Party with Princesses

Last year, we attended the Princess ParTEA. When I got an announcement that they were having another one this year, Marina wanted to go. We just got an Elsa coronation dress last week and she wanted to wear that. We decided not to use the cape because it was so long we worried it would get stepped on and damaged.

There was a line when we arrived and we went through that only to get in another line to get in. When we finally made it into the ballroom. We headed to the back of the meet and greet area and saw our friend as Mary Poppins. She didn’t have a line, so we went over to see her. Then we found  Rapunzel. Her line was short, so we visited her as well. By then most of the lines were so long that we went into the tea party room. We got a photo with Belle and then got a snack.

After we ate, most of the other attendees were also in the tea party, so we went back to see princesses. By now, the liens had gotten much shorter. We saw Cinderella and Aurora. We also got photos with Merida, Elena, Moana, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell. Before tackling the huge line for Anna and Elsa, we saw Ariel and browsed the vendor tables.

The line for Anna and Elsa was long and slow.  Marina was tired by then. Fortunately, the line sped up after a while and we were able to get through it.a. Of course, Else had to make a fuss over Marina’s dress.

Once we finished with Anna and Elsa, we said goodbye to all our friends before heading out.

Enchanted Symphony

Marina and I have attended quite a few concerts at the symphony this year. Today we were excited for their “Symphonic Beauty and the Beast” concert. Marina wore her blue Belle dress.

We left the house early for the show. I learned a large group of fairytale characters would be in the lobby before the show. Since we were so early, we got the most amazing parking spot - almost directly outside the concert hall!

When we arrived we saw the characters were already there. We got photos with Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Jasmine and Rapunzel right away. Then we waited in a short line for pictures with Belle, her prince, Gaston and Le Fou. Next up, we met Anna and Elsa with Kristoff followed by Cinderella and her Prince. We also found Pocahontas, Moana and Te Fiti.

After we met all the characters, we found the craft area where Marina made a green necklace which she gave to Te Fiti. On our way to our seats, we ran into Elena of Avalor.

We bought drinks and Marina picked out a snack, then we went to our seats. We really liked our view – we were directly behind the horn section. When the concert started we could see the conductor very well.

The concert was a combination of classical pieces and music from movies. A vocalist came out to sing several songs from the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast. We loved her performance and Marina gushed over her ball gown.

After the concert, the characters were in the lobby again. Marina hugged each one before we left.

Princess Christmas Concert

Since Marina is on Winter Break we decided to spend this week having some fun. This morning we had reservations to a Princess Concert. Marina decided to wear her Belle Christmas dress to the party.

We had a bit of car trouble this morning, but we managed to borrow another car to use to get to the venue. We ended up being about half an hour late, but we made it!

When we arrived, the concert had already started. We got hot chocolate and some snacks before settling in to watch. We heard several Christmas songs as well as the signature songs of Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Anna and Elsa. We also go to see Elena of Avalor in her debut.

After the concert was over, Santa came out for photos. A huge line formed to see him, so Marina and I decided to wait. The fairy at the front door told us that the princesses would be arriving at the other end of the hall for photos, so Marina was first in line for that. Many of them remembered her from pervious events.

Marina had a few more snacks as we waited for the crowds to thin out. After a little while, we found the princesses in the room alone, so we got pictures with each one and talked with them for a while. After that, we caught Santa just before he left so Marina could tell him what she wanted for Christmas.