Share your budget?

[DoomBuggy0922]

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Anyone out there willing to share their BEO for a wishes wedding - around 30-40 people...buffet.....not in the WP but with a dessert party?

I am still pretty far out but only my DF and myself are paying. Trying to figure out now how much out of every check to do this. I know the base is 12k before taxes but when I called DFTW they told me its very hard to keep to the 12k...

I dont have many people and its probably going to be more like 25 then the 30-40 but just to prepare.

Any help ladies would be great. I am thinking of the Croquet gardens, not sure of venue for brunch at all, not to big on flowers,... I think Im driving myself crazy with all of this.

I had 18 people (but paid for 20... don't ask), brunch reception, and I went $200 over the minimum. I also had a LOT of extras though: a Model A Ford, Major Domo, and Mickey and Pluto. My brunch buffet was also pretty pricy: about $75/pp. We had ENTIRELY too much food!

In other words, you can totally do it.

 

[BecBennett]

Throughout my planning I used to match this thread up with the PJ's of those who posted in it, so I could see what they got, for the price they paid. (Very time consuming!) So my plan was always to post my final BEO, with pics, so you can see exactly what I paid for!

Wedding Ceremony: 2:00pm-3:30pm on Tuesday March 1st 2011
Grand Floridian 39 Guests

Catering fees and equipment

1 wedding pavilion usage @ $3000.00 ea $3195.00
Floral moving fees @ $25.00 each. $25.00
Floral wedding package @ $1865.34 each (see below) $1640.21

Transportation

1 Limousine - Charter @ $376.64 ea $376.644

Estimated Event Total: $5583.23

Wedding Pre-reception/Reception: 3:30pm-8:30pm on Tuesday March 1st 2011
Grand Floridian 39 Guests

Bar

144 hosted house wine @ $6.75 a glass $1252.57

Catering Food & Beverage

39 plated - Chicken, shrimp and scallops @ $86.50 a guest $4347.27

39 International & Domestic Cheese Display @$9.75 ea $490.01

Catering fees & Equipment

1 fee - Bartender @ $100 each $106.50

Entertainment

1 Ipod set up @$250.00 $250.00

Estimated total: $6509.49

Dessert Party: 7:30pm-8:30pm on Tuesday March 1st 2011
Grand Floridian 39 Guests

AV and technical services

1 wishes audio package @ $495.00 each $495.00

Bar

30 hosted house wine @ $6.75 a glass $260.96

Catering Food & Beverage

1 wedding cake - GF only @$475.00 each $612.11

39 Fondue station - GF only @ $10.00 a guest $502.57

39 Dessert Party – GF only @ $22.50 a guest $1130.80

Catering Fees & Equipment

1 outdoor setup fee @ $75.00 each $79.88
1 fee - bartender @ $100.00 each $106.50

Estimated Event Total: $3187.82

Bridal Portrait Session: 6:00am on Friday March 4th 2011
Grand Floridian. 2 guests

Photography. Video & Multimedia

1 2010 MK plus Epcot Bridal Portrait @ $1400.00 each $1400.00

Estimated Event Total $1400.00

Estimated program Total: $16680.54

Floral

Round SILK bouquet of 15 white peony's and 8 light pink bud roses with lily grass loops and spikes framing the bouquet. See picture. Accent bouquet with 5 Swarovski pearl Mickey's and 6 Swarovski pearls. Wrap stems 100% with ribbon that the bride is providing and place a row of 7 single Swarovski pearls down the handle. Bride to provide small shoe charm for the bouquet. Please add in a subtle location.
$325.00
CRYSTALS: 13 single pearls $13.00
5 Mickey pearls $15.00

Silk bouquet - no refresh needed. $0.00

GOWN COLOR: Mocha - Nothing needed - bride to provide silks.
White rose with lily grass and 1 Swarovski Mickey pearl. $10.50
Duplicate boutonniere for MK portrait session. $10.50
Deliver by 6:00am on March 4th.
CRYSTALS: 2 Pearl Mickey's $6.00

Memorial candle with coordinating fresh floral accents at the base. $35.00
Place on a white column (rental) with ivory chiffon skirting on the bride's side - prelight. $12.50
Place 2 white columns (rental) with ivory chiffon skirting right next to the memorial candle for picture frames. $25.00

37 Medium pink rose petals loose in a basket. $92.50

Reception

Resort to provide ivory cotton solid base linen and ivory cotton solid napkins.
5x 90x90 Chocolate organza overlay - one per table. $105.00
39x Ivory cotton chair cover with a champagne satin sash tied in a bow. $331.50
5x 19" Monet vases - rental. $50.00
5x 17" Monet vases - rental. $50.00
5x 15" Monet vases - rental. $50.00

Fill each Monet vase halfway and top with an ivory floating candle. $48.75

Wrap a #107 champagne contessa satin ribbon around the middle of the vase with a square crystal buckle. $75.00
Square buckles: $74.85

Place one vase of each height on each round.

5x Sprinkle ivory rose petals on each round. $125.00

5x 9" Cylinder vases - rental. Place one per table. $25.00
Fill each vase with light pink gel and submerge LED lights and gold Mickey confetti in the gel. $60.00

Bride to provide glow necklaces, bracelets, etc.

Final Total $1640.21

 

[FutureMrsF]

Wow your budget is so incredibly helpful to me especially as I am looking at similar things.

The photos are a brilliant idea to show what you got for the money and your pics are beautiful

Thank you for sharing this x

 

[DisneyShamrock]

Thank you for posting, Bec! Your numbers helped me tweak my budget a bit for prices I wasn't sure of.

 

[girli565]

**Bump**

Anyone out there willing to share their BEO for a wishes wedding - around 30-40 people...buffet.....not in the WP but with a dessert party?

I am still pretty far out but only my DF and myself are paying. Trying to figure out now how much out of every check to do this. I know the base is 12k before taxes but when I called DFTW they told me its very hard to keep to the 12k...

I dont have many people and its probably going to be more like 25 then the 30-40 but just to prepare.

Any help ladies would be great. I am thinking of the Croquet gardens, not sure of venue for brunch at all, not to big on flowers,... I think Im driving myself crazy with all of this.

Our event was in June of 2010 at the WP so we are a bit over the $12k minimum ($14k) but since you don't want the WP that would bring your cost down by over $3000 so you make it up right there.

We had 35 guests total and a DP the night before at Sago Cay Pointe

Estimated Budget:

Here's the break down of the Floral package mentioned above:

I hope this helps!

 

[tinydancr06]

Bec,
did you have your ipod package inside or at SCP? I am just trying to figure out if it's an option outside. Your pictures are amazing and the way you did your budget is really helpful! Thanks

 

[disneygirl2785]

Bec, GREAT idea with posting pics with the budget! And I am SOO inspired by your tables in what I think is the Whitehall Room! And you are stunning in the pic getting out of the limo! I couldn't even tell your flowers were silk! Awesome job!!

 

[Sugarbaby1022]

Thank you for your awesome post! Genius! Super helpful

 

[Scrappy_Tink]

We looked at the Shade of Green because we are military, but we decided if we are doing a disney wedding... then we are doing the wedding in disney! period! It's a tough decision but we really can't "cut" anyone from the list, but we don't want to settle! It's a tough decision, but every bride has her challenges

Shades of Green IS in Disney. They are right across the street from the Poly and on Disney property (which they have leased from WDW for X amount of years). I really don't understand the mentality that to get married at SoG, you aren't a "Disney Bride"

 

[lgold1212]

Your budget breakdown was AMAZING! The Misty Motto Package seems like a great deal!

 

[Tifa]

Does anyone have a BEO for around 75-80 guests using the WP and LSS that they would like to share? Thanks!

 

[DisneyShamrock]

Bumping up for any new budgets

 

[BecBennett]

Bec,
did you have your ipod package inside or at SCP? I am just trying to figure out if it's an option outside. Your pictures are amazing and the way you did your budget is really helpful! Thanks

The Ipod package was just for WHR, but because we had the wishes music at SCP after the fireworks we were able to plug the ipod in and play some more music. It wasn't discussed beforehand, DH just asked the bloke with the equipment whether he'd mind if we did it, so we did!

Bec, GREAT idea with posting pics with the budget! And I am SOO inspired by your tables in what I think is the Whitehall Room! And you are stunning in the pic getting out of the limo! I couldn't even tell your flowers were silk! Awesome job!!

Thanks! I love my flowers, they're still sitting in a vase, and that's one of the things I love about silk!

I was really happy with how the tables turned out!

Thank you for your awesome post! Genius! Super helpful

Am I being a bit full of myself if I think this post is directed at me? Thanks

Your budget breakdown was AMAZING! The Misty Motto Package seems like a great deal!

I love Misty and would have gladly paid double for her services!

Thank you for posting, Bec! Your numbers helped me tweak my budget a bit for prices I wasn't sure of.

No problem

Wow your budget is so incredibly helpful to me especially as I am looking at similar things.

The photos are a brilliant idea to show what you got for the money and your pics are beautiful

Thank you for sharing this x

Thanks, you're welcome, I spent ages trawling through this post and the TR's to match up what everyone paid for, so I always wanted to do this for everyone else

 

[Scrappy_Tink]

For those of you that may be blessed by being able to choose Shades of Green for your wedding venue:

Rent Gazebo at Shades of Green: $125

Bouquet: $260

Officiant : $125 (with military discount)

Gorgeous Engagement ring: Not adding price, but I had to share, I have never seen anything like it…..

Tule to wrap around entrance of Gazebo: $50

Custom paver for path to Gazebo: $75

Handmade Mickey Pomanders for Gazebo: $35 for two

Twinkle lights to hang around gazebo (we got married at sunrise): $75


Custom made wedding cake from Grand Floridian: $160

Breakfast “Reception” at Grand Floridian Café (for four): $45

Photopass photo shoot at GF: $25 (Came with pre-purchase of Photopass CD)

Cost of four-person Wedding: $950
Having a lovely intimate Disney Wedding our way, without going into debt: Priceless

 

[BecBennett]

Yeah your engagement ring is stunning! I didn't know about the pavers, that is a lovely touch!

 

[Wshs0127]

That engagement ring is gorgeous and so unique! Very nice! I also always wondered what the cost of the pavers are so thanks for this. Your ceremony looked very intimate and sweet!

Bec - I meant to respond a while back, but thanks for all of the budget info, I'm like you, always looking for BEO's with pictures because you never know what you get for the money in the paperwork Disney sends.

 

[Scrappy_Tink]

Thanks for the kind words about my Shades of Green Budget We "kind of" eloped, just me, DH and two sons. I just hate for anyone to write off Shades of Green, because it's not the typical Disney wedding venue, and they are so flexible and helpful with everything....I believe you can even have Mickey and Minnie as guests now too. If you have ANY connection to someone in the military (cousin, friend, etc), you can have a wedding there, as long as the sponsor stays at the resort.

 

[SheilaHeartsDisney]

Here is our initial BEO. We are having around 60 guests, Wedding Pavilion, Atlantic Dance Hall, and Dessert Party.


Wedding CeremonyGrand Floridian, 60 guests
Catering Fee and Equipment
1 Wedding Pavilion Usage $3,195.00
Florist
1 Floral Wedding Package $3,240.80
1 Floral Delivery Fee $125.00
Transportation
1 Limousine – charter (4 hours) $398.04
1 Motercoach – charter (8 hours) $814.80
Estimated Event Total $7,773.64

Wedding Cake Delivery
Grand Floridan
Catering Food and Beverage
60 Wedding Cake @ $12.50 each $798.75
1 White Chocolate Castle @ $100 $106.50
Estimated Event Total $905.25

Reception
Atlantic Dance Hall
1 Event Guide $125.00
Bar
54 Package. Call Brands 5 hours @ $43.00 each $2,992.25
6 soft drink and Water Packge @ $24.50 each $189.43
9 Domaine Ste Michelle Blanc @ $37.00 $429.12
1 Sparking Cider @ $24.00 $30.93
Bell Services $10.00
Catering Food and Beverage
58 Custom Dinner Buffet @ $75.00 $5,605.63
2 Children Plated @ $26.50 $68.30
1 Mickey Waffle Action Station @ $9.50 $12.25 (I don’t think they got this right)
60 Pre reception wedding sliced fruit @ $10.00 $167.74
2 Fee Bartender @ $100 each $106.50
Entertainment
1 DJ Wedding Package 5 Hours $1750.00
1 ADH Marquee $200.00
Estimated Total $12,460.35

Dessert Party
Epcot 60 Guests
60 Illuminations viewing Fee @ $12.95 $827.51
1 Italy Venue Rental $266.25
Catering Food and Beverage
60 Custom Dessert Party Menu @ $32.00 guest $2,474.21
1 outdoor set up fee $90.53
Estimated Event Total $3,658.52

Bridal Portrait Session $1,500.00

Estimated Program Total: $26,297.73 (includes all taxes and service fees and what not)

 

[princesswendy720]

@sheilaheartsdisney. I thought ADH had a venue fee now and the price included the marquee? Did they revert back to no venue fee?

 

[SheilaHeartsDisney]

We had our planning session back in January and at that point our planner
Did mention that was eventually going To happen. They must have done my
Beo before the change.