I really like your updated menu, Tiffiny.
If it helps, when we were talking with our planner at our planning session, she mentioned that the more uncommon/not normally supplied things we kept on the list, the more our DP price would go up. I'll be putting the menu the three of us (Raist, our planner, and I) ended up putting together, but I know we were told that if we just wanted ice cream (with caramel, hot fudge, and strawberry toppings) and cronuts, it'd likely be higher than if we added a couple more common options. So that may be part of why your initial one was so stupidly high.
Thanks, Aly! I like it too now.
We are trying to get it down even more though. I decided to nix the Mickey rice krispy treats. It's not that I don't think anyone would eat them (I now that my groom LOVES them), but one of my "surprises" for my groom at the wedding is a ginormous Mickey head rice krispy "cake" to serve as the groom's cake (he's more into rice krispy treats than he is cake). Reception and DP are the same day...so I was worried he might be rice krispy'd out by the time we got to the DP...and I was concerned about wasting food at both events.
I asked my assistant planner about the groom's cake at the reception, and low and behold, I get to keep the leftovers! I was so excited. Apparently, because it's being provided by the florist, it's one of the few things I get to take back to my room.
I CAN'T take back, however, the rice krispy treats from the dessert party...so the groom's cake will more than be enough. Plus DF gets his leftovers.
AND it'll make the DP marginally cheaper (marginally).
My dessert party price wasn't particularly cheap ($48 pp) and I have to say-- the things I added? Some of them were... Shall we say.. NOT particularly successful, either.
I asked them to do sticky toffee pudding-- what I got was some weird little loaf things with a drizzle of what I ASSUME was supposed to be toffee sauce and a few dates inside. NOBODY ate them. I tried them, and they were vile. And they brought the price of the dessert party up by $9 per person (at least- might've been more).
Also I asked for mini-pies. My coordinator suggested key lime tarts. I don't like tarts, neither do my parents and it was their anniversary party. I said, "No tarts, please. We don't like them. They like PIE." She said how about mini pies? I said great. I suggested key lime, coconut custard, blueberry, and strawberry rhubarb. What I got was SO NOT ANY OF THAT. They took the tart shells that they use, that I specifically told them I DID NOT want, and filled some of them with the apple crisp I ALSO got! So I essentially had the same stupid dessert. They had some coconut ones and blueberry ones- but I was so angry looking at the apple ones sitting right next to the apple crisp I didn't even see it.
The school bread and Mickey rice crispy treats were delicious, as was the warm apple crisp. But I think about the damn pies and sticky toffee pudding and I get kind of annoyed (especially when I think I could've had churro flambé- or saved money).
All I'm saying is, I would generally not choose things that are strange, or TOO far off their menus. If things are a little weird they're not as successful.
I am so sorry to hear that.
Did you talk to them or complain? I am really, really surprised that they made you pay that much and DIDN'T give you what you wanted.
I have not nor am I getting married at WDW. I did have the flambé churros and donuts with ice cream at the Epcot Illuminations sparkling dessert party. They were good but very heavy and rich. I split each with my husband, and we still couldn't finish them. We are big dessert people too. People may not want to eat any other desserts if they had those.
Having been married for more than 15 years, I understand wanting to accommodate everyone. However, it's your wedding and you have to be happy with your choices. You will only be able to please half the people. Plus, you will probably be the only one who remembers the food. Eventually, you may not be able to remember it either.
Good luck everyone. It's supposed to be fun
Thank you so much for your feedback on them. You're the second person who has commented that they're very heavy. Carrie said you could taste the alcohol too much, as well...which is not what I want. So, if i'ts really just the show and nothing else will get eaten, I will say forget about it. I would rather all the little things get eaten (and I imagine they will).
Don't worry though--I'll enjoy it.
The one major thing I wanted was the banana cream parfaits, which I've gone. Additionally, there is nothing on my menu that I won't eat. So that's a HUGE plus. Not to mention, and I forgot to mention it earlier--but I"m having my cupcakes custom-dyed to match my wedding colors, and putting chocolate Mickey heads on them. So, it'll all go with my colors and theme. I think, overall, it should be fine.
And, like I said...I will eat ALL of it.
Tiffiny
