Planning Our Happily Ever After - A Disneymoon PTR! (NEW 7/13 - TR Link!) - The DIS Discussion Forums

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE · 06-18-2010, 06:00 PM

****WARNING! You are about to embark on a year long, OCD planning, over preparing journey as I attempt to plan the trip of a lifetime!***

Hello! And welcome to my Disneymoon PTR! This is my first pre-trip report, but I did write a TR for our January 2010 engagement celebration trip. If you haven’t checked it out, I invite you to take a look! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2374482

If you did follow my TR and are now here, thanks for joining me again!

My name is Courtney, and as I mentioned, this is a Disneymoon PTR! My fiance Miguel and I got engaged this past Christmas, and will be saying our I Do’s exactly one year from today on June 18, 2011!

Here are some pics of us from our most recent trip to the world so you can put a face to a name!

Here I am, exploring World Showcase!

My wonderful fiancé Miguel lounging at the Beach Club!

Miguel playing the African drums at AK!

And the two of us with our pal Donald!

When Miguel and I first started discussing a honeymoon, Disney actually was not our first choice because we were both set on going somewhere tropical. But then the more I got to thinking about it, the more and more I really wanted to have our honeymoon at Disney. I know some people (no one here though!) don’t think of Disney as being romantic or fun for adults, but we all know that’s not the case! I took many trips as a child, as a teenager, and now I’ve taken three “adult” trips to the world and I can honestly say I have just as much fun now as I did back then. In many ways, Disney is “our place”. It is the first place we vacationed together, and the place that we celebrated our engagement. So, it seems only fitting that we celebrate our marriage and the start of our lives together there, right?!

Well that’s what we think! So off to Disney we will go and celebrate we will! I have so many ideas for this trip – I really do want it to be “the trip of a lifetime” for the both of us.

With almost a year left to go you better believe there’s going to be a lot of over-analyzing and OCD planning going on! I’ll be asking for suggestions from you all frequently, I’m sure, so not only do I hope you’ll follow along, but I hope you will post along and let me know about your experiences and tips as well!

UP NEXT: When exactly will we be vacationing? And the real question…where are we going to stay?!

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE · 06-18-2010, 06:05 PM

Princess_K · 06-18-2010, 07:53 PM

I just commented on your TR, but I wanted you to do know you did have a reader over here! I'm excited to see what you plan for the disneymoon...and maybe you could throw in a few wedding updates as well

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE · 06-18-2010, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Princess_K

I just commented on your TR, but I wanted you to do know you did have a reader over here! I'm excited to see what you plan for the disneymoon...and maybe you could throw in a few wedding updates as well

Yay! Thanks so much for coming over!

And there will definitely be a few wedding updates thrown in!

BippityBoo · 06-18-2010, 08:26 PM

Awwww man!!!! Beat out for the first spot

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!!!!!! I am so pumped for this PTR and for your wedding. Honestly, I haven't even read your intro so let me go back and read it...I was just too excited not to comment

BippityBoo · 06-18-2010, 08:28 PM

OK---I read the intro!! I am DYING to know where you are staying, eating, doing....SOOOO fun!! I want to renew my vows at WDW....can't wait to follow along with you

mrsksomeday · 06-18-2010, 08:35 PM

Hi Courtney, I am here too. Can't wait to read all about your plans.

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE · 06-18-2010, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BippityBoo

Awwww man!!!! Beat out for the first spot

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!!!!!! I am so pumped for this PTR and for your wedding. Honestly, I haven't even read your intro so let me go back and read it...I was just too excited not to comment

Yay! I am so excited to have you reading along Katie!

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Originally Posted by BippityBoo

OK---I read the intro!! I am DYING to know where you are staying, eating, doing....SOOOO fun!! I want to renew my vows at WDW....can't wait to follow along with you

Oh there is so much to talk about! I've had ideas floating around in my head for months! I'm excited to finally "let them out"!

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE · 06-18-2010, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mrsksomeday

Hi Courtney, I am here too. Can't wait to read all about your plans.

Hey, Tracy! So glad you're here!

Joyciemc · 06-18-2010, 08:46 PM

Thank you for starting a PTR! Can't wait to follow along with your plans.
I've made some predictions about your trip so it'll be fun to see if I'm right.

You're getting married in a YEAR! Woohoo!

BippityBoo · 06-18-2010, 08:46 PM

PS: I love your PTR title! It is so perfect. I think I have a good feeling about what Resort you are staying in

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE · 06-18-2010, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Joyciemc

Thank you for starting a PTR! Can't wait to follow along with your plans.
I've made some predictions about your trip so it'll be fun to see if I'm right.

You're getting married in a YEAR! Woohoo!

So glad you're here, Joyce!

It's going to be fun planning our disneymoons together! I just wish mine was as close as yours! I feel next June will never get here!

Oooh, I wonder what your predictions are?

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Originally Posted by BippityBoo

PS: I love your PTR title! It is so perfect. I think I have a good feeling about what Resort you are staying in

Hehe, I've definitely had that one planned out for a while now! When I do my resort reveal you'll have to let me know if you were right!

It will be coming up pretty soon!

DisneyCrafter · 06-18-2010, 09:04 PM

I was sad that your TR was over and then I saw the link! Yay! I'm so excited to hear all about your plans!

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE · 06-18-2010, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DisneyCrafter

I was sad that your TR was over and then I saw the link! Yay! I'm so excited to hear all about your plans!

Thanks for joining in over here!

I've got lots of plans to tell, that's for sure!

Lady Lallie · 06-18-2010, 09:12 PM

I'm joining in! I really wanted to go to Disney for our honeymoon, instead we went on an ill fated cruise to Bermuda. It was so bad that we had a Disney trip to make up for it a few months later.

06-18-2010, 07:53 PM	#3
Princess_K DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Location: IN Posts: 588	I just commented on your TR, but I wanted you to do know you did have a reader over here! I'm excited to see what you plan for the disneymoon...and maybe you could throw in a few wedding updates as well __________________ Anxiously awaiting our Disney World wedding May 2012...POFQ May 2010...Poly Dec 2008...CSR May 2007...CSR July 2001...Off-site July 1997...CBR July 1995...ASSp

06-18-2010, 08:26 PM	#5
BippityBoo DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,840	Awwww man!!!! Beat out for the first spot I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!!!!!! I am so pumped for this PTR and for your wedding. Honestly, I haven't even read your intro so let me go back and read it...I was just too excited not to comment __________________ We're Dreaming of a WL Christmas! DEC 2010 INTERACTIVE PTR It was the time of our lives! TR Jan.10-15, 2010-TR COMPLETE!

06-18-2010, 08:28 PM	#6
BippityBoo DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,840	OK---I read the intro!! I am DYING to know where you are staying, eating, doing....SOOOO fun!! I want to renew my vows at WDW....can't wait to follow along with you __________________ We're Dreaming of a WL Christmas! DEC 2010 INTERACTIVE PTR It was the time of our lives! TR Jan.10-15, 2010-TR COMPLETE!

06-18-2010, 08:35 PM	#7
mrsksomeday "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,359	Hi Courtney, I am here too. Can't wait to read all about your plans. __________________ Ace, Me, and the Guy with CP - 1st TR Happy Birthday Bill 6/08 Introducing Amy to "Walt's World" 10/08 Where everybody knows Bill's name 11/08 Does this mean we aren't going to the mountains? 11/09 Birthdays, surprises, Magic & Merriment 12/10 An Imagineer fell for Bill 5/11 Bill and Tracy’s Kinda Excellent Adventure!! Dec. 2011 It's the Little Moments that Count!! -5/12 Justice for Travis

06-18-2010, 08:46 PM	#10
Joyciemc DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Quincy, MA Posts: 2,628	Thank you for starting a PTR! Can't wait to follow along with your plans. I've made some predictions about your trip so it'll be fun to see if I'm right. You're getting married in a YEAR! Woohoo! __________________ Oct 2012"I'm Speaking Italian." A Food&Wine trip around the World. October 2012Food & Wine & Friends. Or Wishing a Year Away. A PTRMay 2011Her name was definitely Mary. The trip report! Sept 2010This Trip Broke the Bank. A Trip Report

06-18-2010, 06:00 PM	#1
SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,518	Planning Our Happily Ever After - A Disneymoon PTR! (NEW 7/13 - TR Link!) **WARNING! You are about to embark on a year long, OCD planning, over preparing journey as I attempt to plan the trip of a lifetime!* Hello! And welcome to my Disneymoon PTR! This is my first pre-trip report, but I did write a TR for our January 2010 engagement celebration trip. If you haven’t checked it out, I invite you to take a look! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2374482 If you did follow my TR and are now here, thanks for joining me again! My name is Courtney, and as I mentioned, this is a Disneymoon PTR! My fiance Miguel and I got engaged this past Christmas, and will be saying our I Do’s exactly one year from today on June 18, 2011! Here are some pics of us from our most recent trip to the world so you can put a face to a name! Here I am, exploring World Showcase! My wonderful fiancé Miguel lounging at the Beach Club! Miguel playing the African drums at AK! And the two of us with our pal Donald! When Miguel and I first started discussing a honeymoon, Disney actually was not our first choice because we were both set on going somewhere tropical. But then the more I got to thinking about it, the more and more I really wanted to have our honeymoon at Disney. I know some people (no one here though!) don’t think of Disney as being romantic or fun for adults, but we all know that’s not the case! I took many trips as a child, as a teenager, and now I’ve taken three “adult” trips to the world and I can honestly say I have just as much fun now as I did back then. In many ways, Disney is “our place”. It is the first place we vacationed together, and the place that we celebrated our engagement. So, it seems only fitting that we celebrate our marriage and the start of our lives together there, right?! Well that’s what we think! So off to Disney we will go and celebrate we will! I have so many ideas for this trip – I really do want it to be “the trip of a lifetime” for the both of us. With almost a year left to go you better believe there’s going to be a lot of over-analyzing and OCD planning going on! I’ll be asking for suggestions from you all frequently, I’m sure, so not only do I hope you’ll follow along, but I hope you will post along and let me know about your experiences and tips as well! UP NEXT: When exactly will we be vacationing? And the real question…where are we going to stay?! __________________ Me (Courtney) DH "It's better when it's just the two of us" - Feb. '12 TR \| Disney Like it Used to be...Feb. '12 PTR And They Lived Happily Ever After - June '11 Disneymoon TR \| Planning Our Happily Ever After - Disneymoon PTR The Most Magical Time of Year in the Most Magical Place on Earth - Nov. '10 TR \| Our Engagement Celebration Trip! Jan. '10 TR Last edited by SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE; 07-13-2011 at 06:16 PM.

06-18-2010, 06:05 PM	#2
SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,518	Table of Contents: Intro One Year From Today! Resort Reveal Making Our Trip the "Trip of a Lifetime" Wedding Details - Part One (Venue, Cake, Flowers) Exciting Trip News / New Luggage A Little Shoe Discussion BIG News!!! Our November Home November ADR's 11 Months To Go! Annual Passes?! A Few Updates Four Months Until November! Italy Here I Come! I'm Back! My Italian Adventure Pt. 1 - Venice 10 Months to Go! Three Months Until November! The Makings of an Itinerary - November My Italian Adventure Pt. 2 - Florence How We Spent Out Summer Wedding Details - Part Two (Flowers, Photographer, Day of Coordinator) Opinions Needed! 9 Months To Go! November Food Budget 2 Months Until November! Happy Birthday, Miguel! & Life Lately Wishes/Illuminations Viewing Strategies My Italian Adventure Pt. 3 - Rome 8 Months To Go! One Month Until November/Trip Binder Wedding Details - Part Three (BM Dresses, Mothers' Dress Inspiration, My Dress) My Italian Adventure Pt. 4 - Rome Pt. 2 Halloween, a New Vera & Trip Planning November Plans - Days 1 & 2 November Plans - Day 3 November Plans - Day 4 November Plans - Day 5 Outfits & Packing Time to Hit the Road! We're Home! TR Link! We're Booked!!! Wedding Details - Part Four (Vendors Booked, Save the Dates, To Do's) 6 Months to Go - ADR Hopes ADR Success! Our Christmas Happy New Year/2010 in Review In 12 Days... First Disneymoon Purchase Water Park Advice Needed Quick Update More DM Purchases & Wedding Stuff One Day @ Epcot - Pt. 1 One Day @ Epcot - Pt. 2 The Itinerary Changes? A Tour & a To-Do List BIG Wedding Update! (Transportation, Hair & Makeup, Reception Decor, Toasting Flutes & Serving Set) Food Budget CG & Narc. Fave Dishes?/V-Day 4 Months to Go & Swimsuit Ideas Swimsuit Update Wedding Details - Part Six (Ceremony Decor, Guest Book & Pen, Card Box, Lazo & Arras) GF Spa Booked! Pool Cabana Booked! Luggage Tags & Trip Binder Room Organizing & Toiletry Bag "Stocking" Wedding Details - Part Seven (Invitations, Reception Menu, Rehearsal Dinner) Arrival Day Plans Day 1 Plans A Few Trip Updates Wedding Details - Part Eight (Shower Planning, Mom's Dresses, Dad's and Men's Tuxes) & My Birthday Day 2 & 3 Plans & a Few Random Updates Trip Shopping Bridal Shower #1 Day 4 & 5 Plans Bridal Shower #2 Less Than One Month! One More Signature? More Trip Shopping Day 6 & 7 Plans Let the Packing Begin! Wedding Details - Part Nine (Jewelry/Shoes/Rehearsal Dinner Dress, Hair and Makeup Trial, Venue Walkthrough) A Few Updates Day 8 & 9 Plans Honeymoon Wardrobe - Part 1 Honeymoon Wardrobe - Part 2 Wedding Details - Part 10 (DIY, Decor, Welcome Boxes, Bridal Party Gifts) Day 10 & 11 Plans This is it!!! See you in 2 weeks! We're Home! The Wedding Part 1 - Rehearsal Day The Wedding Part 2 - Getting Ready Part 1 The Wedding Part 2 - Getting Ready Part 2 The Wedding Part 3 - Pre-Ceremony Photos The Wedding Part 4 - Ceremony & Formal Photos The Wedding Part 5 - Cocktail Hour and Reception Part 1 The Wedding Part 5 - Reception Part 2 TR Link! __________________ Me (Courtney) DH "It's better when it's just the two of us" - Feb. '12 TR \| Disney Like it Used to be...Feb. '12 PTR And They Lived Happily Ever After - June '11 Disneymoon TR \| Planning Our Happily Ever After - Disneymoon PTR The Most Magical Time of Year in the Most Magical Place on Earth - Nov. '10 TR \| Our Engagement Celebration Trip! Jan. '10 TR Last edited by SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE; 07-13-2011 at 06:15 PM.

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