apainterxx44
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 2, 2008
Hello! I'm Amanda a long time disboards member and disney fan. I never thought I'd be getting married on disney property. I guess we will start with the story of us then we can get into how planning has been going so far.
Roy and me met about 7.5 years ago through mutual friends. In this time we've done a lot of growing up, most of my time was spent playing roller derby and his was playing video games. Also during this time I did a Disney College Program. Disney has always been a huge part of my life, as it is for most of the people planning these weddings!
Last year, while I was 18 weeks pregnant on our yearly trip to Disney World, Roy proposed to me on Halloween night (my favorite holiday) in front of the Haunted Mansion (my favorite ride) during MNSSHP (you guessed it, my favorite event!)
While I was super excited that I was getting engaged to Roy in my favorite place, I couldn't really focus on the actual wedding because we had some fertility issues so I just wanted my happy and HEALTHY baby to be here before I started making new plans.
Once Marceline (named after Walt's hometown) Danger was here and healthy on April 9, 2016 I started thinking about what type of wedding I wanted. I always assumed the wedding I really wanted I could never have because our parents can't really help us so we'd be doing it all on our own and the thought of spending that much money when we have a new baby just seemed very selfish to me.
We started looking at venues around us and found one that we loved. It was a castle and we wanted to get married in the winter so we thought it was perfect. For some reason I could never push myself to book it, and I didn't know why.
Then I started talking to my co-worker and fellow disbride Ashley who told me about DFTW Escape and also Swan and dolphin. I didn't like that escape limited our guest list, and I didn't want a real reception so I didn't want a wishes wedding. The idea of swan and dolphin never really excited me, it's not Roy and my style. So when she mentioned to me about doing the House of Blues I decided to look into it.
Within a few months we were booked at the house of Blues orlando at 11am in the musical courtyard (outdoor location) on April 3 2017. We've done alot so far but I want to use this PJ as a way to remember all the planning and also help anyone else that wants to do a non traditional disney wedding! Next post to include pictures!!
Roy and me met about 7.5 years ago through mutual friends. In this time we've done a lot of growing up, most of my time was spent playing roller derby and his was playing video games. Also during this time I did a Disney College Program. Disney has always been a huge part of my life, as it is for most of the people planning these weddings!
Last year, while I was 18 weeks pregnant on our yearly trip to Disney World, Roy proposed to me on Halloween night (my favorite holiday) in front of the Haunted Mansion (my favorite ride) during MNSSHP (you guessed it, my favorite event!)
While I was super excited that I was getting engaged to Roy in my favorite place, I couldn't really focus on the actual wedding because we had some fertility issues so I just wanted my happy and HEALTHY baby to be here before I started making new plans.
Once Marceline (named after Walt's hometown) Danger was here and healthy on April 9, 2016 I started thinking about what type of wedding I wanted. I always assumed the wedding I really wanted I could never have because our parents can't really help us so we'd be doing it all on our own and the thought of spending that much money when we have a new baby just seemed very selfish to me.
We started looking at venues around us and found one that we loved. It was a castle and we wanted to get married in the winter so we thought it was perfect. For some reason I could never push myself to book it, and I didn't know why.
Then I started talking to my co-worker and fellow disbride Ashley who told me about DFTW Escape and also Swan and dolphin. I didn't like that escape limited our guest list, and I didn't want a real reception so I didn't want a wishes wedding. The idea of swan and dolphin never really excited me, it's not Roy and my style. So when she mentioned to me about doing the House of Blues I decided to look into it.
Within a few months we were booked at the house of Blues orlando at 11am in the musical courtyard (outdoor location) on April 3 2017. We've done alot so far but I want to use this PJ as a way to remember all the planning and also help anyone else that wants to do a non traditional disney wedding! Next post to include pictures!!
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