DCL bride to be the love story of Heather & Henry ~08.26.11~

princessheather

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Hello, everyone!

from reading everyone's PJ's & TR's:surfweb: it inspired me to make one of my own. It was helpful seeing everyone's journey and made me realize that even though our wedding date might seem far now, its gonna fly by! & i really would like to have something to look back on through all the good or bad so i figured this is a great idea! :idea:

so i guess i should take it back to where/how it all started (long story short i promise :laughing:) ....

once upon a time, actually 08.26.2005 i met my Fiance through friends that were dating, kind of like a double date/blind date (that i was completely unaware of, but you know how friends are) off the bat i knew there was something very special about him & we automatically clicked. ah chemistry! :love: amazing how it works. soon we were friends, to best friends, to completely, insanely, head over heals in love with one another so 09.18.2005 we made it official & have created the best bond with one another, and each day (even 5 years later) when you think things cant get any better well they do! I feel blessed.

:santa: Christmas of 2009, we decided to go away to Walt Disney World for vacation since we both had the time off work. Words cant express the beauty of Disney on Christmas. We had so much fun! He then learned that Disney is not just for kids, but can bring the kid out of you for sure. Disney also gave every romance a story! a love story :lovestruc & Disney even had a part in my own love story :flower3:

One of the most memorable days of our Christmas vacation & my whole life lol happened Christmas Eve 12.24.2009. My fiance (boyfriend @ the time) decided to set up a spa appointment for us @ the Grand Floridian which that place alone is amazingly beautiful on Christmas. Our hotel that we were staying at didn't have any kind of jacuzzi and we really wanted to just soak in one a bit so that was the plan. When we got there, the lady asked for our names and the weird thing was that my name was the only name down. so the lady said she wanted to take me to the back so i could get ready for my spa treatment. My first reaction was that there was mistake. here we are on our Christmas vacation & im getting a massage while my boyfriend has to sit out there and wait for me. i was soo confused. & then it got uncomfortable. :confused: In my defense let me just explain now before i carry on with the story that i NEVER had a massage before or anything so i wasn't prepared for what they would ask you to do. The Lady then told me to take my clothes off and put this robe on.. originally thinking we were just getting in the jacuzzi together i had my bathing suite on. so i ask the lady, well i have my bathing suite on is that okay? and she was like no just take it off :scared1: that was it. i was like ummmm.. excuse me for a minute i have to talk to my boyfriend real quick. i ran out of the room and found my boyfriend pacing back & forth. I grabbed his hand & was like umm sweetie may i talk to you outside real quick. & We run outside. His face was so confused right now like he wasn't expecting me to come bursting out the doors so soon. We are walking down to the grand floridan beach and he was asking me where i was going. i was like, "Babe! I thought that we were scheduled for a spa appointment TOGETHER!" & he was like "well it was a surprise i just set it up for you to be pampered." I felt bad but was immediately reminded the main reason i ran out of there, i told him, "SHE TOLD ME TO TAKE MY CLOTHES OFF! we need to get out of here before she finds me and takes me back!" ( us girls; soo good at being overly DRAMATIC!) :rotfl:

He grabs my hand confused and we start walking AWAY from the spa area onto the grand Floridian beach. after a couple seconds of silence his reply was, "Well it would been nice to just say yes..."
& me on my defense was like, "it would be nice if i said yes to what? taken my clothes off!?" & he grabbed my hand & he was like "no no no silly." got on one knee & said, "It would be nice if you would say yes to this question im about to ask you" (around this time i felt like the world just went still, silent, & completely S L O W motion.) He reached into his pocket and a box with the most gorgeous ring that Sparkled even in the night! & he asked me, "will you marry me?"

I FLIPPED OUTTTT!!! OF COURSE MY ANSWER WAS YESSS! i was sooo happy and such in shock that my dream was coming true and that my best friend was asking my hand in marriage (in Walt Disney World ;)) it was so romantic just me & him on a beautiful night on the beach side. Originally i messed up his proposal plan, he was gonna come in as i was being pampered and ask me then. BUTTT to me this was a 100000000000 times better and romantic and I'm glad that it happened this way wouldn't want it any other way.


fast forward; we loved Disney & wanted a Disney wedding but knew it might of been an issue to have people from our family go to FL since we reside in NJ. But one day after stressing on planning a NJ wedding my parents got together and suggested that we do a cruise wedding. I was really excited for their idea and knew exactly how exactly and what cruise exactly i wanted to get married on. THE DISNEY CRUISE! we were planning to have our honey moon @ disney any way since we had the best time ever so it worked. everything worked out perfect. our original wedding date was set for 08.26.2011 and our cruise is on 08.25.2011 and our actual wedding take place the next day 08.26.2011! i felt like it was a sign that the cruise dates matched up soo well to what we originally planned. :yay: i tell ya its crazy how EVERYTHING works out & now we are planning our wedding aboard the new Disney Dream cruise & we cant wait!!! :sail:
 
First of all congrats on your engagement!!! Such a great story. I've been to Disney a couple of times at Christmas and absolutely loved it each and everytime.

How exciting for DCL! I've read so many TR's about it and everyone seems to love it!

CONGRATS AGAIN can't wait to read more popcorn::
 
First of all congrats on your engagement!!! Such a great story. I've been to Disney a couple of times at Christmas and absolutely loved it each and everytime.

How exciting for DCL! I've read so many TR's about it and everyone seems to love it!

CONGRATS AGAIN can't wait to read more popcorn::

thank you! same to you, CONGRATS & best wishes to all you do :goodvibes
 

Welcome and congratulations!!!
I love the name Henry - my 21 year old son is called Henry. He hates it!!!
 
so i've been trying on dresses and all of them so far have been to sexy or to boring. i wanted something along the lines as.. ROMANTIC. so i think i found the one! i really love it. let me know what you think :lovestruc


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Hi just joining your PJ. Loved your story. It was very sweet! :lovestruc I'm also from NJ. Yey NJ Dis Brides. :rotfl: Your dress looks great! It's beautiful and I agree with you it's definitely a romantic dress. Looking forward to reading more. popcorn::
 
thank you! i keep thinking about the dress and how it made me feel compared to the other dresses. Im thinking in November if no other dress gives me the same feeling then i'll have to order this one.:lovestruc Now.. i would have to find which accesories would go right with it... :surfweb:

Happy planning all! :wizard:
 
our time @ disney during christmas :cloud9: the pictures aren't that clear because they aren't the originals. no scanner :confused3 enjoy!

in front of the castle
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planet hollywood
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in front of epcot's christmas tree before illuminations
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fun in animal kingdom
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down town disney lego world
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here are some pictures of the engagement: :goodvibes

my engagement ring (took this pic while on the bus to downtown disney to see cirque du soleil. i was so amazed and happy calling everyone i knew about our engagement. it was cute cause the family across from us was just smiling remembering the time they were in our shoes)

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The Grand Floridian (where the proposal took place) absolutely breathe taking during christmas :worship:
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So the best communication tool i have used yet for my guest coming to our wedding is our wedding website! I love it, every week i try to update my website with information to help my guest out with traveling, hotel stays, wedding/cruise information, & even a little introductory on our history & life together.

www.disneydream08262011.shutterfly.com

Hopefully by the end of this month we will have our save the dates done. its going to be fun, creative, DIY project. {wish us luck :wizard:} lol i am really excited about it and cant wait to have them done but i know they will take awhile. I thought about sending out invitations... but its pointless since a invitation is to invite your guests and my guests already know all the information and booked. So going with just the Save the dates seem appropriate enough {plus it saves a buck or two :thumbsup2}
 
Yesterday I had a physical i had to go through for a new job & the doctor took my weight... & i couldn't believe it! I weigh 24 more pounds since i first met my DF :scared1: I understand that I was only 17 when i first met my DF so I've grown into my 'womenly" figure .. but WOW :confused: I told my DF & he just called it Happy weight :love2: which is true. so since i want to look amazing in my wedding dress and not be self conscious while I'm laying in my bathing suite on Castaway Cay, I've set a goal to at least loose 10-15 pounds & keep it off till the wedding day. Wish me luck.. im gonna need to stay motivated.
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Honey if you look like you do in that dress you do NOT need to lose weight. You look incredible!
 
I agree with the poster above. Happy weight looks good on you. :) You look great in your dress.
 










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