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Sandra + Marc : Disney’s Grand Floridian Wedding Pavilion Ceremony

December 30, 2013 by Jensey 6 Comments

So, I’m a little embarrassed to admit how far back my blog queue goes. I mean… It’s not pretty. I often blog events out of order because maybe we shot a wedding of a childhood friend and I’m waiting to dig up some old photos to scan first, maybe I’m waiting to blog a gorgeous autumn wedding in, well, autumn, but I forget the first year and then the second comes and I feel almost too embarrassed to post it. Whatever the excuse, Sandra and Marc’s Disney Fairytale Wedding was last December and their pretty faces deserve some blog time! :)

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Grand Floridian in December is my favorite- I can’t get enough of all those poinsettias! :)

Walt Disney World Grand Floridian Wedding Fountain

Future Disney bride in the making! :)

Walt Disney World Grand Floridian Wedding Pavilion Cinderella

Dear Disney Weddings, please give Major Domo a bigger slipper to carry. There’s no way Cinderella’s feet are that tiny!

Walt Disney World Grand Floridian Wedding Pavilion Ceremony Major Domo

Love these two! :)

Walt Disney World Grand Floridian Wedding Pavilion Ceremony

Walt Disney World Grand Floridian Wedding Shadows

If anyone’s gonna crash a first dance and get away with it, they’d better be this cute! :)

Walt Disney World Grand Floridian Wedding Reception

Why don’t more weddings incorporate a good floor coloring?

Walt Disney World Grand Floridian Wedding Reception

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavorite. Printing this one for my desk! :)

Disney World Wedding Reception Flower Girl Minnie Mouse

He really, really didn’t want to leave!

Mickey Mouse Wedding Reception Grand Floridian

But then again, neither did we! Sandra and Marc, we’re so happy to call y’all our friends!! xoxo!

More weddings at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort : One, Two, and Three!

Amanda + Dwayne : Disney’s Wedding Pavilion Ceremony Preview

December 18, 2013 by Jensey 3 Comments

Our last wedding of 2013 mirrored our last Disney wedding of 2012 which I love. Same venues, same surprise guests, different but still awesome couple. :)

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I love that Amanda brought some Texas to her Florida wedding. :)

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Amanda and Dwayne may win for best aunt and uncle ever- Their niece brought some very VIP guests to the wedding. They not only received their own wedding invitation, but front-row seating to the ceremony! :)

VIP Wedding Guests at the Disney Wedding Pavilion Walt Disney World Wedding Grand Floridian Sage Starfruit Productions

I love when couples surprise their guests with Mickey and Minnie, bringing about reactions akin to the Beatles in Shea Stadium from Mom. ;)

Reaction to seeing Mickey Mouse Epcot Illuminations Dessert Party Lower UK Lochside Holiday Tag

The most very best way to end our year- An Epcot Illuminations dessert party complete with holiday tag. Swoooooooooon! Amanda and Dwayne, we can’t wait to share more soon! :)

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Nikki + Matt : Disney’s Wedding Pavilion Ceremony and Boardwalk Inn’s Atlantic Dance Hall Reception

November 18, 2013 by Jensey 2 Comments

You may remember Nikki and Matt from their Disney Bounding engagement session I posted earlier this year! I’m excited to finally share Tink and Jiminy Cricket’s wedding day. <3

Matt and Nikki’s dessert party took place on their wedding day eve, and Matt booked us to photograph it without telling Nikki! She was totally surprised to see us and was thankfully ok with us crashing their party and stuffing our pockets with Mickey rice crispy treats on our way out. Nikki and Matt’s Illuminations dessert party was our first time photographing in Epcot since the outside photography ban lifted! It felt so, so good to be back. :)

Walt Disney World Epcot Illuminations Dessert Party Italy

We said our goodbyes to our lovely couple and unbenonst to Nikki, headed to the front of the park for one final surprise. See, when Matt and Nikki had just started dating, they “accidentally” bumped into each other in Epcot while on separate Disney vacations. They recreated an iconic photo of their youth, the one and only Cory Matthews kissing Topanga in front of Spaceship Earth. Matt and Nikki were going to recreate this photo with Nikki’s brother taking the picture, but surprise! Nate was there to take it instead. I hope we did it justice! :)

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The next morning we were up bright and early for their big day! I brag about our couples all the time to our wedding vendor friends because clearly Root couples are best, but this is photo proof. Nikki and Matt remembered our website bios and had these surprises for us in their hotel mini fridge upon arrival. Swooooooon! <3

The Roots!

Boardwalk Inn Shoe Shot

Nikki and Matt also are blog readers and took note on the post I did about the awesomeness of getting ready in connecting rooms (read it here!) Nate and I loved being able to just pop in to one room when the other had a down moment, and visa-versa.

Disney World Boardwalk Inn Groom Getting Ready