May the love be with you. . .and Lauren and John!

Once upon a time. . .and in a galaxy far away. . .Lauren and John had an amazing wedding at Walt Disney World! We had an absolute blast helping this sweet couple design the details for this amazing event. We made save the dates in a Star Wars glitter font, custom oversized pocket invitations in shimmery paper and their favorite aqua color, and then for the wedding, the fun began! Their ceremony at Disney's Wedding Pavilion was traditional. The bride even wore her mother's vintage wedding gown. Their programs were ivory shimmery paper hot foil stamped in silver with the Walt Disney World Castle, Stitch and Tinker Bell.

Their staged exit was unique because we made three different items--rose petal cones with their custom monogram, bubbles and ribbon wands in their colors stamped with "May the Love be with you!" The guests were allowed to choose their favorite way of sending the bride and groom off to their reception.

The bride and groom both had costume changes for their Star Wars themed reception. The bride wore a gown befitting Princess Leia (if Leia had more of a classic style. . .LOL!) and the groom had commissioned a custom Jedi costume. They entered the ballroom at Disney's Grand Floridian under the creative salute of crossed lightsabers and the fun began!

The tables were named after the different planets on the Star Wars galaxy and we made a custom ballroom diagram to look like a planetary system detailing the precise location of each guest's "planet" or table. (For fun, I made the DJ's table the Death Star. He had a good chuckle!) The room was beautiful. The Walt Disney World Floral team, led by the amazing Rose Dizon, outdid themselves in making the room beautiful and elegant but still with a galactic touch. The centerpieces had flashing lights in the vase and the room sparkled.

We made place cards and menu cards both with a special twist--the color of the bow on both the menu card and place card indicated the individual guest's meal choice. Turquoise blue meant beef, silver meant fish and ivory signified chicken. (Lauren and John had special menus, so we added stars to their place cards). We also created signs to go on the table with the coordinating planets pictured.

For Lauren and John's cake, Disney's Grand Floridian Bakery created a turquoise and ivory edible confection with our large white chocolate castle on top decorated with turquoise accents and glittering pixie dust.

The effect of all the painstaking details was well worth the effort. Fantasy became reality just for one magical night and our bride and groom partied the night away. . .and then they lived. . .happily ever after. (Cue the ba-dum, ba-dum, ba-dum music at the end of Star Wars that starts the credits!)

Photography: Disney Photographic Services

Wedding Planner: Celeste DeCicco, Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings

Floral: Rose Dizon, Disney Floral Event and Gifts

All the details: Impressions, of course!