Yesterday was a dream come true. It could have not been more perfect.
I woke up early and couldn't go back to bed. Waited for my fiance and daughter to wake up. Everyone was up by 7. Dana Fletcher from Once opon a Beauty arrived at 8am and we got to work. She asked me a few questions but I left everything to her since I am not a make up person. We talked and laughed. I loved how she did my hair and make up. She was done by 10am. By this time my BF arrived. She lives in Orlando and was going to be my only guest before my daughter arrived.
My coordinator called to introduce herself and provided me details and a timetable. Her name was Barbara and she asked about our trip so far, inshared with her the Southwest magic. My fiance was already dressed and had been kicked out of the room earlier while i was getting ready. I wrote my thank you notes, picked up the room a bit and got dressed. We were all dressed and ready to go, kust waiting for the coast to be clear.
Call came at 11am. We met Barbara and Rev. Knox in the lobby of the Poly. She helped me add 2 lockets with pictures of my 4 kids to my bouquets and Rev. Knox gave me some pointers. He had to make a modification to our ceremony to include my daughtrer as she would be walking me down the aisle and giving me away. I was already tearing up. Barbara was telling me that she had shared our strory with her colleagues and was so glad to be a part of our day.
The weather was perfect. The sun was out and the sky clear. We walked to Luau Beach. We were positioned at our marks and waited for my air. The violinist started and we started walking to Luau Beach. The ceremony was flawless, Rev. Knox was funny and interjected jokes into the ceremony. And just like that we became husband and wife!
Our photographer was Darren. He was amazing and I will be waiting on pins and needles for the next few weeks to see the pictures. He spent extra time with us taking pictures on the beach, in the decor around and he even recreated a picture I took of my daughter next to the fertility status on the path. I loved him.
We walked back to the Poly lobby and said goodbyes to Darren, my BF and daughter. My BF would be driving her to MCO for her 2:25pm flight.
Barbara asked us if she could take some more pictures of us. She said she really felt a connection with us and liked our story. We walked to the Wedding Pavilion and took pictures inside, at picture point and at the gate. I couldn't believe I was there. She left us at that point to write her recap of the ceremony but asked us to meet her in the GF lobby. We were headed there to meet Richard. He was on break so we went to Gasparilla's and had the best flatbread pizza ever. The cast members provided us a celebration dessert. We sat and talked and tried to catch our breath.
We went back to the lobby to wait for Barbara. She said that she was trying up some lose ends and would be longer than expected. She asked about our Tuesday plans and wanted details about when we would be heading to AK. We agreed to meet up on Tuesday.
My HUSBAND and I rode the monorail back to the Poly. Guests and cast members were congratulating us the whole way. Got back to the room for a well deserved break.
Headed to MK at 4:30pm. I wanted to maim our announcements from Main Street and take some pictures. Left MK for our ADR at Les Chefs at EPCOT. We were tight on time and it was a mad dash to get there. We had never been there before and were pleased. Walked back through the park, took some pictures, went through some shops and looked as some of the
Festival of the Arts vendors. Monorail back to the Poly.
Came back to our room and it had been decorated with the in room celebration. Caught up on pictures and called it a night.
Yesterday I modified all of our AK FP+ times and we are having a lazy morning. We are meeting Barbara before we leave for AK.
We are having the time of our life.