Hiwaygal, thanks for the kind words. The little cakes (
click here) were something that my Event Manager suprised me with. I had asked for a fun Disney touch to help make my guests feel like they were in the most magical place on earth. Those cakes certainly did the trick (as did the rest of the scrumptious food). Again, I just adore the Grand Floridian Resort. They've never been anything but kind and professional in their dealings with me. I am blessed.
Getting back to the topic at hand, I'm glad
RBennett posted this thread. I spent almost six weeks in WDW last summer. Since I like to sleep around
, I hopped between several resorts (and can finally say that I have stayed in ALL of Disney's official resorts in both WDW and
Disneyland,
~phew!~). During my BoardWalk Villas stay, I saw Cinderella's Carriage pick up a bride in front of the resort (the Crescent Lake side) and transport her all the way to the Beach Club. I was wondering if she was going to have her ceremony at Sea Breeze Point, but since the carriage stopped at the Beach Club, I assume that she had her ceremony indoors, perhaps at Ariel's?? Anyway, it was so much fun for my daughter and I to finally see the carriage in person on the boardwalk. I had only seen photos/videos of it in that location before. The bride certainly looked like she was enjoying the ride of her life.
I am not the Cinderella type (boy, how I wish I were!), so I probably will never rent the carriage. However, it definitely looks like a fun mode of transportation.
RBennett, perhaps you would consider surprising your wife with it for your VR? Is she the Cinderella type? Even if she's not, just think of the priceless look upon her face when she realizes you rented it for her.
A couple of years ago a fellow Dis'er (as in MALE) did the exact same thing for his wife. He planned a custom vow renewal on the sly. If memory serves me correctly, they had their ceremony inside the Wedding Pavilion and I think he surprised her with Cinderella's Carriage, too. I think their dinner party was held inside the American Adventure VIP Room. I thought what he did for his wife was just about the most romantic thing that I had ever heard of. And now it sounds like you're equally as romantic,
~sigh.~ Your wife is one lucky gal.