Tomorrow is our 10th wedding anniversary. I thought I would take a moment to share our love story with all of you….
I first ‘met’ Jason when I was 14 years old. Computers were just starting to get popular and I was trying to make a website about LeAnn Rimes (yes the country music singer). I was doing some research and this guy had posted on a message board asking for help with his LeAnn website while he was out of town. I contacted him and said I was willing to help and he sent all of his contact info to me and it really spooked me. I deleted his email and decided to forget about him…
2 years later I decided one night that I wanted to talk to a guy about LeAnn Rimes via instant message. That was back when you could search AOL profiles and so I found this guy via his profile and we started chatting. Keep in mind that I had completely forgotten about the above instance and did not put 2 and 2 together for a long time. Jason and I continued chatting online for 4 months before we finally met in person.
My mom had always told me that she would come on my first date. Of course I didn’t believe her. I was wrong. Jason drove the 150 miles to meet me and my mom accompanied us on our first date. We went out to eat and to the mall and then the bookstore. Jason and I walked into the grocery store next door and I had my very first kiss on the infant aisle next to the diapers and formula.
That Christmas, Jason asked my parents permission to marry me. So in my mother’s kitchen dancing to Breathe by Faith Hill, Jason asked me to marry him. I was 16 years old, but I just knew he was the one and I didn’t want to let him go.
We had always intended to have a wedding but things just weren’t working out for us. So a month after I graduated high school, we decided one day to go the courthouse and got married. After we said our I Do’s, the judge gave me a bag of cleaning supply samples and coupons. We then went to breakfast at Shoney’s. We never took a honeymoon. We were 2 young kids making six bucks an hour who couldn’t afford a honeymoon.
(Interesting tidbit: my wedding ring has 29 small diamonds in it. We were married on the 29th. I didn’t count the diamonds until long after we had said I Do.)
Sometime during that first year of marriage I read a story in Chicken Soup for the Romantic Soul called The Metal Box. It was about a couple who had saved for their honeymoon one dollar bill at a time. I decided that we could do that and save for the wedding and honeymoon we had never had.
So here we are 10 years and $3650 later. We did it! We saved $1 per every day of our marriage. And it has been a GOOD marriage. There was so much negativity when we got married because we were so young, but luckily we proved them wrong. I just happened to find my soul mate at 16 years old and I couldn’t be happier to be celebrating my 10th wedding anniversary with him.
So tomorrow, June 29th, 2011, we are going to stand with our pastor and renew our vows. We are then taking our family out to Cracker Barrel (as we don’t have a Shoney’s in our town) for breakfast. It’s funny because we always thought we’d spend the money on a dream wedding. Now that we are 10 years older, we just want a Disneymoon.
After breakfast tomorrow, Jason and I leave for the airport bound for Orlando. I’ve got some great friends who are going to keep you all up to date on the deals while I keep you in the Disney spirit by blogging live from our Disneymoon (yes hubby gave his consent, he loves sharing the Disney magic with all of you and frankly it helps pass the time while standing in line). The only thing I am going to tell you about this trip is that it is 3 nights and it is not going to be like any trip we have taken before. I’m just going to let you experience it all along with us. I’ll be posting live here on the blog, but I’ll also be posting additional info on Facebook so be sure to follow along!
And yes, we are Disney crazy. It is Our Laughing Place.
Sara at Saving For Someday says
Congratulations, Kristin and Jason! Enjoy your Disneymoon and may the next 10 years be as magical.
Your friend,
Sara
Bobbie says
How sweet. Congratulations on the anniversary. Sounds very familiar as my husband proposed to me 2 weeks shy of turning 16. Everybody said oh you are too young it will never last. Low and behold we celebrated 14 years on the 7th of June in Disneyworld. Irronically that is where we went on the honeymoon, just started driving and ended up there. Love your post, and I remember talking to you at disney on ice, and you said nah, on flying, ha, ha and there you go :)
Jeanie Carpenter says
Would have loved for our vacation to be moved up 10 days or your anniversary 10 days later so we would have had the chance to meet!! I know we will someday though as we will meet others who share our love of all things Disney!! Have a MAGICAL time!! ;)
Lisa says
Congratulations! What a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing! And, what a fantastic idea about the metal box! When we celebrate our 10th anniversary in 2012, my husband and I plan on taking the honeymoon we never had, and I love the idea of a tangible money container! You are truly inspirational. I know you will have a phenomenal time, and I will pray for your perfect travels!
Amy W says
Congratulations you two! :) Hope ya’ll have a magical time!
Lindsey W says
Awww congrats! We will be at Disney with you! We leave Tomorrow… luck for me its only Hour and 30min drive. But we will not be going to any parks bud Disney Wide World of Sports! So My Daughter can compete in her gymnastic meet!
Vicki says
Such a GREAT love story!! Happy anniversary and I hope you have a wonderful Disneymoon!!!!
Christy M says
Congratulations! I pray that you have many more happy years! I hope you have a great Disneymoon!
Jennifer says
My husband and I went to Disney without the kids once on the way to a cruise so that we could do the “Keys to the Kingdom” tour at the Magic Kingdom. You have to be 16 yrs old so we couldn’t do it on our yearly trips with the kids. Anyway, it is AWESOME!! If you have time and the extra $$, you should try it!! You learn so much and it’s fun to share some of the things with the kids when you go back! My family is leaving Friday for Disney World…can’t wait!!
Jennifer B says
Congrats!!! That is awesome. Since you are a Leann Rimes fan I will tell you that when I was flying out of LA last week (after being at Disneyland for the first time) Leann was on my flight. She was in first class and I was not, lol.
Melissa says
Congrats Kristin! I hope you have a wonderful Disneymoon!!!
Jill D. says
You are such a wonderful storyteller, Kristin! I always enjoy reading your narratives. :) CONGRATULATIONS to you on your wonderful marriage, darling family, and SUPER cool honeymoon!! :) WIshes for a MAGICAL MEMORY MAKING!!! <3
Sheena D. says
What an amazing story! Made me tear up a bit. I hope you guys have a great Disneymoon!
Lizzie says
What a great story! Congrats & have a great trip! I am getting married in March 2012- thanks for a great idea! :)
Courtney says
Happy Anniversary! Thank you for sharing your love story with us, and such a romantic one it is. Not many of us are fortunate to find our other half at such a young age. But, you did and you two have made it!
Congratulations on overcoming the odds and getting to go on your Disneymoon all these years later. Not that It needs to be said but, Have a blast!!!
Cherice says
What a wonderful story!! I know you are going to have a magical and amazing time! My husband and I didn’t have a large wedding or honeymoon, either. Our wedding was planned in under a week since my husband came home early from deployment and my father married us in my grandparents’ back yard (beautiful!) In fact, we’ve never even been on a vacation together. That is until July 31st when we leave for our first family vacation with our son and daughter! We are so excited! Not only to experience Disney, but to experience it together as a family :) Have a wonderful time! We cannot wait to hear about your trip!
diane says
Happy 10 years! You are amazing and I hope this honeymoon will amaxing as well :)
Mary J says
Aww, such a sweet story! I love it! My husband and I will be married 10 years in March 2012 and we are taking out 3 kids to Disney for the 1st time! I cant wait!
Chrissy says
Happy Anniversary! Congratulations!
Nora says
Congratulations!!!! Have a wonderful Disneymoon!!!! What a love story you have!!!
Tonya says
I love your story and I think Leann Rimes needs to hear it…lol I think it is awesome that you guys want to spend your anniversary at Disney. DH and I will be celebrating our 10 year at Disney in Sept and I can not wait. Congratulations and I hope you have a very magical time. I also admire you patience to save $1 a day to get what you want. There is a lesson in that for all of us!!!
Lisa B says
Congrats!! That is a great story.
I can’t wait to hear about your trip!!
Enjoy! Your deserve it.
Julie says
Congratulations! Disney without kids is a lot of fun, too, and of course, your kids can’t get too jealous since you have a trip planned with them soon as well. :)
Veltta says
Congrats on your 10th yr anniversary! What an awesome milestone! And what a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing it with us! I am so thankful that you are such a warm, sharing person & we are all very blessed for people like you in our world!!! Hope that you have a beautiful Disneymoon & that it is the perfect beginning to another beautiful story for you both!!!
Marsha Fletcher says
Congrats! I’m so happy for you. I was 21 when I got married and everyone said I was too young, we too honeymooned at Disneyland. 17 years later it is still our favorite place on earth. I’d go there everyday if I could!!
disneylvr63 says
What a great story you have to tell your children and grand children. My husband and I have been married 21 years. December 2009 we took our first “kidless” trip to Disney World and it was wonderful! I hope you and your DH have an amazing time, weather cooperates and you find short lines. Sending a little Pixi Dust your way. Can’t wait to read the updates.
Lynne says
What a sweet story!
My husband and I recently celebated our 20th anniversary.
Happy 10th and may you have at least 75 more :-)
Have a wonderful Disneymoon!!!
Sarah Curtis says
Congrats! Your story sounds similar to ours! We were high school sweethearts, married when we were 20. I wanted to honeymoon in Disney but we couldn’t afford it. Teasing, I told my husband a couple years later that he would have to take me for our 10th anniversary. Well, on October 27th this year will be 10 years. My daughter has a huge cheer competition at that time, so we are going in December!
Megan says
Congrats! Enjoy you kid free Disney trip. My sister works for an airlines and they have season passes to Disneyland. They recently went for the day alone and did not tell their kids. It was their first time without kids and they loved it and said they saw things they have never seen when they have had their kids with them.
ta2dme says
Love, love, love the story! A HUGE Congratulations to your blissful decade of marriage – and may there be many, many, many more!
Even to this day people are shocked to hear that my husband and I met online! We celebrated 11 years together this past December, so we’re over half way to 12 years now! It’s different meeting somene online because all you have are words… and I feel like you really get to know the person that way. We met in person about 10 days after we first talked in August and we were married in December of the same year! We did have our big wedding, but at the reception there were people whispering that we woldn’t last a year… Oh how I love to prove the nay-sayers wrong!!! It’s been an amazing ride for us and I’m sure it has been for you as well! Congratulations on getting your very well deserved “Disneymoon”! While we never took an official honeymoon either, his navy career has allowed us to meet in places like Italy and Scotland so we consider those the honeymoon we missed out on!
Anything worthwhile takes some work — and anything you put the heart and soul kind of work into can last an eternity!!
Have an amazing time, make amazing memories and enjoy yourselves! <3
Valerie Brenner says
Great post. Thanks for sharing.
Tashena Lynette Gonzales says
Awesome thanks for sharing!
Jeananne says
Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! It sounds very magical and like a fairy tale. How fitting to celebrate at Disney! Have a great time!
Dana says
Happy Anniversary! My husband and I lived in in Orlando when we got married and we did do our honeymoon at Disney! We didn’t have the official honeymoon package but it was all good nonetheless. Enjoy!!
Shawna says
I’m sitting here at work reading your story and smiling and crying. I hope noone walks in and thinks I’m crazy!!! I met my husband when I was 17 and he was 18. We married when I was 22 and here we are now 20yrs later. We still love each other as much as we did 20 yrs ago. We are flying to Hawaii on Saturday w/ our 9yr old son and his father. It’s a family vacation but I like to think of it as our 20 yr anniversary vacation. Have fun on Disneymoon!!!
Suisan says
Have a great time at Disney World! We spent our honeymoon there is 1976. Then, it was only the Magic Kingdom but we thought that was absolutely great! I loved the beautiful flowers there, and I still do. My pictures always have a bsckground of flowers.
Eireen says
Congratulations! You have such a beautiful story, and because of it, I know that fairytales DO exist :)
Amanda says
Happy Anniversary! I hope you have a great time. My husband and I will be celebrating our 4 year anniversary in Disney. We leave in just 31 days! Can’t wait for your updates!!
Cindy says
Congratulations and have a great time. Love your website and all that you do. May the Lord bless you with many many more years and as many blessings as will fill your hearts.
Tracy says
So happy for you. Have fun. I’ll be following along on the blog.
Mollyfp123 says
Wooohoo 10 Years!! Hope you have a wonderful trip :)
Cindy says
HAppy anniversary!! My husband and I met whenw ewere little kids camping across the street from each other. Fast forward about 7 years til we were 12/13 we “remet” each other and although we didn’t start dating until we were 15 we still spent all our free time together at the campground (yes same campground our parents had lots across from each other, my family just had stopped going for a while) then finally he told me he liked me. That was in 1989 and we’ve been together ever since. Now almost 14 years and 4 kids later we are happy and people just cannot believe that we have been together for 21 years and are only 36, we just found the right person and was smart and hung onto them! SOme people just are lucky enough to find that person early in life!
Have a great time on your vacation!
Donna B says
Congrats…..I hit 10 years on July 14th….boy how time flies!!!
Rebecca says
Congrats and have a wonderful Disneymoon!!!
JoAnna Williams says
Love it! This is absolutely one of the best love stories I have ever heard! Have a wonderful honeymoon!!!
Katelyn says
Hey Kristin! I offered it last time you were in town but dont know if you ever got it, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know if you and/or Jason would like any sort of Spa treatments while your here, etc, Massages, Facials, Manicures/Pedicures, Teeth Whitening, Hair Services. I own a Spa in Davenport (about 15 minutes from Disney property) and I would be more than delighted to comp any sort of Spa treatment(s) you would be interested as a gift (and a thank you) to you for all the money you have saved me with different deals since I started to follow you. Call me at the Spa (352.200.2970) or email me :) to set something up. I look forward to hearing from you. I loved your story btw!!
ta2dme says
We just stayed at a house in Davenport while we were in the area a little over a week ago! What a lovely little place!! Wish I had known about your spa! My daughter and I were dying to get pedis but nothing was open and we were clueless as to where else to look since we were unfamiliar with the area!
Katelyn says
That is TOO funny! I’m so happy you had a good time while you were down. Davenport is a pretty small place, what a coincidence! Which neighborhood where you in? Or was it a resort?
Jinna says
Congrats Kristin and Jason on #10!!! I <3 your true life princess and prince charming story. Can't wait to read your blog the next few days!!! Your story should be made into a Hallmark Movie :) Hope y'all have a blast and be careful!!!
Jen says
AWWW, so sweet. Happy Disneymoon after all of these years. Can’t wait to see your posts!
Chris says
That is so awesome!! I hope you have a wonderful time and can’t wait to read all your updates.
jessica says
Happy Anniversary! Have a great time enjoying your soulmate!
Jen says
Beautifully written story! Thank you for sharing. I got married when I was 23 and everyone thought that was too young. 14 years later, we are still deeply in love with 2 beautiful kids. Enjoy your honeymoon and have a great time being just husband and wife and not mom and dad :)
Annie says
Great story!! I didnt have a honeymoon either. 5 years later, I better get saving. :-)
neenah says
Happy Anniversary!!! My husband and I married young, too! I was 19 & he was 18. We will celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary in October! However, we are going to Disney World in 2 weeks….our first time! So excited! Hope you guys have a wonderful time! Congratulations!
Jennifer says
OMG I just read your post and got chills!! Happy Anniversary!!! We will be married 10 years in October. I am also going to be at Disney when you are. How cool if I see you. That would be awesome since I follow your blog daily!!We are only going to be at the Magic Kingdom for Wed and Thursday.Have fun!! I hope to see you!!
Tina says
Congrats!!! hope y’all have a blast. pick up the bride and groom ears while you are there and where them everywhere! my hubby and I got married at the wedding pavillion in Disney and spent our honeymoon there also. I held onto our bride and groom ears and wore them on our anniversary trip also. We got all kinds of free goodies while we were there. Two beautiful Mickey fluted champagne glasses while dining at Cinderella’s castle. They brought a cake to our table at Garden Grill. It was an amazing tim!
Jessica says
Thank you for sharing your love story. I know you will have a wonderful time on your trip together. My husband and I are celebrating 10 years in August and we are going to Disneyland. We are taking along our daughter who will be almost 18 months old. I met my husband when I was in high school and we were friend for 9 years, dated for 2 weeks and knew that we wanted to be together forever. We too love Disney and we want to share it with our daughter, we couldn’t leave her at home. ;0) She went to Disney World when she was 9 months old so this will be even more enjoyable for her now.
Happy Anniversary! Here’s to 10 years and many more!
A faithful follower and Disney friend! :0)
Laney says
So, so excited for you guys!!! Have a wonderful Disneymoon and thanks for taking us all along with you!
pam says
Have a great day can’t wait to hear about your trip!
Kym Lee says
Kristen,
Where will you be staying when you are at Disney?
Toni says
Awww…hope you have a WONDERFUL time! Can’t wait to hear about your amazing trip. :) Happy Anniversary.
Julia says
LOVE your story Kristin!!! Thank you for sharing. I got married on a 29th to my Jason also lol! 5-29-1999 Happy 10th Anniversary you two *love birds*!!!
Julie Isbell says
CONGRATULATIONS, KRISTIN AND JASON!!! YOU TWO ARE A TRUE INSPIRATION TO US ALL – NOT JUST IN LOVE AND MARRIAGE, BUT IN COUPONING, TOO!!! ENJOY YOUR DISNEYMOON AND BLOG LOTS!! MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU BOTH SAFE AND BLESS YOU WITH A LIFETIME OF HAPPINESS TOGETHER! my wonderful hubby and i never had a wedding or honeymoon, either. we planned on doing a vow renewal in december when we go to disney. but, we were told that the vow renewal ceremony will not be offered during our stay. apparently it is only offered on select days and since we will be there during christmas, it isn’t offered that week. so, we will renew our vows somehow on this trip!!
Stacey W says
Happy Anniversary!! Your story brought tears to my eyes! My husband and I just celebrated our 5th and we hope that we’ll be able to celebrate our 10th with a special trip. Have a great time!!!
April says
Congratulation on your 10 years. My hubby and I got married young as well. I was just shy of 17, he 20. 15 years later we’re more in love than ever. And going to celebrate with a Disney cruise in Aug. I hope you have a wonderful Disneymoon and enjoy eachother.
Lecia says
LOVE yalls story Kristin! I’m getting married next January and thanks to the help of you and other couponing blogs, we have saved enough money for a 10 day honeymoon in Italy!!!!! Thank you so much for all you do and enjoy your honeymoon!!!!
Chrissy says
OMG!!! This brought tears to my eyes!!!!!!!!! I started clapping after I read it because I was so excited and happy for you guys!!!!! I am so excited for you all and I want to wish you both a very HAPPY ANNIVERSARY and many, many, many, many more years to come!!!!!!!!!
Ann Eckard says
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Have a great time at Disney. Also THANK YOU for all you do to save me and the fellow readers so much money. You are a true GEM!!!!
Shonna J. says
Congratulations on 10 wonderful years. You guys will have a wonderful time. Disney World will be so totally different without your children. I think you will see so much more then you ever have because you can actually take time to just look around and move at your own pace. My husband and I went to Disney World on our honeymoon 17 years ago and we would love to go back and see it all again. Maybe for our 20th! Have a lot of fun.
Wendy says
That’s awesome!! Congratulations and ENJOY Disney!!!!
Maney says
Happy Anniversary! Have a wonderful time– I can’t wait to see what you have planned! :)
Amy says
Congratulations on your marriage and on your Disneymoon! My husband and I went to Disney World for our honeymoon and have gone back about every year 1/2 since then. We just got back from a Disney Cruise and it was incredible. Have fun!!
Kelly B says
Wonderful story. I wish you both the very best, I am sure you will find many smiles and laughs on your Disneymoon!!
Lisa Boggess says
Happy Anniversary!!!!
Karen says
Great story, congratulations!!
MARGARET says
CONGRATS! WE HAD A DISNEYMOON LAST MARCH! HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE A BLAST!!
Vikki says
Congrats on 10 wonderful years! Good for you to realize a good thing when you found it and not let people talk you out of for being “too young.” I met my husband shortly after I turned 18 and I know people were aghast when we got married less than 2 years later. Well, it’s now been 19 years (and 4 kids) and sometimes I just want to track those people down and give them a giant raspberry for doubting us!
I hope you have a wonderful WDW trip. Be sure to listen to the Shania Twain song “Still the One” at some point!
Charlotte says
Congratulations and have a wonderful time at your “laughing place”.
colleen s says
What a sweet story! Have a wonderful trip!!
Lisa M Davis says
I had no idea that such a great story was behind your comments yesterday! Rex and I LOVE to ask couples how they met and hear their story! Thank you for sharing yours!!!! It is a beautiful story and i love that you saved a $1 a day! That is SO AWESOME! May 2012 we will celebrate our 20th anniversary. We always said we would go to Israel for our 20th and guess what….we are! Israel, Jordan, and Egypt! I wish I had put back $1 everyday like you did! Our airfare and accomodations total the EXACT amount I would have saved! (365×20)
Congratulations!!!!
Lisa
Nancy says
Very sweet story, thanks for sharing. We were unable to take a honeymoon as well. So 11 and a half years later, my husband surprised me with a Disneymoon too. It was amazing. We have been married almost 21 years now. Hope you guys have lots of fun, although how couldn’t you when you are at the happiest place on earth!!
Janna says
What a wonderful love story, Kristin! I hope you have a fabulous Disneymoon – can’t wait to read/see all about it!
I, too, met the love of my life at 16 (25 years ago) but we didn’t get married until I was 22 (a week after I graduated from pharmacy school). We did, however, honeymoon at Disney! It was so fun – I’ll have to tell you about it sometime.
I am planning to have either a vow renewal or anniversary party at Disney for our 20th anniversary in March of 2013.
BTW, there’s a Shoney’s in Gadsden if you want to drive that far. Jeff and I spent many a date at Shoney’s, no matter the city!
Lillian says
What a sweet story! Congratulations to the both of you and enjoy your Disneymoon!
Claudia M says
Felicidades! Hope you guys have a great time! Your story just brought a smile to my face!
Kim N. says
What a sweet story!! How exciting! My husband and I were married 16 years in May, and even though we went on a cruise for our honeymoon, I would still love for us to take a romantic trip to Disney – without the kids. Have fun. Can’t wait to read your posts!
candie says
That is wonderful, we celebrated our 10 years last year!! Congrats on the first of many decaded together ;o)
Ani W says
I loved reading your story! Our 13th wedding anniversary was yesterday and I was only 17 (he was 19) when we got married. I had the same negativity surrounding our “young marriage”. It is nice to know that we “just knew” we were right for each other, like you and Jason! :)
I wish you guys all the happiness in the world and I hope you have a fantastic trip! I can’t wait to keep up with your trip! Happy anniversary! And happy Disneymoon!!
Kristin of Couponing to Disney says
Happy Anniversary! :)
Sara says
Congratulations today is my 11th wedding anniversary! I wish we would have saved like y’all did! Can’t wait to go to disney “with you” :)
Kristin of Couponing to Disney says
Happy anniversary!
Jerilyn says
Love reading your story! Have a great time on your Disneymoon!
I met my hubby, Mickey (that really is his nickname!) when I was 16 and he was 18. He asked me to marry him 2 weeks after we started dating. We married just a few months after I graduated.We had no money so there was no honeymoon for us. We were married for 9 yrs before we adopted our 1st child, and we have taking lots of “honeymoons” in that time. We try to go on “honeymoon” trips now around our anniversary, and we are looking forward to hopefully celebrating our 17th Wedding Anniversary on our exact wedding date in the Magic Kingdom this August!
Beth S says
What a nice story! I can’t imagine getting engaged at 16, but I’m so glad it all worked out. Have a magical anniversary trip – I can’t wait to hear all about it!! Thanks for sharing it. :) We’re going to WDW next month for 5 days at the parks and a 5 night cruise. I am always interested in talking Disney and living vicariously through other people’s vacations!! Have you tried the Disney cruise yet? It’s amazing.
laura says
happy anniversary. What a wonderful story!!! I hope you guys have a fantastic time!!! All of us want lots of pictures!!!
Angela says
That was wonderful story. I too met my soulmate at a young age and we both went through a lot of tough times before we opened our eyes to be with on another. As much as we’d love to get married right now it isn’t an option but soon things will be different. I hope you have a wonderful disneymoon and I can’t wait to follow along on the blog! Hope you two have many more wonderful disney filled years together!
Michelle C says
Happy Anniversary! Me and my husband have also just made 10 years and it’s nice to hear that many more couples are making it! Such a sweet story – hope you have a blast at Disney!
Karen Sch says
Happy Anniversary! Thanks for sharing your story. I hope that this is the most wonderful trip to Disney yet! May your next 10 years be more wonderful than the last! (And more wonderful the next 10 ect….. you get the picture lol) May God bring your many more blessings in your future!
Tonya says
That was so touching!! Most people don’t believe you can be ‘happily’ married, I for one am not one of those people. We may not be the richest people on Earth, but love makes you feel like sometimes. Have a safe, wonderful & beautiful trip!! I can’t wait to hear how much fun you’re having. God speed.
Nilufer says
What a wonderful love story! Congrats on 10 years. My hubby and I will celebrate 6 years in October. We did get a honeymoon (3 weeks in Australia) but we were much older than you were when we married. However, we have yet to take a family vacation…anywhere! We have a 2 yo and a 4 yo, both girls. My oldest keeps asking me about Disneyland and the princesses. I explain stuff to her from memory of when I was 15…many moons ago, and assure her that she too will go someday. My husband and I are waiting until they are a little bit older to make sure they remember it all, not just see a picture of the fun later on. I definitely know who I’m going to holler at for tips and tricks once I get underway with my Disney vacation planning. :) Have fun on your honeymoon!!! Can’t wait for the posts and pictures.
Lisa H. says
Congratulations!! Great story and have an excellent Disneymoon. :) I can’t wait to hear all about it!
Beth says
Beautiful story girl! Have a safe and wonderful trip. Can’t wait to read all about it. Enjoy the love you guys have for each other. It only gets better.
Rebecca Z. says
Congrats! Have fun!
Stephanie says
Much congrats. Very sweet story. Aol was actually how I met my husband with the old profile search. Been together 11 yrs 3 months. Have a great Disneymoon.
Jennifer says
Your beautiful love story has brought me to tears! I started dating my husband when I was 16, and it was love at first sight. No one approved when we got married, but we will be celebrating 10 years Feb. 23. I’m so excited for you and Jason, I hope ya’ll have gorgeous weather on your Disneymoon. Can’t wait for your updates. Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!!
Heather Hedderman says
Enjoy the Disney Moon – love the story! Thank you for sharing your life with us:)
Gretchen says
Happy Anniversary!! I love your story; and the fact that the judge gave you free samples and coupons!!
Doreen says
Wow ! Love ur stroy … But when did u find out it was him that u deleted his account?Have fun !!!!!!!
Kristin from Couponing to Disney says
Doreeen it was probably a year after we started talking online that we put 2 and 2 together!
Lynn says
have a blast, and happy anniversary! :)
Jenna says
So sweet….I love stories like this!! Have a great time!!
Stephanie says
Awwww …. what a wonderful story! I hope you and your husband have a great time on your trip! I can’t wait to read all about it. My husband and I will be celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2014 and I’d LOVE to spend it at Disney World! Have fun! :)
Sarah says
How wonderful!! I am SO excited to live through your trip. I was wondering the other day when you posted about how you were thinking about how much fun Disney is if you would be going before November! ;o) Hope you saw today that the website now has deals through Dec.!!!! WOO! HOO! Wish I could sneak into your luggage…
Mary says
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Our story is so similar! We didn’t have a wedding or honeymoon either. My husband deployed to Afghanistan 4 days after we did a Justice of the Peace wedding. (I didn’t get any cleaning supplies or coupons!) We wanted a big wedding on our 10 yr anniversary (Jan 4 2012) but now we just want the Disney honeymoon too! Please let me know about yours!! HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME!!)
Kala says
I always wanted to take my husband to Disney World while it was just the 2 of us. So we celebrated our 5 year anniversary in WDW last September. We got pregnant in November and I am already planning our vow renewal in WDW for 2015 with our daughter as our flower girl. Disney magic will never get old :)
Kahla says
We spent our honeymoon at Disney World. In August we celebrate our 12 year anniversay and although we have been back to DW 3 times since, I thunk we still need to go back just us. May you have a magical Disneymoon!!!
Kara says
Congrats!! Your story reminds me of an ex boyfriend I had in high school, he was a huge Leann Rimes fan. He liked her so much he made it seem like he was choosing to date me instead of her, like she was an actual option for him to date. Needless to say, we did not date very long. Hope you two have a great Disneymoon!
Becky says
Congratulation. I hope you guys have a great Disneymoon. :)
Vanessa S. says
this makes me happy to hear. I met my fiance when we were 17, now we’re 21 and hoping to get married soon, but also lack the funds to do it up how we want to. we get spoken down to a lot about marriage due to our age, but you are proof that it doesn’t matter when you meet “the one”, you will love them just as much!
Mrs Happy Homemaker says
Happy Anniversary!!! What a sweet story! I totally love it. My husband & I were also a young couple. He was 17 (emancipated) & I was 18. We drove out of state to get married & stayed one night in a hotel. That one night in a hotel in a small town was our so called honeymoon. People also very skeptical about our marriage, and if it would last. Here it is 12 years & 3 kids later – and we are still going strong. Here’s to young love!!
Peggy says
Yay! Happy 10 years! And enjoy your Disneymoon…I look forward to celebrating “with” you both =)
Cathy says
what a cute story! congrats on 10 years, and many more!
Kate says
hooray!! congratulations & enjoy!! :)
Casey says
I loved your story!!! We never got a honeymoon or a wedding either. My husband and I got married at the JP when he was home on leave. I actually got divorced from my first huband on the same day and the judge signed a waiver so I didn’t have to wait to remarry (we had been seperated for 5 years!) We went to a sushi place for dinner, then camped out on my living room floor watching movies while it stormed outside. He left to go back overseas two days later. We have been trying to figure out how we can save for a honeymoon with three kids, and i like your $1 a day idea. I think out of taxes I will take the back owed dollars and start today!
Congratulations on your 10 years, and I hope the next 10 are even more wonderful!
Larisa says
Happy anniversary to both you and Jason, Kristin! What a sweet story. Happy to hear about you taking a ‘Disneymoon’, sounds like fun.
I am hoping to take a ‘Disneymoon’ of sorts (we did go on a honeymoon of sorts. A few hours away for 2 nights) when we celebrate…something. LOL
DH and I have been together for 14 years and married for 9 this year. So it will probably be when we are together for 20 years and married for 15.
Can’t wait to hear all about your trip!
Barbie says
What a sweet story. Congratulations and happy anniversary!
Mai says
Congratulations! That is such a sweet story. I met my hubby when I was 14 at the first day of high school.
Christine says
Congratulations. This sounds like something my husband and I should do. We have been married for about 6 months and did not get a honeymoon because our wedding day was about a month before my due date.
Kari says
HA! Today is my parents’ 36th anniversary and she was 16, too! Have fun!
Carrie @ My Favorite Finds says
Awesome! We have been married 11 years, and wish we had done a Disney vacation before we had the kiddos. Have a wonderful time! I can’t wait to see the updates of your vacation-especially because the magic is still in our hearts after our trip two weeks ago.
Bree says
I think you deserve to take the day off, but since you’re choosing to continue blogging, that’s great too!
I really hope you have a great time and I think it’s great that you have not only lasted that long, but you started at such a young age too! Congratualations on your 10 year anniversary and may there be many many more!
P.S. Is that first photo of your first date without your mom? Because I see that it says Talladega Motorspeedway, but your story says you went to the mall.
Kristin from Couponing to Disney says
Bree, good job at catching the title of the pictures. He came up that first weekend and Thursday night we went to the restaurant, mall, bookstore and grocery store. The next day my dad took us to the speedway (we live 20 minutes away and Jason’s a huge fan) and then that night my mom took us to see Shania Twain. I was never alone with him until after we were engaged! Funny huh?
Bree says
My husband and I are NASCAR fans so the image caught my attention. Congrats again!
Jessica says
WOW you two have a TERRIFIC time! I really do think that your story is inspiring and neat. I love the idea of saving a dollar a day!
Rebecca says
Awwww. I love this story. Congrats on your anniversary and I can’t wait to read about the Disneymoon. Have a wonderful time!
samantha says
Congrats! I love this story yall are so cute!
Vicky says
Awww, what a sweet story! I too met my dh when I was 16, he was 17, we were high school sweet hearts! We dated 5 years to the day we got married, and have been happily married for 14 1/2 yrs now! We always dreamed of doing something magical for our 10th wedding anniversary (I think everybody does), but we didn’t, maybe on our 20th (wink). I hope you and your dh have a wonderful honeymoon!! I just love reading happy stories!
Meghan says
That is such an adorable story! So amazing to see a couple reach the feat of 10 years! I wish you and Jason many more!
Christin says
OMgoodness!! So excited for u! have a great Disneymoon, and cannot wait to read the posts!
Katie says
Love this post. Have fun Kristin. It is wonderful and refreshing to see another, young, happy, successful couple.
Cristy says
So sweet! I hope you have a great time!! Love is wonderful!
Jennifer. says
great story. congratulations. i feel hope! im bummed its almost my husband and my one year anniversarry and we havent taken a honeymoon. we did spend 2 nights in salt lake city at hotels after our marriage.
Kristin from Couponing to Disney says
Awwww congrats! Well $1 at a time Jennifer! 10 years goes by SO FAST. :D
kelli says
my husband and I have been married for 1 year today and we haven’t had a honeymoon either. we haven’t gone on any kind of trip at all since we got married.
we had a private wedding that was just he and I with a justice of the peace and a photographer. then we went out to have sushi with my mom and brother afterwords. total, including rings, dinner, and paying the JOP, we spent less than $250. we spent the money that we would’ve spent on a wedding on a down payment for the condo that we live in now. it seemed like a smarter idea then spending thousands of dollars on one day…