The night of the wedding was very chill; I had planned it that way because I knew the day would be so rush rush. We took a dip in the hot tub, rented Muppets the Movie and just enjoyed each other’s company. Steve even ordered a surprise of strawberries dipped in chocolate, which was very sweet because he never remembers to do stuff like that!
When Steve talked to concierge about it, they said “oh, don’t worry about it,” which he took to mean it would be comped because it was our wedding, but alas, no, we were charged the $32.50 for it. Ah, well. Curiously, the next day after we had checked out, they called us to say that we had not picked up our complimentary bottle of champagne that we knew nothing about. I’m a little confused on why they wouldn’t just comp our strawberries and leave it at that, since they were cheaper than the champagne, but oh, well.
This is my most important lesson learned: I know people have said this before, but I didn’t take it to heart AT ALL and wound up a little disappointed: Seriously, seriously, don’t expect any pixie dust on your honeymoon. We got very nice well wishes from people walking by, and a dessert or two on the house, but didn’t see hide nor hair of any FastPasses, congratulatory phone calls from Mickey, free Mickey treats, or any of that. I was a little irritated at first but realized that Steve wasn’t because he wasn’t expecting anything at all. That’s sort of the danger of reading trip reports: you know in advance what other people are getting and can get wrapped up in the hopes of receiving stuff as well. Steve didn’t know what to expect, so he was pleased the entire time. I definitely learned that lesson!
The next morning we checked out of Yacht Club and later that day, into Riverside, which we fell in love with, as I mentioned.
Even their hidden Mickeys were cuter! (check out the bedspread)
Then we were off to meet my brothers for our Keys to the Kingdom tour. We learned behind-the-scenes stuff about Disney in general, Disney the man, hidden Mickeys, folk lore, etc. etc. I had been on it before, but it’s different each time depending on who you’re guide is, so it was fun. They even had little ear buds this time so we could hear Aaron without him having to shout over crowds. I highly recommend any of the tours we went on, and I'm sure the other tours are fantastic as well.
We also learned that the uniforms they use today are the only original uniform style left from when Disney opened the parks. Unfortunately, this is the last bunch to get them as they’re being re-vamped to match DL in the next little while. So go take a tour while you can!
After the tour, we bid a fond farewell to my brothers. Here’s where our timing stinks. We spent longer than I had anticipated riding attractions with my bros, so we didn’t have time to go back to the hotel to nap or hydrate or any of that good stuff. By the time we got to MGM for our Hollywood and Vine ADRs, we were miserable. Steve and I never fight—ever—but we were sniping at each other like no other because we were hot, tired, and generally in bad moods.
It didn’t help that when we got to Hollywood, they made us wait for ten minutes past our ADRs, but when we got inside there was only one other family there! What’s that all about? We did not enjoy Hollywood and Vine, their service OR their food.
Lesson learned: Look up your restaurants before you go on the dining thread on Dis. I had originally booked the ADRs so we could see Fantasmic but when I made the reservations, they said they didn’t offer that package anymore. Instead of being patient and calling back after I had done more research, I just went ahead and booked it. So we spent $48 on food that we could’ve gotten more variety and better taste from Golden Corral, Ryans, etc.
By the time we got back to the hotel, I felt awful. Headache, sick to my stomach, dizzy, you name it. I had to lay down for awhile which ate up two hours or so.
Lesson learned: If you aren’t used to Florida’s heat, or even if you think you are, take lots of breaks and drink lots of water.
The rest of the week, we made sure to stop back at the hotel after lunch and recharge our batteries. It took some time out of our schedule, but at least I didn’t get sick again.
Up next: our MK photo shoot, Treasures of the World Showcase tour, and lunch at Le Cellier!
At this point, things get a teeny bit confusing because no one really told me the order of the post-ceremony stuff. BM says that you can clearly hear me on the video several times saying, wait, what are we supposed to be doing now? 
This led to a very funny moment (unfortunately not caught on camera, I dont think) where Juliana, Karen, and the bar guy try to surreptitiously toss the contents of the glasses (the Sprite) into the bushes with flicks of their wrists. Hilarious! 
In any case, we got to dance again, this time to our real song. I told everyone the first one was just our dress rehearsal. 
