With all of the chaos of Day 1, I needed to relax and I was very glad that I had booked my hair/makeup trial with Patricia for that morning. DH was running errands and trying on his tux most of the morning.
MW Tux...
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Because the men in our bridal party were from ALL over (The Bronx, Brooklyn, Central Jersey, Jersey Shore, Delaware and North Carolina) and arriving on 4 different days, we decided to go with MW Tux. I was scared, because of the reviews I had read on these boards, but all in all we had a good experience. I forgot to put them on the vendor list.
- DH and FIL were measured in NJ, and their tuxes were delivered to ASMo. Friday morning they tried them on and they were perfect! If they did not fit MW Tux would have returned with the corrected suits later that day or on Saturday.
- Everyone else picked their suits on Thursday and Friday at the MW TUX near them and brought them as carry ons.
- MW Tux picked up ALL of 7 tuxes at the concierge desk at ASMo the morning after the wedding.
- The only confusion was when MW TUX wrongfully shipped GM Delaware and RB Delaware's tuxes to Disney. They were not arriving until late on Saturday, so if there were any problems with the tuxes, they would not have been able to get it fixed. But Julie Mischa at MW Tux Orlando was great and she overnighted their tuxes back to Delaware and they were able to pick them up before they left.
Patricia LeJeune...
http://www.lejeune-pca.com/
Patricia arrived a few minutes before 10. I hugged her, because I had emailed her non-stop in the months leading up to the wedding, asking billions of questions, and I felt bad. My hair is super curly, long, and super thick and in the past hair stylists have actually quit midway through trying to style my hair. So I was very scared
. But every email I sent, she responded to very warmly and reassured me that she would do everything she can to take care of me. She even said that she would stay ALL day for no extra charge.
She ended up only spending 2 1/2 hours with me. I had sent her dozens of pics and she knew that I wanted a natural romantic look. And once she was there she asked to see my dress and I explained that the overall look we were going for was Lord of the Rings/Enchanted Forest. Ridiculous! She laughed and told me how not ridiculous that was and told me about weird weddings she had attended. I am super shy! But she was very nice and very easy to talk to!
YAY Patricia!
During the trial, my BM India was fighting with Magical Express trying to find her luggage.
***I hope no one is offended but I am going to refer to our bridesmaids and groomsmen by the country or state they are from. I don't know how they would feel about me posting their names. PM me if you are offended and I will change it!
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Costco Saves Big Bucks!!!
DH picked up the rental car and ran to Costco with his dad and bought beer, wine, and two cases of water. I am so glad he did this, it saved so much money!!!
We bought the Disney Dining Experience card and tried to eat at restaurants that accepted it. Throughout our honeymoon, in preparation for dinner we would relax and drink lots of wine. Then at dinner we would only order a glass each. It saved us a few hundred dollars doing it this way.
Also, we never bought water in the parks. I carried a few bottles of our Costco water everywhere (considered it exercise). That saved some money too!
Animal Kingdom Fun
After the hair/makeup trial and the Costco Run, we went to Animal Kingdom! It was a small group since none of my family arrived until Saturday, it was just DH and I, the in-laws, MOH and her husband and a bridesmaid.
It was so much fun, especially because the BM India had NEVER been to Disney before and the first ride we went on was Kali River Rapids. She kept asking if there were real temples that people actually used. She said that EVERYTHING Indian at Animal Kingdom looked really authentic. She was impressed.
These are the only pics I have from that trip.
Monkey Non-Vendor Review... A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
I LOVE Monkeys! And the Animal Kingdom Monkeys rock! There was a baby monkey swinging around like crazy and he was so fun to watch. He/she was the highlight of Day 2! In most of the pics I have of him he is a blur. In this pic you can see his hands hugging the center tree to the left of the big monkey. Go Monkey Go!
Did you know that the average adult owl only weighs 2 lbs!!???
FIL and MIL left after only 2 hours (MIL gets hot and overcome by the heat very easily) So the rest of us went to eat at the Rain Forest Cafe. Even though there is one at Menlo Park mall, really close to where we live, I had never been to one and I don't think I need to ever go back.
We all had some form of burger. DH and I had BBQ burgers, BM India had a veggie burger, and MOH and hubby had a cheeseburgers. They were average and pricey. We got a 10% AP holder discount. And i loved the thunderstorm the first time. BM India and I ordered a chocolate cake to go and ate it when we got back. That was delicious.
The Forgotten Phone Charger
I swear it wasn't me this time.
On the way back to ASMo, DH realized that his phone battery was dying and realized that he had forgotten his charger in NJ, so we headed to Best Buy. We went to three different stores and no one had it. He ended up getting a super cool new phone at a Verizon store, because upgrading was freer than buying a charger.
When we got back to ASMo DH's GM North Carolina had arrived with his fiance and her daughter. GM North Carolina is the one in the tiara in my Top 10 List.
So DH and I waited by the ASMo pool. It was freezing and to make it worse we were drinking beer, so the minute he arrived, I said " Hi, I like your shirt, see ya!" and ran back to my room.
Next Up... Day 3 - Magic Kingdom and Sea Breeze Point
I'm sorry, I actually was just trying to decide if I should change my thread update title to... "Day 1- I FORGOT my Wedding gown", but I don't want to scare people! 
Your instructions said "Come early if you want to be with me" their loss that they didn't!
Everything will be alright.
