I'm Engaged!! Let the Wedding planning begin!
A brief history
Josh and I met in 2010 when I was working part time in a retail store (he was my boss). We had an immediate connection. After months of flirting back and forth, and hesitation because of our work situation, he asked me on our first date in June 2010. We have been inseparable ever since! Fast forward to 5 years later. We have a 3 YO little boy, and a 5 YO daughter (mine from a previous relationship).
Preliminary planning
We have known for a few years that we wanted to get married, but weren't sure if we would have a wedding since we already have kids and have been living together since about 6 months in. We had thought about just going to the court house, but really wanted something special that the kids could be involved in. I priced out doing a small at home wedding, but the costs just kept mounting. It would be stressful with family (who to invite, who will be in the wedding party, etc) and I would have to DIY most everything, which I really don't have time for. A few months back were joking about a disney wedding and how expensive it would be. Just for kicks we went to the disney wedding site to see just HOW expensive. Thats when we discoverd the Memories package, which is actually quite affordable. This plan would allow us to dress up, have a special memory, and include the kids. DF has always been a HUGE disney fan, so he was onboard with the idea immediately and what bride doesn't dream of being a disney princess!
The engagement
I thought he would never ask! All of the wedding talk had been before the actual engagement, but he was adamant that he did NOT want a long engagement, so I figured it would be a while still since we are not planning to get married until September 2016. During our recent beach vacation to Daytona Beach, we took a day trip to Magic Kingdom, as we always do. It was blistering hot and just about as crowded as can be (it was the week of July, 4th..so crowds were expected). We had an overall great day though. We were able to do most of the attractions we wanted to do and didn't wait more than 20 minutes for anything. I call that successful for one of the most crowded weeks of the year. We were meeting up with a friend of DF's that was down on his honeymoon to watch the parade and fireworks. DF kept telling me that he wanted to get a picture in front of the castle of just the two of us because we don't have many and "none of his work friends believe he has a girlfriend". After the parade and fireworks we were looking for a spot to take a picture, but the crowds were everywhere, so we went over to the path that leads behind the castle from Liberty Square for the picture and waited for the crowds to dissipate. His friend took a few pictures of us, then he did it! he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! We were hot and sweaty and I looked awful after a long day in the park, but it was Perfect! I had no idea he had been carrying that ring around all day! If I can ever figure out how to upload pictures, I will add them.
A brief history
Josh and I met in 2010 when I was working part time in a retail store (he was my boss). We had an immediate connection. After months of flirting back and forth, and hesitation because of our work situation, he asked me on our first date in June 2010. We have been inseparable ever since! Fast forward to 5 years later. We have a 3 YO little boy, and a 5 YO daughter (mine from a previous relationship).
Preliminary planning
We have known for a few years that we wanted to get married, but weren't sure if we would have a wedding since we already have kids and have been living together since about 6 months in. We had thought about just going to the court house, but really wanted something special that the kids could be involved in. I priced out doing a small at home wedding, but the costs just kept mounting. It would be stressful with family (who to invite, who will be in the wedding party, etc) and I would have to DIY most everything, which I really don't have time for. A few months back were joking about a disney wedding and how expensive it would be. Just for kicks we went to the disney wedding site to see just HOW expensive. Thats when we discoverd the Memories package, which is actually quite affordable. This plan would allow us to dress up, have a special memory, and include the kids. DF has always been a HUGE disney fan, so he was onboard with the idea immediately and what bride doesn't dream of being a disney princess!
The engagement
I thought he would never ask! All of the wedding talk had been before the actual engagement, but he was adamant that he did NOT want a long engagement, so I figured it would be a while still since we are not planning to get married until September 2016. During our recent beach vacation to Daytona Beach, we took a day trip to Magic Kingdom, as we always do. It was blistering hot and just about as crowded as can be (it was the week of July, 4th..so crowds were expected). We had an overall great day though. We were able to do most of the attractions we wanted to do and didn't wait more than 20 minutes for anything. I call that successful for one of the most crowded weeks of the year. We were meeting up with a friend of DF's that was down on his honeymoon to watch the parade and fireworks. DF kept telling me that he wanted to get a picture in front of the castle of just the two of us because we don't have many and "none of his work friends believe he has a girlfriend". After the parade and fireworks we were looking for a spot to take a picture, but the crowds were everywhere, so we went over to the path that leads behind the castle from Liberty Square for the picture and waited for the crowds to dissipate. His friend took a few pictures of us, then he did it! he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! We were hot and sweaty and I looked awful after a long day in the park, but it was Perfect! I had no idea he had been carrying that ring around all day! If I can ever figure out how to upload pictures, I will add them.
