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- Feb 16, 2000
Just to make things simple, I'm going to post all parts of the trip report here instead of separate threads!
The cast of characters:
Me (Lori), 26, obsessive Disney planner, Pluto nut, been to the World 10 or so times
Kevin, DH, 30, FIRST trip to the World!
Mom, my DM, 40-something Disney addict, Contemporary Resort lover and she who writes the (wedding related) checks, been to the world 8 or so times
Jen, 26, Loris best friend from college and Matron of Honor, second trip to WDW
Chris, 27, Jennifers husband, second trip to WDW, our Best Man
Johnathan, 15 months, Jennifer & Christophers son and my Godson, first trip to WDW
Bob Chris dad, our personal videographer for the day and his wife Vanessa (Johnathans personal baby sitter).
Kate (katiekat), Loris dear friend and fellow Disney psycho, erm, nut
Michelle, Lori & Kevins Fairytale Weddings coordinator. Rosie, our Disney Florist and Gary Fox our photographer.
And other family members that play minor supporting roles. Kevs family were no shows for the wedding so all the family I talk about here is mine.
Pre-trip
This wedding has been in the planning stages since we got engaged January 2001. The last few months flew by and the big day snuck up on us pretty quick.
Friday 11/1 was the last day of work before vacation could this day have been any longer? I was so freaking restless and I got NO work done. My boss told me that if I could, I should leave early. Who was I to argue?
Saturday 11/2 - Mom and I picked up our dresses. And for the rest of the weekend (and Monday) Kevin and I packed and relaxed (and did some cleaning up around the house) We went to sleep early Monday night. Tuesday was gonna be a long day!
Tuesday 11/5
Long, long day!
We both actually got some sleep last night. We passed out by 10. But oy, when that alarm went off at 3am, it still hurt. BUT knowing that we were on our way made it seem not so bad.
Our cab came at 4am. We made insanely good time from Lodi, NJ to LGA 22 minutes! We were both excited at this point, but still rather sleepy.
We checked in at the counter and got through security ok. The guy made a joke about no body bags on the plane (my dress). 2 bottles of water, a croissant and $9 later, we felt a bit more awake and more human.
We boarded the plane (not full which was nice) and I folded my dress bag in thirds and put it in an overhead compartment. (It was being steamed in Florida by Carolyn Allen's, so no worries ok, I was still a bit worried) The flight departed more or less on time at 6:10am
Smooth flight. We landed about 5 minutes early. Headed down to baggage claim (riding the monorail to baggage claim made things start to sink in a bit for me Were in Disney World!) Our Tiffany Towncar driver was waiting for us (two thumbs up for Tiffanys awesome service, I would totally recommend them).
He helped us w/ our luggage and got the car and we were on our way to the Kissimmee courthouse. It was a gorgeous, perfect day! We got to the courthouse with no problems and were in and out in about 10 minutes with our license and a bag of newlywed goodies (gladware, pepto bismol chewables and laundry detergent How odd is that?) And were off to Disney!
A short drive later, we arrive at the Coronado Springs resort! Its such a gorgeous resort! We check in and our rooms not ready yet, so we store our luggage. Now at this point, its around 11am or so and weve been up since 3am. But were still going! So we grab some bagels and juice from the Pepper Market. We eat outside in the Florida sun sitting by the side of Lago Dorado, CSRs lake.
We hop a bus to MGM wow, were REALLY HERE! Took some pics of Kev by the sorcerers hat and headed over to Rockin Rollercoaster for our first ride of the day (pretty much a walk on). Now this is my favorite ride, but Kev is a little adverse to anything with a significant G-force because of an old football head injury. But he was such a trooper and rode this with me. He enjoyed it, but I dont think hed ever do it again. Next was Tower of Terror with maybe a 20-minute wait. We headed over to Muppet Vision but the line was out the door (In all my trips, Ive never seen a line like that for Muppets - well it was Jersey week!)
Did I mention that its hot? And humid? We both needed showers and some rest and some food. Not necessarily in that order!
So over to Star Tours, which was maybe a 10-min wait. Kev loved this and its one of my favorites too. So now its 1pm and were killing time till our 2pm PS. Food? Did someone say food?
Hit the Great Movie Ride and got off in perfect time to go check in for our PS at the 50s Prime Time Café. We barely waited 5 mins to be seated (not wearing the wedding mouse ears yet, they were packed). We had a great "Uncle" and the food was fabulous! Kev had the meatloaf and I had the fried chicken. We were both bummed that we had no room for smores, but it was VERY HOT OUT and we didnt want to overstuff ourselves and feel sick.
So now that wed eaten, it was about 3:30 and the room should be ready. Headed back over to CSR and got our room. Bell Services drove us and our luggage over to Cabana 8B, room 8670. No upgrade for us, but the room could not be more perfect! Right by bus stop #4 and 1/2 way between the food court and the main pool (the Dig Site) and a quiet pool right next to us! WOW!
So we showered, unpacked and relaxed. About 5:30 we headed out to explore the resort. Whos on the balcony? My father! Their rooms were right next to ours! Not good, not good at all, but we werent moving! (We have issues with my father and step mother and let's just say they were both lucky to be invited and leave it at that)
My dad and stepmother traveled with my granny and my Aunt Maureen. Turns out theyd sat for 5 hours in the airport because they didnt check in and get seat assignments thanks to my dads brilliance. They ended up taking a 1st class bump and getting $500/each flight vouchers, but my granny was not happy (75 years old, spending the day in the airport is a bit rough on the body)
We showed my granny & aunt the main pool and Kev and I played in the arcade a bit. It had rained while we were getting cleaned up, so the mosquitoes were out in full force.
Now we deviated from the plans! We were supposed to go back to MGM to see Fantasmic (which we never did see) but since we had dinner ressies @ the Cali Grill @ the Contemp, MK seemed like an easier choice. So we caught the 7pm MK fireworks and I cried. It was all so amazing and perfect and I couldnt believe that it was all really happening and that I was standing there on Main Street with my soon to be husband and that we were getting married in the happiest place on earth.
We wandered through the Emporium and walked over to the Contemporary resort
and I've got to go get ready for work, I'll be back with more later!
Lori
The cast of characters:
Me (Lori), 26, obsessive Disney planner, Pluto nut, been to the World 10 or so times
Kevin, DH, 30, FIRST trip to the World!
Mom, my DM, 40-something Disney addict, Contemporary Resort lover and she who writes the (wedding related) checks, been to the world 8 or so times
Jen, 26, Loris best friend from college and Matron of Honor, second trip to WDW
Chris, 27, Jennifers husband, second trip to WDW, our Best Man
Johnathan, 15 months, Jennifer & Christophers son and my Godson, first trip to WDW
Bob Chris dad, our personal videographer for the day and his wife Vanessa (Johnathans personal baby sitter).
Kate (katiekat), Loris dear friend and fellow Disney psycho, erm, nut
Michelle, Lori & Kevins Fairytale Weddings coordinator. Rosie, our Disney Florist and Gary Fox our photographer.
And other family members that play minor supporting roles. Kevs family were no shows for the wedding so all the family I talk about here is mine.
Pre-trip
This wedding has been in the planning stages since we got engaged January 2001. The last few months flew by and the big day snuck up on us pretty quick.
Friday 11/1 was the last day of work before vacation could this day have been any longer? I was so freaking restless and I got NO work done. My boss told me that if I could, I should leave early. Who was I to argue?
Saturday 11/2 - Mom and I picked up our dresses. And for the rest of the weekend (and Monday) Kevin and I packed and relaxed (and did some cleaning up around the house) We went to sleep early Monday night. Tuesday was gonna be a long day!
Tuesday 11/5
Long, long day!
We both actually got some sleep last night. We passed out by 10. But oy, when that alarm went off at 3am, it still hurt. BUT knowing that we were on our way made it seem not so bad.
Our cab came at 4am. We made insanely good time from Lodi, NJ to LGA 22 minutes! We were both excited at this point, but still rather sleepy.
We checked in at the counter and got through security ok. The guy made a joke about no body bags on the plane (my dress). 2 bottles of water, a croissant and $9 later, we felt a bit more awake and more human.
We boarded the plane (not full which was nice) and I folded my dress bag in thirds and put it in an overhead compartment. (It was being steamed in Florida by Carolyn Allen's, so no worries ok, I was still a bit worried) The flight departed more or less on time at 6:10am
Smooth flight. We landed about 5 minutes early. Headed down to baggage claim (riding the monorail to baggage claim made things start to sink in a bit for me Were in Disney World!) Our Tiffany Towncar driver was waiting for us (two thumbs up for Tiffanys awesome service, I would totally recommend them).
He helped us w/ our luggage and got the car and we were on our way to the Kissimmee courthouse. It was a gorgeous, perfect day! We got to the courthouse with no problems and were in and out in about 10 minutes with our license and a bag of newlywed goodies (gladware, pepto bismol chewables and laundry detergent How odd is that?) And were off to Disney!
A short drive later, we arrive at the Coronado Springs resort! Its such a gorgeous resort! We check in and our rooms not ready yet, so we store our luggage. Now at this point, its around 11am or so and weve been up since 3am. But were still going! So we grab some bagels and juice from the Pepper Market. We eat outside in the Florida sun sitting by the side of Lago Dorado, CSRs lake.
We hop a bus to MGM wow, were REALLY HERE! Took some pics of Kev by the sorcerers hat and headed over to Rockin Rollercoaster for our first ride of the day (pretty much a walk on). Now this is my favorite ride, but Kev is a little adverse to anything with a significant G-force because of an old football head injury. But he was such a trooper and rode this with me. He enjoyed it, but I dont think hed ever do it again. Next was Tower of Terror with maybe a 20-minute wait. We headed over to Muppet Vision but the line was out the door (In all my trips, Ive never seen a line like that for Muppets - well it was Jersey week!)
Did I mention that its hot? And humid? We both needed showers and some rest and some food. Not necessarily in that order!
So over to Star Tours, which was maybe a 10-min wait. Kev loved this and its one of my favorites too. So now its 1pm and were killing time till our 2pm PS. Food? Did someone say food?
Hit the Great Movie Ride and got off in perfect time to go check in for our PS at the 50s Prime Time Café. We barely waited 5 mins to be seated (not wearing the wedding mouse ears yet, they were packed). We had a great "Uncle" and the food was fabulous! Kev had the meatloaf and I had the fried chicken. We were both bummed that we had no room for smores, but it was VERY HOT OUT and we didnt want to overstuff ourselves and feel sick.
So now that wed eaten, it was about 3:30 and the room should be ready. Headed back over to CSR and got our room. Bell Services drove us and our luggage over to Cabana 8B, room 8670. No upgrade for us, but the room could not be more perfect! Right by bus stop #4 and 1/2 way between the food court and the main pool (the Dig Site) and a quiet pool right next to us! WOW!
So we showered, unpacked and relaxed. About 5:30 we headed out to explore the resort. Whos on the balcony? My father! Their rooms were right next to ours! Not good, not good at all, but we werent moving! (We have issues with my father and step mother and let's just say they were both lucky to be invited and leave it at that)
My dad and stepmother traveled with my granny and my Aunt Maureen. Turns out theyd sat for 5 hours in the airport because they didnt check in and get seat assignments thanks to my dads brilliance. They ended up taking a 1st class bump and getting $500/each flight vouchers, but my granny was not happy (75 years old, spending the day in the airport is a bit rough on the body)
We showed my granny & aunt the main pool and Kev and I played in the arcade a bit. It had rained while we were getting cleaned up, so the mosquitoes were out in full force.
Now we deviated from the plans! We were supposed to go back to MGM to see Fantasmic (which we never did see) but since we had dinner ressies @ the Cali Grill @ the Contemp, MK seemed like an easier choice. So we caught the 7pm MK fireworks and I cried. It was all so amazing and perfect and I couldnt believe that it was all really happening and that I was standing there on Main Street with my soon to be husband and that we were getting married in the happiest place on earth.
We wandered through the Emporium and walked over to the Contemporary resort
and I've got to go get ready for work, I'll be back with more later!
Lori