| The Wedding Pavilion | Bride's Vestibule | Picture Point |
Disney's
Wedding Pavilion is yet one more proof of Disney's incredibly ability to
bring magic to life, to take places out of our dreams and make them a reality.
Nestled on its own private island in the Seven Seas Lagoon between the Grand
Floridian and Polynesian Resorts, the Wedding Pavilion is a stunning chapel-like
building that faces the Magic Kingdom across the water.
Tender
care has gone into every loving detail of this place, from the delicate
arches of the windows, to the hidden Mickey's in the paneling, to the position
of the altar window just so that Cinderella's Castle is perfectly
framed in its center. When we saw this place for the first time, we knew
it was here that we truly wanted to be married. It is the perfect setting
for the beginning of a happily ever after.
The
Wedding Pavilion is certainly the perfect location for an elegant wedding
at Walt Disney World. It is such a beautiful place that it truly doesn't
need much, if any, extra decorations to create a stunning, beautiful atmosphere.
And Cinderella's Castle provides the perfect back drop.
Disney's
special touches continue with the beautiful Bride's Vestibule, located directly
across from the Wedding Pavilion. If the doors to the Pavilion and the Vestibule
were open, you could see straight to through the altar's window.
Inside
the vestibule are two sitting/dressing rooms, mirrors of each other, where
the bride may spend a quiet moment alone or with her father before the big
moment begins, and where the Bridal Party may finish last minute preparations.
The two rooms provide plenty of space, and give you the option of remaining
with your bridesmaids up to the last minute, or alone in your own room.
The
beauty of the Wedding Pavilion continues with the grounds around the pavilion.
A walkway surrounds the chapel on the island, winding its way slowly through
beautiful gardens.
The
culmination of the walkway is Picture Point at the back of the Pavilion,
a lattice arch crowned at the top with golden wedding rings. Ivy winds its
way up the arch, creating a delicate, beautiful look.
Disney
magic is at work here, too, for Disney planned the placement of this arch
as strategically as they did the location of the altar and the window behind
it. For looking straight on at the arch (called Picture Point), Cinderella's
Castle can be seen to be perfectly framed in the center of it. It makes
for some great pictures, and a wonderful place to just stand and gaze hand-in-hand.
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