A Cause For Celebration: A Wedding, A Marathon & A 30th Birthday - January 2018 Update:12/28

Both of us still have a lingering cough that just won't go away, but we're hoping the heat and humidity of Florida will help that :)

Hope so! Good luck!

It's been so cold here that it almost takes your breath away when I go outside - and that's not helping my cough any.

hasn't been overly hot hear either. -31 yesterday. Much warmer today at -19.

So fast! Now to enjoy this trip, since it looks like we won't be back to WDW for a few years :(

Never say never. I was "I'm not going back for about 5 years..." then went back 2-3 times in 2 years.

Luke had the Sample of Mom's Favourites when we were there a few years ago, and I remember the chicken and the pot roast being really good - I plan on getting one of those two things for my meal :)

I enjoyed the pot roast... but the chicken is what i go back for.

As for onion rings - I like them, I like the flavour of onions but I can't bring myself to actually eat an onion. So when I eat onion rings, I break them in half and pull out the onion, then just eat the batter. I guess I like onion-flavoured batter?

::yes:: My DD does the exact same.

Same! I keep talking about going to Toronto one of these years to see the Blue Jays, but it's just never happened. We were planning on going to see an NFL game a few years ago too, but then the Winnipeg Jets made the playoffs, so we used our vacation savings to fly to Anaheim to watch those two playoff games in April 2015 (oddly enough, that's how our obsession with Disney Parks began, it was the first time either of us had been to Disneyland - and this trip in a few days is Disney trip #7 since then :eek:

Really! So you have the Jets to thank for your Disney obsession.

You're welcome.

I'm in charge of feeding a lot of people that day so you gotta do what you gotta do.

Yup. ::yes::

The wedding package we went with allows 18 guests at our ceremony, plus ourselves (and our photographer and 5 month old niece don't count against those numbers) - and we still have too many people. We were shocked at how many people were willing to spend thousands of dollars to travel to be with us on our wedding day!

Nahh... Just shows how loved you guys are. :goodvibes

Darn, now I wish these were the shirts I had made!

:sad2: You really should have come to me for wedding planning.

I was telling some of our guests about scoring a PPO ADR, and they just complained about how early I was making them get up while on vacation :confused3 I just shake my head at these non-Disney people - they will see once we get there.

I think there are two kinds of Disney guests. Those who plan (or are experienced enough to know what to do) and those who stumble around and are hopelessly lost.

At first Luke wanted to spend that evening with our family/friends, but he's really warmed up to the idea of having some quiet time before the chaos of the next day.

::yes::
 
Wedding Day! Ideally, we would have got married at the beginning of our trip, but this was just the way it worked out

So sad! Only getting married at Disney!

o we'll be getting married exactly a year to the day after getting engaged :)

Awww... :)

I'll be kicking Luke out of the room around 7am

"In his pajamas, empty handed. If he's going to be my husband, he's gonna have to learn to fend for himself!"

At noon our ceremony begins at Sea Breeze Point!

I had to Google that. I knew it as soon as I saw it. Never knew it was called that, though.

I'm so excited to eat fried chicken in my wedding dress!

:lmao: "It's so convenient! I have all this material to wipe my greasy fingers on!!!!"

Once we finish up our catered meal, the plan is to hop on the boat back to Old Key West - I'm thinking it might make for a few nice pictures :)

::yes:: I would think so!

We paid for a nacho bar, Werther's Caramel Popcorn and Hollywood Studios carrot cake cookies - so that will be replenished until 9pm. At 9pm, Illuminations begins and we have front row seats!

Wow! That's great!

After Illuminations, our Disney event guide will lead us over to Soarin', where we are surprising everyone with a ride!

:) Love that idea! Hopefully you can get a photo of everyone seated before it starts.

I don't know why I'm so excited to ride the bus in my dress haha.

:laughing: Because everyone on the bus will be looking at you and wishing they were you.

And just like that, I'll be a married woman :)

:) Just like that.
 
I'm tired just reading about all of your plans. So many people to keep track of! Everything sounds great, though - sounds like you did a good job planning and organizing everything. I'm impressed!

So cool that you and your dad are going to an NBA game! I'm trying to remember if I've ever been to an NBA game ... I don't think I have. (Mostly I just go to baseball games ... a lot of baseball games ...) Should be a good experience!

Wedding day sounds incredible from start to finish. I'm sure the ceremony will be beautiful, the food will definitely be good, and that Soarin' fastpass ... that's awesome. That's definitely going to be the perfect wedding day!
 
So sad I didn't find this PTR till now but happy to follow along from here on out!! Please do a TR when back, this seems like an amazing experience!
 


I will go back and respond to everyone's comments, but I only have three more days of our trip to go through itinerary plans for, so let's see if I can finish this off before we leave...

Also - don't forget to follow us on Instagram, Luke and I will both be posting lots over the next two weeks! @fallonkendra and @lukesheds

Day Thirteen Plans - January 11th, 2018

A few groups of people are planning on heading to Universal Studios for this day to see Harry Potter World. One couple is flying home to Canada as well. The rest of us will be heading to Animal Kingdom - my favourite park! I set up the same Fastpasses for everyone on this day - first up is Expedition Everest (my favourite ride!), followed immediately by Kilimanjaro Safaris. At 10:45 we have a reservation for the entire group at Tusker House. We had a similar reservation time this past January and it worked out perfectly - when we went for our first plate at the buffet, they still had all the breakfast foods out but by the time we went for a second plate they had switched over to lunch. This gave us a huge variety of food to choose from :)

Our third fastpass in the early afternoon is for Flight of Passage! If you're counting, that's the third Fastpass for that ride for Luke on this trip, and my second one. Hopefully we find it as amazing as everyone says it is!

After that, people can do whatever they'd like. We plan on hanging out at AK for the entire day - we love the Lion King show, and we've never watched the Nemo show. I would also not object to riding Everest another time (or twelve). Luke wants to try Satu'li Canteen for supper, but the menu doesn't really interest me so I might grab something from Flame Tree BBQ at some point :)

Most of this day will be very relaxing, and people can go at their own pace. It'll be nice to slow down a bit and enjoy each other's company :)

Park(s) Planned:
Animal Kingdom
Fastpasses:
Expedition Everest 9-10
Kilimanjaro Safaris 10-11
Flight of Passage 1:30-2:30

ADR's:
Tusker House 10:45am
 
A few groups of people are planning on heading to Universal Studios for this day to see Harry Potter World.

Doubt they'll be disappointed.

Our third fastpass in the early afternoon is for Flight of Passage!

Yay!

If you're counting, that's the third Fastpass for that ride for Luke on this trip, and my second one. Hopefully we find it as amazing as everyone says it is!

At risk of a spoiler to my eventual TR.... I agree. It's amazing.

we've never watched the Nemo show.

It's a cute show.
 
Day Twelve Plans - January 10th, 2018

Wedding Day! Ideally, we would have got married at the beginning of our trip, but this was just the way it worked out. We knew we'd be going to Florida by January 2nd at the latest (Race Expo on the 3rd, 5k run on the 4th, full marathon on the 7th), and January 10th is the exact date Luke proposed - so we'll be getting married exactly a year to the day after getting engaged :)

Most couples spend the night apart, but we decided not to (unless I change my mind as it gets closer). As of right now, I'll be kicking Luke out of the room around 7am when hair/makeup arrive and my mom, MOH and two bridesmaids arrive at our room. Luke did make a breakfast reservation at Olivia's that morning for a group of 10 people - basically whoever wants to meet him there. After that, he'll get ready with his sisters, mom, groomsmen, etc.

I'll have food delivered to our room, and try to eat something while the makeup artists do their thing. Luke and I are planning on doing a first look, and some of our pictures as soon as we're ready. Our limo is picking us up a little after 11 to drive us to the Boardwalk, where we'll meet our Disney wedding coordinator and our officiant.

At noon our ceremony begins at Sea Breeze Point! Immediately afterwards, we will cut our cake, have our first dance and then take lots of pictures.

We will all make our way over to Disney Springs, where we will have our reception at Homecomin' Kitchen from 3:30-5:30. I'm so excited to eat fried chicken in my wedding dress!

Once we finish up our catered meal, the plan is to hop on the boat back to Old Key West - I'm thinking it might make for a few nice pictures :) Once we're back there, people will have a bit of time to change their clothes if they'd like, and then we will be catching Ubers back over to Beach Club/Yacht Club/Boardwalk. We are meeting an escort at the International Gateway a little after 7, who will escort us into our private dessert party at UK Lochside. We paid for a nacho bar, Werther's Caramel Popcorn and Hollywood Studios carrot cake cookies - so that will be replenished until 9pm. At 9pm, Illuminations begins and we have front row seats!

After Illuminations, our Disney event guide will lead us over to Soarin', where we are surprising everyone with a ride! I love this option, and it was well worth the per-person fee to add this on :) We haven't told anyone about this, so hopefully they all think its as cool as I do haha.

I asked our coordinator, and after our ride on Soarin' we will be escorted to the main entrance to take the regular buses back to our hotels - I don't know why I'm so excited to ride the bus in my dress haha.

And just like that, I'll be a married woman :)

Park(s) Planned:
Epcot, but no park ticket required
Fastpasses:
None, but we've paid for a ride on Soarin' in our wedding attire
ADR's:
Olivia's Cafe 8:15am
Homecomin' 3:30pm (This is not a regular reservation, we actually have the patio reserved and the meal will be all-you-can eat based on the menu we picked)


Your wedding reception extravaganza sounds like SO much fun!
 


The Nemo show is pretty cute. Personally, I don't see it as a "must do," but if you have the time for it and you haven't seen it, definitely do it. I think you'll enjoy it.

Also ... I really hope you end up enjoying Flight of Passage. If you don't want to ride it more than once, that will be a lot of FP changing.
 
Luke and I are sitting at our gate at the airport, our flight leaves in half an hour! We have a 5 hour direct flight and then we will be in Orlando to begin our two week trip :)

It got off to a bit of a rough start this morning when Luke’s alarm didn’t go off - we were aiming to leave our house at 5:45, luckily my mom called us and woke us up at 5:52... but, we made it and go through security and customs with no issues. Hopefully the rest of the trip is smooth sailing!
 
Luke and I are sitting at our gate at the airport, our flight leaves in half an hour! We have a 5 hour direct flight and then we will be in Orlando to begin our two week trip :)

It got off to a bit of a rough start this morning when Luke’s alarm didn’t go off - we were aiming to leave our house at 5:45, luckily my mom called us and woke us up at 5:52... but, we made it and go through security and customs with no issues. Hopefully the rest of the trip is smooth sailing!

Have a great trip! Can’t wait to hear all about it!
 
It got off to a bit of a rough start this morning when Luke’s alarm didn’t go off - we were aiming to leave our house at 5:45, luckily my mom called us and woke us up at 5:52...

Phew! Close call! :scared:
 
Obviously I'm a little late getting caught up on here since we've already had our Dismeet and you're currently still on your trip, etc. But I finally got caught up just in time for your wedding day! Here's to you and Luke! I hope tomorrow is amazing and everyone has a wonderful time. I can't wait to hear all about it—especially Homecomin', your dessert party, and the Soarin' mix-in! Enjoy it all. I can attest to what everyone else told me about how it's all over in a blur.
 
I do plan on writing a trip report at some point, but I have no idea when I'll feel up to it. My uncle (who was the reason I left my home in the Maritimes and came to Alberta where he was living), had a snowmobile accident on January 4th, and he passed away from his injuries on January 12th (so I was in Florida the entire time, and never got to see him to say goodbye). There was only an 11 year age gap between us, and we lived together for a few years when I was young, so we were really close. I'm pretty devastated right now, and just need some time to grieve with my family.

I promise to come back and share everything about our 14 day Disney trip/wedding when I feel up to it.

Just to hold everyone over, here’s the first sneak peek our photographer sent us from our wedding day ❤️

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I wondered about what had happened after seeing your FB post. I don't know what to say, except that I'm so sorry for your loss. The photos I've seen from your wedding day have been beautiful! Take all the time you need, and we'll be here when you're ready. Sending love and healing your way. :hug:
 
My uncle (who was the reason I left my home in the Maritimes and came to Alberta where he was living), had a snowmobile accident on January 4th, and he passed away from his injuries on January 12th

Oh no. I'm so sorry to hear that. My deepest condolences.

I'm pretty devastated right now, and just need some time to grieve with my family.

Of course. Perfectly understandable.
Take all the time you need. We'll be here when you feel more up to it.

Just to hold everyone over, here’s the first sneak peek our photographer sent us from our wedding day ❤️

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Beautiful.
 

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