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Sara + Mike | Wedding Pavilion + California Grill Wedding

August 18, 2025 by Jensey Leave a Comment

As fate would have it, Sara and Mike joined eHarmony the same day in hopes to find love. On part of her profile, Sara wrote that her happy place is Disney and Universal. Mike’s very first message to her said he loved Disney too, and he asked which park was her favorite. Years later, here we are, sharing photos from their Disney wedding! :)

Special thanks to this wedding team!!
Featuring | Sara + Mike
Wedding Venues | Disney’s Wedding Pavilion, California Grill, and Epcot!
Wedding Planner | Pamela of Disney Weddings
Officiant | Reverand Kevin Knox
Hair & Makeup | Stacie Otto Hair and Makeup
Entertainment | Chuck Johnson
Floral Designer | Emily of Disney Weddings
Wedding Dress Designer | Allure
Invitations | Susan James
Wedding Dress Shop: | Anjolique Bridal

Sara and Mike, we loved your wedding day so so much!!! Let us know when it’s time for the vow renewal!! :)

Filed Under: General, Weddings Tagged With: allure bridal, anjolique bridal, california grill, dessert party, dftw pamela, disney wedding, disney's wedding pavilion, dj chuck johnson, epcot, kevin knox, stacie otto hair and makeup, susan james originals

Kari + Chris

February 28, 2023 by Jensey 2 Comments

This wedding was a loooooong time coming: Kari and Chris met in high school! Engaged years later, their wedding plans were put through the ringer with Covid. Their day ended up being just perfect; it was even one of those very rare not-too-hot-and-not-too-cold Orlando winter days!

Thank you to our wonderful vendor team for making a happy day! :)

Venues | Disney’s Wedding Pavilion and GM Lounge
Hair and Makeup | Stacie Otto
Officiant | Reverend Kevin Knox

We started the day in Kari’s suite at Coranado’s Gran Destino Tower, and let. me. tell. you- favorite getting ready room everrrr!! The space, the natural light flooding in, all the textures and details; it was absolutely stunning. And getting ready at the Gran Destino Tower means you get THIS wall for your wedding dress photos!

I’m always hoping for unique details to photograph our couples’ rings with and I may have been a liiiiiittle excited to play with this Figment popcorn bucket! <3

There are a million reasons to hire Stacie Otto for your hair and makeup, but one of the biggest is no one can lace a wedding dress better or more efficiently than her! <3

First look feels on the lawn. <3

If you’ve never seen a Disney wedding with “Major Domo,” here’s how it normally goes: your officiant asks the best man for the wedding rings, and he panics. Like…. Panics. The officiant gives him a hard time in front of all of your guests, then loudly calls, “does ANYONE here have the rings?” and bam! Major Domo graces his way down the aisle to deliver them. :)

Their getaway car was Chris’s. <3

Nate’s photo on the left, mine on the right. :) Woot woot! Kari and Chris, thank you so much for having usssss!!!! <3

Filed Under: Weddings Tagged With: disney wedding, disney's wedding pavilion, gm lounge, gran destino tower, kevin knox, reverend kevin knox, stacie otto, stacie otto hair and makeup

Courtney + Andy : Wedding Pavilion and California Grill Wedding and Reception

January 26, 2020 by Jensey Leave a Comment

We knew we would love these two from the first piece of mail they sent us: Their signed wedding agreement and retainer, along with the happiest drawings! We got one of Huckleberry, and I remember telling Nate, “I just feel like not many photographers  get custom drawings of their pets when clients send payment… Right?!”

Like Andy, I first noticed Courtney’s piercing baby blue eyes when she first opened the door! Before I knew it, we were bonding over our shared love of Disney and long road trips. <3 The whole day just felt easy, and of course it helped that she had the sweetest vendors on her wedding day- We always love working with Lindsay from Disney Weddings at the dream team at the California Grill <3

Without further ado, enjoy my favorites from our first wedding of 2020!! <3

Engagement ring on a vintage beaded ring box

Courtney, you were so so gorgeous! <3 Can you believe her mom did her hair?!

Bride getting ready at the Grand Floridian Resort Mother zipping up her daughter's wedding dress Mary Poppins Penguin Fountain at Disney's Grand Floridian

Can’t go wrong with a first look with these penguins! :)

First Look at Mary Poppins Penguin Fountain at Disney's Grand Floridian Bride and groom at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort Relaxed groom portrait Grand Floridian chandelier bridal portrait

This liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!!! <3

Relaxed bride and groom Wedding Pavilion portrait Relaxed bride and groom Wedding Pavilion portrait Rapunzel themed wedding at Disney's Wedding Pavilion Disney's Wedding Pavilion ceremony Disney's Wedding Pavilion ceremony Disney's Wedding Pavilion ceremony Disney's Wedding Pavilion ceremony Disney's Wedding Pavilion ceremony

Those Nate Root sunset photooooooos! <3

Bride and groom at sunset at Disney's Wedding Pavilion Bride and groom at sunset at Disney's Wedding Pavilion Bride and groom at sunset at Disney's Wedding Pavilion Sunset at Frank's in Walt Disney World Walt Disney World Grand Floridian Resort First dance in the Whitehall Room at the Grand Floridian Father daughter dance in the Whitehall Room at the Grand Floridian

I always get emotional with mother son dances now but add an adoption story in the mix and I’m honestly amazed when my photos come out in focus!

Mother son dance in the Whitehall Room at the Grand Floridian Rapunzel Tangled "Best Day Ever" lantern wedding cakeCustom drinks at a Disney wedding reception Tangled inspired wedding reception at Disney's California Grill Tangled inspired wedding reception at Disney's California Grill Fireworks kiss during Happily Ever After at the Magic Kingdom Fireworks kiss during Happily Ever After at the Magic Kingdom Rapunzel Tangled "Best Day Ever" lantern wedding cake

Courtney and Andy, we love y’all and are so happy to have you as part of our Root Lifers family!! We can’t wait to meet up again!! :)

Filed Under: General, Weddings Tagged With: california grill, dftw lindsay, disney wedding, kevin knox, wedding pavilion

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