PalmBeachPrincess
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Your Honeymoon Pics are gorgeous by the way, I want to go there, but I heard its alot more expensive than say some of the places in the Caribbean, did you find that?
Crown_Princess and Angrypenguin DFTW 03/30/2009-7/24 Update, MGM studios!
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Angrypenguin
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Hey PBP! I can't speak for the hotel, as my parents graciously allowed us to trade their timeshare for the Ko Olina resort, but I believe it runs anywhere from 300-650/night. I know there are a lot of deals out there for the bigger resorts near Honolulu/Waikiki, so keep checking!
As for normal expenses, I would say restaurants and so forth are pretty standard. Museums and other attractions aren't super expensive either, no more than anywhere else a tourist would go. I got a deal on the rental car using priceline, so I don't think it's that much more expensive than any other normal vacation. Plus, it keeps us in the U.S., which is great. However, flying to Hawaii from the east coast can get fairly pricey I think (I haven't checked). It's easier for us simply because Los Angeles is the last main airport in CONUS that can go direct, so flights are more reasonable.
As for normal expenses, I would say restaurants and so forth are pretty standard. Museums and other attractions aren't super expensive either, no more than anywhere else a tourist would go. I got a deal on the rental car using priceline, so I don't think it's that much more expensive than any other normal vacation. Plus, it keeps us in the U.S., which is great. However, flying to Hawaii from the east coast can get fairly pricey I think (I haven't checked). It's easier for us simply because Los Angeles is the last main airport in CONUS that can go direct, so flights are more reasonable.
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Big Day morning, part 1:
So I wasnt sure if I was going to be nervous the night before the wedding. You hear about the stories all the time, how the groom couldnt sleep the night before, etc. etc., but I was sure it wouldnt be me. Its not like I was meeting this random girl for the first time as part of an arranged marriage; wed been together for over five years.
I spent the night in the room next door, my best mans room. We putzed around and talked for several hours, but he finally conked out around 1 a.m. I was a little nervous, since I knew Randy was going to show up at the girls room around 7:45 and hop on over a little later to grab pictures. So I tried sleeping, and just laid there like a potato for about an hour. Then I took out my iPhone and surfed the internet. Then I laid there some more. Then I took out my iPhone again and watched an episode of The West Wing. Then I tried turning around, and laid there like an overturned potato. Then I got up and sat on the balcony over looking Bay Lake for a bit. Fun fact: cast members clear out the trash around the resort around 3:30 a.m. in the night. They drive around one of those little carts with the flashing light.
Somewhere around 4-4:30 I finally dozed off, and then around 6 a.m. my eyes shot open. Time to get a move on!
My buddy got up as well, and grabbed me some coffee and a bagel. The coffee turned out not to be a great idea, because while I was worried I only got as much sleep as, well, something that doesnt sleep much I suppose, the adrenaline of the day kept me going. Add to that the coffee, and I was twitching more than a meth addict with tourettes.
After getting dressed, and looking quite dapper, I ran to the bathroom to utilize the crapper. Wait, thats not right. On a semi-serious note, I did have this fear that wed be at the altar, and I wouldnt be able to concentrate on everything happening because Id have to pee really bad. Ive affectionally coined this feeling as micturitionphobia
Randy came over and we took some snaps, and around 8:45 a.m. my BM and I headed out the door down to the lobby to catch our limo to the Grand Floridian. Was I nervous? Sure. I felt even more self conscious because the entire population of the Contemporary Resort stared at us as we walked, probably whispering look at those crazy people in tuxes. How do they expect to walk around Epcot like that?
I grabbed a bottle of water in the limo and sipped it on the way to the GF, with a goal of hydrating myself just enough not to fall over (remember: fear of peeing). Once we got to the GF, we were met by one of Carols assistants. Since Im terrible with names, Ill just call her DINO for Diligent Instigator of Nuptial Organization.
DINO greeted us and announced through her secret-service like walkie talkie that the groom had arrived, and let us know that my parental units were wandering around the GF lobby somewhere. They finally stopped by and we had hugs all around. Randy showed up and snapped a few more pictures, while I nervously waited for the day to really begin. Id always imagined Id be bouncing up and down and a be a nervous wreck on my wedding day, and while I was anxious, I wasnt nearly as nervous as I anticipated. Sure, lots of people would be staring at us, but lots of people stare at me due to my chiseled physique anyway, so that wasnt new. After all, I was marrying a beautiful girl that was also my closest friend; a girl who rubs my head to calm me down and make me feel better, a girl who lets me stand in line for 9 hours at the Apple store to buy a stupid phone and still loves me anyway. I was ready to go, lets do it!
So I wasnt sure if I was going to be nervous the night before the wedding. You hear about the stories all the time, how the groom couldnt sleep the night before, etc. etc., but I was sure it wouldnt be me. Its not like I was meeting this random girl for the first time as part of an arranged marriage; wed been together for over five years.
I spent the night in the room next door, my best mans room. We putzed around and talked for several hours, but he finally conked out around 1 a.m. I was a little nervous, since I knew Randy was going to show up at the girls room around 7:45 and hop on over a little later to grab pictures. So I tried sleeping, and just laid there like a potato for about an hour. Then I took out my iPhone and surfed the internet. Then I laid there some more. Then I took out my iPhone again and watched an episode of The West Wing. Then I tried turning around, and laid there like an overturned potato. Then I got up and sat on the balcony over looking Bay Lake for a bit. Fun fact: cast members clear out the trash around the resort around 3:30 a.m. in the night. They drive around one of those little carts with the flashing light.
Somewhere around 4-4:30 I finally dozed off, and then around 6 a.m. my eyes shot open. Time to get a move on!
My buddy got up as well, and grabbed me some coffee and a bagel. The coffee turned out not to be a great idea, because while I was worried I only got as much sleep as, well, something that doesnt sleep much I suppose, the adrenaline of the day kept me going. Add to that the coffee, and I was twitching more than a meth addict with tourettes.
After getting dressed, and looking quite dapper, I ran to the bathroom to utilize the crapper. Wait, thats not right. On a semi-serious note, I did have this fear that wed be at the altar, and I wouldnt be able to concentrate on everything happening because Id have to pee really bad. Ive affectionally coined this feeling as micturitionphobia
Randy came over and we took some snaps, and around 8:45 a.m. my BM and I headed out the door down to the lobby to catch our limo to the Grand Floridian. Was I nervous? Sure. I felt even more self conscious because the entire population of the Contemporary Resort stared at us as we walked, probably whispering look at those crazy people in tuxes. How do they expect to walk around Epcot like that?
I grabbed a bottle of water in the limo and sipped it on the way to the GF, with a goal of hydrating myself just enough not to fall over (remember: fear of peeing). Once we got to the GF, we were met by one of Carols assistants. Since Im terrible with names, Ill just call her DINO for Diligent Instigator of Nuptial Organization.
DINO greeted us and announced through her secret-service like walkie talkie that the groom had arrived, and let us know that my parental units were wandering around the GF lobby somewhere. They finally stopped by and we had hugs all around. Randy showed up and snapped a few more pictures, while I nervously waited for the day to really begin. Id always imagined Id be bouncing up and down and a be a nervous wreck on my wedding day, and while I was anxious, I wasnt nearly as nervous as I anticipated. Sure, lots of people would be staring at us, but lots of people stare at me due to my chiseled physique anyway, so that wasnt new. After all, I was marrying a beautiful girl that was also my closest friend; a girl who rubs my head to calm me down and make me feel better, a girl who lets me stand in line for 9 hours at the Apple store to buy a stupid phone and still loves me anyway. I was ready to go, lets do it!
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It is so nice and refreshing to hear a groom's side of the story...And that last part...so sweet!!!
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Loving it!!! Ok Crown Princess your turn! 
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more of your gorgeous pictures please!! 
PalmBeachPrincess
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Yeah, the flight from Florida to Texas to Hawaii is fairly pricey. The Ko Olina Marriott really isn't too bad though. I'm seriously considering it because it looks gorgeous and it's the best of both worlds - beach and cultural/historical/attraction stuff. I was previously looking at the Dominican Republic and all there really is there is Beach. Plus my parents honeymooned in Hawaii so I think that would make it special too. My mom at lobster every single night of her honeymoon in Hawaii
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First I have to say that our wedding was absolutely perfect. There were some minor things off, that I was surprised Disney forgot, but I didn't even realize they were wrong until my head cleared of bridal bliss 2 days later.
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You know all wedding planning books say not to wash your hair less than 24 hours before the wedding. But with all of the running around we had been doing, at about 11pm the night before I was dreading the idea of my hair being greasy in wedding pictures! Since I moved to Los Angeles, I've become much more conscious of hair, makeup, and clothes. This might sound shallow, but its difficult not to change a little from this crazy place! Anyway, I hit the shower convincing myself in my bridal madness that somehow it is possible to just wash the top part of ones head.
The next day I crawled out of bed at 6am with my squeaky clean hair and had a bowl of cereal. MOH slept in the room with me oh and our room was amazing so we opened the blinds and welcomed beloved Patricia into the room at 6:30am. She had a big rolling makeup kit with her, most of which she wouldnt need as I was doing airbrush and hair, and my MOH and mom were just getting hair.
Mom arrived next, all twittering with excitement. I didnt have much to say, as I was all business and about sticking to the minute-by-minute schedule DH and I had given to our wedding party and families. Disney floral arrived and had me close my eyes so my mom could ooh and ahh over the bouquet, then they had her hand it to me and open my eyes. We took a picture on someones camera, probably MOHs, and havent seen it yet.
We stuck mom in the chair to get her out of there ASAP so that she could go back to Polynesian, from Contemporary, to get dressed. MOH sat on the stool while we thought my mom was going back to the hotel, and then it happened my mom came into the room saying she didnt like her hair, because my dad said she looked 70!! Who says that?!
Of the 6:30 8:40 getting ready time, MOH probably took 15 or 20 min. I knew from my trial that I needed an hour at minimum for hair and make up. It was already 7:30. My hair was set, but I new that I would still need an hour, and that didnt even include time to get my dress on. I was panicked. Ugh!!! I am going to do my best on my daughters wedding day to remember that it is HER day and I need to be careful not to hog all the get-ready time. DH will have to remind me maybe, but Im not letting that one be me.
I told my mother sternly that she had to be done by 7:50 and her time was up, and it was very embarrassing to have Patricia and Randy, who had come for getting ready pictures sometime during the whole mom debacle, see me like that. Patricia later told me she was grateful I said it. So my mom was done by 7:50 am and I was in the chair immediately airbrush make up first, then hair. We werent done until 8:40am. MOH and Patricia had to help me get dressed in less than 5 minutes, which meant I didnt even have a chance to check a mirror to see if I looked right. I had also arranged to buy a lip gloss from Patricia to touch up my color, and forgot it. I think it would have enhanced all of our pictures if I had had gloss on it wears off so fast! My mom never apologized for the rush she put me in, and Im still bitter about it when I think about it. Maybe she has no idea. But dont get me wrong, I dont think about it regularly, its just when Im writing this. To add insult to injury, my parents didnt even give us a wedding card, and we paid for the wedding ourselves.
Okay, done ranting on to happier things.
So the original plan was for the parents to meet us a GF lobby for pre-ceremony pictures. MOH and I got in the limo and stopped to pick up the grandmas and my parents at Poly (another delay), but since we were behind schedule I sent my parents off to WP with my grandmothers in the limo, once MOH and I got out at GF. As soon as we stepped out and walked away, MOH said she felt so much tension melt away from me. She had to remind me that I was Cinderella to all the little girls in GF lobby, and to smile. This was not only was a perfectly beautiful reprimand, it made me smile!
I have to say: I love GF lobby, Victorian is my fantasy style.
So while I thought DH would not understand the romance of the reveal that Randy was setting up, I had underestimated the sentiment a man feels on his wedding day. It was so heart warming to walk out to the patio behind the lobby and see my groom sitting nervously waiting. I wanted to run to him, but Randy told me where to stand and then had DH turn around. It was timeless!
From there we had an amazing time taking serious, silly, sassy, and artistic pictures. Randy did an amazing job!
Afterwards we were whisked away with MOH and BM to WP. We walked up to the pavilion together (guests inside) and parted. I went to the bridal vestibule and I THINK he went to the grooms.
When I went to the bridal vestibule I immediately had to pee. Those stories of brides having their MOH hold their dress up while they pee always made me think I would be mortified to have someone in the stall with me, but I found an alternate pee-ing method.
I lifted up my dress, scooted my panties to the side, and when straight toward the toilet, no turning around! This made MOH and I both giggle as she stood behind me holding the back of the dress. But I still couldnt pee! Thats when MOH randomly started singing a song about peeing. Hahahahaha. With the reassurance that she wouldnt be focusing on the sound of my tinkle, I peed. This became our peeing method the rest of the day and since I was constantly drinking water and tea, I had to pee at least 5 times.
Randy took some pictures of us waiting in the little room, and the music in the WP was piped into the room too fun.
After this, MOH went to get in line to walk into the ceremony. I became very nervous. Like run and hide nervous. I should mention that my WP put my dad in the room with me too, and his very presence tends to set me off in anger. So I was singing to myself and looking in the mirror so that I could ignore him and my own nerves.
Finally the music and Carol let me know it was time to walk down the isle. My dad was as cute as a little boy all bouncy to do his special job. I found the mirrors between the entrance to WP and the doors to the chapel very useful I checked my posture and my bouquet placement, as well as reminded my dad to mind my dress. Then in we went!
I couldnt look around too much, I just focused on DH. He was so handsome and looked so happy! My dad handed me off and we were on with the show!
I think this is a good point to stop and let DH describe where he went and what he was feeling before, during and after the ceremony.
I promise not to complain in my next post!
THANK YOU FOR READING.
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You know all wedding planning books say not to wash your hair less than 24 hours before the wedding. But with all of the running around we had been doing, at about 11pm the night before I was dreading the idea of my hair being greasy in wedding pictures! Since I moved to Los Angeles, I've become much more conscious of hair, makeup, and clothes. This might sound shallow, but its difficult not to change a little from this crazy place! Anyway, I hit the shower convincing myself in my bridal madness that somehow it is possible to just wash the top part of ones head.
The next day I crawled out of bed at 6am with my squeaky clean hair and had a bowl of cereal. MOH slept in the room with me oh and our room was amazing so we opened the blinds and welcomed beloved Patricia into the room at 6:30am. She had a big rolling makeup kit with her, most of which she wouldnt need as I was doing airbrush and hair, and my MOH and mom were just getting hair.
Mom arrived next, all twittering with excitement. I didnt have much to say, as I was all business and about sticking to the minute-by-minute schedule DH and I had given to our wedding party and families. Disney floral arrived and had me close my eyes so my mom could ooh and ahh over the bouquet, then they had her hand it to me and open my eyes. We took a picture on someones camera, probably MOHs, and havent seen it yet.
We stuck mom in the chair to get her out of there ASAP so that she could go back to Polynesian, from Contemporary, to get dressed. MOH sat on the stool while we thought my mom was going back to the hotel, and then it happened my mom came into the room saying she didnt like her hair, because my dad said she looked 70!! Who says that?!
Of the 6:30 8:40 getting ready time, MOH probably took 15 or 20 min. I knew from my trial that I needed an hour at minimum for hair and make up. It was already 7:30. My hair was set, but I new that I would still need an hour, and that didnt even include time to get my dress on. I was panicked. Ugh!!! I am going to do my best on my daughters wedding day to remember that it is HER day and I need to be careful not to hog all the get-ready time. DH will have to remind me maybe, but Im not letting that one be me.
I told my mother sternly that she had to be done by 7:50 and her time was up, and it was very embarrassing to have Patricia and Randy, who had come for getting ready pictures sometime during the whole mom debacle, see me like that. Patricia later told me she was grateful I said it. So my mom was done by 7:50 am and I was in the chair immediately airbrush make up first, then hair. We werent done until 8:40am. MOH and Patricia had to help me get dressed in less than 5 minutes, which meant I didnt even have a chance to check a mirror to see if I looked right. I had also arranged to buy a lip gloss from Patricia to touch up my color, and forgot it. I think it would have enhanced all of our pictures if I had had gloss on it wears off so fast! My mom never apologized for the rush she put me in, and Im still bitter about it when I think about it. Maybe she has no idea. But dont get me wrong, I dont think about it regularly, its just when Im writing this. To add insult to injury, my parents didnt even give us a wedding card, and we paid for the wedding ourselves.
Okay, done ranting on to happier things.
So the original plan was for the parents to meet us a GF lobby for pre-ceremony pictures. MOH and I got in the limo and stopped to pick up the grandmas and my parents at Poly (another delay), but since we were behind schedule I sent my parents off to WP with my grandmothers in the limo, once MOH and I got out at GF. As soon as we stepped out and walked away, MOH said she felt so much tension melt away from me. She had to remind me that I was Cinderella to all the little girls in GF lobby, and to smile. This was not only was a perfectly beautiful reprimand, it made me smile!
I have to say: I love GF lobby, Victorian is my fantasy style.
So while I thought DH would not understand the romance of the reveal that Randy was setting up, I had underestimated the sentiment a man feels on his wedding day. It was so heart warming to walk out to the patio behind the lobby and see my groom sitting nervously waiting. I wanted to run to him, but Randy told me where to stand and then had DH turn around. It was timeless!
From there we had an amazing time taking serious, silly, sassy, and artistic pictures. Randy did an amazing job!
Afterwards we were whisked away with MOH and BM to WP. We walked up to the pavilion together (guests inside) and parted. I went to the bridal vestibule and I THINK he went to the grooms.
When I went to the bridal vestibule I immediately had to pee. Those stories of brides having their MOH hold their dress up while they pee always made me think I would be mortified to have someone in the stall with me, but I found an alternate pee-ing method.
I lifted up my dress, scooted my panties to the side, and when straight toward the toilet, no turning around! This made MOH and I both giggle as she stood behind me holding the back of the dress. But I still couldnt pee! Thats when MOH randomly started singing a song about peeing. Hahahahaha. With the reassurance that she wouldnt be focusing on the sound of my tinkle, I peed. This became our peeing method the rest of the day and since I was constantly drinking water and tea, I had to pee at least 5 times.
Randy took some pictures of us waiting in the little room, and the music in the WP was piped into the room too fun.
After this, MOH went to get in line to walk into the ceremony. I became very nervous. Like run and hide nervous. I should mention that my WP put my dad in the room with me too, and his very presence tends to set me off in anger. So I was singing to myself and looking in the mirror so that I could ignore him and my own nerves.
Finally the music and Carol let me know it was time to walk down the isle. My dad was as cute as a little boy all bouncy to do his special job. I found the mirrors between the entrance to WP and the doors to the chapel very useful I checked my posture and my bouquet placement, as well as reminded my dad to mind my dress. Then in we went!
I couldnt look around too much, I just focused on DH. He was so handsome and looked so happy! My dad handed me off and we were on with the show!
I think this is a good point to stop and let DH describe where he went and what he was feeling before, during and after the ceremony.
I promise not to complain in my next post!
THANK YOU FOR READING.
Angrypenguin
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Hi honey!
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This trip report gives me warm fuzzies 
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Pics are in! After sorting through and editing an ungodly amount of pictures, I've posted a "few" online! Randy's fantastic, he got some great shots. I helped a bit in the editing part 
. Here are a few teasers; more at the three (!) links below. Warning, there are a lot of pics!
200+ pics HERE!
SET 1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinkyen/sets/72157617894421047/
SET 2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinkyen/sets/72157617895937955/
SET 3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinkyen/sets/72157617897969695/
Let us know what you think!!
. Here are a few teasers; more at the three (!) links below. Warning, there are a lot of pics!
200+ pics HERE!
SET 1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinkyen/sets/72157617894421047/
SET 2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinkyen/sets/72157617895937955/
SET 3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinkyen/sets/72157617897969695/
Let us know what you think!!
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yay for pictures!!
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GREAT photos! I love the ones with the fireworks!
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You look sooo gorgeous!! Your pictures look so amazing !!
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