unbeknownst
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2010
It's taken me a while to decide whether or not to do a planning journal/hopefully eventual trip report. I fell in love with Disney Weddings as little girl; when I found this forum, it helped me realize that a Disney Wedding might be a reality instead of a fantasy. Of course, this was way back in 2007 when the board was a lot more active. It's been sad to see the activity decline so sharply. So, I figured, why not go ahead and put my wedding plans out there. My fiancé is totally on board and if any of my guests find it, they are welcome to read along too.
So without further ado,
My name is Steph and my fiancé's name is Patrick. We met on an online dating website in 2016 and quickly realized we were meant to be. We've taken 3 Disney trips together; our most recent one was in December 2017 and included our Wedding Planning session. The picture above is from that trip - we love characters and were super excited to meet Scrooge McDuck at MVMCP.
What else to share with you about us? We both work in education. Patrick teaches high school English and I'm a school counselor. Patrick is a huge fan of Marvel - both the comic books and the movies. We also really love board games, video games, and puzzles. My brother and his wife gave us a 4000 piece puzzle for Christmas that we need to start working on. I would describe us as pretty geeky. I am much more introverted than Patrick. He is very much a people-person and draws his energy from those around him. I like people, but I often have a lot of social anxiety and it's much harder for me to form close friendships. I've been very fortunate that Patrick's friend group has embraced me, quirks and all.
Photography credit to Jess Collins Photography.
Patrick proposed at the place of our first date, Barnes & Noble. For a few months before the proposal, Patrick had worked on creating a special picture book for me detailing important moments from our relationships. It was definitely a labor of love. Unfortunately for him though, I'm very much a homebody so when he was ready to put his plan into motion, it was difficult for him to talk me into leaving the house. Thankfully, I acquiesced. We went to the mall first and decided to just "stop by" the Barnes & Noble to look for books to read on an upcoming lake weekend. I was totally in the dark.
Patrick hid his special project on the shelf and then slyly lead me to the right shelf to find it. Unfortunately, he didn't count on me being a terrible finder. I stared blankly at the shelf. I told him I didn't see the book I wanted there. He asked me to look again and I just continued to be oblivious. He finally had to make it super obvious "hey that author has the same name as me!" for me to even notice his creation. We read the picture book together and the last page was a picture of him proposing. When I saw him get down on one knee, I thought my heart would burst.
(us at a convention, I told you we were geeky)
Since I'm starting this wedding planning journal a little late, I'm going to try to write a post every day/few days until I got caught up a little. But, here are the basics of our upcoming Disney Wedding so you can decide if you want to follow along.
We started planning a little before the 12 month mark. We'd already talked about the possibility of a Disney Wedding before Patrick even proposed. We filled out an inquiry on the Disney Wedding website and were put into contact with a sales coordinator the week after the proposal. We quickly penciled in our preferred dates/locations. We ended up getting our first choice for everything, which was quite a relief.
We'll be getting married on July 21, 2018 at the Wedding Pavilion. Our reception will follow immediately after at the California Grill. Later that night, we'll be hosting a dessert party at Italy Isola West. The night before, July 20th, we'll be having our rehearsal dinner at the Hoop Dee Doo Revue.
I think that's enough for right now! I'll update again and go through some of the planning we've already done for our wedding. Hopefully you guys will be interested in following along!
So without further ado,
My name is Steph and my fiancé's name is Patrick. We met on an online dating website in 2016 and quickly realized we were meant to be. We've taken 3 Disney trips together; our most recent one was in December 2017 and included our Wedding Planning session. The picture above is from that trip - we love characters and were super excited to meet Scrooge McDuck at MVMCP.
What else to share with you about us? We both work in education. Patrick teaches high school English and I'm a school counselor. Patrick is a huge fan of Marvel - both the comic books and the movies. We also really love board games, video games, and puzzles. My brother and his wife gave us a 4000 piece puzzle for Christmas that we need to start working on. I would describe us as pretty geeky. I am much more introverted than Patrick. He is very much a people-person and draws his energy from those around him. I like people, but I often have a lot of social anxiety and it's much harder for me to form close friendships. I've been very fortunate that Patrick's friend group has embraced me, quirks and all.
Photography credit to Jess Collins Photography.
Patrick proposed at the place of our first date, Barnes & Noble. For a few months before the proposal, Patrick had worked on creating a special picture book for me detailing important moments from our relationships. It was definitely a labor of love. Unfortunately for him though, I'm very much a homebody so when he was ready to put his plan into motion, it was difficult for him to talk me into leaving the house. Thankfully, I acquiesced. We went to the mall first and decided to just "stop by" the Barnes & Noble to look for books to read on an upcoming lake weekend. I was totally in the dark.
Patrick hid his special project on the shelf and then slyly lead me to the right shelf to find it. Unfortunately, he didn't count on me being a terrible finder. I stared blankly at the shelf. I told him I didn't see the book I wanted there. He asked me to look again and I just continued to be oblivious. He finally had to make it super obvious "hey that author has the same name as me!" for me to even notice his creation. We read the picture book together and the last page was a picture of him proposing. When I saw him get down on one knee, I thought my heart would burst.
(us at a convention, I told you we were geeky)
Since I'm starting this wedding planning journal a little late, I'm going to try to write a post every day/few days until I got caught up a little. But, here are the basics of our upcoming Disney Wedding so you can decide if you want to follow along.
We started planning a little before the 12 month mark. We'd already talked about the possibility of a Disney Wedding before Patrick even proposed. We filled out an inquiry on the Disney Wedding website and were put into contact with a sales coordinator the week after the proposal. We quickly penciled in our preferred dates/locations. We ended up getting our first choice for everything, which was quite a relief.
We'll be getting married on July 21, 2018 at the Wedding Pavilion. Our reception will follow immediately after at the California Grill. Later that night, we'll be hosting a dessert party at Italy Isola West. The night before, July 20th, we'll be having our rehearsal dinner at the Hoop Dee Doo Revue.
I think that's enough for right now! I'll update again and go through some of the planning we've already done for our wedding. Hopefully you guys will be interested in following along!