Disney Family Launches “Happily Ever After” Month-Long Celebration & Sweepstakes

In honor of the upcoming nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Disney Family.com launched today a month-long online celebration titled “Happily Ever After.”  The website features tips from Disney’s expert princess-makers on how to have a fairy tale wedding or vow renewal celebration; a showcase of Disney Princess inspired wedding gowns; ideas for mom and daughter Royal Wedding viewing parties; and fun and easy tips for moms to feel like a princess every day!

Festivities kick off with a contest at www.Family.com/HappilyEverAfter, where couples who are looking to have their own royal wedding or vow renewal can share stories and photos about their special relationship. The winning entry will receive a grand prize that includes:

• Royal Wedding Celebration from Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons that includes a Disney’s Wedding Pavilion Ceremony, Disney photography package, cake and champagne toast, limousine transportation to and from ceremony, and arrival in Cinderella’s Coach!
• 4-Night Walt Disney World® Resort hotel stay for winner and three guests
• Walt Disney World® Theme Park Tickets: four 5-day Park Hopper tickets for winner and three guests
• Disney Gift Card
• Wedding dress gift card from Disney Fairy Tale Weddings by Alfred Angelo
• Roundtrip Airfare to Walt Disney World® Resort for winner and three guests

Contest entries will be accepted until May 9, 2011 and the winner will be announced on or about June 13, 2011.  Official contest rules are posted on the website.

For ideas on how to plan a Disney’s Fairy Tale Wedding or Vow Renewal Celebration, the site features articles with tips from expert Princess-makers, Korri McFann of Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons and acclaimed designer, Michael Shettel, creator of the Disney Princess-inspired wedding gowns from Alfred Angelo.  Spectacular photo galleries bring the experts’ recommendations to life with images of Disney’s Wedding Pavilion at Walt Disney World® Resort with Cinderella Castle set in the background; a bride arriving to her ceremony in Cinderella’s Coach; and the extraordinary gowns by Alfred Angelo that capture the essence, style and personality of the seven iconic Disney Princess characters, Ariel, Aurora/Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Snow White and Tiana.

Disney Family.com also offers inspiration for celebrating Prince William and Kate’s nuptials at home, with ideas for mom and daughter viewing parties featuring Royal Wedding and Disney Princess-themed recipes, decorations, party favors, and the site’s popular printable crafts.  Items include a Kate Middleton paper doll that you can dress up in six classic Disney Princess dresses; a printable tiara inspired by the Strathmore Rose Tiara that Kate Middleton is rumored to possibly wear; Princess Aurora’s cake; Ariel’s Wedding crown, and much more.

Feeling pretty and glamorous doesn’t have to be a fairy tale!  Disney Family.com gives moms fashion tips for celebrating the style of the royal wedding with such features as extravagant princess-worthy shoes and elaborate hats similar to the styles British women will be wearing to the royal wedding.  Also featured on the site are how-to videos to give moms step-by-step instructions for giving their daughters Belle or Cinderella makeovers.  And for some extra fun, there is a list of celebrity crushes, which features 20 real-life Prince Charmings!

Related articles

• Couples Cruise to a Happily-Ever-After with Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons on Disney Cruise Line (chipandco.com)
• New Limited Edition Cinderella Platinum Anniversary Bridal Gown Unveiled From Disney Fairy Tale Weddings By Alfred Angelo (chipandco.com)

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