Stacirella
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jun 10, 2012
Hi Everyone!
I thought it was time for me to begin a planning journal for our upcoming vow renewal...so here it is! We are doing a Memories package with lots of add-ons to help add some extra "bling"!
Vow Renewal Details
VR Locations: Port Orleans Riverside/Luau Beach/Mizner's/Citricos/ Bonsai Terrace/Test Track/Spaceship Earth/Atlantic Dance Hall
Date: 5/24/2016
Number of Guests: 4 (1 will act as our officiant)
Photographer: Randy Chapman
Video: Stan of STVS
First Look Photos: Port Orleans Riverside
Ceremony: Luau Beach @ 3:00
Photo Locations: Port Orleand Riverside, Poly, GF, (hoping for some at WP), Boardwalk,
Cocktail Hour: Mizners Lounge
Reception: Chef's Domain at Citricos
Dessert Party: Illuminations at Bonsai Terrace
Ride Mix In: Test Track, Spaceship Earth
Other Fun: Dancing at ADH or Jellyrolls after DP
Floral: Disney (included with package)
Cake: Disney (2 tiered wedding cake at DP)
Dress: David's Bridal
More Vow Renewal Fun
Other Locations: Cali Grill/HDD/ BOG & Characters in Flight/Boma/MK & Boardwalk
Couples Photo Shoot: Magic Kingdom
Welcome Dinner: A "welcome ride" on Charaters in Flight then dinner at Hoop dee Doo with cocktails at California Grill to follow and watching Wishes/ water pageant
Extra Magic Fun: "Welcome to MK Dole Whips", Dinner at Be Our Guest, Wishes
Farewell Breakfast: Boma (so we can add in a little touch of the Animal Kingdom)
Guest Resort: Port Orleans Riverside- Royal Guest Rooms
Other Disneymoon Details
Our Resort: Port Orleans Riverside - Royal Guest Rooms
Extra Romance & Entertainment: Carriage Ride in POR
Itinerary Breakdown
Sunday May 22nd: We are arriving with our guests at about 10:30 am. The plan is to check in to the resort, then grab lunch (TBD). The we are going to head to Disney Spings where we are surprising our guests with a ride on Characters in Flight (upon which we will give them "Grape Soda" badges from UP. That evening we are hosting a "Welcome Dinner" at the Hoop Dee Doo, followed by Lemon-Drops at California Grill (it's our thing to do whenever we go there so we want to share it with our guests). We also might possibly watch Wishes from there or maybe catch the Water Pageant.
Monday May 23rd: We are meeting with our photographer (Randy Chapman) to do a couples photo shoot at various locations. Later in the afternoon we are meeting up with our guests in the Magic Kingdom and just playing in the park with them. We are also treating them to dinner at Be Our Guest. We will all watch Wishes on Main Street and then head back to the resort to relax at River Roost Lounge and by the pool.
Tuesday May 24th: MEMORIES VOW RENEWAL DAY! Here is how we are hoping our day will flow:
10:00- relaxing breakfast (just the 2 of us) at our resort
12:00- hair and make-up
2:00- First Look Photos
2:30- Limo to Poly
3:00-3:20- Ceremony Luau Beach
3:20-3:45- Photos around Poly/GF
3:45-4:30 Guest Scavenger Hunt
4:30-5:30 Cocktail hour at Mizners (champagne toast, 1st dance)
5:30- Check in for dinner at Citricos
7:30- Leave GF for EPCOT
8:30-9:30- DP at Bonsai Terrace, ride mix in on Test Track then Spaceship Earth
10:00-12:00- fun on the Boardwalk (ADH, Jellyrolls, games etc)
Wednesday May 25th: "Farewell Breakfast" at Boma @ 8:30. After breakfast we will take a peek at the animals roaming the safari and then head to the Studios for the rest of the day. Our entire party has a 10:00pm flight.
A Little More About Us
HOW WE STARTED:
I met my husband Paul when we were cast as romantic opposites in a musical for a dinner theatre (we both work professionally in theatre). It was truly love at first sight- I swear time stopped as he walked through the door the first time I saw him. We shared our first kiss on stage and kissed 27 times over the course of the production. After the show closed we began dating, FINALLY shared our "real life" kiss and fell deeply in love.
THE ENGAGEMENT:
We were dating for about a year when Paul proposed. He had come over to my house and made me breakfast in bed. Then he started to sing to me, as he has many times...but he changed the words of the song (a musical theatre song) to include a proposal: "I want to be the first man you remember, I want to be the last man you forget. I want to be the one you always turn to so marry me- my love you won't regret". As he sang to me he reached behind my pillow and pulled out the ring (which I had unknowingly slept on all night). It was beautiful, romantic, heartfelt and uniquely "us".
OUR WEDDING:
Once Paul proposed we couldn't wait to be married. We set our wedding date 13 weeks out (which brought us to the 4th of July). Our 13 week engagement was a whirlwind because of all the planning but it also seemed so long...we just couldn't wait to be married! Our budget was modest, but we pulled off our dream wedding successfully. We wanted an intimate wedding that would capture our love, so on July 4th 2006 we were married in the woods in in back of my in-laws house (they own 27 acres so it was on their property). The theme was "romantic Broadway". All the music, programs, table names, favors etc had a slight nod to the romance of Broadway (but nothing was kitschy). I wore my mothers 1958 Chantilly lace wedding gown and Paul (who is always in a tux when he sings at events) wanted something special for him to wear so he chose a pirate shirt and vest with tux pants. He looked like the prince of my dreams! The highlight of our ceremony was when we sang our wedding vows to each other (to The Next 10 Minutes from The Last 5 Years)!!! After, we had a tent reception in my inlaws backyard. The end of the evening concluded with our friends and family circled around us holding sparklers while we danced and then a fireworks finale lightly choreographed to music! It was a romantic and spectacular day that we will always cherish.
WHY A DISNEY VOW RENEWAL:
It had ALWAYS been my dream to get married in Disney, but for me and Paul a Disney wedding wasn't really on the table for us when we got married for a few reasons:
1.) We just wanted to be married as quickly as possible- so planning a destination wedding would have been difficult
2.) Our budget was tight and we would not have been able to afford a Disney wedding and honeymoon!
3.) Paul had never been to Disney...ever! And since we wanted our wedding to reflect us a couple Disney just didn't fit in. However, I finally brought Paul to Disney around our 1 year anniversary (and many times since) and he is now just as obsessed with it as I am, proving once more that we are a perfect match!
XOXO
I thought it was time for me to begin a planning journal for our upcoming vow renewal...so here it is! We are doing a Memories package with lots of add-ons to help add some extra "bling"!
Vow Renewal Details
VR Locations: Port Orleans Riverside/Luau Beach/Mizner's/Citricos/ Bonsai Terrace/Test Track/Spaceship Earth/Atlantic Dance Hall
Date: 5/24/2016
Number of Guests: 4 (1 will act as our officiant)
Photographer: Randy Chapman
Video: Stan of STVS
First Look Photos: Port Orleans Riverside
Ceremony: Luau Beach @ 3:00
Photo Locations: Port Orleand Riverside, Poly, GF, (hoping for some at WP), Boardwalk,
Cocktail Hour: Mizners Lounge
Reception: Chef's Domain at Citricos
Dessert Party: Illuminations at Bonsai Terrace
Ride Mix In: Test Track, Spaceship Earth
Other Fun: Dancing at ADH or Jellyrolls after DP
Floral: Disney (included with package)
Cake: Disney (2 tiered wedding cake at DP)
Dress: David's Bridal
More Vow Renewal Fun
Other Locations: Cali Grill/HDD/ BOG & Characters in Flight/Boma/MK & Boardwalk
Couples Photo Shoot: Magic Kingdom
Welcome Dinner: A "welcome ride" on Charaters in Flight then dinner at Hoop dee Doo with cocktails at California Grill to follow and watching Wishes/ water pageant
Extra Magic Fun: "Welcome to MK Dole Whips", Dinner at Be Our Guest, Wishes
Farewell Breakfast: Boma (so we can add in a little touch of the Animal Kingdom)
Guest Resort: Port Orleans Riverside- Royal Guest Rooms
Other Disneymoon Details
Our Resort: Port Orleans Riverside - Royal Guest Rooms
Extra Romance & Entertainment: Carriage Ride in POR
Itinerary Breakdown
Sunday May 22nd: We are arriving with our guests at about 10:30 am. The plan is to check in to the resort, then grab lunch (TBD). The we are going to head to Disney Spings where we are surprising our guests with a ride on Characters in Flight (upon which we will give them "Grape Soda" badges from UP. That evening we are hosting a "Welcome Dinner" at the Hoop Dee Doo, followed by Lemon-Drops at California Grill (it's our thing to do whenever we go there so we want to share it with our guests). We also might possibly watch Wishes from there or maybe catch the Water Pageant.
Monday May 23rd: We are meeting with our photographer (Randy Chapman) to do a couples photo shoot at various locations. Later in the afternoon we are meeting up with our guests in the Magic Kingdom and just playing in the park with them. We are also treating them to dinner at Be Our Guest. We will all watch Wishes on Main Street and then head back to the resort to relax at River Roost Lounge and by the pool.
Tuesday May 24th: MEMORIES VOW RENEWAL DAY! Here is how we are hoping our day will flow:
10:00- relaxing breakfast (just the 2 of us) at our resort
12:00- hair and make-up
2:00- First Look Photos
2:30- Limo to Poly
3:00-3:20- Ceremony Luau Beach
3:20-3:45- Photos around Poly/GF
3:45-4:30 Guest Scavenger Hunt
4:30-5:30 Cocktail hour at Mizners (champagne toast, 1st dance)
5:30- Check in for dinner at Citricos
7:30- Leave GF for EPCOT
8:30-9:30- DP at Bonsai Terrace, ride mix in on Test Track then Spaceship Earth
10:00-12:00- fun on the Boardwalk (ADH, Jellyrolls, games etc)
Wednesday May 25th: "Farewell Breakfast" at Boma @ 8:30. After breakfast we will take a peek at the animals roaming the safari and then head to the Studios for the rest of the day. Our entire party has a 10:00pm flight.
A Little More About Us
HOW WE STARTED:
I met my husband Paul when we were cast as romantic opposites in a musical for a dinner theatre (we both work professionally in theatre). It was truly love at first sight- I swear time stopped as he walked through the door the first time I saw him. We shared our first kiss on stage and kissed 27 times over the course of the production. After the show closed we began dating, FINALLY shared our "real life" kiss and fell deeply in love.
THE ENGAGEMENT:
We were dating for about a year when Paul proposed. He had come over to my house and made me breakfast in bed. Then he started to sing to me, as he has many times...but he changed the words of the song (a musical theatre song) to include a proposal: "I want to be the first man you remember, I want to be the last man you forget. I want to be the one you always turn to so marry me- my love you won't regret". As he sang to me he reached behind my pillow and pulled out the ring (which I had unknowingly slept on all night). It was beautiful, romantic, heartfelt and uniquely "us".
OUR WEDDING:
Once Paul proposed we couldn't wait to be married. We set our wedding date 13 weeks out (which brought us to the 4th of July). Our 13 week engagement was a whirlwind because of all the planning but it also seemed so long...we just couldn't wait to be married! Our budget was modest, but we pulled off our dream wedding successfully. We wanted an intimate wedding that would capture our love, so on July 4th 2006 we were married in the woods in in back of my in-laws house (they own 27 acres so it was on their property). The theme was "romantic Broadway". All the music, programs, table names, favors etc had a slight nod to the romance of Broadway (but nothing was kitschy). I wore my mothers 1958 Chantilly lace wedding gown and Paul (who is always in a tux when he sings at events) wanted something special for him to wear so he chose a pirate shirt and vest with tux pants. He looked like the prince of my dreams! The highlight of our ceremony was when we sang our wedding vows to each other (to The Next 10 Minutes from The Last 5 Years)!!! After, we had a tent reception in my inlaws backyard. The end of the evening concluded with our friends and family circled around us holding sparklers while we danced and then a fireworks finale lightly choreographed to music! It was a romantic and spectacular day that we will always cherish.
WHY A DISNEY VOW RENEWAL:
It had ALWAYS been my dream to get married in Disney, but for me and Paul a Disney wedding wasn't really on the table for us when we got married for a few reasons:
1.) We just wanted to be married as quickly as possible- so planning a destination wedding would have been difficult
2.) Our budget was tight and we would not have been able to afford a Disney wedding and honeymoon!
3.) Paul had never been to Disney...ever! And since we wanted our wedding to reflect us a couple Disney just didn't fit in. However, I finally brought Paul to Disney around our 1 year anniversary (and many times since) and he is now just as obsessed with it as I am, proving once more that we are a perfect match!
XOXO
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