Wedding Spotlight: Yvette + Loren

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Locations: Beach Club, Wedding Pavilion, Epcot - France, Italy Isola
Photography: Mike Strickland of Disney Fine Art Photography and Video
Magic Kingdom Portraits: Amy Alexander of Disney Fine Art Photography and Video
Floral: Laura Kidd with Disney Floral
Dress: Demetrio's Couture
Notes: We did a custom menu for our reception.  I would highly recommend it.  We were inspired by our favorite Disney foods, and went from there. Cocktail hour: cheese and dried fruit display, bagel chip and lox display. Main course: smoked turkey legs (loren’s favorite Disney food) with collard greens, shrimp and pork egg rolls (Yvette’s favorite- in MK), nacho bar (because we associate nachos with having fun), pasta action station (crowd pleaser and vegetarian), crepe action station = yum, and falafel (vegetarian and delicious). For the dessert party, we did the childhood memories, with a couple substitutions. Our schedule worked out really well because it gave people the opportunity to have fun doing whatever they wanted during the middle of the day.  Loren and I went back to EPCOT, with several members of our bridal party, to play that afternoon.  I wore a wedding inspired- but not wedding- dress so that I could go in the park.  The rest of our guests went to other parks, the pool, downtown Disney, or just took naps.  And then Illuminations was an amazing way to spend the night.



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Wedding Spotlight: Michelle + Steve

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Locations: Wedding Pavilion, Atlantic Dance Hall, Magic Kingdom, Epcot
Wedding Photography: Erick at Ephotographics
Park Photography: Disney Fine Art Photography and Video
Dress: Cinderella Collection - Kirstie Kelly

Notes: Steve was always a Disney fan.  (He even runs his own Disney theme park music website  www.d-cot.com)  His family used to go on an annual Disney vacation, so when we got engaged, HE KNEW he wanted to get married there.  Everyone always assumes the wedding is for the girl, but in this case, the fairytale was all for him!  We did have a very Disney themed wedding, but we kept it romantic as well.  I wore the Cinderella dress and Steve wore the white tux (just like the princess and prince in fairytales).  During the reception at the Wedding pavilion, before we lit our Disney coach unity candle, we had Major Domo deliver our rings.  (The wedding party was in on a little trick - the best man pretended to lose the rings and then the trumpets play and in walks Major Domo with the rings on his pillow).  Major Domo also introduced the wedding party at the recpetion.  Steve and I then danced the waltz (just like the movie!) to "So This is Love".  We had Mickey and Minnie attend our wedding.  They danced, took photos, and helped us cut the cake.  Our tables were the names of Disney characters with our photo with that character on the back, the card holder was a coach, the favors were Mickey wine stoppers and votives with the castle on them.. our wedding cake even had Mickey sprinkles!   During the reception, guests were able to enjoy the fireworks display from Illuminations.  Everyone raved about the wedding - the best they've ever been to.  Disney knows how to do weddings!



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Haunted Mansion Wedding Invitations

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Do you guys remember Stephanie and Christopher? They're the couple with the awesome save-the-dates inspired by the Haunted Mansion. They've just finished their DIY wedding invitations and, not surprisingly, they're pretty amazing!




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Engagement Session: Kim + Brad

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Location: Disneyland
Photography: Monique Duke



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Wedding Spotlight: Kristin + Bill

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Location: Grand Floridian, Wedding Pavilion
Photography: Randy Chapman


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Engagement Session: Tracy + Jeremy

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Location: Disneyland
Photography: One Love Photography



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Wedding Spotlight: Jaclyn + Paul

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Location: Nahant Country Club
Photography: Henry + Masci Photography



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Vendor Spotlight: Blue Nile

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How much have you thought about your wedding jewelry?

If you're like me, the answer is both "quite a bit" and "not much". I thought quite a bit about how I wanted my wedding jewelry to look. I imagined just how my earrings would fall and how the matching necklace would look above my strapless gown. I did not, however, think at all about where I would purchase afore mentioned wedding jewelry.

Result? After a disappointing (and rather bruising) visit to David's Bridal three weeks before our wedding day, I ended up wandering around the mall with a thousand holiday shoppers, desperate to find anything that would work. I was "lucky" to find acceptable earrings at The Limited, on clearance for $7.



I say "lucky" because although the earrings were lovely, I couldn't find a necklace to match them and ended up not wearing one. Also, I wanted to hand my earrings down to my daughter since I wasn't planning on keeping the dress, but a few of the stones fell out at some point during the reception and I had to throw them away. True story.

Since I don't want that to happen to you, I encourage you to really think about your jewelry...especially since it will be front and center in the bazillion wedding photos you're going to end up with. So, I'm adding jewelry recommendations to the Recommended Vendors list, starting with Blue Nile.

Blue Nile is an online jewelry store that has a huge selection of wedding pieces. In fact, a ton of people get their engagement and wedding rings from Blue Nile and I've heard nothing but rave reviews from brides who have ordered from them. Here's a peek at some of their stock:






Did you have a good experience with Blue Nile? I'd love to hear about it and so would everyone else, so leave a comment...or better yet, leave a photo on the forums!



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Engagement Session: Kristyn + Kyle

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Locations: Disneyland, California Adventure
Photography: Plies Photography



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Wedding Spotlight: Lauren + Jonathan

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Locations: Wedding Pavilion, Citricos
Photography: Jason Angelini Photography



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Meet Your DWB Mentors!

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I know that many of you are familiar with quite a few of our Disney Wedding Blog mentors, but I thought you might like a little background info on everyone. For my mentors, if you sent me your bio and I lost it, please re-send! My email = craziness!


Wishes Collection Weddings in Florida (Melinda L. - melinda@disneyweddingblog.com ) 
  • "My name is Melinda, but everyone calls me Mindy.  I am getting married December 30 of this year at the Wedding Pavilion with our reception at the Grand Floridian.  I worked for Disney as a concierge and itinerary planner for several years before taking a job as a Social Media Manager. I am very familiar with all of Walt Disney World (I live close enough to see the Magic Kingdom fireworks every night) and am looking forward to many years spent with my husband-to-be playing at Disney."

Ceremonies at the Wedding Pavilion (Brittney V. - brittney@disneyweddingblog.com )
  • "My name is Brittney and I am a future Disney Bride. I have been researching and planning for over three years and have collected a ton of knowledge about Disney weddings, especially at the wedding pavilion, as that’s where I plan to say “I do”! My boyfriend and I have been together for over five years now and will hopefully be officially planning our own wedding soon! In the mean time I would love to help answer any questions and/or just chat about Disney Weddings!"
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Animal Kingdom - Conservation Station

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One of the more unusual reception venues available at Disney's Animal Kingdom is the Conservation Station.

DWB Mentor Amanda M. shared these pictures from her reception to give us an idea of what the space looks like:



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A First-Look Disney Surprise

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I love this series of photos!

The bride and groom debated about hitting the Disney parks for their honeymoon, but ended up deciding on a different vacation spot. However, the bride did something a little special and unveiled a surprise Disney birthday trip for the groom during their first look (with the help of her bridesmaids). Isn't that a lovely wedding present?


Location: Louisiana
Photography: Amanda Blythe Photography



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Wedding Spotlight: Natalie + Ceasar

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Location: Rose Court Garden, Grand Californian
Photography: Bella Photography
Coordinator: Traci Banister
Hair & makeup: Tara Fontana, Fairytale Hair & Makeup



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UP! Themed Wedding Spotlight: Crista + Kevin

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I've been in a bit of an UP! mood ever since I took my tour of the UP! house here in Utah. So, I thought I'd prolong the happy with a little UP! inspired wedding action...


Location: Philadelphia, PA
Photography: Tami Melissa Photography



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We Have Mentors on the Disney Wedding Blog!

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Many of you might have already noticed, but I posted the new list of DWB mentors late last night!

Let me just say that this was tough competition. More than 150 people applied and I wasn't able to take on even a third of that, so I apologize if you didn't end up on the list! Everyone was just way too knowledgeable and qualified, so a lot of it came down to timing and broad expertise (most of the mentors on the list are experts across multiple categories). If you didn't make the cut, please don't feel bad! I'd love to see you helping people out on the DWB forums!

Anyway, go peek at the mentor list and see if you recognize anyone. Don't worry if you don't...I'll be doing a "Meet Your Mentors" post on Monday so we can all get acquainted! I'll also be doing a little housekeeping on the blog this weekend, so the mentor list (and a few other things) will be right up front, easy to find. If you have any ideas about things on the blog that could be tweaked, leave me a comment on this post and I'll work on it!



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The Disney Wedding Blog Mentors

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Have a question? I've enlisted the help of some very knowledgeable brides, honeymooners, and Disney travelers to help you out! Just scroll down to find out which expert you're looking for and drop them a line! To learn more about these helpful ladies, visit Meet Your DWB Mentors.



Wishes Collection Weddings in Florida (Melinda L. - melinda@disneyweddingblog.com )
 

Swan and Dolphin (Michelle H. - michelle@disneyweddingblog.com )


Walt Disney World Honeymoons and Travel (Amanda M. - amanda@mouseketrips.com )


Escape Collection Weddings in Florida (Katie H. - katie@disneyweddingblog.com )


Disneyland Weddings 

Disneyland Honeymoons and Travel (Chrysty S. - chrysty@disneyweddingblog.com )


Disney Cruise Line Weddings (Lisa R. - disneycruisebride@gmail.com )


Disney Cruise Line Honeymoons and Travel (Mary K. - MaryK@cruisingco.com )


Couture Collection Weddings in Florida 


U.K. and International Brides (Nicola A. - nicola@disneyweddingblog.com )


At-Home Disney Themed Weddings (Robyn K. - robyn@disneyweddingblog.com )




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Disney Bride Amy: Wedding Photos by Randy Chapman

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Locations: Wedding Pavilion, BoardWalk
Photography: Randy Chapman



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Wedding Spotlight: Tara + Andrew

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Location: Majestic Oak Vineyard at Triple L D Ranch
Photography: Lavender and Twine


Sometimes the Disney touches in off-property weddings are so subtle, I almost miss them. This spotlight was inches away from being deleted when I saw the little Disney bits. Can you find them?



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Engagement Session: Katie + Jason

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Location: Downtown Disney
Photography: Root Photography


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Styleboard: A Complete Bridal Look for Less than $300

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Wedding Spotlight: Courtney + Jason

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Location: BoardWalk, Sea Breeze Point
Photography: Randy Chapman


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Reactions to the Recent Epcot Wedding

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A couple of days ago, I posted a wedding with a reception in the American Adventure. I decided to post it for three reasons: (A) it was absolutely beautiful, (B) there were unique elements to it that other brides could reproduce, and (C) it was shot by a non-Disney photographer, which meant that the style was slightly different and it was an exception to the park rule that we've all become aware of.

I took the post down because there was a publishing conflict, but it appears that enough of you saw it to become upset about it. For once, most of your emails seem to have been directed to other places so I wasn't aware that a group of the readers were upset by this wedding (rather than simply curious). You can imagine my disappointment when I learned that the bride and the photographer have been receiving nasty emails, phone calls, and Facebook messages.

From where I stand, this is frustrating, hurtful, and disappointing. I feel like I'm probably talking to a very small minority, but I have no idea who has decided to attack these people. Even if I did know, you guys know that I can't do anything about it. Naturally, I can only feel bad because I probably should have thought more carefully before I shared the wedding with you...which makes me sad because I shouldn't have to censor weddings like that in order to make sure the brides are protected from this kind of treatment.

If you're frustrated about this wedding, I apologize to you as well. I do ask, however, that you stop harassing the people involved. This wedding did not take place to make anyone feel bad and, from the very limited research that I did, I don't believe that anyone was aware that rules were broken. If anything, you should feel free to harass me, because I had a pretty good idea that this wedding was outside the rule and I'm the one who decided to post it. If it made you feel bad, it's my fault. Leave the bride and the photographer alone.

As for my feelings on the issue itself, I really don't think this is worth getting upset over. Even if Disney was aware of the rule-bending, it happens. They're a business. They get to do that. They don't have to do that when they don't want to. Obviously, if they were aware the photographer was working the wedding, they had their reasons. They aren't obligated to share those reasons with anyone.

I am fully prepared for any kind of message you'd like to send me (carly@disneyweddingblog.com) and I will do my best to respond to you, if you'd like. Just please stop harassing the wrong people.



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