J & T's Wishes Wedding 5/5/12 SB/SBP/BW *Wedding & Aulani HM TR Complete!*

[tric8783]

Your pics are just AMAZING!!! I'm glad you and Josh had such a wonderful relationship with your photographers. I think that's very important, and we didn't have that at all. That's my fault though, so we won't get into that!

-My heart seriously broke from the look on Josh's face!!! How damn hard is it to repeat someone's name?!?!? He looks like he could kill someone. You look like "AHHHHH... let me laugh this off before I **** a brick!!!" I'm glad you guys were able to recover for some awesome first dance pics!!!!
-I'm totally jealous of the closeness you two have with your bridal party!! You can tell how much everybody loves yall, and how happy they are for yall!!!
-Your reception looks like it was FANTABULOUS!!! (yes, that great!) Even if you didn't post all of the pics I saw on Facebook!! Let's just say if I'd been there, I would've made sure I had some dollar bills!!!
-I read your photogs blog post about yall playing their song...I cried! Just sayin'!!!
-I totally feel you on the pic in front of The Boardwalk. We wanted a pic out there as well, and we didn't get it either. I'm so bitter that I take a pic of it every single time we park at there!!
-I love your cake.. but I'm going to ask, because sometimes I'm just slow! Is it supposed to resemble flowers or coral reef (for your beach theme)?? It could go either way!! Don't hit me!!
-I was very impressed with the ninja cake guy!!! He seems to just appear! (even though I have him in several pics standing off to the side at our wedding!)

I'm ready for more now!!! I want to hear about Jellyrolls. We've never been!

Thanks Jennifer!! I really love pictures and am normally the wedding guest that takes 500 pictures.. hahaha so of course I know what an art photography is and really appreciate how well our photographers capture it!

I haven't shown Josh the pictures of us coming in, don't want to bring it back up. So ugh. I'm glad we at least were able to look like we rubbed it off quick!

BAHAHA that is Josh's cousin, he is 21 and a little rough around the edges but so sweet and means well. Your comments on FB were cracking me up!!

I cry at every blog post the photographers write involving us. I think I may have a problem. lol

I noticed in our pictures, they did take a picture of the BW sign while they were leaving I assume. So sweet. We actually had them for 8 hrs, they definitely stayed longer than that AND we did get pictures from them from rehearsal. so amazing.

BAHAHA our cake. Yes, it is supposed to resemble pink peonies. I gave them an inspiration pic and they were to copy it. It was shinier or something? It definitely looks different but I can't pinpoint why. Help perhaps?
This was what they were supposed to match:

vs. what we got:

I do think it was still gorgeous!
hahaha the "ninja cake guy" he is in one pic from a guest that i lost, but other than that, nothin! hahaha too funny!!

Just caught up on your trip report Tricia, wow!

I love the photos of you and your girls with the parasols, and with josh holding your shoes.

Everything looks stunning and I'm sorry to read about the few things Disney messed up for you that dj?!

We also have rev jack so I'm glad to read you liked him, and Ohana is the bestest rehearsal dinner choice IMO

Look forward to reading more!

Thanks Em! Rev. Jack was so sweet, definitely a great choice! And Ohana too, obviously I agree!

That cake is to die for! Gorgeous.

Thank you!

 

[tric8783]

Alrighty! So once we finally got everyone to leave, Vita gave us a case of beer, everyone grabbed one and we were off! Like I said at the end of my last post, I rrealllly wish I had my camera for this. lol The entire boardwalk area was dead quiet, no one really around. And then here we come. It was great! We were off to Jellyrolls! Some of the girls went back to the BC to change, they took my bouquet and left it at the front desk for me which was awesome!

Of all the times Josh and I have been to Disney and stayed at the BW, we've never been to Jellyrolls! We ended up all assembling in the back along the railing (standing). Our best man went up and requested a song for us or something? I'm not really sure. lol It was a lot of fun and I could tell our guests really enjoyed it. I only have a few pics here that I know of anyway.

One of my bridesmaids and I

my BFSK (best friend since kindergarten)

Josh and our friend Meg

My BM and her hubby (i also love our other guests in the background on the right )

and my sister and I with my BIL creepin

I definitely wish I had my camera here so I could've gotten pics of everyone. At this point, I was so miserable in my dress. haha I had not gone to the bathroom since I put the dress on (think around 3PM) and it was now about 12:30. I gave the look to Josh and we decided we were going to take off. We walked back with my sister and BIL, and I ran for the bathroom. Ah did it feel good. lol They were trying to get me to go to the bathroom in Jellyrolls, but my dress wasn't coming up, it would have had to come down, me step out of it etc. I was not doing that in Jellyrolls. so foiled. Luckily, we made it back just in time for room service.
I got a honkin cheese burger and Josh got a turkey club I think
nom

Josh took out the new iPad I got him, and I passed out, quick! Whew, what a day!!


We did get the reports the next morning. Most of our guests stayed at Jellyrolls until about 2:30 and got back to their rooms around 3. We definitely had some sick guests the next day! They played the song our BM requested and more than a handful of them got up on stage, including my father in law! They all pretty much told us small tidbits with the rest being a blur- sign of a good night! One of the best men (with the pregnant wife) got in trouble for coming back so late... hahaha. Everyone raved how great it was, I think next time we go down we'll try again when I don't have to go to the bathroom so bad!

 

[tric8783]

The next morning I woke up early! We and my whole family was checking out of the BC today. I was excited to get over to the Poly, we were using our free night there for meeting 25 room nights from our block. I rented us a full day cabana and was really looking forward to relaxing with my husband all day!

My parents, sister and brother were all moving to BLT. They were staying for a few more days and wanted to be on the monorail loop. Josh and I had originally brought three suitcases and we needed to pack one up for my parents to bring back. I started trying to decide which clothes not to bring to Hawaii and send home, etc. We had our boxes of leftovers from the wedding brought up and tried to see what we could throw out/leave. Everyone must have used the parasols and then put them back, because we had almost all of them! We left them there (they were only about $30 for 24). We only had a few fans and flip flops left, so my mom took those home. I tried to package up everything else and shove it in the suitcase. I also put Tiffany back in her bag, folded her and put her in the suitcase. Poor Tiffany was sooo dirty.

Remember I said my shoes sunk into the grass taking pictures? I'm so happy I didn't get the shoes I wanted ($700 designer shoes). I wonder if shoes can be cleaned?

My parents also had the top layer of the cake which they were freezing and having mailed home (which ended up not happening for who knows what reason, so my mom carried it home on the plane)

and my bouquet that by this morning had opened more and I absolutely adored:

The last time I saw her in her beautiful glory:

Josh's bout was completely wilted and un-pretty the next day

Tiffany in the suitcase, womp womppp

The suitcase was good to go, we brought it over to my parents room and we were off to the Poly!!

Since my brother had the car still and we didn't want to deal with them or asking them to bring us anywhere, we decided to get a cab. We said goodbye to my two out of state bridesmaids who were catching the ME out front (they live in DC and CA so I only get to see them for wedding events usually. Hopefully my CA BM will get engaged and make us some plans soon! )

 

[tric8783]

BM's boarded the ME and it was off! I shed a few tears and our cab pulled up! Honeymoon ahoy! Our cab ride over was uneventful, I think about $20 from the BC to the Poly. We checked in and they gave me my first KTTWC with my new name! They also gave us fresh lei's!

Amazingly, our room was ready! We were in the Tahiti building, Josh didn't like the walk but I love the scenery of the Poly so it didn't bother me a bit! After tipping a million people over the last few days (every time the bellhops brought things up to our room etc), Josh wanted to walk our bags ourselves to our room (I think we shouldve gotten a ride! ) We made it to our room:

The closets/fridge area

Our patio:

Josh thought it was dated (low ceilings etc) but I loved it. It's exactly what I remember Disney to be since this is the resort we always stayed at growing up until we bought DVC. I was really trying to steer the Poly to be his new favorite but I don't think the one night was enough. foiled... lol Josh decided he wanted to lay around a bit, and I wanted to get out to the cabana!!

Finally, I got him ready to go and we headed for the pool! Along the walk we spotted this little gem!

 

[2dogmom]

I love all of your wedding pics. The balloons... you and your girls with the parasols... all of them. Your cake was beautiful. Sounds like you had an incredibly fun time at your reception and post reception.

 

[tric8783]

We made our way over to the cabana rental desk and told them we had our reservation. We got there about 1PM, we had rented for the full day and asked if we could possibly have it for a 1/2 day since we had gotten there so late. They asked why we came so late, and we told them we had gotten married the night before so this morning were moving all our stuff around and had just gotten there. Immediately they congratulated us, said no problem, and showed us to our cabana! They were so nice!

Our cabana:

of course we jumped in the pool!

our new rings

We really enjoyed lounging all day, and the cabana was huge for the two of us!

We had two loungers, four chairs i think that we put outside of the cabana, then a couch inside as well. There is also a TV mounted inside and a fridge stocked with soda and water. Josh I'm sure thought "what is she up to now" with me telling him I wanted to get out to the cabana, but once we got there he was in heaven too. This was the best $110 we spent.

Then while we were lounging, they came over and put balloons on our cabana!

We decided we were hungry for lunch and headed over to Captain Cook's! They would have brought food to us in the cabana, but it was the normal room service menu and more food than we wanted. I got an amazing noodle bowl and Josh got some sort of chicken sandwich I believe. We brought it back to our little hut

When we came back there were even more balloons!

Once we finished our lunch, our attendant i guess you would call him? came over and let us know that we had a fruit platter included in the cabana fee and asked if we'd like it now, we told him to bring it over, it was amazing!

We felt like royalty up there, it was so awesome! I highly recommend getting a cabana for the day after the wedding! We stayed until about 5 and then went back to the room to change. We had a 6pm reservation at Portobello's! We were taking one of my bridesmaids for her birthday (her actual birthday was the day after the wedding). A few of our other friends joined us too which was a fun surprise since they live out of state too and we don't get to see them often. I changed into my "Mrs" shirt I had made and off we went to catch a bus to DTD!
waiting for the bus:

 

[tric8783]

We hadn't eaten at Portobello before, but my bridesmaid is Italian and requested Italian for dinner. We were originally taking her to Epcot, but we weren't sure if they were going to have hopper tickets and we made reservations for the Tomorrowland Terrace DP, so I decided we were going to DTD instead. This ended up working out great!

Since they were staying at the Dolphin, we met them there. Josh & I were the first to arrive!

It looked really pretty and I was excited to get a yummo pasta!

The birthday girl arrived

and we were seated outside. It was really nice until it started to POUR! They rolled down some plastic walls and we didn't get wet, but I was getting nervous for the fireworks and DP in MK. Thankfully, FL was being FL, and it stopped and cleared up by the time we left! The other couple that came with us were also celebrating his birthday a few days prior, so we celebrated both of their birthdays! A toast! (birthday boy is on the end)

and of course, cake!

We sat for awhile just talking and catching up, then I looked at my watch and it was already 8 o'clock! Our DP res was at 9 and we still had to get over to the MK and walk to the DP. We got our check, said bye to our friends that weren't coming to the DP with us and grabbed a bus to the Contemporary. The CR was the first stop luckily, we got off and started walking to the MK. The MK was a mess. There were EMH that night so normal park guests were leaving in masses, we were trying to come in. I think the roads were closed for a parade maybe so we could only use the sidewalks. Man what a mess that was! But we made it!

The Tomorrowland Terrace DP was different than I had imagined. I'm not quite sure in which way, maybe I thought it would be a little bit nicer? The chairs and tables are the same as Cosmic Ray's I think, and the tables were all previously assigned. Of course as soon as we got there we headed for desserts!

the birthday girl!

At this time, my sister had made a reservation and paid to come to the DP too (separately from us) but had called earlier to cancel a reservation for breakfast at Chef Mickey's that morning. Apparently whoever she talked to cancelled her reservation for the DP and then she was charged for the no-show fee at Chef Mickey's (she hadnt been aware they charged her yet). I could see them fighting at the podium with the CM and didn't know what was going on. Thankfully they figured out what they did and let them in!

trying a little bit of everything

then the fireworks started!

It was great to actually get to sit and watch the fireworks. Josh doesnt see the "big deal" about fireworks and we rarely sit and watch them. He'd rather run out of the park before the masses or do something else. haha I had another moment of thinking how great everything had been and how happy I was right then (I had a lot of these moments throughout the trip). Almost too good to be true!
We took pictures with the photopass photographer and then Josh and I headed back. We decided since we had to get up so early for our flight to HI, we were going to try and go to bed. Our friends and my sister and BIL stayed in the park and took advantage of the EMH!
Josh was taking a picture of me with my shirt

We boarded a monorail and headed back to the poly! We set the alarm for 3:30AM and passed out!

 

[MrsDuck]

Okay, first of all, I LOVE the picture of you with your Mrs. Foell shirt! So so cute!!

It looks like your Honeymoon was off to a great start! That cabana looked heavenly! How cute were the ballons? Love it!

And, so much food porn! Delicious! It's 11am and I'm hungry already!

I had to chuckle when I saw Tiffany in the suitcase.. poor thing!

Your bouquet held up pretty well- I'm impressed!!

YAY! More!

 

[tric8783]

Our alarm went off wayyyy too early, so I slept in for a little bit, oopsy! I jumped up, got in the shower and didnt have time to dry my hair. Added some gel, Josh threw some clothes on and we were off! Pitch black and we're rolling our suitcases to the GCH. (insert song : rollll outtt)

bye bye Poly!

The ME was there for us, we got right on and headed for the GF. The driver said something like he was supposed to pick up about 18 people... only 1 family of 4 got on. Guess some other people overslept too!

We got to MCO, pretty uneventful we checked-in, went through security and waited to board. We had splurged and bought our tickets TO hawaii in first class. First we went to Atlanta and then from Atlanta straight to Honolulu!
peace out orlando!

us looking strug:

Josh playing with the ipad of course

Side note: Where would this many animals be going if not from a breeder to a pet store maybe? Poor pups

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Something was going on with our plane, I'm not sure what. Some light was on or something, so we sat around for about 20 minutes, then finally we were ATL bound! I got a little nervous since our connection was close but for some reason didn't realize exactly how close it really was until we got to Atlanta.

We landed and pulled into one terminal, but we had to get on their subway thing and go to the opposite end to the completely last terminal. I think it was the international terminal to get our big new plane, we passed all the duty free shops etc. Josh really had to go to the bathroom so we ran to the gate, and he went to the bathroom right across. I'm waiting at the door and the Delta worker asks me if I'm boarding. I said, I'm just waiting for my husband in the bathroom (granted there is not one other passenger in sight). He tells me, we have to close the door. I'm panicking- he agrees to page Josh in the bathroom. Clearly Josh comes running out, we go down the walkway to the plane and they close the door behind us. WHEW! We're escorted to our first class sleeper seats and the stewardess says "Mai Tai?" Josh looks at me, it's like 9AM. I say, sure! She turns around, turns around again and magically has two pretty yellow drinks. ahhhhhhhhhh relief. Hellooooooooo Honeymoon, Hawaii or bust!!

SO excited we made it!

The last time I went on a plane this big was when I went to Italy, we flew British Airways and I thought it was awesome they gave you a little sleep mask and socks, toothbrush etc. Josh has never been on a plane this long so this was all new to him. I loved seeing him get so excited for the smallest things, and even though I'd had it before, it was awesome and got me all giddy too! We got a full size down pillow, a down quilt, a bag with toothbrush, paste, lip gloss, floss, socks, an eye mask, shoe polish, hmm what else? there was a ton of little stuff in there. We also got noise cancelling headphones for our own personal tv's with remotes. The best part was that our seats were like these "pods" and folded down to a completely flat bed. They also had massagers in them. hahaha Yes, completely worth the splurge!!

We were served a full lunch and could either have a chicken or manicotti. Josh got the manicotti:

I got the chicken:

Definitely the best plane food I've had (sorry british airways haha)

Then we got my favorite course, dessert!

I loved watching the tracker and seeing where we were and how far we needed to still go

Without about an hour left of the flight, we got a "snack" which was like another full meal

Can I note I love that they gave us a tablecloth for our trays also? haha

Then finally after about 9 hrs and 45 minutes, we had a Hawaii sighting!!!

 

[NicknNancy]

Holy update batman!!! I am in LOVE with all of your pictures! I'm sorry all those things went wrong but, in the end you guys seemed to have an amazing time! I love the parasol idea for the guests! I might have to borrow it! I am excited for more updates! Keep em coming!

 

[tric8783]

I love all of your wedding pics. The balloons... you and your girls with the parasols... all of them. Your cake was beautiful. Sounds like you had an incredibly fun time at your reception and post reception.

Thanks so much!! It really means a lot

Okay, first of all, I LOVE the picture of you with your Mrs. Foell shirt! So so cute!!

It looks like your Honeymoon was off to a great start! That cabana looked heavenly! How cute were the ballons? Love it!

And, so much food porn! Delicious! It's 11am and I'm hungry already!

I had to chuckle when I saw Tiffany in the suitcase.. poor thing!

Your bouquet held up pretty well- I'm impressed!!

YAY! More!

Thanks! The HM was definitely amazing, I'm so excited to share it all with you girls! mmm I so wish I could go back and eat all that food again! lol
hehe poor Tiffany. She is still just as dirty, hanging up in the closet. I need to get her cleaned one of these days! Oh my bouquet. She was gorgeous wasn't she?! Unfortunately, not any more

Holy update batman!!! I am in LOVE with all of your pictures! I'm sorry all those things went wrong but, in the end you guys seemed to have an amazing time! I love the parasol idea for the guests! I might have to borrow it! I am excited for more updates! Keep em coming!

hehe thanks! I've been trying to really keep going with the TR! We definitely did have an amazing time, despite the hiccups along the way! Definitely, steal away! Our guests were so grateful with the hot sun. I got them on oriental trading, they are a craft pack to design your own parasols, I got 2 sets of 12 for around $30 with a coupon

 

[goodmorningirl]

Great updates! It stinks you didn't get the pic in front of the Boardwalk, but at least you got a lot of other great ones. Even with the little bumps, it looks like you guys all had an amazing time. I'm looking forward to your honeymoon report as we are thinking of Hawaii too. First class sure looks swanky. I may need to convince my DF to upgrade.

 

[tric8783]

We landed in Hawaii and Josh wondered if our bags had made the connection in Atlanta... I said, we came first class, they better have grabbed our bags. Did they? Nope. LOL. We sat at the carousel and watched every bag one by one come out and be claimed. Except for ours. Luckily, we were well rested and happy to be in Hawaii. We went over to the lost baggage counter and they already knew our bags hand't gotten on our plane. They were already in CA and would be to HI on the next flight later that day.

My mom had called Aulani and told us there was a special deal through Charley's Taxi, so we asked the woman at the baggage counter, she told us Charley's was the only cab company allowed to pick up at the airport. We headed out to the taxi stand to get a cab! There was a limo there, and they told us it was the same price as a normal limo. I looked at Josh, he said ok lets go, so off we went!

The first picture I took in Hawaii (not very exciting is it... hahha)

In the limo!

Aulani was maybe 25-30 minutes from the airport? Our first sighting from the highway

Aulani is in a little resort area called "Ko Olina" so to enter this resort area, every car has to stop. We checked in at the little guard shack, gave our name and were on our way!

When we got to Aulani, we pulled up and they said "Aloha Mr & Mrs. Foell, welcome to Aulani"... assuming they knew who we were since we checked in at the guard shack, but it was pretty cool they greeted us by name immediately. AND they pronounced it right!!

(Side note- we did NOT actually take Charley's Taxi from the airport, it was some other company. The limo cab cost us around $85 and the agreed rate with Charley's is $55. Only $30 but still $30 less for a cab ride. FYI to anyone going!) We both recvd lei's, mine was flowers and Josh's was some sort of nut that the men get

The lobby was amazing, completely open aired and just gorgeous

and we walked straight through to check out the view!

We checked in and had to pay some state HI tourism tax, even as DVC members. Still, $100 for 10 days wasn't terrible. We got there about 3pm and our room was ready! We had a one bedroom poolside gardens villa. Let me tell you this room was the nicest DVC we've ever had. Completely gorgeous!

Our view from our balcony

attempting to take our own pic

 

[tric8783]

It was about 9pm on our body clock, but we were trying to stay up as late as possible to change over to Hawaiian time! We decided to go venture around and check things out!

Looking back at the lobby, underneath the lobby is the Olelo Room (continental breakfast then light bites and drinks at night with live performers nightly), as well as the Makahiki buffet restaurant underneath it

Looking back up at the hotel from the ground floor

Map of the resort

Menehune bridge (kids splash area)

Rainbow reef- Disney has created a completely safe snorkeling environment, man-made etc for people that are scared to snorkel in the ocean (this is my take on it anyway, maybe not the disney description. haha)

The shave ice stand!

our first hawaiian beach sighting

Inside this hut is another bar/late night eats restaurant, Off the Hook. While we were there, they were working on another counter service restaurant, so this place also served lunch items etc like burgers, chicken fingers etc

Then the nice beachfront restaurant, Ama Ama

(This is just an overview of our first day and what we saw, clearly we were there for 10 days so I'll go into more detail )

I had read on the boards before we went there was a Target close by to get groceries, so we asked the valet and they told us there was a grocery store in walking distance. We decided to head out and get a few things to have for snacks and etc. We walked over to the store, it was probably between 5-10 minute walk across the street and got bottled water, cereal, eggs, etc. Josh also got beer to bring back to the room and we came back. Nothing too exciting but we were just trying to stay awake at this point. When we got back to the room, we had a knock at the door. We thought maybe it was our suitcases, but it was earlier than they had said. To our surprise, Josh's boss had sent us champagne and strawberries!

Enjoying our treats on the balcony!

Right below our balcony was the character meet n greet. They have Stitch, Mickey & Minnie, Donald, Chip & Dale and Goofy. (I think that's it). Our view:

Looking back at the lobby from our balcony (we had a double balcony and the room to our right was actually a triple balcony/two bedroom)

More of the ground and Olelo Room area

Behind the meet & greet was the lazy river

The sun set at exactly 7PM every night we were there. You can't see the sunset the way the hotel is facing, so it would be light and then pitch dark within a few minutes.
The creek lit up

Looking back at the lobby again

At about 8PM or so, it was 2AM to our bodies. We decided to call the front desk and ask them to hold our bags til the next morning (they were supposed to come in late per Delta). We left the balcony door open for the Hawaiian breeze and passed out!

 

[tric8783]

Great updates! It stinks you didn't get the pic in front of the Boardwalk, but at least you got a lot of other great ones. Even with the little bumps, it looks like you guys all had an amazing time. I'm looking forward to your honeymoon report as we are thinking of Hawaii too. First class sure looks swanky. I may need to convince my DF to upgrade.

Thanks! I'm definitely happy with the pictures we did get! Hawaii was amazing. I could have totally stayed without complaints! If the plane ride weren't so dang far, we'd go back often! (Or if we could afford first class for normal vacations) haha. I got Josh to upgrade by telling him about the sleeper seats- either we stop twice or three times and sit coach cramped, or we stop once and get sleepers. Once I showed him the video of the sleepers on the website, he was sold! AND amazingly, when we bought first class was only about $200 more per person. When you're already spending so much, whats $200? It was definitely completely worth it to us!

 

[CityGirlLost]

Oh my gosh, I did it! I read your whole PJ and it only took me 4 days.

Your wedding was amazing, despite the flower snafu and the ridiculously awful DJ (please please please tell me who he was so that when my BEO comes in with mine I can pitch a fit if it's the same guy!!!!). Your pictures look like a Brides magazine shoot.

Maxine is our planner, apparently she just got back from six months at Aulani, where she set up their whole wedding program. We were the first couple she saw upon her return.

Let me ask a question about your makeup-- I haven't set up appointments with BS yet, but they're who I intend to use-- did they do airbrush? What did they use to keep your makeup on despite the intense heat????

 

[tric8783]

Oh my gosh, I did it! I read your whole PJ and it only took me 4 days.

Your wedding was amazing, despite the flower snafu and the ridiculously awful DJ (please please please tell me who he was so that when my BEO comes in with mine I can pitch a fit if it's the same guy!!!!). Your pictures look like a Brides magazine shoot.

Maxine is our planner, apparently she just got back from six months at Aulani, where she set up their whole wedding program. We were the first couple she saw upon her return.

Let me ask a question about your makeup-- I haven't set up appointments with BS yet, but they're who I intend to use-- did they do airbrush? What did they use to keep your makeup on despite the intense heat????

Wowza, thank you for reading!
We had Steve Dunlap, even Vita seemed mortified they had used him and kept saying "he has never done this before"... didn't make us feel any better haha

I loved Maxine!! I honestly think had we not lost her, our wedding wouldn't have had these issues. Vita was sweet but Maxine knows her stuff. Actually, we saw Maxine while we were at Aulani, we were waiting for our bus to go to a luau and she up and got out of her car. She looked right at us and then went inside, so I assumed she didn't remember or recognize us. But she is amazing, lucky you!

Yes, I had airbrush makeup! I had Alexie Fonseca, she has her own FB page too. She was super sweet and I loved my makeup They also have a deal for brides if you have I think 4 or 5 girls, they'll do the bride for $100 for both hair and makeup- mine was $120 because I had airbrush, but obviously being from up north, this was a steal! BS was completely awesome!

 

[mebbradley]

AHH I have so much to say!

The flowers first.....That's my nightmare. I'm so sorry to hear about all the trouble. In regards to the dJ....I'm sorry. I was in shock to hear of all that happening! What was the final result?

HI looks AMAZING! I'm in love. I kept bugging DF to consider going to HI at some point. And he fell in love with the cabanna for the day.

I stalked all of your photos on facebook and I'm in love with your photographers as well. I wish I could decide who we should use! DF wants to use Randy Chapman but I can't decide because I can't seem to get a preview or anything!

 

[CinderALLIE]

Wow I really do love your photos.

Can't wait for your next honeymoon installment and what you guys saw in Hawaii.

 

[tric8783]

AHH I have so much to say!

The flowers first.....That's my nightmare. I'm so sorry to hear about all the trouble. In regards to the dJ....I'm sorry. I was in shock to hear of all that happening! What was the final result?

HI looks AMAZING! I'm in love. I kept bugging DF to consider going to HI at some point. And he fell in love with the cabanna for the day.

I stalked all of your photos on facebook and I'm in love with your photographers as well. I wish I could decide who we should use! DF wants to use Randy Chapman but I can't decide because I can't seem to get a preview or anything!

I definitely suggest everyone be very specific about what is okay, what is not okay and that it's all written in the BEO. I looked back at our floral BEO and it says white anemones, it doesnt say white with green centers like Laura told us. Regardless, obviously in the end she knew that she had told us green centers because she gave us money back for not doing it. BUT had it been in there, maybe we would have had them. Small things that I thought were all set foiled me. Maybe that was my own fault for trusting Disney. Our photographers are pretty amazing, we brought them with us from CT I would definitely suggest finding one that fits your style and takes the pictures youre looking to get and go from there!

HI and the cabana were both awesome. The cabana was such a perfect way to relax and unwind from the previous 24 hours. it was definitely just heavenly!

Wow I really do love your photos.

Can't wait for your next honeymoon installment and what you guys saw in Hawaii.

Thank you!! I'm starting a new job next week so trying to get as much of my TR done before then as possible while I have some down time!