Roozlilone PJ/TR Saying "I Do" Again 7/17/08...Processional & Vows!

[keenercam]

Oh, wow! That tiara is gorgeous. Would you mind PMing me the name of the seller?

 

[topsy]

Isn't ebay the most addicting thing in the world? I think I justify every ebay purchase I make by saying "well, it's $XXX more here...:

YAY for strapless! You are going to look AMAZING

Addicting it may well be...but not half as much as this site!!

 

[roozlilone]

Oh, wow! That tiara is gorgeous. Would you mind PMing me the name of the seller?

Just PM'd you!

 

[roozlilone]

Addicting it may well be...but not half as much as this site!!

Ain't that the truth!!

 

[roozlilone]

Good Morning Guys,

Well I'm sitting here at work, trying to work.... not working very well, really hard to concentrate!! We are leaving for the World about 4 a.m. Saturday, we had to get in one last trip before our AP passes expired and it's a great excuse to do some planning for the VR while we are down there. We are going to Carolyn Allen's to get Joe's tux ordered and pay the deposit. Has anyone used Carolyn Allen's? Just wondering what everyone's experience has been? I hope good! Also, how much do they charge to steam a gown? Just curious.

Congrats to all the brides heading down this weekend for their wedding!!

 

[padisneyfour]

Have a great trip.... we just left yesterday afternoon. Have fun planning ...

 

[roozlilone]

Hi Guys,

Well, we are back from a wonderfully, extra special trip to the World. Something truly special and very unexpected happened while we were there! Don't want to give it away just yet....

We left early Saturday, around 3 a.m. in the morning. We are only 8 hours away so it's not too bad driving straight through. Well that is if Joe is driving. No way am I awake enough to drive! On the agenda for our mini trip/planning session....order Joe's tux, visit Yacht Club Wedding Gazebo, Morocco and get some things for our welcome bags! Oh, and crash some weddings (not).

Here is Kaitlyn and Hannah at about 5 a.m. in the morning. Yes, they look wide awake, they never sleep the night before the trip. They are way too excited.

Pretty uneventful trip down, had great weather all the way and arrived about 1:00 p.m. just in time for our appt with Carolyn Allen. Although, we got lost trying to find the store, it's really tucked back in a shopping center! I could check a couple things off my list....got Joe measured and his tux ordered...and got an appt for my gown steaming.

Here is the tux we ordered (we get everything shown, minus the bride & groom)

On to Pop Century....never stayed at the Pop, but got a great AP rate of $49 so who could pass that up? Joe parked the car and I went in to stand in a very, very, very long line! But I'm in Disney so it's all good. It's finally my turn and as usual they asked for my Driver License and Credit Card. So "Daniel" looked at me, looked at my Driver's License, looked at me again and said "Maam I'll be right back" And takes my Driver's License. I'm like what? You know you did nothing wrong but you immediately start thinking, geez what did I do? Daniel comes back with 2 other CM's. "We would like to send you to the Coronado Springs at no additional charge," she says. I'm like, "Coronado Springs for $49 a night, $%&# yes." Of course, Joe wanted to know why? I like to think I was "tapped." Oh, this is not the "extra special" thing that happened, but it was a great start.

So, we were off to Coronado Springs. Lines were much shorter so we got our room quick.

Here is Joe checking out the room & the TV:

At the Coronado Springs Bus Stop:

After relaxing for awhile and checking our surroundings, we decided to go over to the Yacht Club Gazebo and see where we will be renewing our vows.

We decided to drive because it was the easiest way of getting there...we pulled up to the security officer and told him and we just wanted to see the gazebo and he said there is a wedding getting ready to start! The gazebo all decorated? Let's go and take some pics!

I tried to take some pics quick so I wouldn't be in the way of the wedding.

Here are some pics of the Yacht Club Wedding Gazebo:

more to come....

 

[padisneyfour]

waiting to hear more. Sounds like you had a great trip.....

 

[Desnik]

I can't wait to hear more!!! I love the pics of the YC gazebo.

 

[roozlilone]

Sunday, February 3-A Day I will never forget!!

First full day at Disney! We get up real early to head out to the Magic Kingdom. We ALWAYS do Magic Kingdom first, it doesn't seem like we are at Disney until we go to the Magic Kingdom. It's still very magical for us. Is that true for anyone else? No matter how many times we go, when we step into the Magic Kingdom, all our worries fade away.

I still had no idea at this point what was about to happen next! We make our way up Main Street, with about 50 million other people (gosh it was crowded, so many groups all with teenagers!! ) We head for the castle and then Joe quickly stops me as he quickly grabs a photopass CM to take a picture of us in front of the castle. Still no clue! He starts whispering to the CM. Ok, now I know something is up....a million thoughts are running through my head....oh, my gosh, my husband of almost 15 years is going to propose to me, again... oh, that's awesome, that is so sweet, oh my gosh, I'm so embarrassed, people are going to think we aren't married...I'm not the kind of person that likes to be the center of attention, quite the opposite, so I was a little numb. Of course, the crowds of people heading for rides immediately stop.....Joe gets on on one knee and says, "I know we are renewing our vows in July, but I haven't asked you the right way." "Will you marry me again?" He cries, I cry. And he puts a ring on my finger!! Still embarrassed, I'm like "oh yes," but get up get up. I can't believe he did that.

There is a story behind why he did it though...when he proposed the first time (oh we were so young and stupid). Long story short, we dated for 5 years, I wanted to get married NOW, I was inpatient, so I kept nagging him about asking me, I was like "when are you going to get me a ring." Stupid I know. Well, it ended up with a huge fight and him throwing the ring at me. So that was my first proposal, and he always said he would make it up to me...well he did!

Have to get to work now, but more to come....

 

[padisneyfour]

That is a great story and a beautiful memory and so romantic ..... congrats

 

[lov2b@disney]

Oh! so sweet! Cant wait to here more!

 

[lajones81]

How fun!! I can't wait to read more soon!

 

[Desnik]

OMG how sweet! I have tears in my eyes looking at that picture!!

 

[pink_tink8i8]

Sunday, February 3-A Day I will never forget!!

First full day at Disney! We get up real early to head out to the Magic Kingdom. We ALWAYS do Magic Kingdom first, it doesn't seem like we are at Disney until we go to the Magic Kingdom. It's still very magical for us. Is that true for anyone else? No matter how many times we go, when we step into the Magic Kingdom, all our worries fade away.

I still had no idea at this point what was about to happen next! We make our way up Main Street, with about 50 million other people (gosh it was crowded, so many groups all with teenagers!! ) We head for the castle and then Joe quickly stops me as he quickly grabs a photopass CM to take a picture of us in front of the castle. Still no clue! He starts whispering to the CM. Ok, now I know something is up....a million thoughts are running through my head....oh, my gosh, my husband of almost 15 years is going to propose to me, again... oh, that's awesome, that is so sweet, oh my gosh, I'm so embarrassed, people are going to think we aren't married...I'm not the kind of person that likes to be the center of attention, quite the opposite, so I was a little numb. Of course, the crowds of people heading for rides immediately stop.....Joe gets on on one knee and says, "I know we are renewing our vows in July, but I haven't asked you the right way." "Will you marry me again?" He cries, I cry. And he puts a ring on my finger!! Still embarrassed, I'm like "oh yes," but get up get up. I can't believe he did that.

There is a story behind why he did it though...when he proposed the first time (oh we were so young and stupid). Long story short, we dated for 5 years, I wanted to get married NOW, I was inpatient, so I kept nagging him about asking me, I was like "when are you going to get me a ring." Stupid I know. Well, it ended up with a huge fight and him throwing the ring at me. So that was my first proposal, and he always said he would make it up to me...well he did!

Have to get to work now, but more to come....

Aww...that's so romantic..that made me cry!

 

[roozlilone]

Happy Sunday!

It's been a crazy week and weekend, haven't had much time to get on the boards and finish my trip report...so I'll keep it brief.

After the Proposal-Day 1:

Well, what can I say, after my husband proposed, again I was done! In a good way. It didn't really matter what we did from there, where we went, I was on cloud 9!

Here is a pic of us right after the "event," right before we went on the tea cups:

Pretty much the rest of the trip was awesome, how could it not be! They gave us the just married pins, but the CM put "Just Engaged Again" on them, which was pretty funny, because we were getting questions from everyone as far as what it meant.

Hannah & Joe fought Captain Hook after we got off the Pirates of the Carribean ride (gosh really long lines on all the rides):

After a long day at the Magic Kingdom, Kaitlyn & I just chilled on the bus back to the CSR:

Day 2-Animal Kingdom/Boardwalk/Epcot:

Goals for today, find some small stuff for my welcome bags and get some "inspiration" for what I want in the bags. Try to catch a glimpse of Carrie and Wendy's wedding and check out Morocco, the site of the dessert party.

Went to the AK for extra magic hours, got there about 7:30 a.m. I managed to buy some stickers and cups for the welcome bags, but that was about it. We went from the AK to the Boardwalk around 3:00 p.m. to check out the Garden Suites at the Boardwalk (we were thinking of staying in one during the VR) and I've never been able to find rates on the disney website, they are no longer listed. According to the front desk, they go by "honeymoon cottages" and most are going through renovation. About half were closed while we were there. As we walked to Epcot, I managed to catch a glimpse from a safe distance of Wendy's wedding. She was a beautiful bride.

Got to Epcot and went to the Living Seas, my favorite. I just had to post this picture I got of this huge turtle. I just LOVE turtles!

Finally got to Morocco and stayed in the World Showcase until Illuminations!
I have to say, I'm not too impressed (probably my only disappointment with the trip) with the Morocco site as far as for the dessert party location. I just didn't like the look, just my personal taste. I'm sure many, many people love it. The wall is just too tall. We have several small children coming to our VR. Hannah who is 8 could barely see over the wall. If you are too short, you can't see illuminations. Here is some pics, in case anyone else is having a dessert party there:

Looking at the Morocco site from the boat:

Big Wall!

So, now I don't know what I'm going to do about the dessert party. I really, really like the France and UK locations better but I know that is not an option. I know it might sound stupid, but you can't hear the music they play before illuminations very well from the Morocco location, which is BIG for us. We love that music!! Joe really didn't like that part. There isn't any speakers in that area. You can hear it great from France & the UK. We normally stand on the bridge to watch illuminations so that is our perception!

Oh, and I guess it didn't help that a dessert party was set up in Morocco that night so I could see how it looked. I just wasn't very impressed for the price. Some of the pics I've seen on the board were so much nicer. I guess that's what happens when you get this vision in your head, but for about $1000, I guess my vision was huge.

Here is the Morocco location set up for a dessert party. I took the picture about 10 minutes before the guests started to arrive. It just looked empty or something missing (other than the people)

We saw Carrie from a distance enjoying her dessert party (really liked her location, but I'm not a wishes bride )

We watched illuminations under a beautiful, clear night and to top the evening off we all shared a huge sundae at Beaches & Cream!

It was a perfect trip, one I will never forget!! I can't wait to go back in July for our VR!!

 

[padisneyfour]

your trip sounds wonderful.... waiting to hear more! your pics look great!

 

[roozlilone]

your trip sounds wonderful.... waiting to hear more! your pics look great!

Thanks!

Oh I wanted to post a pic of the unity candle I ordered that came in the mail on Saturday! One of the things we really wanted to do for this VR was to include Kaitlyn and Hannah as much as possible. This VR is as much for Joe & I as Kaitlyn and Hannah. I want to make them feel really special. So we are doing a unity candle ceremony that will include them lighting the candles too. Here is the candle I ordered, it's ivory with gold trim and lettering:

I really loved the saying going around the heart, "circle of love makes us one"

 

[padisneyfour]

I really like the candle and the verse. You have all your names too-very nice! I may have to borrow this idea! Looking forwrad to reading more.....

 

[keenercam]

Oh, how sweet of your DH to propose again!! And with a ring!?!?!? Huge brownie points!

Can you tell us where you found the personalized unity candle? It is truly beautiful, especially with the girls' names on it as well. What a nice idea. Feel free to PM me if you'd rather, to share the information on where to find one like that.