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Disneyland Hotel: Our Steakhouse 55 Private Dining & 10th Anniversary Review!

February 12, 2018

For our 10th Anniversary Celebration we planned a private reception in the Oak Room at Steakhouse 55. The restaurant is located within the Disneyland Hotel and is named for the year 1955, when the Disneyland Park opened. Steakhouse 55 takes you back to a bygone era of decadence with a dimly lit ambiance and feels vintage with dark-wood furnishings and black-and-white photos of movie and music luminaries of the era, including Walt Disney. Read more about our lovely evening...

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In Foods & Drinks, Wedding/Anniversary Tags Disneyland, Dinner, Private Dining, Dining Review, California
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Our Magical Disneyland Photo Shoot: Celebrating 10 Years in the Happiest Place!

February 8, 2018

As part of our 10 year Anniversary Celebration we wanted to capture some special photographs together. We decided to do an in-park shoot as well as capture family portraits and candids on the night of our celebration dinner.

We brought along our friend Ryan Hartford from Ecliptic Media Photo to capture some magical shots in the park. He is super talented and we can't wait to share the amazing moments he captured! We got up bright and early on a Tuesday morning rocking our Disney themed formal wear and got started at some of the resort areas before the park opened...

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In Parks, Wedding/Anniversary Tags Disneyland, Wedding, Anniversary, Photography, California
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Julie and Andrew facing Disneyland Fire Department Building.

Cast members would know Walt was in his apartment if the light in the window was glowing. Today it stays lit to represent Walt's spirit of creativity and innovation always being in the park today. PHOTO CREDIT: Ryan Hartford/Ecliptic Media Photo

Our Disneyland Tour Review: A Walk in Walt's Footsteps & His Private Apartment!

February 1, 2018

Being Disney nerds, we are always interested in special events and behind the scenes offerings at Disney Parks. We really enjoyed the "Keys to the Kingdom" tour at Walt Disney World and decided that for our latest visit to Disneyland we should take advantage of being in such a historic place. “Walk in Walt’s Disneyland Footsteps” is roughly a three hour tour that takes guests through the history of Disneyland and Walt Disney himself. Along with the history of the park, guests experience three attractions without waiting and will also enjoy lunch served at the tour gardens just inside the park near the Main street USA train station. We were lucky enough to book an entire tour time (max of 15 people) for our whole large group. It ended up feeling like a private tour and we were even able to use our Disney Vacation Club discount of 15% off for everyone! 

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In Parks, Wedding/Anniversary Tags Disneyland, Anniversary, Tour/Excursion, California
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Our 10th Anniversary Disney Celebration: Planning an Alternative Disneyland Vow Renewal!

January 29, 2018

Our Fairy Tale Wedding in Walt Disney World was one of our favorite days ever and there are so many magical memories from that time. In today's crazy world we think celebrating love is very important and we strive to make our anniversary special every year. When we realized we were coming up on a milestone year we started discussing the possibility of planning a vow renewal. Read more on our planning journey and alternate end result.

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In Parks, Wedding/Anniversary Tags Disneyland, Wedding, Anniversary, California, Aulani
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10+ Magical Disney Wedding Gift Ideas for Disney-Loving Couples!

June 6, 2017

It seems as if wedding season is officially here. For us romance and Disney go hand in hand. If you know a couple getting married that are Disney fans we have pulled together a list of some fun gift ideas they would love...

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In Shopping, Wedding/Anniversary Tags Wedding, Gifts
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A view of Disney's Wedding Pavilion on our wedding day.

A view of Disney's Wedding Pavilion on our wedding day.

Our Response to The Washington Post: Disney Fairy Tale Weddings – Is it Always a Fairy Tale?

May 8, 2017

This post is in response to the Washington Post article "What’s it like getting married at Disney? It’s not always a fairy tale."...

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In Wedding/Anniversary Tags Wedding, Walt Disney World, The Washington Post
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