the bibbidi bobbidi boutique is brilliant. it's located right in cinderella's castle. it is pricey, though they do allow you to bring a dress and accessories from home which can shave big bucks off the price. we didn't really have anything at home to bring, so we went the way-expensive route. the minimum age is 3. we avoided that question when booking the appointment and no one said anything when we checked in. several other parents asked me how old pickle was so i just replied, "almost 3." (a few days beyond 2.5 rounds up to 3, right?) there was no way the princess was going to miss this.
in the lobby they have a sample of each dress and accessory that the princesses can choose from. a fairy godmother asks each princess which dress and accessories (shoes, wand, crown, etc.) she wants. the fairy godmother then slyly asks mom what size and goes to tell the mice which dress to make. all morning long caroline had declared she would be tiana. upon seeing the dresses she decided to be belle. then she saw the cinderella "glass" slippers and changed to cinderella at the last moment.
the fairy godmother then pulls all the right sizes and accessories from the back and lays it all fancy in the dressing room. they take the girls back, wave the magic wand, and pull back the dressing room curtain to reveal the whole ensemble. the princesses then get dressed.
then you go back to the lobby to wait for hair and make-up. here caroline meets an "after" cinderella.
your fairy godmother takes you back into the boutique for hair and make-up. there are three set hairstyles to choose from: a classic bun, one with long hair extensions, and a punk rock girl. pickle choose the bun (thank goodness, not sure her head could handle the extensions!)
a whole lotta hair goop later and pickle has a bun. impressive, since she barely even has hair. then it's time for make-up. the girls pick their eye-shadow and nail polish colors (and then get to take home the rest for later.) caroline was SOOO excited about getting sparklies on her nails, having once seen me with nail polish on like a year ago. they also get their face bedazzled and a princess sash. she did so well, sitting still. she's never even had a haircut before, and she patiently sat in the chair for 30-45 minutes for the whole process without ever squirming or protesting. ahh the beauty of princess magic.
the whole time the girls are facing away from the mirror so they can't see what's happening. once hair and make-up are complete, the fairy godmother sprinkles them with pixie dust (i.e. glitter that lingers for days), waves her magic wand, and says, "bibbidi bobbidi boo!"
then they spin the girls around so they can see what they look like. i almost lost it at this point because pickle was so adorable and so astounded at what she looked like.
then, since we got the extravagent package, we also got a photo shoot in another part of the castle. by this point pickle was exhausted and not really cooperative but we still got some good ones
worth. every. penny.
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The process pictures are AMAZING! I love them so much!
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