If you’ve been planning a wedding for longer than five minutes, you’ve probably already heard unsolicited advice from someone! Weddings ALWAYS bring out the opinions of people, and everyone is really quick to add their input on how couples should plan their weddings. I’ve heard from sooooo many couples that this creates a ton of pressure on them. Often when you hear so many opinions from all over, it starts to feel like you have to listen to them and make your wedding what other people want. Well, fuck that!
It’s YOUR wedding!
I know that you know this, but let me say it again. It. Is. Your. Wedding. This is your permission slip to make it whatever you want it to be! You owe absolutely nothing to anyone, this day is about you and your amazing love story! It can be really difficult to tune out all of the opinions being thrown at you, so allow me to remind you that it is OKAY to ignore it all. Take the advice that is actually helpful to you, and let the rest of it roll off your back. Unless they’re paying for your wedding, it is none of their business. Make this day whatever YOU want it to be!
I love seeing couples shamelessly include the things they love in their wedding. If it’s important to both of you, go ahead and throw it in the mix! Right now, I’m here to introduce you to a couple who loves Disney!
Allison + Scott Tie the Knot
Allison and Scott are huge Disney fans, in fact, their original plan for their wedding was to have it at Disney! The Rona had other ideas for them sadly, and they had an intimate vow exchange with 5 of their family members at their parents cottage. Once restrictions had started to lift, it was time for them to plan their big wedding. In the time between events, her parents had the cottage completely re-done to turn it into their full time home! This snazzy new cottage gave them the perfect space to welcome 50 guests to their wedding.
While their friends and family started to arrive, Allison and Scott shared the first look and Scott almost lost it when he saw his beautiful bride. Their ceremony was full of Disney references that made everyone laugh and cry all at once. They are the perfect example of how to totally customize your wedding, it was just amazing and so unique to them.
Don’t be afraid to make it special
Allison and Scott started the dance floor off with a bang by performing a choreographed and well-practiced first dance, the crowd had tears in their eyes (and so did I). The real surprise came when it was time for the parent dances. Music started playing and Scott’s mom was nervous. She confessed that she didn’t know the song that was playing and she can’t dance. A few moments passed and the song switched to “I Can Show You The World” from Aladdin. His mom instantly starts sobbing and crying into Scott’s shoulder. It turns out that they shared a moment together at Disneyworld when he was just a young boy, and this song was playing when it happened. Now, if anyone wasn’t crying from the first dance, I promise you they were all crying now. There wasn’t a dry eye in the room!
They used their love of Disney to now just show off who they are as a couple, but also who they are as a family and I’m still not over it. This was one of the most beautiful ways that I’ve seen a couple include their hobbies/fandoms in their big day!
