Rob and Scott's Big Fat Gay Disney Wedding-TR Pg 92; Photo Update pg 133
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wallyb
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rpmdfw
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Stella goes with me.
Wally is NOT being killed off! It was merely a dream sequence!
No Wallys were harmed in the making of this trip report.
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The dream sequence is a cheap ploy that makes an audience feel cheated and will turn your audience against you
mickeyfan1
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The dream sequence is a cheap ploy that makes an audience feel cheated and will turn your audience against you
Hey, it worked for Bob Newhart. It can work for Rob.
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The dream sequence is a cheap ploy that makes an audience feel cheated and will turn your audience against you
Yeah. Parts of this audience have been against me from the beginning.
If y'all don't like the way I'm telling things, I could always stop recapping the Big Fat Gay Disney Wedding and focus on getting ready for our Halloween Party . . . .
rpmdfw
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I was thinking more along the lines of waking up, walking into the bathroom and finding a naked Patrick Duffy in the shower . . . .
OrlandoMike
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Is there going to be a Ballet like in Oklahoma?
OK How sad is it that in order to spell Oklahoma I have to hummm the song?
mickeyfan1
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I was thinking more along the lines of waking, walking into the bathroom and finding a naked Patrick Duffy in the shower . . . .
I vote for that over Suzanne Pleschette any day!
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If y'all don't like the way I'm telling things, I could always stop recapping the Big Fat Gay Disney Wedding and focus on getting ready for our Halloween Party . . . .
That would be like walking into quicksand!
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kingLouiethe1
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I was thinking more along the lines of waking up, walking into the bathroom and finding a naked Patrick Duffy in the shower . . . .
Do you mean Patrick Duffy now or then?
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Patrick Duffy at any point from "Man From Atlantis" through "Step by Step".
Though, he's not bad, even now.
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Day Four - Sunday September 28th-THE BIG DAY!- Part Six
Okay, let me start off by apologizing that the photos for the reception are very dark. (At least the ones I've gotten from other people so far are very dark, I'm sure Randy Chapman's photos will be much better.) The photos I'm sharing today are okay on my home computer, but on my work computer, they're VERY dark, so I hope you'll be able to see them.
Speaking of photos, here's the first one. It's the view from the balcony at Atlantic Dance Hall, down onto the main floor as it was set for our reception.
So, we were upstairs waiting to make our "Grand Entrance". We really hadn't planned on making a big deal about it. I figured the DJ would announce that we were there, we'd walk out onto the dance floor and wave, and people would sit for dinner. Well, while we were talking to the DJ and Marion they convinced us to go ahead and come down the staircase. The DJ then asked again if we didn't want to just do the first dance at that point. That was a definite "no!". We were having dinner first, then dancing.
So, as soon as everyone got seated for dinner the DJ asked them all to stand up. An instrumental version of "When You Wish Upon a Star" began playing and we were announced: "Ladies & Gentelmen, please welcome Rob & Scott!" and we walked down the stairs hand in hand.
(Yes, you've seen this picture before, but it's the only one I have of this, so you're seeing it again.)
To be honest, it felt kind of silly. It was fun, but, I don't know. So we walked across the dance floor, waving to people as they clapped; and then stopped at the table where my family and David were waiting for us.
And when we got to our table, before we could even sit, the DJ announced that dinner was served, and asked that everyone please stay seated until the ADH staff came and got them to go through the buffet line. Apparently there was a staff member about to escort us over to the buffet, but I didn't notice. I told Scott "C'mon, we're first" and walked back across the dance floor toward the buffet announcing "It's our party, we're eating first!"
At that point the DJ started playing "dinner music" starting with "That's Amore" by Dean Martin. Easily half of the people in the room unconciously began to "double clap" at designated points in the song, because it was very commonly featured during the Hoopla show at the Adventuers Club and everyone knew when to clap. On my way to the buffet, I stopped by the table where the performer who sang "That's Amore" was seated with his wife, and said "This wasn't intentional, we didn't ask for it." Then I clapped twice, and headed for food.
At the buffet, I was met by Shelli. Shelli was the person who was going to go through the buffet with my plate and put what I told her I wanted on my plate for me.
You have GOT to be kidding me! How awkward is that? Okay, okay, I get that brides in big white poofy dresses probably need a Shelli to help them out. But I was completely thrown off. We got through salad and pasta when I saw my mom on the other side of the buffet. I asked Shelli to please go help her instead. Mom needed the help much more than I did with her cane (I found out later she'd left her cane at the table 
). So Shelli went off to help Mom and I was free to roam the buffet on my own. 
I've probably posted it before, but here's what was on our menu:
Cocktail Hour
Fresh Vegetable Display with Herb Dressing
Crab Cakes w/ Remolade Sauce
Onion Tartlets w/ goat cheese
Salad Station
Mixed Baby Greens with a Variety of Toppings with Low-fat Zinfandel, Caesar, or Bacon-Ranch Dressings
Marinated Vine Ripened Tomatoes with Cucumbers and Red Onions Tossed in an Herb Vinaigrette
Carving Station
Peppercorn Crusted Tenderloin of Beef, carved to order served with Rolls, Butter, Herbed Mayonnaise, Stone Ground Mustard and Horseradish
Hot Buffet Items
Tri-Color Cheese Tortellini with Alfredo Sauce
Penne with Marinara Sauce
Parmesan Crusted Chicken with Limoncello sauce
Sautéed Green Beans with Roasted Shallots and Red Peppers
Oven-Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes Tossed with Olive Oil and Rosemary
Rolls & Butter
Coffee & Iced Tea
Open Bar
I walked back to our table and a server asked what I'd like to drink. I asked for a glass of the merlot to go with dinner. Then looked down and saw that my cocktail from earlier had been replaced with another bourbon & coke.
. From that point on, there was always a bourbon & coke AND a merlot at my place. The dinner was delicious! So many people tell stories of never eating at their own weddings, but Disney does a great job of setting it up so that the happy couple gets to enjoy the food they've selected (and paid for
). Everything was SOOO good! The Parmesan Crusted Chicken with Limoncello sauce was a big hit, as we'd expected it would be, and the tortellini was getting rave reviews as well.
This was where our decisions really paid off. Everyone was so impressed by the dance hall, the food was delicious, the music was great. It all just worked. People were enjoying themselves, and Scott and I were having a BLAST!
After we finished eating, we made our rounds to see everyone. As we made our way across the dance floor from the table where my cousins and Aunt on my mom's side of the family were seated, the "Florida Family" table got up in unison and walked in the other direction.
How rude! I treated them to an expletive that is similar to telling them all to "duck y'all" (as in a tree is falling or something), before turning to my aunts and uncles from my Dad's side of the family. They then were bummed when we didn't stop back at their table and moved on. Serves them right. 
While we were making our way around the room, the DJ started having people clink their glasses. I didn't hear when he did this, as I was talking to someone. All of a sudden people were telling us we had to kiss each other.
Neither Scott nor I had ever heard of this before. We checked later and nobody in my immediate family had heard about it before either, but friends and relatives from the midwest and northeast all knew about clinking glasses to get the bride and groom to kiss. Had I known such a thing even existed, I'd have asked the DJ not to do it. For one thing you all know how much effort I put into researching symbolisms for common wedding traditions and into de-emphasizing any "bride and groom" details; and for another thing, I found it highly annoying. We'd be talking to people we hadn't seen in a long time, and someone across the room would start clinking their fork on their glass. It got old. Fast.
As dinner began to wind down, it was time to start dancing.
So we'll get to dances in the next installment! Coming soon!
Okay, let me start off by apologizing that the photos for the reception are very dark. (At least the ones I've gotten from other people so far are very dark, I'm sure Randy Chapman's photos will be much better.) The photos I'm sharing today are okay on my home computer, but on my work computer, they're VERY dark, so I hope you'll be able to see them.
Speaking of photos, here's the first one. It's the view from the balcony at Atlantic Dance Hall, down onto the main floor as it was set for our reception.
So, we were upstairs waiting to make our "Grand Entrance". We really hadn't planned on making a big deal about it. I figured the DJ would announce that we were there, we'd walk out onto the dance floor and wave, and people would sit for dinner. Well, while we were talking to the DJ and Marion they convinced us to go ahead and come down the staircase. The DJ then asked again if we didn't want to just do the first dance at that point. That was a definite "no!". We were having dinner first, then dancing.
So, as soon as everyone got seated for dinner the DJ asked them all to stand up. An instrumental version of "When You Wish Upon a Star" began playing and we were announced: "Ladies & Gentelmen, please welcome Rob & Scott!" and we walked down the stairs hand in hand.
(Yes, you've seen this picture before, but it's the only one I have of this, so you're seeing it again.)
To be honest, it felt kind of silly. It was fun, but, I don't know. So we walked across the dance floor, waving to people as they clapped; and then stopped at the table where my family and David were waiting for us.
And when we got to our table, before we could even sit, the DJ announced that dinner was served, and asked that everyone please stay seated until the ADH staff came and got them to go through the buffet line. Apparently there was a staff member about to escort us over to the buffet, but I didn't notice. I told Scott "C'mon, we're first" and walked back across the dance floor toward the buffet announcing "It's our party, we're eating first!"
At that point the DJ started playing "dinner music" starting with "That's Amore" by Dean Martin. Easily half of the people in the room unconciously began to "double clap" at designated points in the song, because it was very commonly featured during the Hoopla show at the Adventuers Club and everyone knew when to clap. On my way to the buffet, I stopped by the table where the performer who sang "That's Amore" was seated with his wife, and said "This wasn't intentional, we didn't ask for it." Then I clapped twice, and headed for food.
At the buffet, I was met by Shelli. Shelli was the person who was going to go through the buffet with my plate and put what I told her I wanted on my plate for me.
You have GOT to be kidding me! How awkward is that? Okay, okay, I get that brides in big white poofy dresses probably need a Shelli to help them out. But I was completely thrown off. We got through salad and pasta when I saw my mom on the other side of the buffet. I asked Shelli to please go help her instead. Mom needed the help much more than I did with her cane (I found out later she'd left her cane at the table ). So Shelli went off to help Mom and I was free to roam the buffet on my own. I've probably posted it before, but here's what was on our menu:
Cocktail Hour
Fresh Vegetable Display with Herb Dressing
Crab Cakes w/ Remolade Sauce
Onion Tartlets w/ goat cheese
Salad Station
Mixed Baby Greens with a Variety of Toppings with Low-fat Zinfandel, Caesar, or Bacon-Ranch Dressings
Marinated Vine Ripened Tomatoes with Cucumbers and Red Onions Tossed in an Herb Vinaigrette
Carving Station
Peppercorn Crusted Tenderloin of Beef, carved to order served with Rolls, Butter, Herbed Mayonnaise, Stone Ground Mustard and Horseradish
Hot Buffet Items
Tri-Color Cheese Tortellini with Alfredo Sauce
Penne with Marinara Sauce
Parmesan Crusted Chicken with Limoncello sauce
Sautéed Green Beans with Roasted Shallots and Red Peppers
Oven-Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes Tossed with Olive Oil and Rosemary
Rolls & Butter
Coffee & Iced Tea
Open Bar
I walked back to our table and a server asked what I'd like to drink. I asked for a glass of the merlot to go with dinner. Then looked down and saw that my cocktail from earlier had been replaced with another bourbon & coke.
. From that point on, there was always a bourbon & coke AND a merlot at my place. The dinner was delicious! So many people tell stories of never eating at their own weddings, but Disney does a great job of setting it up so that the happy couple gets to enjoy the food they've selected (and paid for ). Everything was SOOO good! The Parmesan Crusted Chicken with Limoncello sauce was a big hit, as we'd expected it would be, and the tortellini was getting rave reviews as well. This was where our decisions really paid off. Everyone was so impressed by the dance hall, the food was delicious, the music was great. It all just worked. People were enjoying themselves, and Scott and I were having a BLAST!
After we finished eating, we made our rounds to see everyone. As we made our way across the dance floor from the table where my cousins and Aunt on my mom's side of the family were seated, the "Florida Family" table got up in unison and walked in the other direction.
How rude! I treated them to an expletive that is similar to telling them all to "duck y'all" (as in a tree is falling or something), before turning to my aunts and uncles from my Dad's side of the family. They then were bummed when we didn't stop back at their table and moved on. Serves them right. While we were making our way around the room, the DJ started having people clink their glasses. I didn't hear when he did this, as I was talking to someone. All of a sudden people were telling us we had to kiss each other.
Neither Scott nor I had ever heard of this before. We checked later and nobody in my immediate family had heard about it before either, but friends and relatives from the midwest and northeast all knew about clinking glasses to get the bride and groom to kiss. Had I known such a thing even existed, I'd have asked the DJ not to do it. For one thing you all know how much effort I put into researching symbolisms for common wedding traditions and into de-emphasizing any "bride and groom" details; and for another thing, I found it highly annoying. We'd be talking to people we hadn't seen in a long time, and someone across the room would start clinking their fork on their glass. It got old. Fast.As dinner began to wind down, it was time to start dancing.
So we'll get to dances in the next installment! Coming soon!
You may have felt silly coming down those stairs, but I have to tell you that those of us who love you were extremely proud and moved to see you both.
It was one of those magical moments in any wedding when you get to see what real love lookis like. It makes me emotional even now. It was beautiful
It was one of those magical moments in any wedding when you get to see what real love lookis like. It makes me emotional even now. It was beautiful
Dale-n-Chip
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I'm with Sofi--and I didn't even meet y'all 'til after it was all said and done! Even in the photo (deja vu), you two exude happiness.
mk
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Aw! Thanks!You're the bestest sister ever!
Now tell everyone how great the food was!
The food was amazing.
Not at all like any wedding food I've ever had. 
rpmdfw
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The open bar was great too. Superior Margaritas!!
So many people were shocked that we had an open bar. Not sure why.
If you go over to the Disney Weddings & Honeymoons board, you'd think that opting for a cash-bar was a death-penalty offense. I assumed it was very rare.
That didn't play into our decision making, though. Our thought was, "Folks have travelled a long way to join us here and it costs a lot of money to attend a wedding, the least we can do is provide good food and an open bar."
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