LadyD
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2014
Hello all!! Renee and Diana here! We just officially booked our Disneyland wedding for this December. While we have wanted to get married for a while now, we have dubbed this our nightmare before Christmas wedding, due to the little time we have to plan it . A little background on us first.
Diana and I met in college as lab partners. Lab partners quickly turned into a wonderful friendship that became something more. I knew pretty quickly that Diana was the one I wanted to spend my happily ever after with, though it took a little while longer to convince Diana. Eventually, on the eve of our first trip to Disney World, Diana agreed that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with me as well . Though we could legally get married in the state we were living at the time, we both wanted to wait until there was greater federal recognition since we were not sure where we were going to end up and didn’t want to deal with any legal headaches.
A lot has happened since last summer. This past September, we made the cross-country trip with 3 dogs, 2 cats, and 1 fish to move to California (my home state). With the toppling of part of DOMA this past summer, getting married became an option for us. We have been riding the should we or shouldn’t we have a Disney wedding roller coaster for many years. Living much closer to the resort has made it a highly appealing option, but with family drama and the cost, we weren’t sure if we wanted to go through the hassle of a big wedding. Ultimately, we realized the only way we wanted to start our marriage was with a little help from the Mouse and some pixie dust at the happiest place on earth with our friends and family .
Now that the contract is official, we are starting our whirlwind planning adventure! Neither of us is exactly sure what we want the day to be like yet (we better figure that out fast!!), but we do know we want to plan an awesome celebration filled with wonderful memories. Any experienced brides (or grooms) are more than welcome to chime in with their experiences, things they’d wished someone had told them, or any tips to help with the planning process. Any suggestions or friendly advice is much appreciated .
Ceremony and Reception Details
Thoughts on Décor
The Wedding Dresses
The Wedding Dresses: Part Two
The Planning Session
Odds and Ends Planning
The Menu Tasting
Final Stretch Changes!
Last of the Prep Before The Big Day
We're getting married!! Day 1: Part 1
We're getting married!! Day 1: Part 2
We're getting married!! Day 2: Day Before the Wedding
We're getting married!! Day 3: Wedding Day!! Part 1
We're getting married!! Day 3: Wedding Day!! Part 2
We're getting married!! Day 3: Wedding Day!! Part 3
We're getting married!! Day 3: Wedding Day!! Part 4/Castle Shoot Part 1
We're getting married!! Day 4: Castle Shoot Part 2 and Videos
Diana and I met in college as lab partners. Lab partners quickly turned into a wonderful friendship that became something more. I knew pretty quickly that Diana was the one I wanted to spend my happily ever after with, though it took a little while longer to convince Diana. Eventually, on the eve of our first trip to Disney World, Diana agreed that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with me as well . Though we could legally get married in the state we were living at the time, we both wanted to wait until there was greater federal recognition since we were not sure where we were going to end up and didn’t want to deal with any legal headaches.
A lot has happened since last summer. This past September, we made the cross-country trip with 3 dogs, 2 cats, and 1 fish to move to California (my home state). With the toppling of part of DOMA this past summer, getting married became an option for us. We have been riding the should we or shouldn’t we have a Disney wedding roller coaster for many years. Living much closer to the resort has made it a highly appealing option, but with family drama and the cost, we weren’t sure if we wanted to go through the hassle of a big wedding. Ultimately, we realized the only way we wanted to start our marriage was with a little help from the Mouse and some pixie dust at the happiest place on earth with our friends and family .
Now that the contract is official, we are starting our whirlwind planning adventure! Neither of us is exactly sure what we want the day to be like yet (we better figure that out fast!!), but we do know we want to plan an awesome celebration filled with wonderful memories. Any experienced brides (or grooms) are more than welcome to chime in with their experiences, things they’d wished someone had told them, or any tips to help with the planning process. Any suggestions or friendly advice is much appreciated .
Ceremony and Reception Details
Thoughts on Décor
The Wedding Dresses
The Wedding Dresses: Part Two
The Planning Session
Odds and Ends Planning
The Menu Tasting
Final Stretch Changes!
Last of the Prep Before The Big Day
We're getting married!! Day 1: Part 1
We're getting married!! Day 1: Part 2
We're getting married!! Day 2: Day Before the Wedding
We're getting married!! Day 3: Wedding Day!! Part 1
We're getting married!! Day 3: Wedding Day!! Part 2
We're getting married!! Day 3: Wedding Day!! Part 3
We're getting married!! Day 3: Wedding Day!! Part 4/Castle Shoot Part 1
We're getting married!! Day 4: Castle Shoot Part 2 and Videos
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