Our Great Escape - Morocco/Canada/Attic/Sago Cay TR *DisneyWeddingBlog Nomination*

[Boardwalk_bride]

Love how you had your Sago Cay event set up and I am so glad you and everyone enjoyed it. It looks lovely.

Nice touch fro hubby at the end

Thank you! Yes, it was sweet of him to do that! The champagne was so good! I found it in the liqour store here, but it is $70 (in Ontario anyway), so I don't think we will be treating ourselves to it that much! I do use the mickey flutes a lot though!

Your Sago Cay pictures look great - professional or not lol. I love how you decorated the event and it looks like everyone had a great time. I was wondering about hearing the music at that location, now I have an answer!

Thank you, I really loved our decor! The music isn't very loud, but we could definitely hear it, and even the narration.

Awesome!

So sweet of your new DH to send you that basket, major bonus points! Love everything!

Thanks! Yes, he knows I prefer alcohol to mickey ears, so he did good!


So good news, DH got a summer internship, and I got an interview! The interview is my dream job, however, it is only a temporary position, and it is about 3 hours away from where we live. I would also have to live away from DH for 2 months (except for weekends) until he is done his internship, and we would need to buy a second car. This means that we may not make it to WDW in Nov/Dec,since I'm not sure if I could get time off, but if I get my dream job, I think it would be worth it. We have until my birthday of next year (July 12th) to use our AP's, since we got them extended as part of a 15 month promotion, but we were also hoping to go on the DCL Mediterranean cruise before school is out (so in May 2011). Oh well, we will figure it out!

Anyway, my interview is next week, so please send pixie dust my way. With the interview and reception being next week, I'll try and get my full TR done, or I will never finish if I get a job

 

[daisygirl902]

Congrats to your hubby on the internship, and GOOD LUCK with your dream job interview! I agree that a dream job is worth rearranging your life temporarily....I hope it works out for you!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Day Four – Trash the Dress​

We woke up with only an hour before our TTD session. I really did want to do my hair, but then I figured, what is the point in that? So we pretty much got ready as quickly as we good, DH strapped me back in my dress, and we were off to meet David and Vicki Arndt.

When we walked into the Beach Club lobby, David and Vicki immediately approached us and started hugging us and getting us all pumped up for the shoot (I love them!!!). They wanted to do some pictures on the beach before heading to the pool (since we had two hours) which I was really excited about. They also took a few around the hotel along the way.
At the beach club

At Shipwreck Beach:

Next thing I knew they were asking us to get into the lake. I was so scared to get in, as I have a fear of crocodiles, or other creatures, that live in lakes and oceans in Florida. I scanned around, and didn’t see anything, so I hesitantly got in, and we got some cute pics in the lake.

When we got out of the lake (and my dress became 50 lbs heavier) we took a few pictures on the beach.

We than headed towards Stormalong Bay. I cannot remember if I touched on this before, but we ended up running into issues with the lifeguard (the head one) there. Vicki had called in advance and talked to someone at the pool, and we were given the go ahead to go in. However, according to this lifeguard, they talked to my planner, who was supposed to get in touch with David and Vicki, to tell them that we needed to hire a lifeguard. I have no idea if this is true or not, the lifeguard had a major attitude, and for all I know, she could have been lying. Anyway, after Vicki spent some time talking with the lifeguard, we were finally allowed in, and got some amazing pictures!

And some of my favourites:

David and Vicki are so awesome! I would recommend them to anyone, and I will definitely be using them again for an anniversary or other photo session! I also highly recommend doing trash the dress! Everyone was floored by our pictures, and they are some of our favourites too! My dress is actually fine as well, but even if it wasn’t…what else am I really going to do with it? I’m really just so happy we did this, it was a fun way to start our marriage, and we have amazing pictures from it!

After TTD, we slipped off our clothes (we wore bathing suits underneath) and swam around in Stormalong Bay for a bit. We got dressed and went over to Big River Grille for a light lunch of appetizers, since DH really wanted to go there. The food and drinks were okay, but the service was awful! We couldn’t believe it!

These are the only pics I took:

That night, we went for our first married dinner date at Yachtsman. It was so good, and we had such an awesome waitress (Beverly). We were given a customized menu, buttons and free desserts!
Later that night, we went back to Epcot since there were EMH until midnight. I figured we would be able to walk onto all the rides, but most of the waits were at least 40 mins! So we decided to make the best of it and hang out in world showcase. We watched illuminations again, and did a mini drinking around the world.

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Up next, our super fun day @ Animal Kingdom, and our move to AKV!!!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Congrats to your hubby on the internship, and GOOD LUCK with your dream job interview! I agree that a dream job is worth rearranging your life temporarily....I hope it works out for you!

Thank you so much! If it works out, at least I will not only have my dream job, but it will ensure I will have enough $$ to go back to WDW and DCL at some point next year!

 

[daisygirl902]

Oh man - I should just stop reading your PJ...first I had to steal your menu for brunch - now you are totally making me think I should do a TTD!! What great shots! They are so truly beautiful!!

 

[puente0629]

Your TTD photos are awesome...when you were done with the photo shoot what did you do with the dress? Did you wait for it to dry, did you drag all wet through the lobby and back to ur room?

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Oh man - I should just stop reading your PJ...first I had to steal your menu for brunch - now you are totally making me think I should do a TTD!! What great shots! They are so truly beautiful!!

Thanks! You should do it (I am such a bad influence). I know a lot of people hate it, since they hate the idea of ruining their dress...but what else is there to do with it? Plus it was so much fun, inexpensive (if you don't go though Disney) and we have such great pics!

Your TTD photos are awesome...when you were done with the photo shoot what did you do with the dress? Did you wait for it to dry, did you drag all wet through the lobby and back to ur room?

Thank you! We were lucky enough that our photographers took it to have it cleaned. Carolyn Allen's wouldn't do it for me, since they apparently could not have it done on time to bring it back to my resort, and they won't ship to Canada, but I know that they will come pick up a wet dress from you as soon as your photography is done (I guess as long as you are from the US).

 

[MiaBella05]

Do David and Vicki have a website that i can look at? I am interested in doing a family portrait with my DH when we go in november

 

[MsEsty]

The pictures are beautiful! Not a lot of people know about Trash the Dress session and yours show how beautiful they can be.

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Your TTD pictures are lovely!! While I would have a hard time doing something like that, I can agree with your comment that you won't be using it again, so it is okay if it doesn't come out perfectly afterwards!

Sending lots of pixie dust for you on the interview!! Yay for your dream job!!!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Do David and Vicki have a website that i can look at? I am interested in doing a family portrait with my DH when we go in november

Yes, it is http://www.davidandvickiarndtphoto.com/

If you have facebook, look them up on there as well. I have seen many family portraits on there, and they do such a good job. They are the most lovely people and are so much fun to work with!

The pictures are beautiful! Not a lot of people know about Trash the Dress session and yours show how beautiful they can be.

That is so nice of you so say, thank you so much

Your TTD pictures are lovely!! While I would have a hard time doing something like that, I can agree with your comment that you won't be using it again, so it is okay if it doesn't come out perfectly afterwards!

Sending lots of pixie dust for you on the interview!! Yay for your dream job!!!

Thanks a lot I think the fact that I am not traditional at all, and I hate holding onto things (I'm a bit of a minimalist) so I think that made it easier for me!

Thanks for the pixie dust!

I will be back later to catch up on all of your plans!!!!

 

[April Elizabeth]

Karen,

I'm thinking about doing the TTD session with David and Vicki. I heard you had some amazing pictures posted but I can't find them.

April

 

[DznyGal]

I am so happy to see your pictures, everything looks wonderful! It makes me wonder if I should have made some modifications to my wedding.

Honestly I think everything I had was perfect, but there are so many fun options I could plan another wedding and do everything different and still be pleased.

Maybe that just means it is time for me to stop reading this board.
Yeah right like that is going to happen. I guess it just means I need to start saving my money now for a VR in a few years.

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Karen,

I'm thinking about doing the TTD session with David and Vicki. I heard you had some amazing pictures posted but I can't find them.

April

I'll pm you!

I am so happy to see your pictures, everything looks wonderful! It makes me wonder if I should have made some modifications to my wedding.

Honestly I think everything I had was perfect, but there are so many fun options I could plan another wedding and do everything different and still be pleased.

Maybe that just means it is time for me to stop reading this board.
Yeah right like that is going to happen. I guess it just means I need to start saving my money now for a VR in a few years.

I know...it is hard to read other people's TR's, because everyone has such amazing weddings, whether they are more basic Escape or elaborate wishes ones, they are all fantastic. I wish I could get married every year in WDW!

 

[Brit_Jude]

Sending you pixie dust for your interview and reception!

 

[April Elizabeth]

Karen,

Your TTD pictures are beautiful! I wasn't absolutely sure I wanted to do it, but seeing your pictures convinced me. I'm going to e-mail David and Vicki today.

I hope you get your dream job. I'm rooting for you and sending all kinds of well wishes your way.

 

[DznyGal]

I know...it is hard to read other people's TR's, because everyone has such amazing weddings, whether they are more basic Escape or elaborate wishes ones, they are all fantastic. I wish I could get married every year in WDW!

Every year sounds good to me too! LOL

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Sending you pixie dust for your interview and reception!

That is so sweet, thanks!

Karen,

Your TTD pictures are beautiful! I wasn't absolutely sure I wanted to do it, but seeing your pictures convinced me. I'm going to e-mail David and Vicki today.

I hope you get your dream job. I'm rooting for you and sending all kinds of well wishes your way.

Yay! Did you think about where yet? I love David and Vicki so much! I can't wait to work with them again!

Every year sounds good to me too! LOL

I wish!

 

[amyy]

Good luck with your dream job interview.

I need to go back and find your TTD pictures but I am sure they are as lovely as your wedding photos.

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Where are the TTD pics???I can't find them
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR INTERVIEW...PIXIE DUST YOUR WAY!!!