Well... this is my first post ever although I have been reading the WDWMagic boards for about 3 years almost everyday. Sorry this is long, but it should be an enjoyable read for you.
I wanted to share with you all my plan to propose to my girlfriend of 5 years this August (2014), and to ask for help with the planning due to possible conflicts.
A little background, we are from NY. Our parents were both married in the same month of the same year (1982). Her parents went on their honeymoon to DW and stayed at the Poly and have not been back to DW or even on a plane since. My parents went later that year and stayed at Poly on their first Disney trip together (Honeymoon was in Vegas), and brought us as kids many times (my sister is even a cast member now). Because of those reasons, and other memorable moments at Poly like surprising my parent's with a trip to Hawaii for their 30th anniversary, Poly is where I want this proposal to happen. Even more reason, my girlfriend and my absolute favorite restaurant, Ohana's, is at the Poly.
My girlfriend and I have now been to DW 5 times together. She won't think twice about going to "see my sister" in August. Little does she know, before we fly down mid-day, I will have flown her parents, little sister, little brother, and my parents all down to DW, taking the ME straight to Pop Century for a 5-night stay. When we arrive, my sister will just pick us up and drive us to her house (the usual for us). My plan was for us to relax for a bit, get ready for sushi at Kona for dinner, and then head to Poly. In the mean time, my parent's will get everyone ready after some pool time and usher them to Poly.
BEGINNING HERE IS WHERE I NEED YOUR ADVICE AND INPUT!
Although I haven't decided exactly how I want to do this, here are my thoughts so far:
1) Take her for a walk on the beach near the volcano pool, propose, and then have her family come out and surprise her. I would have one of my sister's friends sitting on a lounger video taping the whole thing.
2) Leave her with my sister in the main lobby, then send her on a mini scavenger hunt to find the signs "MALORIE", "WILL", and "YOU", then find me on luau beach with the "MARRY ME?" sign and our families standing behind me. With this option, she will know immediately what's going on, but my sister could video tape the whole process, and ultimately the family at the end is still the big surprise.
After either plan, we will all head to Ohana's for dinner to celebrate!
Do any of you have any better ideas?
My other MAIN CONCERN is about construction. I realize that Poly has started the construction on the DVC Villas and destroyed Sunset Point. This does not bother me. The things that really worry me are the stories about the GCH and the main volcano pool being torn up sometime between this year and next year. If the beach by the pool and the main lobby (the alternate locale if its raining) are torn up, it could ruin this for me. Also, I might even want to change the dinner reservation to a completely different place! Yikes! Therefore, I might need a completely alternate plan not involving the Poly (and not in the parks), but the Poly is special to me and us, and I want it there.
Your thoughts and comments are greatly appreciated! Thanks!!!
I wanted to share with you all my plan to propose to my girlfriend of 5 years this August (2014), and to ask for help with the planning due to possible conflicts.
A little background, we are from NY. Our parents were both married in the same month of the same year (1982). Her parents went on their honeymoon to DW and stayed at the Poly and have not been back to DW or even on a plane since. My parents went later that year and stayed at Poly on their first Disney trip together (Honeymoon was in Vegas), and brought us as kids many times (my sister is even a cast member now). Because of those reasons, and other memorable moments at Poly like surprising my parent's with a trip to Hawaii for their 30th anniversary, Poly is where I want this proposal to happen. Even more reason, my girlfriend and my absolute favorite restaurant, Ohana's, is at the Poly.
My girlfriend and I have now been to DW 5 times together. She won't think twice about going to "see my sister" in August. Little does she know, before we fly down mid-day, I will have flown her parents, little sister, little brother, and my parents all down to DW, taking the ME straight to Pop Century for a 5-night stay. When we arrive, my sister will just pick us up and drive us to her house (the usual for us). My plan was for us to relax for a bit, get ready for sushi at Kona for dinner, and then head to Poly. In the mean time, my parent's will get everyone ready after some pool time and usher them to Poly.
BEGINNING HERE IS WHERE I NEED YOUR ADVICE AND INPUT!
Although I haven't decided exactly how I want to do this, here are my thoughts so far:
1) Take her for a walk on the beach near the volcano pool, propose, and then have her family come out and surprise her. I would have one of my sister's friends sitting on a lounger video taping the whole thing.
2) Leave her with my sister in the main lobby, then send her on a mini scavenger hunt to find the signs "MALORIE", "WILL", and "YOU", then find me on luau beach with the "MARRY ME?" sign and our families standing behind me. With this option, she will know immediately what's going on, but my sister could video tape the whole process, and ultimately the family at the end is still the big surprise.
After either plan, we will all head to Ohana's for dinner to celebrate!
Do any of you have any better ideas?
My other MAIN CONCERN is about construction. I realize that Poly has started the construction on the DVC Villas and destroyed Sunset Point. This does not bother me. The things that really worry me are the stories about the GCH and the main volcano pool being torn up sometime between this year and next year. If the beach by the pool and the main lobby (the alternate locale if its raining) are torn up, it could ruin this for me. Also, I might even want to change the dinner reservation to a completely different place! Yikes! Therefore, I might need a completely alternate plan not involving the Poly (and not in the parks), but the Poly is special to me and us, and I want it there.
Your thoughts and comments are greatly appreciated! Thanks!!!
But that's really the perfect spot in my mind.