicer than shorts and T-shirts, because we’re going to have dinner at Cinderella’s Royal Table! The “Character Dining Experience” means we’ll be dining with the princesses, and the package includes professional photos! Cinderella’s Royal Table was definitely at the top of our list for must-visit restaurants, so the first night seems like the perfect time to eat there!
Monday: Lunch
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