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Once Upon a Time…

Ashley and Sean started seeing each other in February 2023. Sean originally reached out to Ashley on Instagram, bonding over their mutual love for Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, and the rest is history!

Their first date took place at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This wasn’t their original plan (Citrico’s at the Grand Floridian the next week), but they were so excited to meet that they last minute decided to go see Fantasmic that evening! When they arrived to Studios, they realized that there wasn’t really any time to ride any attractions, so they walked around the park, through Toy Story Land and Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, where they ended up in front of the Indiana Jones Stunt Show. It was a nice and quiet place since the show had its last run hours earlier- the perfect place to talk and start getting to know each other and maybe share a kiss or too.

Little did they know that 10 months later, this would be the same spot where Sean would ask Ashley for her to marry him!

Ashley was thinking that Sean was going to pop the question very soon, but she thought he had a completely different plan. On December 19th, they met up with their friends, Laura and Alex, for what Ashley thought was going to be a relaxing evening at Hollywood Studios. Funny enough, the lines were so busy that they didn’t really ride anything and ended up walking around chit chatting, pretty much the same thing that Ashley and Sean did on their first date! At one point, Ashley spotted Sean talking with photopass photographers and didn’t think anything of it because Sean would be one to strike up a random conversation with a cast member! (He loves giving cast compliments.) Turns out he was asking if there would be a photographer in front of the Christmas tree, which just so happens to be the place where Sean and Ashley shared their first kiss!

Laura and Alex took a turn with the photographer first while Sean distracted Ashley with slow dancing and watching the light show on The Tower of Terror from afar. Alex let the photographer know what was about to go down that way she could be ready and it was go time! Ashley and Sean stepped up to get a photo taken, and honestly, Ashley didn’t think anything was happening. Until she noticed Laura with her camera out! She thought, “Why would Laura be taking a picture of us if we’re getting our photo taken by photopass?” And then it hit her, it was happening. The moment she had been waiting for, her dream that she had been wishing for her whole life, the man she loved was going to get down on one knee and ask her to marry him. Sean turned to Ashley and said, “This was the place of our first kiss, and I thought it would be a good place to do this.” And he pulled out the ring box! Right away Ashley started crying tears of joy and when Sean asked that wonderful question, “Will you marry me?”, Ashley shook her head and said yes!

...and they both lived Happily Ever After!

We are so excited to start our “Happily Ever After” together! We knew almost instantly that this was something wonderful and we have been waiting for this day ever since! We hope you can join us for our special day!

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Claire Raimist-Cagle

David Powell

Marissa Carter

Chris Carter

Kelsey Carter

Isaac Carter

Hannah Kieliszewski

Nicholas Karolys

Laura Mansoori

Alex Mansoori

Abby Murphy

Kelly Rowan

Bethany Davis

Charlie Stevens

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If you have any other questions, please feel free to reach out to Sean or Ashley!

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Travel Information

We highly recommend flying into MCO (Orlando International Airport). There are many options for car rentals if you are looking into that and there are also several hotels around that area as well! We also recommend using Uber and Lyft throughout your stay if you are not looking into having a rental car, but also keep in mind that Orlando will be fairly busy given the holiday season and peak times, such as rush hour, are going to take longer than average!

Hotel Information

Bella Cosa is located about an hour from the Walt Disney property. We highly recommend for our out of town guests to stay close to the wedding venue if you are planning on not renting a car or having an Uber/Lyft to the venue! Luckily with all of the resorts that we have in the area there are A LOT of hotels to choose from and a wide range of price ranges. Here are some of our recommendations all around! Keep in mind that this will be during their peak holiday season, so better to book sooner rather than later!

Lake Buena Vista Area (Walt Disney World)

Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Lake Buena Vista

Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriot (Flamingo Crossings)

There are so many options for staying on the Walt Disney property with various price ranges! We highly recommend booking sooner rather than later because of their peak season. Our personal favorites are Art of Animation, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Caribbean Beach, and Port Orleans Riverside!

Walt Disney World Resort

I-Drive (Universal)

Holiday Inn and Suites 

Holiday Inn and Suites https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/orlando/mcous/hoteldetai

Universal Resort Like Disney, Universal has many resorts to choose from! Our favorites are Endless Summer, Cabana Bay, Royal Pacific, and Sapphire Falls!  https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/places-to-stay/hotels/at-a-glance/hotels-overview?__source=uor..poof..cuo..ps..psta..dr..aist..sbna..sana..cuors..cna..pho..noff..onof..brd..len..20220804&ds_rl=1285453&ds_rl=1290543&ds_rl=1286777&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD3bu3LpuSrwa6nCLipALb1B2GsyL&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu-63BhC9ARIsAMMTLXSRpK7loV2r5CJVnUxeUgJJxKr3mAZHWe5KRPyOP5oXlCbu85gtrHQaApEqEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Near Bella Cosa and Legoland! (They are right next to each other!)

Courtyard Winter Haven by Marriot https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/mcocw-courtyard-winter-haven/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0

Holiday Inn Express https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/lake-wales/lalcs/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-EX-_-US-_-LALCS

If none of these hotels are what you’re looking for and you would like more information or help, please contact Ashley or Sean! We would be happy to help you!

Travel and Hotel Information

Walt Disney World & Universal Studios

Want to head to a theme park the days before the wedding?? Go for it! We are hoping to be hopping around the parks too before things get crazy. We will have more of a set plan closer to the day! If you have any questions or need help planning, don’t hesitate to reach out to Sean and I!

Want to see Sean in Finding Nemo or Hoop Dee Doo?

If you are interested in seeing Sean perform, let us know! More info to come!

Ashley & Sean

Ashley & Sean

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