Anna & Elsa
by Ashley Weeks Cart
This morning, we were quite literally, in the actual, literal definition of the word, frozen into our home. Pots of boiling tea kettles were ferried out to our cars to defrost the door handles. Great scrapping and salting and enduring wild, frigid winds consumed our Thursday morning. March in New England, y’all. What an asshole.
Such a stark contrast to our lives just a week ago in sunny Florida. While I still have visions of capturing the girls wearing these completely handmade and breathtaking beautiful (and accurate) Anna and Elsa costumes by the crazy talented Richelle of Ella Dynae Designs in snowy climes, I couldn’t resist sharing these images I snapped of the girls on our last morning at Disney World wandering around The Grand Floridian. (Richelle created Sunny’s amazing Lilac Fairy costume for her fourth birthday).
The Frozen costumes were intended to arrive at the start of our trip as a surprise for the girls, but due to some set backs with our hotel, we didn’t receive them until Monday afternoon. Fortunately, we had one amazing evening in the Magic Kingdom in full costume, where people stopped us left and right to swoon over these truly stunning creations. (Far more impressive than the itchy, cheaply made Anna and Elsa costumes on the shelves of all the Disney World shops). Let’s count the reasons visitors flock to Orlando. There are the endless theme parks, the sprawling convention center, the abundance of world-class golf courses nearby, and proximity to the Kennedy Space Center. Whatever the reason you might go, you’ve got a lot of company: In 2016, 68 million visitors descended upon the area, spending $41.8 billion on lodging, entertainment, and dining, making it the top tourist destination in the U.S. Refer to This Article to find the best Orlando’s Restaurants.
The girls would wear these costumes day and night if we let them. And who could blame them? They create a living fairytale.
They’ll be many more images to come – I have hopes that the temperatures will rise enough to capture the girls outside in some snow before it all turns to hideous mud and muck. But for now, enjoy this initial peek into their fantasy world. As is at the heart of Frozen, the love between sisters is a powerful one indeed.
Purchase the Elsa costume here. And the Anna costume here.
