Matt and Genie

Once upon a time Matt was just a hot dog vendor at Disney World. But in true Disney fashion, he happened to be a very good looking hot dot vendor with a masculine chin, a strong build, and honest blue eyes. One day he happens to see “the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen” walk by. It was Genie, playing Pocahontas in a parade.

Music swells. Smitten, he breaks out into song and stepping from behind the hot dog cart, animated squirrels and finches join their voices to his.

Okay, no, that didn’t actually happen. But theirs being a fairy tale story, set at Disney World, it seems like it easily could have.

Every day Matt would go to watch for Genie in the parade and try to work up the courage to ask her out. Weeks go by. Finally, with only a few weeks left there at Disney World, he realizes it’s now or never.

Disaster. He gets sick and develops “kermit the frog” voice. More self conscious than ever, but fearing that he might miss his only chance, he approaches her. “Excuse me, but would you mind going on a dinner date with me”, he croaks.

She says yes! They start dating, and she falls for him so hard, that she doesn’t even mind that he calls her Jenny instead of Genie for the first few dates (till she kindly corrects him). They fall madly in love.

Fast forward a few years (ok, so they took their time, not everything can be Disney in their story) and they are married at the beautiful Hilton on Clearwater Beach before their guests and a fiery sunset.

From a distance, I could have sworn I saw a them laughing and dancing with a few animated sea gulls and dolphin on the beach.