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Alyssa + Donny : Classic Disney Wedding at the Boardwalk

April 4, 2019 by Jensey Leave a Comment

We had the immense honor of photographing part of Alyssa and Donny’s wedding day!!!

They arrived to meet us at the Boardwalk bright eyed and newly-wed from their Magic Kingdom ceremony, and we jumped into family and wedding party photos. It was during this set up that I realized someone was leaping behind their group to photo bomb! I went from frustrated to flabbergasted when I realized it was RAPUNZEL herself!!

BEST. DAY. EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

Favorite. <3

Then it was right on up to The Attic for their brunch reception, complete with Mickey waffles and a serenade by the Dapper Dans. :)

Alyssa and Donny, thank you so much for letting us be a part of your day!!!

A Toddler’s Guide to the Disney Cruise Line

March 30, 2019 by Jensey 8 Comments

We recently took Ollie on his first Disney Cruise, and he loooooved it. Like most of our Disney days, having a toddler means adjusting our usual plans for whatever he wants to do, and this trip was no different!

Cruising with a toddler can be stressful, so I thought I’d share Ollie’s top 10 favorite things about our trip!

SMALL WORLD NURSERY. This was the biggest hit and despite the fact that I was on the verge of tears dropping him off (this was our first random drop-off with people we didn’t know), HE was in tears after picking him up! Every time we’d walk by the nursery the rest of our trip, he’d race to the door and bang for them to let him in to play with the toys! Ollie was absolutely in heaven. He was given snacks and apple juice every hour and they fed him TWO lunches and I’m pretty sure it’s his favorite place in the whole entire world. Oh, when we picked him up after our wedding on the ship’s pirate night, THIS FACE was greeting us on pick up and I died. Right there. <3

2. MICKEY WAFFLES. And this boy loves a good buffet, so Cabana’s is tied for 2nd here! :)

3. THESE LOBBY STEPS. Another best was killing about an hour just climbing up and down and up and down and up and down and up and down and up and down.

4. When we let him *leave* the splash pad. Everyone told us he’d love this amazing Finding Nemo splash pad but he cried the entire 15 minutes we “made” him play there!

5. Pepe the King Prawn Muppet has a hidden door on the ship!! Ollie found it and was ecstatic to find vacation photos of his “Babies!”

6. Running down every hallway and fist bumping any cast member or day guest who would let him!!

7. Did y’all know there’s a giant mural of Nate on the Disney Cruise Line?! Me neither, but Ollie was *convinced* this was his father and pointed, smiled, shrieked, and yelled “DADA!” every time we walked by, lol! :)

8. THIS rope. NOT the one next to it, only THIS one. Killed about 20 minutes right here!

9. Did you know every stateroom comes with this electronic hidden treasure chest?! This little safe kept Ollie occupied while we got ready every morning! He wasn’t able to crack the code this time, but I have faith he can do it on our next cruise! :)

10. Last but certainly not least, the little pirate Mickey tattoo he was given from the Small World Nursery! He just loved seeing “MEME!” every time he looked down at his arm, and we’d constantly see him just smiling and petting his arm, lol.

We really had a wonderful first family cruise and I *cannot* wait for our next one!! :)

Alex + Aaron : Disney’s Wedding Pavilion Ceremony and Epcot Reception

March 24, 2019 by Nathan Leave a Comment

I. Loved. This. Day. <3

Alex and Aaron met on a beach during a Tim McGraw concert at the Tortuga Music Festival. Alex is one of three sisters, Aaron is one of three brothers! But the greatest thing about them is their pup, Hercules! You may have seen the post about their engagement session last week, and wedding day Herc did. not. disappoint. They live in Orlando for once (most of our Disney couples live out of state!), so this means we get to make them our local friends now. <3

One of my favorite details from their wedding morning were these cufflinks Alex had made for Aaron- So so sweet!

Guess who dropped by for a quick hello – Hercules and his cousin, Prince! <3We’ve seen a lot of embroidered parent handkerchiefs over the years, but these had little Mickey embroidered details at the bottom! :) Also, random fact : Alex’s mom is the gorgeous woman kissing her cheek in this photo, and I genuinely thought she was one of her sisters when I first walked in the room!!Alex’s wedding gift from Aaron was this beautiful “A” charm from Tiffany’s. <3I loved all of our portraits of Alex, but I think this one with Hercules is my faaaaavorite! (Sorry, Aaron!)Bridesmaids seeing her for the first time!! Only Alex’s sisters knew what her dress looked like! :)Loooooove this one from her father/daughter first look with her bridesmaids looking on. <3We took them to “my” fountain at the Grand where they stood back to back reading letters to each other before turning around…… And they had quite the audience! Thanks, Spring Break! ;)Tooooo many favorites, but this one’s way up there!If it *had* to rain on a wedding day, at least it was this one, which followed my 2 wishes : Not during portrait time, and with a bride who smiled through it!! :)Off to Epcot for fireworks tiiiiiiime!I love this one of Alex and Aaron just before being announced into their reception. Sneaky Nate! :)Another favorite!!! Alex’s father daughter dance. <3And the award for best bride faces ever… <3Alex and Aaron, we love y’all!!!! Happy Honeymooooooon!! <3