Wedding Update!

As many of you know, Derek and I got engaged this past July and are currently planning our Disney Wedding! Things have started to move a long in the wedding planning process.  We have been talking with a sales consultant at Disney Weddings, Joe, since September. He has been so great to work with. We met with him for a site visit in September and bugged him with questions since then while we waited to get our date confirmed.  For anyone looking at having a Disney Wedding, I highly recommend a Site Visit! It allows you to see possible ceremony and reception locations and your consultant can share so much information and knowledge with you. 

Then earlier this year, the day we've been waiting for arrived; we got our date confirmed! Derek and I will be getting married on January 2, 2015 at the Wedding Pavilion in Walt Disney World!  It has been my dream since I was a little girl to get married there and it is now all coming true.  We are both excited to start the planning process now with Disney!  We are slowly planning all the details for the wedding and in a few months we will get to have a planning session with our planner where it will all hopefully come together!

We have also attended a couple Wedding Shows to help gather inspiration for the wedding, I found my dress at Alfred Angelo (we have some bridesmaid dress contenders too!), and we sent out Save the Dates! 

There is still so much planning to do but I am so happy with how everything is coming together so far! Look for another update after our planning session! Until then I present my amazing Bridal Party:

Maid of Honor: Brenna, Bridesmaids: Lindsey, Megan and Alyssa, and Flower Girl: Mary!

Our Disney Engagement Story

  This past Sunday, July 28, 2013, will always be a special day for us now. The day started off with a trip to the Magic Kingdom to spend the day with my best friend, Brenna, who was in town for the weekend. Little did I know this was all part of the big plan for later! The morning was spent exploring New Fantasyland, eating at Be Our Guest, and lots of catching up.

After a ride on the Carousel of Progress, Derek joined us in the park. We took a spin on the Tea Cups and then made a round trip on the Train.  

Up to this point we still had not gone on the People Mover, which is always a must do for us at the park! So we made our way onto the highway in the sky.  The ride started as normal, taking our usual fun pictures!

Looking back Derek seems to have something on his mind!

We entered the darkness of Space Mountain as usual. While in the darkness, Derek took the opportunity to get down on one knee. When we made it back into the light, I was surprised to see Derek down on one knee holding a glass slipper with a ring in it! It was a very magical moment. 

As we made our way around the turn Derek said some very sweet words that I don't remember and asked me to marry him. Of course I said yes! 

Brenna was in the car ahead of us to capture the whole thing! I am so glad she was there capture the happiness!

As we exited the ride, the Cast Member there was very excited and surprised to hear what just happened. The People Mover will always be our special ride now!

After the excitement of the proposal, Derek surprised me with cute shirts for us to change into to celebrate! We then headed to the castle to take some pictures.

The Glass Slipper! 

So glad Brenna was there to share in this special day!

After celebrating a little more in the park, we headed over to Kona Cafe for a celebratory dinner! It was our first time eating at Kona Cafe and we had a great experience!

            

     

We had an amazing meal at Kona Cafe. It is a great restaurant with many different choices. And the bread and butter are delicious! We asked for some to take home! After the great meal, we headed home and were greeted with a fun surprise from my family!

It really was a perfect day! I am so glad Derek decided to propose at a place that is so special to us and our relationship. We can't wait to start planning our Disney Wedding!