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Cassie + Zach : Holiday Wedding on the Disney Dream Part I

December 7, 2024 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Cassie and Zach met online and experienced the longest first date ever, doing all the touristy things on I-Drive in Orlando. :)

Their next test was a 7-night Disney Cruise, thinking if they can survive a week together on a ship, they can last forever! A couple years later and they were engaged on the Disney Fantasy, and shortly after, planned to get married on a Disney Cruise November of 2020.

You can kind of imagine what followed from there, given that the cruise industry was one of the last to return! Take two Disney Cruise wedding was planned for April 2021 and that also got canceled, as did their *3rd* attempt that July.

FOURTH time was the charm for Cassie and Zach, with a wedding on the Disney Dream that November!! My Christmas-loving heart was secretly thrilled with how it turned out, because I’ve wanted to experience the Very Merrytime Cruises forever!

Ceremony Venue | Wedding Pointe on Castaway Cay
Reception Venue | Pink” Wine and Champagne Bar on the Disney Dream
Wedding Planner | Faith of Disney Cruise Line
Hair and Makeup | Senses Spa and Salon
Floral | Disney Floral
Wedding Dress | Marina by Abella for Allure Bridal
Groom Attire | Mens Warehouse
Cake Designer | Disney Cruise Line

This cruise was the most “normal” I’d felt since the pandemic began. <3

Can you spot Cassie’s wedding dress? Also, I could stare at this lobby decked out for Christmas for days.

Cassie’s shoes had all the past wedding dates scratched off on her shoes! I mean, if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry, right?

Our first ceremony at Castaway Cay’s Wedding Pointe!

I told Cassie her dress sparkled so much, it reminded me of Ariel’s glittery dress coming out of the water at the end of the Little Mermaid!!

Part Two here!

Filed Under: Disney, Travels, Weddings Tagged With: castaway cay, castaway cay wedding, dftw, disney cruise line, disney cruise line disney dream, disney wedding, merrytime cruise

Cassie + Zach : Holiday Wedding on the Disney Dream Part II

December 7, 2024 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Continued from Cassie and Zach Part One! :)

 

This was our first reception at Pink, the champagne bar onboard the Disney Dream!! It was so so perfect and had me dreaming of a vow renewal here!!

Look. At. This. Garland!!!

Oh gosh Cassie and Zach, we can’t thank y’all enough!!! <3

Filed Under: Disney, Weddings Tagged With: castaway cay, dftw, disney cruise line disney dream, Disney Cruise Line Wedding, disney cruise line wedding photographer, disney dream, disney wedding

Adrienne + Mike : Disney Fairy Tale Wedding

October 8, 2024 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Adrienne and Mike met in college at St. John’s University. We shared a film class senior year, but I had already known Mike as “the guy that worked in the Mac lab.” They went separate ways after college and reconnected on Instagram. Adrienne got a puppy, Mike started to comment on every story she posted of him, and the rest is history!

Mike planned to propose in Walt Disney World before their first-ever Disney Cruise, but Hurricane Ian had other plans. After four canceled flights to Orlando, they made it down *just* in time to board the Fantasy. Plan B it was! Mike proposed in the Atrium stairs on their way to Palo (the fancy restaurant!) After their proposal, it wasn’t much of a stretch to see why they chose a Walt Disney World wedding and Disney Cruise Line honeymoon! :)

After spending most of her life dreaming of being a Disney bride, Adrienne stumbled upon the magic of Carrie Hayward’s wedding planning trip report and thus found our photos. From her first inquiry, she wrote, “I knew then I would not only be a Disney bride, but a Root Lifer,” and Nate and I melted and we were beyond honored she asked us to be her wedding photographer. <3

T H E    T E A M

Welcome Party Venue | Fantasmic Large Patio
Ceremony Venue |
Disney’s Wedding Pavilion
Pre-Reception Venue |
Whitehall Room and Patio

Reception Venue | Grand Floridian – Salons 5 & 6
Dessert Party Venue | Terrace des Fleurs
Planner | Hannah of Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons
Day of Coordinator | Cathryne Martell of Martell Event Services
Officiant | Kevin Knox
Bridal Hair | Fifth and Eighth Beauty
Bridal Makeup | Cabrinna DeSalvo
Entertainment | Dash of Class Platinum
Videography | Polk Bros
Wedding Dress | Pen Liv Bridal
Dessert Party Dress | Jaehee Bridal Atelier
Bridesmaid Dresses | Jenny Yoo
Groom Attire | Black Lapel
Invitations | Little Black Dress Paperie

 

If you haven’t booked the resort where you’re getting ready yet, the Gran Destino Tower at Coronado Springs is in our top 3!

Not me and Cathryne Martell taking a pair of children’s scissors to the bottom of Adrienne’s dress because she kept tripping over it!

I love catching that “omg, I’m a Disney bride!” moment. :)

Oh, hi! :)

Adrienne and Mike, thank you for such a memorable day!!! We can’t wait to meet baby B!!! <3

Filed Under: General, Weddings Tagged With: cathryne martell, dash of class platinum, dftw hannah, disney wedding, disney's wedding pavilion, fantasmic dessert party, grand floridian, grand floridian convention center, little black dress paperie, martell event services, pen liv bridal, polk bros, terrace des fleurs, whitehall room

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