And They All Lived Happily Ever After...

This past weekend there wasn't any blog entries because it was my one year anniversary. My husband and I got married at Disney's Yacht Club Resort on August 8, 2009 in a beautiful twenty minute ceremony with Rev. Jack Day officiating. Man, was it hot! But in true Disney style, nothing was impossible. Every detail of the wedding was planned down to the last chair placement, and when the one thing that no one (not even the wonderful cast members at Disney) could control, Mother Nature gave us a humid, 90 degree day and a late afternoon thunderstorm, everything still went on without a hitch. It turned out to be so hot that our cocktail hour that was supposed to be in the Rose Garden next to the Yacht Club Convention Center, was quickly moved inside a vacant room in the morning.

There were three reasons we chose to have our wedding at Walt Disney World. First and most important, it was where we met. :) Second, I knew I was going to get the level of service that I expected for one of the most important days in our life, the level of service I have always received from Disney. Third, I loved the fact that it was one stop shopping. I'm sure any bride who has planned a wedding that was to be in a different state than she resided in who is reading this blog can relate. The fact that I just had to chose which packages I wanted from Disney's florist, DJs, chefs, photographers, etc. was a definitely a bonus!

Everything was as worry free as possible, and it was fantastic. Truly the best day of my life! The bride and groom get a complimentary night in a suite at one of the deluxe resorts the night of their wedding, and we had one at Disney's Yacht Club. Marble floored entrance-way, a sitting room with a vanity area, closets, and bathroom, and then a separate large bedroom with a balcony that (in our room) overlooked Stormalong Bay; the pool at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resorts.

We had our wedding photos taken in the lobby at Disney's Yacht Club Resort as well and the cast members were excellent about making sure the bride and groom did not run into each other before the ceremony. My wedding planner and all of her colleagues were on their walkie-talkies treating us like we were the President!

Our DJ for the reception, Scott, was the best! He kept the party going the entire time we had the room booked for, getting down with my whole reception! Every song that we requested beforehand was played and I didn't leave the dance floor except to eat! Which brings me to (as you well know) my favorite subject...the food! This was the aspect of the wedding that was most important to me of course and the thing that we received the most compliments on afterwards! The food during the cocktail hour was my personal favorite, hors d'oeuvres of crabcakes (my husband's person favorite), GIGANTIC shrimp cocktail (my personal favorite), Italian meats and cheeses, chicken teriyaki, and a full bar. During the reception we started off with a fantastic caesar salad, penne a la vodka, a raspberry sorbet (yum!), and the main course was filet mignon and lobster tail with mashed potatoes and asparagus. O...M...G! It was so good. And the chefs at Disney were able to do anything for me! I had some guests that were allergic to seafood, no problem. Some that didn't eat red meat, no problem. And some that were children...guess what? No problem. Steamed veggies, "mickey" macaroni and cheese and grilled chicken for the kiddos.

Then came the cake. It was a beautiful three-tiered white and gold frosting with the words "And They Lived Happily Ever After" written on it. The cake was a delectable chocolate with raspberry filling. And I can't tell you how many of my guests said it was the best wedding cake they've ever eaten! I am sad to say that my only taste of the cake was the traditional first cutting with my husband, but even that was memorable and special! As a surprise from my mom and dad, Mickey and Minnie showed up to boogie on the dance floor, cut the cake with us, and then take a picture with each and every guest personally in the lobby!

All in all, our wedding day was exactly as it was supposed to be, the best day of our lives. I can't believe it was a year ago already. If you are interested in planning a wedding or honeymoon at Walt Disney World I can help you out with this as well to the best of my abilities and at least point you in the right direction! When anyone asks me if I recommend one of Walt Disney World's Fairytale Weddings for their special day, my answer is immediately YES, they know the way to make your wedding day "magical!"