rosiejo
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- Joined
- Jan 31, 2005
The violinist starts playing as Victoria walks up the path
and then I put my arm through dads and mum takes the other, and we start to walk up the path behind her
I can see DH ahead, twitching his shoulders like a boxer about to hit the ring and it makes me giggle and then he turns around to look at me and I try not to cry this is it the most beautiful location on a beautiful day the sky is blue with white fluffy clouds, not a rain cloud in sight and I am about to marry my best friend
We arrive at the Pointe and Jimmy starts the ceremony, he has me hand my flowers to Victoria and then I hug my parents, and they hug DH and then they go and take their seats.
The ceremony was beautiful, I am so glad that we wrote it ourselves as it made it much more personal. Everyone laughed during the hand blessing when we reached the line about me giving DH a back rub in fact we laughed through a lot of the ceremony, Jimmy just had that slightly zany character about him, which is a good thing!
There was a bit of a hiccup with the rings, we ended up holding our own rings so had to do a quick swap when it came to putting them on fingers and then when we went to kiss at the end Jimmy said something funny and I threw my head back with laughter and my tiara nearly flew off my head!
But other than that it was perfect.
After the ceremony we moved over to the grass where a table had been set up with the cake {which was beautiful} and the champagne.
Ian made a beautiful speech {we hadnt been told he would need to so the poor thing was told when they arrived at 2 oclock! But you couldnt tell} and then we cut the cake.
Karen told us that its an American tradition for the bride and groom to feed each other a slice of cake and that we looked well behaved and not the type to cake fight hmm red rag to a bull I gave DH a piece that missed his mouth oops! And then had to clean up the mess
We then did the whole cake feeding and cake kissing thing properly which was fun
We spent the next quarter of an hour eating cake and chatting while the violinist played a Disney medley.
Then we got together to sign the marriage certificate. Wed agreed that David and Ian should sign it, but Jimmy didnt know that and had asked Ian and Victoria as they had stood up for us so in the end all three of them signed which was a nice touch.
After this Karen presented us with our wedding certificate signed by Mickey and Minnie and a present from Disney Fairytale Weddings which I probably shouldnt reveal as it might spoil it for future brides. It is a gorgeous keepsake though.
And then we had our first dance, to music from a violinist, on a hill overlooking the Seven Seas Lagoon, with the Castle in the distance, and people waving from passing boats cant beat it really
Karen and Jimmy then said their goodbyes and wished us luck, before taking the others into the hotel. DH and I stayed outside with Ryan to have our photos taken.
We had great fun doing this, and had photos taken in many spots, including back under the trees at the Pointe {it had been quite windy during the ceremony so Ryan re-enacted a few shots to ensure they all came out well}, we then moved onto the side of the hill for some Castle shots, then down onto the beach in front of the Grand Floridian.
We must have spent over an hour and although both of us hate being in front of a camera usually Ryan really made us feel at ease and the photographs turned out beautifully.
When we were done Ryan collected the others up for some group shots in front of the hotel.
On our way back from the beach we passed some people by the pool a little girl told her mommy that I looked like a princess
and lots of people wished us congratulations. This is what a Disney wedding is all about, complete strangers sprinkling you with pixie dust and sharing the magic 
After the group shots were done we pulled out our confetti sticks {recommended by a DISer) and had everyone form an arch that we could walk through the confetti was amazing and we got some great photos! It was however extremely messy, the confetti is quite big and goes everywhere so at this point we decided to make a run for it back to the lobby
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Ryan finished up with a couple of limo pictures and then he was on his way.
David took us all back out to the beach then so that he could take some fun photos with us on the hammock.
I can see DH ahead, twitching his shoulders like a boxer about to hit the ring and it makes me giggle and then he turns around to look at me and I try not to cry this is it the most beautiful location on a beautiful day the sky is blue with white fluffy clouds, not a rain cloud in sight and I am about to marry my best friend
We arrive at the Pointe and Jimmy starts the ceremony, he has me hand my flowers to Victoria and then I hug my parents, and they hug DH and then they go and take their seats.
The ceremony was beautiful, I am so glad that we wrote it ourselves as it made it much more personal. Everyone laughed during the hand blessing when we reached the line about me giving DH a back rub in fact we laughed through a lot of the ceremony, Jimmy just had that slightly zany character about him, which is a good thing!
There was a bit of a hiccup with the rings, we ended up holding our own rings so had to do a quick swap when it came to putting them on fingers and then when we went to kiss at the end Jimmy said something funny and I threw my head back with laughter and my tiara nearly flew off my head!
But other than that it was perfect.
After the ceremony we moved over to the grass where a table had been set up with the cake {which was beautiful} and the champagne.
Ian made a beautiful speech {we hadnt been told he would need to so the poor thing was told when they arrived at 2 oclock! But you couldnt tell} and then we cut the cake.
Karen told us that its an American tradition for the bride and groom to feed each other a slice of cake and that we looked well behaved and not the type to cake fight hmm red rag to a bull I gave DH a piece that missed his mouth oops! And then had to clean up the mess
We then did the whole cake feeding and cake kissing thing properly which was fun
We spent the next quarter of an hour eating cake and chatting while the violinist played a Disney medley.
Then we got together to sign the marriage certificate. Wed agreed that David and Ian should sign it, but Jimmy didnt know that and had asked Ian and Victoria as they had stood up for us so in the end all three of them signed which was a nice touch.
After this Karen presented us with our wedding certificate signed by Mickey and Minnie and a present from Disney Fairytale Weddings which I probably shouldnt reveal as it might spoil it for future brides. It is a gorgeous keepsake though.
And then we had our first dance, to music from a violinist, on a hill overlooking the Seven Seas Lagoon, with the Castle in the distance, and people waving from passing boats cant beat it really
Karen and Jimmy then said their goodbyes and wished us luck, before taking the others into the hotel. DH and I stayed outside with Ryan to have our photos taken.
We had great fun doing this, and had photos taken in many spots, including back under the trees at the Pointe {it had been quite windy during the ceremony so Ryan re-enacted a few shots to ensure they all came out well}, we then moved onto the side of the hill for some Castle shots, then down onto the beach in front of the Grand Floridian.
We must have spent over an hour and although both of us hate being in front of a camera usually Ryan really made us feel at ease and the photographs turned out beautifully.
When we were done Ryan collected the others up for some group shots in front of the hotel.
On our way back from the beach we passed some people by the pool a little girl told her mommy that I looked like a princess
and lots of people wished us congratulations. This is what a Disney wedding is all about, complete strangers sprinkling you with pixie dust and sharing the magic After the group shots were done we pulled out our confetti sticks {recommended by a DISer) and had everyone form an arch that we could walk through the confetti was amazing and we got some great photos! It was however extremely messy, the confetti is quite big and goes everywhere so at this point we decided to make a run for it back to the lobby
:Ryan finished up with a couple of limo pictures and then he was on his way.
David took us all back out to the beach then so that he could take some fun photos with us on the hammock.
I picked up the phone to call DH and tell him the news
and then a plan formed in my mind
I hung up the phone and decided to keep it a secret.
Im not sure where the nearest bathrooms are and time is ticking on. There is nothing for it but to pull David aside and tell him about the boat. I tell him to keep an eye out and head off to the bathroom with the others.
And then I did something I had managed not to do all day
I cried
with happiness
I only wish I 
I must admit, I did get a little choked up reading. 
Sounds like a beautiful day. 
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