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Carissa + Travis : Haunted Mansion Themed Disney Wedding

October 18, 2019 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Thank goodness for this Haunted Mansion-themed wedding and all the spoopy Halloween content it’s going to give my Instagram feed the next couple weeks!! <3

Carissa and Travis met at work as EMTs. In fact, until this summer, they were partners for 12 hour shifts on an ambulance. <3

Their friendship grew from a shared love of Disney and it ended up being their first vacation together! Travis even proposed to Carissa on The Haunted Mansion: specifically in the attic, in front of the bride. <3

This wedding was special for so many reasons:

– Haunted Mansion table linens (be still my Magic Kingdom-loving heart!)
– A bride in glasses!
– Our first Epcot dessert party with the new Epcot Forever fireworks!
– A bride in Steamboat Willie slippers!
– A fun meetup with another Disney bride and all of HER wedding vendors who are our pals, too!
– The knowledge that with our EMT couple, I could pass out at any moment and be perfectly taken care of!

I could go on and on, but without further ado, enjoy a peek into Travis and Carissa’s day! :)

Dear Santa- take note of these, please! :)

The inside of Travis’s ring had the coordinates to The Haunted Mansion, where he proposed to Carissa. <3

Operation make Dad cry- check!

 

This. First. Look. <3 I know I always state my love for these, but Travis fighting back tears (unsuccessfully btw) just gives me all the feels. :)

Fellow Disney nerds- how appropriate is that pattern on her parasol?! <3

Carissa made friends with another fellow Disney bride with the same wedding date and venue so we got to have a little meet up! :)

Which meant I got a selfie with my Disney wedding planner bests! <3

Every detail was so thought out. <3

One of my most most favorites. <3

Thank you for stopping by at the most perfect moment, Monorail Green! <3

Carissa and Travis, we can’t wait to share the rest in the coming weeks!! Thank you for letting us be a part of your amazing day!! :)

 

Huge thanks to our vendor team!!

Venue(s): Grand Floridian + Pavilion + Whitehall Room + Epcot UK
Wedding Planner: Sara  \ Elise of Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings
Officiant: Kevin Knox
Hair & Makeup: Laura Reynolds 
DJ/Band: Charles Miles 
Videographer: Cinemedia – Steve Graham
Bride’s Dress: Pronovias druida
Invitations: JLB Papery 

Filed Under: Disney, Weddings Tagged With: dftw elise, disney wedding, grand floridian convention center, grand floridian wedding, haunted mansion wedding

The L Family : Orlando Vacation Photographer

October 15, 2019 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Disney, General, Portraits Tagged With: boardwalk inn, disney boardwalk inn family session

Pinocchio Family Halloween Costumes : Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2019

October 10, 2019 by Jensey Leave a Comment

I wish I could say I just threw together our costumes this year and was pleasantly surprised at how they turned out! Buuuuut I’m definitely someone who comes up with a family Halloween “theme” by early summer and spends months trying to find the perfect costume pieces!

Every year, we join our bests Tim and John David to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom! Our first year with Ollie, we were all Wizard of Oz characters (I mean, I couldn’t dream of a better theme for Ollie’s first Halloween than “there’s no place like home!”) Last year, we were characters from Nightmare Before Christmas, but this year was my favorite by far: PINOCCHIO. <3

Ollie is two and most DEFINITELY “got no strings” to hold him down this year! He’s running a million miles an hour, wanting to touch everything, meet everyone, and eat anything he can get his paws on! Family costumes can be tricky finding something everyone’s excited about, so I’m more than thankful our gracious friends were along for the ride!! I thought Nate would make the cutest Gepetto, I could swing a Blue Fairy with the right wings, and how cute are our donkey boys?!?!? Ahhhhh!!! I don’t know that we’ll ever top this year, y’all. <3

If you find this blog someday and are looking for links to our costume pieces, here are a few with our affiliate links! <3

Pinocchio : Yellow Hat, Red Suspenders, and Brown Mary Jane Squeaky Shoes! Pinocchio ribbon on his shorts here.  The rest of his costume was sewn by me. <3

Gepetto : Blue Vest, Brown Pants, High Socks

Blue Fairy : Blue Headband, Wand, Dress, Wings!

Donkey Boys : I bought these hats and hand-sewed ears from brown and pink felt! Hooves bought here. :)

Now on to favorite photos from our adventure! Waiting for the ferry <3

The best thing about their hooves was they were pretty much able to wear them all night- texting and all! :)

My mom always made our costumes when we were little and I love that I’m continuing the tradition as long as he’ll allow. Is he not the most perfect Pinocchio you’ve ever ever seen?!?! And his little curls peeking out just melt me!!!!!

All of Ollie’s best friends in one photo!! He loves his Uncle Timmy and Uncle John David!! <3

Everything is more fun in Halloween costumes on Main Street! :)

Someone kept stealing my wand and insisting HE was the Blue Fairy (while hitting me with it.) Family photos are gettin’ harder and harder with this boy and outtakes like these are some of my favorites!

“No mama. I’M BLUE FAIRY!”

Tim and John David, thank you for inviting us along for another year and being the best photo sports ever! We love y’all and I’m ready to start on next year’s costumes!! <3

Filed Under: Disney, General, Personal, Portraits Tagged With: mickey's not-so-scary halloween party, mnsshp, oliver, our family, pinocchio, tim and john

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