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When I left off, we were seriously considering Greece for our honeymoon (Ponymoon? Too much?).  We bought a book, researched prices, and I started dreaming about all the online shipping I was going to do for new outfits (OK, I still do that).

And then Mr. Pony got offered a job. And Greece had to be put on hold while we worked through what Mr. Pony’s new job would mean for our wedding and honeymoon plans.

Greece is waiting for us with open chairs. Photo via How2Vacation

One night before Mr. Pony moved we started discussing our honeymoon options. Although he hadn’t talked to his employer yet about the situation, we were pretty certain he wouldn’t get more than a week of vacation considering he will only be working for this company for three months at the time of our wedding. We knew Greece couldn’t be done in a week (or four days once you factor in flights and travel time). Even if Mr. Pony was allowed more time off, we were both resistant to him taking two+ weeks off after only working for a few months so that we could gallivant around Greece.

I admit, this was not an easy or fun realization for me to come to.

There were tears (a lot of them) on my end (although much of them came from the stress and frustration of the many life changes happening to us in a very short amount of time, but they were still real).

After mourning the loss of our dream honeymoon, we had to start thinking about places that were a little more practical given our time restrictions. We were set on leaving right after the wedding (to cut down on travel and time off), but a dear friend is getting married six days after us, and I’m determined to go to their wedding. This left us with at most six days to say farewell to our wedding guests, travel, honeymoon, and get ourselves back to Chicago for our friends’ wedding. Realistically, our first and last days will be consumed by travel and/or exhaustion, so we’ll have four full days in which to ’moon.

In order to maximize our honeymoon time, we decided the sensible thing to do was go somewhere stateside (sensibility is not my strong suit, so this was a tough pill for me to swallow).

I’d like to say that we had a rational discussion about our options and picked a place that we both loved, but that would be a lie. Still in hysterics from realizing Greece (and any foreign country) was no longer an option, I declared (between sobs) that the only place in the continental US I would even consider going for our honeymoon is Walt Disney World. And only if we also went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. And only if Mr. Pony promised to take me to Greece within a year. Yes, I was acting like a petulant child. It was not my proudest moment.

And, because he is amazing, Mr. Pony agreed. To Disney, to Harry Potter, and to Greece within a year (I’m holding him to it too!).

This past week, Mr. P spent a long time finalizing our plans; finding accommodations, making dinner reservations, mapping out a tentative schedule, and researching some non-kiddie activities to partake in. So, in a handful of weeks we will be down in sunny Florida taking a spin on a ride or two:

Photo by Whimsical Photo & Design / via WDW Backstage

Eating and drinking to our hearts’ content:

Via Orlando Informer / Mmmm…La Cava de Tequila in the Mexican Pavilion

Pretending every celebration is for us:

Personal photo (ooh, ahh)

And exploring every inch of Hogwarts Castle:

Image via Coaster Community / Who else is super excited for Deathly Hallows Part II tomorrow night?

It’s a far cry from our dream honeymoon, but at least I can get my (Epcot) passport stamped:

Via MiceChat

…and spend time with my favorite person on Earth in the happiest place on Earth (I think I’m getting infinitely sappier as we get closer to the wedding, sorry).

Anyone else going/went to Disney for your honeymoon? Did you take in all the attractions or take it easy?