Disney Wedding on the Down Low?

[Tracy00]

Thank you very much for all the additional comments and ideas! It's nice to have some options to consider that I wouldnt' have thought of myself!

Thanks!

 

[Ann117]

I agree with Toni - whatever floats your boat down the river and to the sea!

The ones I've heard about on this board have been from rooms. You said you're a Poly fan (we're hoping to be able to upgrade and stay there for our H-Moon). Have you thought of getting an MK view and getting married during Wishes?

I agree with this. If you want to do this do it on a balcony from your room. And i love the idea of doing during wishes

 

[Tracy00]

Thanks, Ann117! I just might!

 

[RenB21]

This sounds a great way to save money, the only thing that would put me off, is I really want the pictures outside Cinderellas castle - something you can do only if you have a Disney Wedding!!

 

[Ember]

I think my only concern with having a quiet, non-official wedding is that some spiteful guest would report me. I know I saw a non-official wedding when we were there last time. (She was wearing a simple while summer dress, someone was snapping photos.) I just smiled and kept walking. But I know there are some real sticklers for rules out there... A wedding day memory of being escorted off property is not want I would want.

I guess for this reason I would have the wedding in a hotel room. Then there is no chance of being caught.

 

[Tracy00]

RenB21 - yes, if that photo in your dress (I'm not doing a wedding dress) in front of the caste is important, then, yes that would be the one and only way to get it. I'll be just as happy with all of our photos together no matter where we are while we're there that this one photo is not that much of a big deal to me. But I do see what you're saying.

Ember - I see what you're saying too. Personally I can't image someone who is vacationing in Disney World to be that same type of person that would report someone else, but of course there are still those types of people in the world. If you are that unhappy with your own life experience I can't imagine you'll ever find yourself vacationing at the house of mouse, but who knows?

I also have no doubt that we would be so discreet that not even another guest would notice. I have to think that if we were so obvious that another guest could see what we are doing that the Disney cameras/security would pick up on this much quicker.

And for the record I have a hard time believing that Disney would ever escort a guest off resort property, and end a family vacation for this type of infraction of the rules. It simply would be a PR nightmare for them. It's not worth it for the times someone is going to try to get away with it. They know there are plenty more people willing to fork over ridiculous amounts of money to get married there "legally" and received all the services that go along with the bill.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

 

[mermaidbride1108]

They know there are plenty more people willing to fork over ridiculous amounts of money to get married there "legally" and received all the services that go along with the bill.

Not to start trouble or anything and I respect your opinions about your wedding, but most of us here are those people that you speak of.

 

[Tracy00]

Don't worry - I fork over ridiculous amounts of money on WDW vacations as often as possible.

 

[RubySlippers]

I just remembered my Mom told me that she has a friend that did a vow renewal on the path between the Boardwalk and DHS during Fantasmic!

Ruby

 

[snow_white725]

I think this sounds like such a sweet idea for what you and your DF want – simple and quick. If you got caught I don’t think Disney would do much except get your party to break up or move on…unless you were in someone else’s party venue or making a big scene somewhere. I worked for Disney quite a few years ago, but we never would have cared

I saw a private ceremony on the front of the Mark Twain Riverboat once and have heard of them in the rooms too. My advice is to just make it quick though, since you never know how much they enforce the rules from one year/place to another at Disney now. Even with non-rule things, such as guest service and general WDW questions, answers seem to change moment to moment depending on the person that you ask, lol.

 

[Tracy00]

Thanks for the tip, Ruby! (love your screen name too!).

Thanks snow_white725 - Yeah, I have a very hard time believing that Disney has ever escorted anyone (especially a resort guest) off the property for having a forbidden wedding ceremony. Just not worth their time or the damaging PR. I can see if you are being so blatant that everyone is noticing or ruining something for someone else, but I would never do that.

It would be quick and very private.

Thanks for chiming in!

 

[CharacterFan]

I probably shouldn't post, but this thread has been bugging me all week. I think it's kinda of tacky to go around the official channels. Most the people here have gone threw the right channels for our events.

While you can do what you want, and do it in Lake Buena Vista, FL to me it wouldn't be a Disney wedding.

 

[Tracy00]

CharacterFan,

Of course you can and should post what you're thinking. I'm a big girl, we don't know each other and you're just commenting on how you're feeling.

That being said in my original message I was asking if anyone was in the process of planning the type of ceremony I was wanting and I was looking for ideas.

I am just here to live my happy life. I am not out to tell anyone else how they should do their stuff as it doesn't concern me in the least and I am far too busy to worry if people around me are breaking senseless rules.

The idea that it wouldn't be a "Disney" wedding is sort of laughable to me because I guess that has to be left up to each person having the wedding to decide how they want to look at their personal memories. I never said I had to have a Disney wedding. In fact that's just what I don't want. I just think it would be fun to have the memories of getting married at Disney World. I don't need the thememing, I don't need a wedding planner, I don't need music, I don't need a photographer, I don't need chairs set up, I certainly don't need a costumed character at my wedding (although I love them all dearly and I already married and divorced a goofy) and I will sleep better at night knowing the money I saved over a 5, 10 or 15 minute private ceremony.

Just my thoughts and I can't wait to make everything official while we're on our vacation. Go as a family, leave as married with a family. Simple and good.

 

[29apr00]

I guess i just don't see the appeal of starting your life together by lying, cheating and breaking the rules.

 

[Sarah <3 Disney]

I probably shouldn't post, but this thread has been bugging me all week. I think it's kinda of tacky to go around the official channels. Most the people here have gone threw the right channels for our events.

While you can do what you want, and do it in Lake Buena Vista, FL to me it wouldn't be a Disney wedding.

I guess i just don't see the appeal of starting your life together by lying, cheating and breaking the rules.

I was going to keep my mouth shut, but since you guys basically stated what I was already feeling... I just hate when people think the rules don't apply to themselves.

 

[mermaidbride1108]

I probably shouldn't post, but this thread has been bugging me all week. I think it's kinda of tacky to go around the official channels. Most the people here have gone threw the right channels for our events.

While you can do what you want, and do it in Lake Buena Vista, FL to me it wouldn't be a Disney wedding.

I guess i just don't see the appeal of starting your life together by lying, cheating and breaking the rules.

I was going to keep my mouth shut, but since you guys basically stated what I was already feeling... I just hate when people think the rules don't apply to themselves.

DITTO!

Obviously you have opinions on how you want to spend your money, no problem with that - but please don't be rude to others who are choosing differently... and second, I see no problem researching alternative/less expensive ways to get married, but there's no need to show complete disregard for the rules that are in place whether you like them or not.

 

[Kimmers127]

DITTO!

Obviously you have opinions on how you want to spend your money, no problem with that - but please don't be rude to others who are choosing differently... and second, I see no problem researching alternative/less expensive ways to get married, but there's no need to show complete disregard for the rules that are in place whether you like them or not.

Plus... you're on a board full of people who are doing this through the proper channels and paying the money for it. Probably not the place to go for advice on how to best violate the rules and avoid paying!

 

[katydidbug1]

ok I wasn't going to post, but your total lack of regard for the rules and for all the Brides here on the boards who are doing this the right way, is really bothering me. Many of these girls have scrimpped at saved to have the wedding of their dreams at Disney. I really think your post is a slap in the face to those of us who will go through the correct channels.

My husband and I were going to have a disney wedding, but decided to just have a small wedding at home and to wait to do a VR in several years at Disney, our favorite place, the place we met and the place we got engaged.

If you really think that Disney doesn't read the boards you are seriously mistaken. There are CM's on the Resturant Board, and the Resort Board. I have also heard several brides over the last few years say, that their planners have told them that they read the boards.

 

[Tracy00]

Of course you are all entitled to your opinion. I guess I just get don't get emotional about what someone else is doing when it doesn't involve me directly. I'm sure an occasional CM reads these boards, but I don't think they're doing in in an effort to spy on potential guests. Hopefully they will use their time wisely and help a guest or answer a question while they are here.

Before I thought that the same type of people that would be on a Disney vacation wouldn't also be the same type of people to try to turn you in for getting "unoficially" married, but after reading some of these threads, I may be wrong. Luckily for me, my user name has my maiden name in it, which I no longer use.

I've actually made friends with a few Poly CMs over the years and they are finding the whole thread quite entertaining.

Didn't mean to cause an uproar - just looking for tips and ideas. I've got those now, so I'll move along if you will.