Roozlilone PJ/TR Saying "I Do" Again 7/17/08...Processional & Vows!

[roozlilone]

The Day Before the Vow Renewal: Magic Kingdom with My Family!

We woke up Wednesday ready to go to the Magic Kingdom with my Mom, DJ, Donna & Madison (her first trip) and Christine, Brien, Ian and Caroline. I couldn't believe it was actually the day before our Vow Renewal. I was actually getting nervous!! :scared1: I know, crazy, hugh? I don't like being the center of attention so I think that was starting to hit me. My mom, thankfully, was back to her old self. Whatever it was, it was just a 24 hour bug! This was honestly the 3rd best day of the whole trip! First being the Vow Renewal, followed by the FQ Carriage Ride. It was really special to take my niece, Madison around the Magic Kingdom on her very first trip to the world. And to experience it with my brother all grown up was great. The last time he went to Disney he was only 5 years old!! We had a blast! :yay:

We got to the Magic Kingdom right when it opened. :banana: I convinced my Mom it was OKAY for her to rent a scooter (she thinks she is too young to rent one). I knew she would enjoy herself more if she didn't have to walk everywhere.

Here she is on the scooter. She loved it once she got the hang of it:
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We just looked around until Donna & Madison arrived. I knew DJ wouldn't make it at 9:00, that's way to early for any 23 year old (or most).

Here we are with Donna & Madison:
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I had it all mapped out and what we "had to do" with Madison in tow!

We were off to Tomorrowland:
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We hit Buzz first:
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Then the TeaCups:
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And of course we had to ride the Carousel:
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Here is my Mom enjoying the ride:
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By the time we got done with Fantasyland, DJ decided to show up and make a grand entrance:
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We went on Peter Pan and got some pixie dust getting off the ride....pixiedust: Everyone got "Year of a Million Dream" Ears!

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My sister, Christine, was still a pain as far as trying to meet up. She literally rode everything before she decided to meet up with us. :confused3 Remember, she is the oldest sibling, she should be the leader, right? :laughing:

We managed to get one really good picture of all of us together:

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We stayed at the Magic Kingdom until about 5 p.m., the longest stretch for us at one park. We normally go back to the resort at Noon to eat lunch and take a nap. So we were really tired. :angel: We ate dinner and then Joe packed his bag, got his tux and left to spend the night with DJ at the Shades of Green. :sad1:

Up Next: July 17, Vow Renewal Day!

[DisneyDmbNut]

ok Jodi..I came to stalk you over here!! Beings that we have so much in common!
(Dad went to Auburn when it was Alabama Polytechnic! LOL)

I can't wait to see your pictures!!

[Donald'sGirl]

Jodi that is great update! I looked like everyone had a great time! Love the shot of your mom on the Carosel, so cute!!

[KayleeUK]

More please :)

[29apr00]

Everything looks great so far! How nice of you to show your niece a wonderful 1st trip to WDW!!

"Creepy"??? WTH are her manners?!?!?

Can't wait to hear about the VR!!

[roozlilone]

ok Jodi..I came to stalk you over here!! Beings that we have so much in common!
(Dad went to Auburn when it was Alabama Polytechnic! LOL)

I can't wait to see your pictures!!

Stalk away! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Jodi that is great update! I looked like everyone had a great time! Love the shot of your mom on the Carosel, so cute!!

Thanks! My mom is a huge Disney fan! :goodvibes

More please :)

More Coming, I promise! :goodvibes

Everything looks great so far! How nice of you to show your niece a wonderful 1st trip to WDW!!

"Creepy"??? WTH are her manners?!?!?

Can't wait to hear about the VR!!

My SIL doesn't have manners! :laughing: It was great to see how excited Madison was about everything! It made me feel like I was doing it all again for the first time! :goodvibes

[roozlilone]

July 17: Vow Renewal Day!

I woke up at about 6:30 a.m., didn't sleep very well and was already missing Joe!:sad1: It was kinda weird having him sleep somewhere else when we are already married and we were at Disney World! :lmao:

The kids were still asleep so I took the quiet time to try and relax and gather my thoughts. I even thought about what LurkyLoo said in her trip report about taking the time to really enjoy the day and to make an effort to remember everything, all the little details you worked so hard on to make perfect! That was the one thing I really wanted to do...relax, enjoy it and remember it! My first wedding was a complete blur!!! So, I told myself to look around, slow it down and enjoy it. After my pep talk, I showered and tried to look half way presentable for Lisa from Lisa's Magical Wedding.

Lisa arrived promptly at 8:00 and got to work. She was so friendly, she immediately put me at ease. The kids had finally gotten up and started taking pictures of me. Hannah must have snapped a million pictures in the span of an hour!! She knew I needed pictures for my TR so she took her job to heart! :laughing: Here is Lisa working her magic:

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Here is my hair finished:
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Up next was MAKEUP! I was real adament about having natural looking makeup. I normally don't wear much at all so I didn't want to look like a CLOWN! The only thing I wanted that was on the dramatic side was fake eyelashes. And Gosh, that was an ordeal. Not that it was Lisa's fault. But the false eyelashes....geez....they just didn't like me. She spent probably 45 minutes trying to put them on!! :eek: I guess I just have very sensitive eyes or something, I just don't know...she finally got them to stay in the right place! :thumbsup2

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Hannah took a nap while Lisa worked on her:
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Kaitlyn really got into having her hair down! She was just grinning from ear to ear after she was finished:
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Lisa finished at about 11:00 a.m. and we still had 2 hours before the limo was suppose to pick us up!! :scared1: I decided to take the kids down to the Mara to get some lunch since it would be about 5:00 before they would have any REAL food. We threw some clothes on and went down stairs with our hair and tiaras....I wish I had taken pictures of the people and the looks we got! It was priceless! I think everyone was trying to figure out why our hair was done up but we were in shorts. It was pretty funny! :rotfl2:

I went back up to the room and spent the next 2 hours watching the weather channel in the hopes they would magically change the forecast to Partly Cloudy instead of 80% chance of thunderstorms!! And as it got closer and closer to 1:00 p.m. it got darker and darker outside! My wedding planner, Amy, called and confirmed my fears.....unless the weather dramatically improved they would move the ceremony and the dessert party inside! :sad1:

The backup location for the ceremony was the Boardwalk Ballroom, YUCK! And the dessert party would be at the American Adventure Parlour, even a bigger disappointment because I was lucky enough to get my dessert party switched from Moracco to the UK Upper Terrace! :banana:

As 1:00 approached we got dressed and took some pics before we left the room. And said a pray that the rain would hold out!!!:worship:

Me, dressed & ready to go:
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Me & my girls:
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It was 1:15 and time to meet Joe on the 5th floor of the AKL on the bridge!

To Be Continued....

[padisneyfour]

You and the girls look beautiful! Looking forward to more....:goodvibes

[keenercam]

Oh, Jodi! I know I've said it before, but you and the girls look so beautiful! Can't wait to hear more. :)

[accountingbabe08]

I love your latest installment. You and your girls looked beautiful all three of you guys hair is gorgeous. Can't wait to read more.

[WithDisneySpirit]

Wow, y'all look so wonderful! Lisa did so great with all your hair and she did your makeup beautufully!! :lovestruc

[jwwi]

Beautiful pictures of you and your lovely daughters. I think I would have been staring at you too, hair in updo, shorts. And definitely not a BBB makeover.:rotfl: I love your dress, how absolutely stunning you all look.

[irisbud]

You all look gorgeous! Your girls have such beautiful eyes!

[Donald'sGirl]

Jodi you and the girls look beautiful! I love the latest installment! Keep it coming! :surfweb:

[lov2b@disney]

Jodi! So beautiful, all three of you! I definately would've looked at you too:rotfl:

Cant wait to hear more, praying the rain held out! didnt for our DP:sad2:

[roozlilone]

You and the girls look beautiful! Looking forward to more....:goodvibes

Thanks! My favorite part is coming up when Joe & I meet on the 5th floor of the AKL over the bridge! :love:

Oh, Jodi! I know I've said it before, but you and the girls look so beautiful! Can't wait to hear more. :)

Thanks, you are so sweet! :goodvibes

I love your latest installment. You and your girls looked beautiful all three of you guys hair is gorgeous. Can't wait to read more.

I was really excited about Kaitlyn and Hannah's hair. Seeing their faces after Lisa was finished was priceless! :thumbsup2

Wow, y'all look so wonderful! Lisa did so great with all your hair and she did your makeup beautufully!! :lovestruc

Thanks, I was really worried about the makeup but I was pleasantly surprised. However, I will say, I will probably NEVER wear false eyelashes again! Those things have a life of their own! :laughing:

Beautiful pictures of you and your lovely daughters. I think I would have been staring at you too, hair in updo, shorts. And definitely not a BBB makeover.:rotfl: I love your dress, how absolutely stunning you all look.

The one thing I really didn't like, but was expecting, was the stares. :eek: I've never like being the center of attention. In school, I was the student in the very back row in the corner! :lmao:

You all look gorgeous! Your girls have such beautiful eyes!

Thanks, they get their pretty blue eyes from Joe, I'm a brown-eyed Italian! :goodvibes

Jodi you and the girls look beautiful! I love the latest installment! Keep it coming! :surfweb:

Thanks, part II coming shortly....:goodvibes

Jodi! So beautiful, all three of you! I definately would've looked at you too:rotfl:

Cant wait to hear more, praying the rain held out! didnt for our DP:sad2:

Well, I won't totally give it away yet (about the rain) but I can relate about the dessert party!:sad2:

[figmentfan814]

That is so sweet of the girls to take all the pictures for you :) I'm sure I would've freaked out a little over the eyelashes, I'm glad she was finally able to get them to stay on :goodvibes You all looked so beautiful; looking forward to reading what happens with the weather :confused:

[29apr00]

you and the girls looked beautiful!!


MORE MORE MORE! Let's get to the good part! :lmao:

[roozlilone]

Vow Renewal Day: Part II

Okay, where was I? That's right....it was about 1:15 p.m., it was getting ready to storm and it was time to go to the 5th floor of the AKL to meet Joe at the bridge!

We had it all planned out! We had even practiced it a couple of times earlier in the week on how we would meet for the "first" time! Yes, we are nerds, we practiced! :lmao: Our special "place" :lovestruc has always been the bridge that goes across the 5th floor of the hotel so we decided that would be the place we meet!

The limo picked Joe, my MIL, FIL and DJ at Shades of Green at 1:00 and was suppose to arrive at the AKL at approx. 1:15 p.m. .....Joe called and said they were in the limo and on the way so we headed straight up to the bridge to wait! The kids were so excited to see Daddy all dressed up in his Tux! :yay: We decided to kill some time by taking some pictures:

The girls & Mom:
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Unfortunately, my Mom tried to document the entire "first meet," but most of her pictures didn't come out or they were very blurry. :sad1: The crazy part about us meeting up on the bridge...for those of you that have stayed at the AKL, for the most part no one is ever on the bridge! Oh, not this time....We were HOPING for a little privacy. :hug: What we got were people standing on either side of the bridge! I was blown away on how obilvious they were to what was going on?? :confused:

Look at the people behind us in the picture! :confused3
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If you look very closely you can see my MIL and FIL filming from the lobby with my sister, Donna and DJ:
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Same people STILL in the background! :headache:
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Still there! :rolleyes1
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We tried to take as many pictures as we could as were leaving the AKL, but we had to be at the Boardwalk by 1:45 so we didn't have much time.

Here we are at the elevators on the way out:
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One of my favorites:
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On our way out to the limo (BYE AKL :wave2:)
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The minute we got outside the calls just started flooded in from family! :headache: Everyone wanted directions to the Boardwalk!!!!:scared1:
What the %#@*& was all I was thinking! Where was the newsletter & welcome bag I had given everyone that gave very detailed directions to the Boardwalk? :confused3 Whatever happened to asking the front desk of the hotel? :confused3

NOTE TO SELF:Leave cell phone in the room (Joe's look is priceless):
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We're off to the Boardwalk:
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Up Next: Trying to beat the rain & the Ceremony!

[Lizby]

Yay for pictures! You look so gorgeous in your dress!!! I can't believe those people couldn't take a hint... :confused3

[lov2b@disney]

Beautiful pictures! popcorn:: popcorn::

[WithDisneySpirit]

Oh, wow, beautiful setting, y'all look so excited!! :lovestruc Definitely strange and rude people though :confused3

[irisbud]

I can't belive those peple wouldn't step out of your pictures! I swear, people just keep getting ruder (and dumber). I am definitely leaving my phone in the room or somewhere. If they can't find the ceremony location after being given directions too bad for them!

I hope the rain holds off! Can't wait to read more!

[padisneyfour]

you all looked fantastic, wonderful pictures and beautiful location too! looking forward to hearing more......:goodvibes

[keenercam]

Beautiful! You all looked so gorgeous and so happy! I can't believe your guests called you on your way to the ceremony. I would totally flip out. Now my list says "cell in purse - turned off". LOL!

[29apr00]

Beautiful pics! I can't believe some people! I'd have asked them to move. :confused3 And probably not nicely either. :lmao:

Can't wait for the next one!!

[Donald'sGirl]

Jodi I love that picture on the landing, you have a beautiful family! I can't believe those people didn't move for you. I agree with Jen I would have asked them to move.

[KayleeUK]

Get those people off the bridge!!!! You all look lovely :hug:

[DisneyDmbNut]

where is the rest!!!

[roozlilone]

where is the rest!!!

Sorry, I'm such a slacker! Updates are coming soon, I've been recovering from surgery :sick: so I've not been on the board lately. I'm going to try and start updating by this weekend! Thanks for the interest! :goodvibes Getting ready for our Thanksgiving trip to Disney! :woohoo:

[DisneyDmbNut]

Feel Better Soon!!!


and WAR EAGLE!

[roozlilone]

Vow Renewal Part III-The Boardwalk

Well, hello everyone, I'm back. I know it's been awhile, a long while, but it's time to finish this TR! It's so not like me. I've never been a procrastinator but life somehow has managed to get in the away over and over.....so where did I leave off...:rolleyes: That's right...we were leaving the AKL, millions of calls from the family, going to the Boardwalk in the limo trying to beat the impending storm!!! :scared1:

As we drove, it got darker and darker and darker, you know the kind of clouds I'm talking about the really dark, scary type with lots of wind! I know, I know, Florida always has a rain storm in the middle of the summer, but this was worse, a low had formed right off the coast was showing signs of circulation! :headache: I was just thinking the whole time, if the limo driver would just go faster...we could beat the rain....then I was thinking...where was the limo driver going? :confused3 As a Disney fanatic (as most of you on the board) that knows the lay of the land in my head...I began to realize pretty quick that we were NOT HEADED TOWARDS THE BOARDWALK....we were going to the YC!!! :eek: If you have read my journal, you might remember I originally had my VR scheduled at the YC gazebo but had later changed to SBP! No one had told the limo driver we had changed!!! At least the resorts were pretty close together so we were only about 5 minutes behind schedule!

One of the best parts of the VR for me was meeting Amy, and I wish I had gotten someone to take a few pictures of us together, but at the time I was stressing over the whole "rain" thing. Finally meeting Amy was great, though. She gave us the flowers and we quickly decided that we were going to try and still have the ceremony outside (Rev. Jack was already at SBP ready to go!) :banana: so we hurried down the elevators to the Boardwalk!

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My Mom & DJ (Doesn't he look cute in his uniform?):
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Everyone in the elevator going to the Boardwalk:
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Good picture of the flower wands (in case anyone is wondering) They were even prettier in person:
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Ok, have to tell you the story behind this picture! This was the first time Christine came up to me (didn't speak to me in the Boardwalk Inn lobby). What do you think a NORMAL big sister would say, "you look beautiful." "I'm so happy for you." NO, the first thing she says....hey guess what we signed up with DVC!!! What the $&%^(&*:headache: I'm getting ready to renew my vows and she starts going off on this long story about the DVC, don't get me wrong....on any other day, great story, right now, right before my VR! What the?
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Caroline, Kaitlyn, Catherine, Madison & Hannah:
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We're off to the Boardwalk (I was getting really excited by this point):
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I LOVE, LOVE :love: walking down the Boardwalk to SBP, one of the best parts of the VR, you can see Amy on the far right with her umbrella:
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Me & DJ (my escort) It was really hard for me to believe he was only 8 years old (my ring bearer) when we first got married. And DJ is the same age now (23) that I was when I got married to Joe 15 years ago, kinda weird:
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Kaitlyn & Hannah waiting to walk down the aisle:
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Up Next: The Ceremony!

[irisbud]

Yeah! You are back! Great update can't wait for more!

As, for your sister....what on earth was she thinking. There is a time for everything, and that just was NOT the time, LOL!

[padisneyfour]

Yeah.... Hope you are feeling better! looking forward to hearing more....:goodvibes

[dalepool]

I am glad you are feeling better. The good thing about the long wait between last update and this one-----I am remembering how beautiful you and the girls are for your VR. I wish more people would have VR. The VR lets kids see how their parents were how many ever years before.

Oh the sister issue-- we have one of those in our family to. My other sister and I now think the one sister really has no clue how she acts. I suppose be happy she was there.

And yes being 8 then and being 23 now really is a big difference LOL. Your daughters are so beautiful. The dresses were such a good pick.

Again glad you are back -- and feeling better

Patty

[pink_tink8i8]

I'm just catching up on your TR. You looked absolutely beautiful on your VR day! OMG. Just lovely. I'm sorry to hear about all the family drama. Some people just need everything to be about them. It looks like you and your family had a great time though! Can't wait to read the rest of your TR!

[29apr00]

I"m so glad you are back Jodi!! Hope you are feeling better!!

Ugh on your sister!!

I hope you beat the rain!! :scared:

[anewmac]

woohoo cant wait to hear more!

Your sister btw has great timing LOL

[roozlilone]

Yeah! You are back! Great update can't wait for more!

As, for your sister....what on earth was she thinking. There is a time for everything, and that just was NOT the time, LOL!

Thanks, it's good to be back! As far as my sister goes, thinking is not her forte! :lmao:

Yeah.... Hope you are feeling better! looking forward to hearing more....:goodvibes

I'm feeling much better, thanks! :goodvibes

I am glad you are feeling better. The good thing about the long wait between last update and this one-----I am remembering how beautiful you and the girls are for your VR. I wish more people would have VR. The VR lets kids see how their parents were how many ever years before.

Oh the sister issue-- we have one of those in our family to. My other sister and I now think the one sister really has no clue how she acts. I suppose be happy she was there.

And yes being 8 then and being 23 now really is a big difference LOL. Your daughters are so beautiful. The dresses were such a good pick.

Again glad you are back -- and feeling better

Patty

I wish more people would renew their vows too! :goodvibes It definitely wasn't cheap, but it was worth every penny! I would do it again in a heartbeat! :lovestruc

My brother walking me down the aisle was very weird (good weird) and wonderful all at the same time. My father passed away before I was married, so he never got to walk me down the aisle, so it was kinda like he was their with us. My brother looks exactly like our Dad. So it was very special! :goodvibes

I'm just catching up on your TR. You looked absolutely beautiful on your VR day! OMG. Just lovely. I'm sorry to hear about all the family drama. Some people just need everything to be about them. It looks like you and your family had a great time though! Can't wait to read the rest of your TR!

Yes, we had a magical and unforgettable time even with the family drama! :goodvibes

I"m so glad you are back Jodi!! Hope you are feeling better!!

Ugh on your sister!!

I hope you beat the rain!! :scared:

Thanks! I agree Ugh on my sister, ha!

woohoo cant wait to hear more!

Your sister btw has great timing LOL

More coming soon! :goodvibes

[figmentfan814]

Don't worry about the delay, I totally understand, I just finished mine up and it had been over 9 months :rotfl:

That is amazing that the limo driver didn't get updated on your location, but like you said at least they're close together.

I love the shot of your family walking down the Boardwalk and the one of you and DJ is cute too.

DH mentioned about getting a picture with our coordinator when we were leaving the reception and I'm so glad he did because I never would have thought of it either. At least you can see Amy in some of your shots.

[roozlilone]

Our Very Windy Ceremony: The SetUp & Wait!

The hardest part about the ceremony was waiting for Amy to get everything set up and in place (the longest 5 minutes of my life :rolleyes1) The whole time I'm thinking there is no way we are going to make it through the ceremony before it started raining! :sad2: The wind was blowing so hard by this point (so much for the cute fans I had bought for the guests) and the sky was just black over the Yacht Club!!!:eek: And WHEN, not IF, WHEN the rain starts it wasn't going to be a quiet rain shower, it was going to be one of those horizontal rains....the kind that even the biggest umbrella can't protect you from...and my cake table was barely underneath the gazebo. :eek:

The Dark Clouds right behind us:
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Here is what $60 worth of petals cost (in case anyone is wondering):

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Our Unity Candle Setup (we kept it pretty simple):

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Our wonderful Violinist Rob playing before the VR:

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Our Cake Table (Didn't do anything extra here and I was very pleased with how they dressed it up):

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My $25 Upgraded Cake (I was very happy with my cake. We brought our own cake topper. It was Almond Cake with Amaretto Mousse):

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Everything was pretty much ready to go and with the whole "lets beat the rain thing" I couldn't understand what was taking so long when Amy finally came over and told us she couldn't find the photographer! :scared1:

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Poor Rev. Jack just waited so patiently. He was the first person to arrive at SBP so he had been there awhile:

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Finally, after about 15 minutes of going back and forth with Amy they located our photographer and she was on her way. I believe (wasn't told this just my gut feeling) that it was the same thing as with the limo....I don't think the photographer was notified of the change of venue (note to future brides if you change venues make sure they notify everyone, don't just assume they will :thumbsup2)

So, we were finally ready to go....Joe took his place with Rev. Jack and still NO rain :thumbsup2 :

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Up Next: The Vows, Unity Candle, Lockets & Lots of Tears

[PrincessShea]

Awww, can't wait to read the next part. Quick question...

Since you didn't use the standard mickey cake topper, did they still give it to you? Did you have to put the one you got yourself on the cake (like right when you got to SBP) or did you mail it to the bakery beforehand?

[irisbud]

Your cake is lovely! You must have been really stressed to get going with the rain. I think I would have had a Bridezilla moment! Can't wait to read more!

[Desnik]

I am so glad I found your TR!! I can't express to you how beautiful you and your girls are! I love everything you did! It all looked so beautiful Thank you so much for sharing this with us. DH and I will be renewing our vows in Nov 2009. I was going to walk down the aisle with DH, but I liked that you had your brother walk you down the aisle. How did you come to that decision to not walk down the aisle with him? I am asking cause I think you may have changed my mind about walking down with DH!LOL Also, as a fellow glasses wearer, I was glad to see you wore your glasses some of the time. I will have to do the same!

I can't wait to read more!

[roozlilone]

Awww, can't wait to read the next part. Quick question...

Since you didn't use the standard mickey cake topper, did they still give it to you? Did you have to put the one you got yourself on the cake (like right when you got to SBP) or did you mail it to the bakery beforehand?

Yes, you still get the standard mickey cake topper (comes with the package). We gave the topper to Amy when we arrived at the Boardwalk and she made sure it was put on the cake. I had it in my "box" with the unity candle, fans and programs. :goodvibes

Your cake is lovely! You must have been really stressed to get going with the rain. I think I would have had a Bridezilla moment! Can't wait to read more!

Yes, I was very stressed, but you will see in my next installment, during the ceremony itself I was so into the moment it could have rained pigs :rotfl: and it still would have been the most perfect moment ever! :lovestruc

I am so glad I found your TR!! I can't express to you how beautiful you and your girls are! I love everything you did! It all looked so beautiful Thank you so much for sharing this with us. DH and I will be renewing our vows in Nov 2009. I was going to walk down the aisle with DH, but I liked that you had your brother walk you down the aisle. How did you come to that decision to not walk down the aisle with him? I am asking cause I think you may have changed my mind about walking down with DH!LOL Also, as a fellow glasses wearer, I was glad to see you wore your glasses some of the time. I will have to do the same!

I can't wait to read more!

Awww...thank you, thank you, you are so sweet! :goodvibes Congrats on your VR!! You will have a blast! Actually, I originally was going to walk down the aisle with my DH too. You think, why not you are already married, right? But, there is something about walking down the aisle TO your fiance or husband that is truly magical to me, to see THEIR face when you are walking towards them and your eyes meet for the first time! :love: It's very special. I'm so glad I chose to have my brother walk me down the aisle. My brother felt very special too. He took his job very seriously. I would tell all fellow brides that wear glasses.....wear your glasses on all the important parts!!! It's worth seeing! I took my glasses off for all the posed photos, but other than that, I kept them on! :goodvibes

[Goldeelox9]

Everything looks so pretty! Can't wait to read more!

[roozlilone]

Everything looks so pretty! Can't wait to read more!

Thanks! OT, but I have to say Happy Birthday to my hubby today, Joe, he is 40 today! :cake: Interesting note....he is a Christmas baby and his Mom & Dad is named Joseph & Mary! :goodvibes

[MiaBella05]

any new updates??

[Sccrmnky2005]

any new updates??

yeah i've been reading and all of a sudden it STOPS:(

[LMO429]

enjoying you report

[roozlilone]

yeah i've been reading and all of a sudden it STOPS:(

I know, I know....Hannah plays select travel soccer and Joe is in the middle of high school soccer so life has been crazy to say the least plus we just got back from a short Disney trip. I have to get off my butt and finish my TR. Joe has already given me grief about it. I will finish!! Thanks for reading! :goodvibes

enjoying you report

Thanks! :goodvibes

[Mycuteboyz3]

I had to come out of lurking to tell you I'm so happy you're back. I was loving your PJ/TR and all of a sudden it just stopped. Glad to hear that it was just that you were busy. I'm looking forward to your next installments.:yay:

[Mrsdisneyb2b]

OMG i just realized I had been following your journal all last year! And then escaped from the boards for a while, but CONGRATS!!

Your dress is stunning!

You got married exactly a year from when I will be gettign married! That has to be lucky!

You had a escape package? We are going to renew our vows there in 2011!

[littleelvis]

I read the whole thing start to finish........ Can't wait to hear the rest. We would love love love to do a VR but not in the budget yet. We are going in feb 2010 which is our 15 year anniversary but maybe we can do it for our 20 year :)

[Kristinella]

Just got caught up on your whole PJ & TR...when I got to the end only to see that it is not finished...:rotfl:

Well looks like I will be sticking around to see how it all came together in the end.

You had some great plans, ideas, etc...you and your girls looked stunning...and the water bottles are not creepy but creative...maybe she said it wrong like the bus driver SAID Magic Kingdom but MEANT Downtown Disney...

Glad to see that you were blessed with pixie dust and no rain for your VR pixiedust:

Looking forward to the rest popcorn::

[tinks_1989]

Wow I am glad I found this SBP is my dream location

you are so beautiful and your girls as well

I cant wait for more I love reading everyones TRs feeling like i was there I love your so farand will deffintly be sticking around cant wait for more

I will be following along

[roozlilone]

The Ceremony: Processional & Vows!

Where did I leave off??....Oh, yea, the wind was blowing, the heavens were about to open up and everyone was in their places....it was time! (I think this for me was the weirdest moment (in a good way) because you plan for it so long, when you finally get there, it's almost an out of body experience, it doesn't seem real, does anyone else feel that way?? Or am I just crazy?? :rotfl:)

The Processional:

Music: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes

My 2 Maids of Honor (Kaitlyn & Hannah). We decided to let them walk separately so they would have their own time in the spotlight:

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Music: When You Wish Upon A Star

It was my turn...I wasn't nervous at all, but I had the stupidest look on my face? What was I thinking? :confused3

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Better picture, at least I'm smiling! :laughing:

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My brother giving me away! ;)

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Rev. Jack did the nicest greeting and then went into the reading- I Corinithians 13 He was so warm and sincere and made it very personal.
Still no rain :woohoo: (but notice the dark, dark clouds), but the wind just wouldn't let up, I tried not get too distrated!!!

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We decided to write our own vows and I knew there would be no way I could memorize them :rolleyes1 So, the obessive compulsive side of me typed them up and stuck them in my bra.

Joe laughing after I manage to get my vows out:
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Then came the rain (not from the clouds, but from me), I couldn't get the first word out without starting to cry!! :sad1:

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My Vows to Joe: "Joe, you are so much more than my husband, you are my best friend and soul mate. Even after 15 years, you are still the best part of my day. You still have the power to surprise me. You still make me laugh until my sides hurt. Thank you for making my dreams come true. Thank you for being the most special part of my day. I promise to always be your best friend and give you the very best of me. You are my Rooz. I love you will all my heart.....and I always will."

Trying to blow my nose:
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I had NO IDEA my kids were getting so emotional which made Joe & I worse! From that point on, I don't think any of us stopped crying! :hug:

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Joe was up next with his vows. I wish I had a copy of them, but, of course, they were awesome and made me cry more:
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Up Next: Lockets, Unity Candle & Pirates! URRGH!

[pink_tink8i8]

I'm crying after that I can only imagine how your family took it. Very beautiful

[irisbud]

It sounds like your ceremony was beautiful and very moving.

About the out of body experience: that was how I felt too. I actually tried not to because I wanted to make sure I was "there", but I still did.

It's wonderful that you and your DH still love eachother so much!

[29apr00]

It was so beautiful Jodi!

Now hurry before the rain comes!! :rotfl:

[padisneyfour]

Jodi everything looks beautiful....:goodvibes

[Mycuteboyz3]

The look on your daughter's face says it all. Just beautiful.

[anewmac]

awww it made me tear up and seeing your daughter cry had me sobbing.. cant wait to hear more

[roozlilone]

I'm crying after that I can only imagine how your family took it. Very beautiful

I knew I would be emotional, but I never realized how much or that my daughters would be affected so deeply. :goodvibes

It sounds like your ceremony was beautiful and very moving.

About the out of body experience: that was how I felt too. I actually tried not to because I wanted to make sure I was "there", but I still did.

It's wonderful that you and your DH still love eachother so much!

Ok, so I'm not crazy about the out-of-body thing. I really did have to make myself concentrate so I wouldn't miss anything and would remember it! :goodvibes

It was so beautiful Jodi!

Now hurry before the rain comes!! :rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl: More to come soon! :goodvibes

Jodi everything looks beautiful....:goodvibes

Thanks! :goodvibes :goodvibes

The look on your daughter's face says it all. Just beautiful.

awww it made me tear up and seeing your daughter cry had me sobbing.. cant wait to hear more

I'm glad I have some great photos to remember the day. :hug: Thanks! :goodvibes

[hlrababy]

Oh wow!! You look so beautiful!!! You and your girls are just beautiful!

[figmentfan814]

Your ceremony was so touching, I love the closeups of your family. I saw someone videoing in the background. Maybe you could transcript DH's vows, so you have them to keep forever :goodvibes

[Donald'sGirl]

Jodi that was a tear jerker update! Your vows were beautiful!

More please popcorn::

[bentleygirl22]

great report .. can't wait to read more

[Cory's Gal]

What a beautiful Vow Renewal. Everything about it is so lovely, I would love for DH and I to do it someday and I really like all the things you had picked to do! Thanks for sharing your pictures and special day!!

[frdeb1999]

Absolutely beautiful pixs!! You have beautiful family! Looking forward to more. :)

[daisy_77]

I love your VR report! I am looking forward to hearing more. :goodvibes

[Mrsdisneyb2b]

So beautiful! I started crying also just looking at your pictures! I am such a mush face

Cant wait to read more!

[roozlilone]

I love your VR report! I am looking forward to hearing more. :goodvibes

Thanks! I need someone to kick me in the pants so I will finish! :rotfl:

So beautiful! I started crying also just looking at your pictures! I am such a mush face

Cant wait to read more!

Awwww....thanks! I still cry when I look at the pictures! :goodvibes

[klacey1]

Please finish!! This was so much fun to read :-)

[mrsksomeday]

I have spent all evening reading this, what a great story. You have such a beautiful family. I am sorry that your sister stressed you out so much :hug:. Your vows were wonderful. Please let us know how it went with the lockets. The girls had to have loved them.

[cdotla]

I just found your report tonite and read it start to finish. You are a beautiful family and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about your VR!

Can't wait to hear the end!:goodvibes

I also have one question for you: where did you get the sticker / decal with the images of all of you on the back window of your car? I have never seen that before. It's awesome!:)

[chickyann]

gorgeous photos, you have a beautiful family!!

I would love to see how your VR ended :)

[roozlilone]

gorgeous photos, you have a beautiful family!!

I would love to see how your VR ended :)

Awww...Thanks! I can't believe it will be two years this Saturday since our Vow Renewal!! Time has flown! :goodvibes

[chickyann]

life speeds by quickly when you have kids :)