My Swan Wedding

[Lynn5700]

Congratulations to you !!!!!!

this is such a great thread for girls wanting to know info about Swan and dolphin weddings...it's nice to see actual weddings!

 

[hmgolden]

Jennifer - this is fabulous! I look forward to seeing more pictures from your wedding.

 

[Willow1213]

Thanks for all of the great info on Swan and Dolphin weddings! We are planning a Disney wedding and are trying to make things as affordable as possible. Thanks to your great info, I think the swan and dolphin might be the solution we were looking for. Thanks again,
~Abby

 

[shezfrombermuda]

Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing more pictures!

 

[ferretxxxferret]

Thanks Vanessa!

Thanks Lynn. Congrats to you too.

hmgolden- thanks! i think it was about time all of this got posted. I am sorry it took me so long!

Abby-I am glad i could help! Let me know if there is anything else you need to know. I might be able to help.

shezfrombermuda- thanks! plenty more pics are on the way!


So I figured I would continue with some more reception locations.

Shula's Steak House

I Don't really know all that much about this location, except it is at the Dolphin. I do know that many others have used this site as a reception location, so maybe they can be more helpful than I can! i will just post links and pictures:

Here is the link:
http://www.donshula.com/locations.php?l=1&restid=10&ext=1

And the 360 degree view of the pricate room(s):
http://www.donshula.com/locations.php?l=1&restid=10&ext=1

Menus and pricing:
http://www.swandolphinmeetings.com/menus/privatedining/shulas.pdf

and a couple pics:

Kimono's

This restaurant is at the Swan. I don't know if they have a private dining room or not. I didn't find any pictures of it.

Here is the link:
http://www.swandolphin.com/kimonos/index.htm

360 degree thing:
http://www.swandolphin.com/kimonos/index.htm

menu Options:
http://www.swandolphinmeetings.com/menus/privatedining/kimonos.pdf

Some pics:

 

[ferretxxxferret]

Il Mulino

Il Mulino is an Italian restaurant located at the Swan. The website says you can have up to 30 for private dining.

Website:
http://www.swandolphin.com/ilmulino/index.html

360 degree views:
http://www.swandolphin.com/360/ilmulino.html

Menu options:
http://www.swandolphinmeetings.com/menus/privatedining/ilmulino.pdf
Some pics:

Next up is the Blue Zoo- where I had my reception!

 

[figmentfan814]

Reception Options

Fresh Mediterranean Market - located in the Dolphin Hotel

here is the info the swan and dolphin website gives for private dining:
http://www.swandolphinmeetings.com/menus/privatedining/fresh.pdf

here are some pics that WDWinfo.com posted:

I don't really know more about this site for a wedding, but I ate here for lunch before my rehearsal. It was amazing! Seriously some of the best food EVER. My family still talks about it to this day. It is a made to order type buffet. I think it would be a great choice for a wedding reception.

I have talked with Leo, the guy you are supposed to talk to about booking private dining here, and he was super nice.

I'm so glad to see your TR. FRESH was awesome; we had our rehearsal dinner here and like your guests everyone loved it. I also worked with Leo after the manager had left FRESH from last year; he was really easy to work with and finished up all of our final details.

I love your flowers; the color is so beautiful. Looking forward to seeing more of your pictures. The boardwalk shot is so pretty!

 

[dakcp2001]

Thank you so much for posting this info! It is really going to help me in my planning! I am leaning towards S&D!

 

[XmasPixie]

Hey Jenn,

Thanks for jumping ahead in your report and posting those pictures for me. You did an awesome job with your decorations. Everything looks amazing.

Thanks so much for your help!! Looking forward to continuing on....

 

[*Valdez*]

I just got my first e-mail from Just Marry- we are planning a VR in June. I love your flowers, if you don't mind me asking what was the cost and where did you get them? Any additional info would be of great help. We do know the general stuff about the Swan, as we have stayed at the Dolphin for a couple of years, so we have all the spots. Have eaten at Shula's and that was great. Thanks again.

 

[purple250]

Anymore photos of your swan wedding?

 

[ferretxxxferret]

Sorry that it has been so long since I have posted! Life is a little busy right now. I do have lots more info to post, and tons more pictures! It may take a while, but I plan to add so much more.

*Valdez* I will totally add my entire floral budget soon. It was right around a thousand I think. Thanks for waiting!

 

[pjstevens]

Sorry that it has been so long since I have posted! Life is a little busy right now. I do have lots more info to post, and tons more pictures! It may take a while, but I plan to add so much more.

*Valdez* I will totally add my entire floral budget soon. It was right around a thousand I think. Thanks for waiting!

Congrats on your wedding. What I've seen things were wonderful. Can't wait to read more (and see LOTS of pics).

 

[ferretxxxferret]

Thanks PJstevens!

So I want to finnish the reception locations that are available at the Swan and Dolphin before I move onto anything else.


Another option for a reception would be on the beach between the Swan and Dolphin. I already posted a pic and link to the 360 degree look at it when I talked about ceremony locations.

If you wanted to have your reception on the beach, you would need to contact the Swan and Dolphin catering. This was my original idea for a reception. I thought the beach sounded like an amazing option. The cons to having a reception here are:

the beach is not a private space, and the public may come and go here. They will not secure it as a private venue.

It may be too hot to have it here. My wedding was in July, and my guests would have been so miserable.

you have to go through the swan and dolphin catering. They were horrible to work with in my expereince. but don't let my experience stop you! Maybe I just got a bad person to work with.


But other than those things, I think that it is a great spot. You are outside, in the middle of Disney world!

Up next is my reception location- Todd English's Blue Zoo!

 

[gattra]

Thank you sooo much for this info...your wedding looked beautiful!! Can't wait to hear more!

 

[TigerKat]

Subbing, great thread!!

 

[Disneyaddict1973]

OMG I know you're busy but we are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiting and sooooo impatient!!!!!!

 

[ferretxxxferret]

Thanks Gattra and tigerkat!

Sorry disneyaddict1973! I know I am waaaaayyyy behind! It's tough to find time with a baby at home! I promise I will try to write some more soon!

 

[Disneyaddict1973]

Many apologies ....I know how tiring the baby thing is
We will wait patiently Congrats on your baby!!!!! Best wishes

 

[ferretxxxferret]

Thanks! She is a handful, but amazing. no need to apologize, these were definitely over due!

Ok, I promised info on the Blue Zoo next, so here it goes!

Todd English's Blue Zoo- located in the Dolphin Hotel

here is the info the swan and dolphin website gives for private dining:
http://www.swandolphinmeetings.com/menus/privatedining/bluezoo.pdf

a 360 degree view:
http://www.swandolphin.com/bluezoo/360.html

The main website:
http://www.swandolphin.com/bluezoo/index.htm


Here are some of my pictures, which are a little dark because the lights were off when we went for planning, and some taken by wdwinfo.com:


When you walk from the Swan over to the Dolphin, the Blue Zoo is right at the entrance.

a really cool light fixture in the back entrance of the Dolphin:

looking into the restaurant (this is actually an area you can reserve by the bar, i will talk about it a little later):