No video for the week, folks. I do not so much have the pregnancy glow. In fact, one of the top three responses to "I'm pregnant" has been, "oh...I wondered because you've looked awful for weeks." That's just how I roll.
UpdatesThis has been a fun week, even though I didn't post all of the weddings that I thought I was going to. I think capping myself at one-two posts per day is good for my energy level right now, so I'm going to plan the next couple of weeks with that in mind. This does, of course, mean that I'll be getting through those spotlights slower, so if you're waiting on one you might be waiting for a little bit. If you're getting really anxious, shoot me an email and I might be able to tell you when it's coming up.
Quick note about spotlights: even if you've applied to be spotlighted, you may need to apply again. I had way too many applications piling up and a lot of them weren't ready to be spotlights, so I did a lot of thinning this week. If you applied before you had your wedding (and therefore had no photos to share), I deleted your application. If you applied and gave me a link that needed a password, but didn't give me the password, it got deleted. If you applied and said you'd send me your photos if I really wanted to see them, it got deleted. There were just too many for me to be able to touch base with everyone and I have a ton that are ready to go, so I had to make room. If yours was deleted, don't get discouraged! If you'd like to be spotlighted, go ahead and apply again. Just make sure I can get to the photos easily and that you tell me who the photographer is. Thanks!
In other news, I did book a mini-trip to Walt Disney World in October so I'll be in Orlando if you'll be in Orlando. I'll only be there from the 6th thru the 9th (very mini trip) and my days are filling up fast, but I'm hoping to save some free time for a quick meet up. We just can't have too much fun, though, because I promised Kyle I wouldn't go to WDW and have too much fun without him. My mantra for this trip is "This is not a vacation. This is not a vacation," because I'm supposed to be focusing on getting stuff done for the blog. We'll see how well I stick to that game plan!
The March trip with the big exciting stuff has officially been canceled. I got a couple of confused emails from people that I'd made tentative plans with before we knew that I'll be having a baby that month. Baby = no Florida. I am still trying to organize a big blog meet for January, because I'll be there on my anniversary trip, but I don't have hard plans to share yet.
I appreciate everyone who took that survey I put up! Unfortunately, there was an even split on just about every question, with the exception being that you all wanted free food. I did get some great write-in suggestions, though, and I'm going to look into options while I'm there in October, so hopefully I'll have more to share soon. Also, I'm just starting to look for sponsors for the January meet. If you know someone who is interested in being a sponsor, please have them drop me an email.
Photo of the Week
I know many of you saw this photo on DFTW's fan page or on my Facebook page this week, but I just had to share it in the weekly update because it fits this week's theme so well! Talk about unexpected! We'll be seeing more of Christina + Rich's wedding very soon on this blog...
- A new giveaway
- A new theme
- An exciting announcement about next year's Disney Wedding Awards
A Special RequestI have a community week scheduled this fall and I would really like to encourage you guys to get involved! If you have a special friend (or group of friends) that you've made through the Disney wedding forums or if a special wedding was particularly inspirational to you, I'd love to hear about it. Send me a photo and a short paragraph on why that photo inspires you/makes you happy/sums up Disney weddings and be sure to tell me your name (or username) and the name/username of the bride you're talking about.
For example:
"I love this picture of Dara and her wedding party because everyone looks so happy and relaxed! Whenever I got stressed with wedding planning, this photo came to mind and I hoped that by the time our big day rolled around, we would be having as much fun with our friends as these ladies are having. It's just such a joyful picture!" ~ Carly (thatdisneygirl)
If you'd like to submit some thoughts about a special photo or friendship that you've made, please drop me an email at carly@disneyweddingblog.com. You don't have to send a photo, but in all fairness I'll probably be a bit more likely to use entries with photos since we looooove photos on this site!
As part of community week, I'm also looking for guest posts, including articles about what you learned, letters to your spouse/fiance, and inspiration boards. Thanks!
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