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Trip Report Update: Brunch at Makahiki + Touring a Model DVC Room

Monday, May 13, 2013

Get those eyeballs ready... today's installment of Aulani to Walt Disney World is the first part of an exhaustive photo tour of Aulani! On our last full day in Hawaii, we blew off our plans to hit the Oahu sights we'd missed because we didn't feel like we'd gotten to enjoy all our resort had ...

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Trip Report Update: Aulani’s Starlit Hui

Monday, May 6, 2013

Today I finally wrap up the story of our vow renewal day at Aulani with our experience at the resort's Starlit Hui, which is kind of like a luau with a stage show and pre-show crafts but no meal. After our dinner at 'AMA 'AMA, we met back up with the Roots for front-row seats ...

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Trip Report Update: Laniwai Spa Day

Monday, April 29, 2013

At last we start to really get into the Aulani part of this Aulani to Walt Disney World trip report! After our vow renewal brunch, Patrick and I splashed around in Aulani's pool a bit and then spent a few hours at the resort's spa, Laniwai, determined to wring every last drop of value from ...

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Vow Renewal Brunch… with Cake!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

After they'd shot Patrick and me standing in front of Hawaii from virtually every angle except upside down, the Roots took a break and we all changed clothes for our post-vow-renewal brunch at Aulani's open-air restaurant, 'AMA 'AMA. This was the part I'd really been looking forward to because it was our first chance to ...

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Aulani Photo Shoot with the Roots!

Monday, April 22, 2013

This week's installment of Aulani to Walt Disney World ran really long, so I'm posting half today and half tomorrow. Today's post covers our post-vow renewal photo shoot around Aulani with the Roots, including all the classic Hawaiian scenery you could hope for: sandy beaches, swaying palm trees, waves crashing on volcanic rock, and slimey, ...

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Our Vow Renewal!

Monday, April 15, 2013

At last, we get to the whole point of the Aulani to Walt Disney World trip: our Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings vow renewal at the resort's Alohi Pointe (a.k.a., the Jacuzzi)! If you're curious, I'm in the middle of documenting the planning process for this event in a sort of post-planning journal, but today's installment ...

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