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Ashleigh + Hal : Yacht and Beach Club Wedding and Epcot Reception

October 10, 2025 by Jensey Leave a Comment

A little break in weddings means I’m able to go through my wedding backlogs and share some favorites that never made the blog. I may still have one in my queue from March of 2020!

Ashleigh and Hal went to high school together, but didn’t meet until a Kenny Chesney concert. Yearsssss later (6, to be exact!), Ashleigh got a text from Hal asking if he’d seen her out in a local bar. One dinner led to six years of dating. Hal finally proposed with the help of Nala, their puppy, wearing a bandana asking, “will you marry my dad?”

It was no surprise that Ashleigh (who plans Disney trips for her clients!) and Hal would be tying the knot at Walt Disney World. What *was* a surprise, was that hurricane season would celebrate their marriage in its own way! Thankfully Ashleigh didn’t make it to our list of hurricane wedding postponements! Her original reception venue suffered some water damage and led to a plan B location that dare I say, was actually an upgrade to their original plan. ✨

Each year we deal with weddings and hurricane season and we try our best to calm our couple’s nerves. A few things to keep in mind:

  • This may be your first time planning an event during hurricane season, but it won’t be your wedding team’s first!
  • Disney has your back. They are tracking everything you are and if you haven’t heard from your team yet, don’t panic. They don’t want to freak you out too soon- there *will* be a plan.
  • Follow the right sources that are going to inform you, but not sensationalize the situation. My most trusted source is Denis Phillips! You can find him here on Instagram and Facebook.
A huge thanks to this wedding team!!!
Wedding Planner | Hannah of Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings and Honeymoons
Videography | Heart Happy Films
Ceremony Venue | Yacht Club Gazebo
Reception | American Adventure Rotunda
Day of Coordinator | Michelle of Fairy Tales and Wedding Belles
Hair & Makeup | The Bella Agency
Wedding Dress Designer | Enaura
Ashleigh’s Ceremony Shoes | Badgley Mischka
Ashleigh’s Reception Shoes | New Balance
Ashleigh’s Denim Jacket | Sage & Oak Creative
Wedding Dress Shop | Madeleine’s Daughter
Rings | Gold Leaf Fine Jewelry

 

Filed Under: Disney, Weddings Tagged With: american adventure rotunda, badgley mischka, dftw, dftw hannah, disney wedding, enaura, fairy tales and wedding bells, gold leaf fine jewelry, heart happy films, madeleine's daughter, new balance, sage & oak creative, the bella agency, yacht club gazebo

Cassie + Zach : Holiday Wedding on the Disney Dream Part I

December 7, 2024 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Cassie and Zach met online and experienced the longest first date ever, doing all the touristy things on I-Drive in Orlando. :)

Their next test was a 7-night Disney Cruise, thinking if they can survive a week together on a ship, they can last forever! A couple years later and they were engaged on the Disney Fantasy, and shortly after, planned to get married on a Disney Cruise November of 2020.

You can kind of imagine what followed from there, given that the cruise industry was one of the last to return! Take two Disney Cruise wedding was planned for April 2021 and that also got canceled, as did their *3rd* attempt that July.

FOURTH time was the charm for Cassie and Zach, with a wedding on the Disney Dream that November!! My Christmas-loving heart was secretly thrilled with how it turned out, because I’ve wanted to experience the Very Merrytime Cruises forever!

Ceremony Venue | Wedding Pointe on Castaway Cay
Reception Venue | Pink” Wine and Champagne Bar on the Disney Dream
Wedding Planner | Faith of Disney Cruise Line
Hair and Makeup | Senses Spa and Salon
Floral | Disney Floral
Wedding Dress | Marina by Abella for Allure Bridal
Groom Attire | Mens Warehouse
Cake Designer | Disney Cruise Line

This cruise was the most “normal” I’d felt since the pandemic began. <3

Can you spot Cassie’s wedding dress? Also, I could stare at this lobby decked out for Christmas for days.

Cassie’s shoes had all the past wedding dates scratched off on her shoes! I mean, if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry, right?

Our first ceremony at Castaway Cay’s Wedding Pointe!

I told Cassie her dress sparkled so much, it reminded me of Ariel’s glittery dress coming out of the water at the end of the Little Mermaid!!

Part Two here!

Filed Under: Disney, Travels, Weddings Tagged With: castaway cay, castaway cay wedding, dftw, disney cruise line, disney cruise line disney dream, disney wedding, merrytime cruise

Cassie + Zach : Holiday Wedding on the Disney Dream Part II

December 7, 2024 by Jensey Leave a Comment

Continued from Cassie and Zach Part One! :)

 

This was our first reception at Pink, the champagne bar onboard the Disney Dream!! It was so so perfect and had me dreaming of a vow renewal here!!

Look. At. This. Garland!!!

Oh gosh Cassie and Zach, we can’t thank y’all enough!!! <3

Filed Under: Disney, Weddings Tagged With: castaway cay, dftw, disney cruise line disney dream, Disney Cruise Line Wedding, disney cruise line wedding photographer, disney dream, disney wedding

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