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Our Story

Our Wedding

Our Engagement Story As Told By...

Rachel

It's hard to put into words all of the feelings and emotions that 
have come from such a perfect day. It started like any of our other 
Disney trips... Friday night we got in town and stopped by his sister's 
place to drop off our things. We then went downtown&nbsp;to go to the Void (A
 Star Wars Virtual Reality), and met up with his friend Kara and her 
boyfriend. While we were waiting in line to enter the attraction we got 
to&nbsp;talking about our jobs Kara mentioned that she was going to 
photography. At first I thought nothing of it, however as the thought 
lingered I began to think, maybe she is taking pictures for our 
engagement. We continued our evening with them at Disney Springs after 
we completed the virtual reality experience. Then we went back to 
Jessica's place and went to bed, however I couldn't sleep. That night 
all I could do was think about, "Is this the weekend?" "What could his plans be?" and imagine everything that it could be and more. (My imagination could never have even&nbsp;come up with&nbsp;what was to come.)&nbsp;Now,
 I had a hunch it would be this weekend I had gone into our MyDisney app
 and noticed their weren't fast passes made for the 24th, but thought 
maybe he had hid them and it was to throw me off.&nbsp;

&nbsp;The next morning we woke up and we packed up our things to put in 
the car. Andy's mom made us breakfast in the morning before we started 
our magical day together. Before we left Andy gave me my new magic band,
 which meant we were going to Saratoga Springs, the hotel I picked out 
for our engagement. As soon as I saw the bands I knew I was right, and 
my lack of sleep was worth it : ) The butterflies and excitement just 
built up from there. We drove over to the hotel to put our things away 
and head over to Magic Kingdom for the day. I had no clue how, when, 
where, etc. today was going to go. I got excited every time Andy 
pretended to get down on one knee to "tie his shoe" or "pick up the bag".
 We spent the early afternoon at the park, and then around 3:00 Andy 
explains to me that we have to be somewhere at 5:00, and need to start 
heading out of the park by 4:00. The butterflies are building up even more so now that I'm thinking that it's going to happen at dinner.&nbsp;I
 walk with him and follow him with an extra little pep in my step to see
 where we are going. We leave the park and head to the Resort Monorail. 
Knowing it's one of the resorts now I begin thinking of restaurants that
 it could possibly be, and if is going to propose at dinner. We get off 
the monorail at the Contemporary hotel and make our way to the 
California Grill check in. My senses are high alert at this point taking
 everything in and reading into every little thing. We have time to kill
 so we walk around the property a bit before dinner. We eventually make 
it to the pier and Andy gets down on one knee and I quickly get excited 
and think "This is it!".... It wasn't it. He laughed and 
explained he has something more magical than that planed. So we continue
 walking around the property until our table is ready. When we get up to
 the restaurant and seated there are rose petals sprinkled over our 
table and the most magical view you could have! Our table sits at the 
perfect angle to see Magic Kingdom light up, and even view the fireworks
 from. Once we start eating and talking I realize it won't be at dinner,
 and that there is more to come. We enjoy our dinner and watch the sun 
set and the park light up as it gets closer to fireworks.











Once we finish dinner Andy tells me we have one last thing 
to do at 7:00. Now mind you it's 6:35 when we leave the restaurant, and 
it takes about 25 minutes (give or take) to go around the monorail 
circle. So, Andy is rushing out and making sure that I hurry up and walk
 quickly. We get to the monorail and miss the one that was right there, 
and have to wait for the next one. I see Andy getting anxious and tell 
him it's okay, and we will get to wherever we need to go in time. We get
 onto the next monorail and make it to the Transportation and Ticket 
Center where we are stopped for a routine maintenance check. I see Andy 
growing anxious by the second which makes me grow curious as to what he
 has planned next. While we are stuck there we both mention we have to 
use the restroom. (This is when he accidentally gives me a clue to where
 we are going.) Andy says, "Well hopefully there's a bathroom on the 
boat." and cuts of quickly and has this Oh S*** look on his face. Here I
 think okay a boat, so like one of the little ones that goes around the 
lagoon. Once get going again and get to the Grand Floridian we rush to 
use the bathroom and then head to the marina. There sits the Grand 1 
Yacht with our amazing captains and Kara. At this moment I begin putting
 everything together. Time, location, his proposal plan he told me back 
in college at Britni Wilder's apartment during the Oscars, the privacy I
 asked for.&nbsp;











Once we are on the boat we start going around the lagoon, and I relax
 a bit to take in everything that is happening and how perfect the day 
has been. We explore the cabin and the upper deck of the yacht, and then
 sit and take in the scenery. At 7:50 we anchor to a buoy right in front
 of the castle to watch the fire works. At 7:55 the fireworks start and 
we sit on the back of the boat to watch, sing along, and enjoy the 
fireworks. As we are watching them we are singing and dancing to them, 
and I'm taking each and every moment in.&nbsp;As the show begins to finish 
and the speaker says "And so our journey comes to an end, but yours 
continues on. Grab a hold of your dreams and make them come true. For 
you are the key to unlocking your own magic. Now go let your dreams 
guide you. Reach out and find your Happily Ever After." Andy got down on one knee and then asked me If I would marry him and be his happily ever after. (I of course said yes) It was the most magical way to end our perfect day together.&nbsp;











I love you Andy Douglas Delgado to infinity and beyond &lt;3

Our Engagement Story

Transportation

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Transportation to and from the airport to the hotel is free for both Tampa International Airport and St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport. Both airports are within 2-12 miles from the hotel.



They are available &nbsp;



Mon-Sun: 7:00am-11:00pm





+1 727-572-7800 



You may also use Uber, Lyft, a bus service, or taxi service at your expense.&nbsp;



 



Tampa International Airport -
						TPA
							




					
						
						
						
								
									
								
								
								
						
						Hotel direction:&nbsp;12 miles&nbsp;SW
					
				




											Airport shuttle service, on request, complimentary
											 
											
												Shuttle Phone:&nbsp;+1 727 5727800
											
										




												Bus service, fee:
												
													
													
														6&nbsp;USD&nbsp;
													
												
												(one way)
											




												Estimated taxi fare:
												
													
													
														40&nbsp;USD&nbsp;
													
												
												(one way) 

 



St Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport -
						PIE
							




					
						
						
						
								
									
								
								
								
						
						Hotel direction:&nbsp;2 miles&nbsp;S Airport shuttle service, on request, complimentary
											 




											
												Shuttle Phone:&nbsp;+1 727 5727800
											
										




												Bus service, fee:
												
													
													
														6&nbsp;USD&nbsp;
													
												
												(one way)
											




												Estimated taxi fare:
												
													
													
														10&nbsp;USD&nbsp;
													
												
												(one way)

Address 

St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater

12600 Roosevelt Boulevard, NorthSt. Petersburg, Florida 33716

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Ceremony Information

Address

750 San Salvador Drive, Dunedin, Fl. 34698&nbsp;

about 28 minutes from hotel

Guest Accommodations

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Brooke 

Grayson

Francis

Sabina 

Alison 

Alberto

Jessica 

Kevin

Sarah 

Michael

Branden

Rebecca 

Jake

Christine 

Jesse

Erica 

Brayden

Tony

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Registry

Please book as soon as you can to make sure you get the discounted room rate.&nbsp;

Check-in and Check-out 



Check in: 4:00 PM



Check out: 12:00 PM



Parking 



Complimentary on-site parking

Rachel and Andy

Rachel and Andy

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