Share your budget?

[adeacon0]

Disney doesn't seem to list or tell you options to decorate your reception. Do you have to ask for any options or packages? Or would you basically tell them what you are thinking of and they price it?

Disney Bride in 3 1/2 months

 

[adeacon0]

Here is my estimated budget for our vow renewal on Mon. Nov. 9, 2009

Ceremony
Wedding Pavilion........ $3000
Limo........ $282.48 (3 hours includes tax)
Motor coach........ $683.55 (7 hours includes tax)
Flowers........ $374 (1 bouquet, 1 floral wand, 2 boutonnieres)

Reception (WhiteHall Room & Patio)
DJ........ $1500
Mickey & Minnie........ $1200
Food........ $5160 (based on 50 people, some of those being kids, no cocktail hour, sit down dinner(appetizer, salad, dual plate(filet mignon & chicken) package bar beer/wine and soda) *does not include 6.5% tax and 21% gratuity*
Cake........ $800 (estimated)
Silhouette Artist........ $500 (outside vender)
Linens........ ?
Centerpieces........ ?
We go to our planning session in June so I should have an estimate for the linens and centerpieces then.

Other Expenses
Photographer........ $1785 (Misty Miotto Silver package)
Videographer........ $2106.50 (STVS classic edit with Blu ray add on)
Officiant........ $225 (Rev. Kevin Knox)
Hair/makeup........ $170 (Patricia LeJuene)
Manicure at GF Spa........ $70
Invitations........ $50 (cards and pockets)
Airfare........ $820 (DH, myself & our 2 kids)
Resort........ $2440 (5 nights GF main building concierge(RPC), Disney pays 1 night)
My Dress........ $800 (paid by my mom)
Clothing and shoes for DH & Kids........ ?
My Shoes........ ?
MVMXP tickets........ $363 (2 adults 2 kids)
Park Passes........ We already have AP's (2 adult AP's free from DFTW, & 2 child AP's we will purchase in June with our DVC discount plus 10% off coupon)

*Disney Portion total w/o tax and linens and centerpieces so far is $12,200.03

*Other expenses total $8529.50 without the clothing and shoes for DH & kids and without my shoes.

*My budget for everything is $20,000. I am over my budget so far by $729.53. I don't think that's too bad!

I saw you did a mani at grand floridian? how was it. did you just go or did you make an appt? i am looking to get my nails done before the wedding.

 

[adeacon0]

Yes, I am providing my own bouquet and other personal flowers/centerpieces. I have made them. we just used standard linens with colored runners and confetti for guest tables and then petals for our table and cake table at reception. I posted pics in PJ. That is everything.....

If you bring your own decor for wedding or reception who helps set that up for you? Guests, the Wedding Planner?

 

[adeacon0]

We received our floral BEO from our floral planner Michelle. I hope by me copying and pasting it that it shows up correctly... so we will see! We were unsure about adding some things and wanted to get prices for a couple of different options for centerpieces and stuff, so thats why you might see things that say option. It also says on there that we will be using a different centerpiece for the ceremony and reception and we will not they will be moved from the ceremony to the reception but that was how she was able to put 2 different options in there for us. There are a couple things missing.... like the white chocolate castle for the cake, and I am unsure why they did seating for 36, when our top number would be 30 or 31. Im am pretty happy with how it turned out.


CEREMONY Wedding Pavilion TIME 10:00am
BRUNCH Grand Floridian: Whitehall Room & Patio TIME 11:00am - 2:00pm
DESSERT PARTY Epcot: Morocco TIME 8:30pm - 10:00pm

BRIDAL GOWN COLOR: White QTY COST
BOUQUET Large round French bouquet of true red roses (freedom red or something similar). 1 250.00 $250.00
Accent with (8) clear Hidden Mickey crystals wired into the bouquet.
75% wrap the stems in white satin ribbon.
Accent the stem/handle with (5) red crystal Mickeys.
Swarovski Crystals - Hidden Mickey (Clear): 8 3.00 $24.00
Swarovski Crystals - Hidden Mickey (Red): 5 3.00 $15.00

GROOM Single true red rose boutonniere with no greenery - wrap the stem in white satin and accent 1 12.50 $12.50
with single clear crystal Hidden Mickey closure.
Swarovski Crystals: 1 3.00 $3.00
RING BEARER TBD TBD
FATHERS 2 Double true red spray rose boutonnieres, no greenery, no stem wrap. 2 10.50 $21.00

BRIDE'S MOTHER 1 True red spray rose corsage with minimal greenery & white satin ribbon - wristlet. 1 25.00 $25.00
GROOM'S MOTHER 1 True red spray rose corsage with minimal greenery & white satin ribbon - wristlet. 1 25.00 $25.00
GRANDMOTHERS 1 True red spray rose corsage with minimal greenery & white satin ribbon - wristlet. 1 25.00 $25.00

CEREMONY Bride to provide unity candle, side taper candles, and stands/holders.
Bride to provide fabric aisle runner (no silk) - see set fee.
30 GUESTS 1 Scatter true red rose petals on the altar. 1 25.00 $25.00
7 Skirted columns - place on the bride's side of the altar - see inspiration photo. Rental. 7 12.50 $87.50
Bride to provide memorial candle, hurricane, and picture frames for memorial -
place one framed picture per column and center column will have the
memorial candle (candle should be pre-lit). Bride will mark which 3 pictures
should be closest to her on the altar.
Option: Scatter white rose petals on both sides of the aisle runner. Priced $200.00.
1 Swag the pews with white tulle - front, middle, back pews. 1 250.00 $250.00
3 Pair of 5' silver candelabras - set at First, Middle, and Last rows. Rental. 3 125.00 $375.00
Top with arrangement of white hydrangea in a tight ball (to look like a snowball). 3 300.00 $900.00
Ribbon off the back pew.

STAGED EXIT 28 Mix of true red & white rose petals for tossing. 28 2.50 $70.00
Bride to provide petal cones. PAGE 1 TOTAL: $2,108.00

MOVE CEREMONY FLORAL TO DINNER: YES see below*
SOLD BY: Michelle Sanderson / Meri Hurst / Alix Griffin-Arnold UPDATE: June 15, 2012



BRIDE Michelle Norris GROOM Jeffrey Hart DATE December 8, 2012
CEREMONY Wedding Pavilion TIME 10:00am
BRUNCH Grand Floridian: Whitehall Room & Patio TIME 11:00am - 2:00pm
DESSERT PARTY Epcot: Morocco TIME 8:30pm - 10:00pm

QTY COST
PRE-RECEPTION Resort to provide white cotton tablecloths.
Cocktail Tables - 3 Bride to provide & set centerpieces for cocktail tables and highboys.
Highboy Tables - 3 6 Scatter true red rose petals at the center of each cocktail table & highboy. 6 5.00 $30.00
Bride to provide guest book.
Option: Silver Tissue Lame table linens - priced at $18.00 each for the cocktail tables
and $31.00 each for highboys. Rental.
Option: White crushed table linens - priced $26.00 each for the cocktail tables and
$36.00 each for the highboys.

BRUNCH Resort to provide white cotton tablecloths.
Head Table for 6 7 90" x 90" white crushed overlay. Rental. 7 26.00 $182.00
Guest Tables - 3 Place four on the head table and one per dinner round.
30 GUESTS 36 White crushed chair covers and burgundy satin sashes tied in a bow. Rental. 36 12.50 $450.00
38 Burgundy satin napkins - one per seat and place two on the cake table. Rental. 38 2.00 $76.00
Accordian fold each napkin and accessorize with bling buckle - TBD. TBD
36 Silver pebble charger plates - one per seat. Rental. 36 10.50 $378.00
3 Panache vase - place one per dinner round. Rental. 3 15.00 $45.00
Fill with white painted curly willow and fake snow. 3 120.00 $360.00
Hang (12) crystal garland from different branches in each arrangement. 36 5.00 $180.00
Bride to provide crystals to scatter around the base of each centerpiece.
Bride to provide heart-shaped votive holders & candles - place four per dinner round
and ten on head table. Bride to get fire permit through Wedding Planner.
Option: transfer floral arrangements from ceremony and place on tabletop candelabras
22" silver candelabra with 4 battery-powered tapers and crystal Bobeche
and chains. Priced $55.00 each. Transfer fee for 6 pieces $50.00.

CAKE Three-Tier "Happily Ever After" Cake.
Add 4-row crystal-trim ribbon to the base of each tier. Rental. 1 345.00 $345.00
For three-tier cake, need 3 yards of ribbon.
CAKE TABLE DÉCOR 1 90" x 90" crushed white linen - cloud the linen on the cake table. 1 26.00 $26.00
1 Scatter true red rose petals on the cake table. 1 25.00 $25.00
Bride will be placing her bouquet on the cake table.
1 Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings Cake Knife & Server set. 1 60.00 $60.00
Engraved: "Michelle & Jeff / December 8, 2012" 1 20.00 $20.00
BOUQUET TOSS NO
FAVORS Bride to provide.
PLACE CARDS 30 White chocolate rectangular placecard with milk chocolate Cinderella Coach accent, 30 6.75 $202.50
and milk chocolate writing (Guest Name & Table Assignment), wrapped in cello,
with silver ribbon.
TABLE NAMES Bride is working directly with Impressions.
MENU CARDS 36 Menu card with crystal monogram "H" - silver stardream matting, white cardstock, 36 7.00 $252.00
silver foil printing, and crystal monogram accent.
WELCOME BASKET Please visit www.disneyflorist.com for great gift ideas.

DESSERT PARTY Epcot to provide black cotton tablecloths.
Highboys - 6 6 9" cylinders filled with purple gel - place one per table. Rental. 6 9.00 $54.00
30 GUESTS 6 Stick (3) glow stars in each cylinder. 18 6.75 $121.50

COMMENTS: Colors: True Red, White, and crystal/silver bling accents.
TOTAL PAGE 1 & 2 $4,915.00
DISCOUNT
FL TAX (6.5%) $319.48
SUBTOTAL $5,234.48
MOVE FEE* $0.00
SET FEE $25.00
PLEASE NOTE: Final date to make changes to your floral proposal: November 21, 2012 DELIVERY FEE $100.00
Pricing is not guaranteed until six months prior to your event date. FINAL TOTAL $5,359.48
CONSULT DATE: May 11, 2012 SOLD BY: Michelle Sanderson / Meri Hurst / Alix Griffin-Arnold UPDATE: June 15, 2012

It looks like you provided a bit of your own stuff. Who did you get to do that for you?

 

[mariapicardikenyon]

As far as I am aware red means they are offline at that time and green means they are online

Thanks!

 

[WingsofThread]

Does anyone have a current pricing/their budget breakdown for a wedding around 75 people? (Looking at the wedding pavilion and the LSS- not looking at using Disney decor or floral). Any more current pricing would be a HUGE help!

 

[lurkyloo]

Unfortunately, both of your locations require you to use Disney for floral and decor—personal floral is the only exception.

Most of the individual prices in this thread are still current or only off by a few dollars, so you can use anything you find here to make a rough budget. The only individual prices in this thread that have changed substantially are the fees for ceremony locations, which go up to $3,300 for the Wedding Pavilion and $2,300 for pretty much everyplace else in 2014. Living Seas has all the same fees and venue-specific food and beverage minimums.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Unfortunately, both of your locations require you to use Disney for floral and decor—personal floral is the only exception.

Hi lurkyloo.....just want to say I am learning so much from you. Thanks.

Can you clarify, because I thought I read in the Passporter Wedding book that you can use outside floral/decor vendors for the WP ? Maybe I am not understanding it correctly ?

 

[pima416]

Does anyone have a current pricing/their budget breakdown for a wedding around 75 people? (Looking at the wedding pavilion and the LSS- not looking at using Disney decor or floral). Any more current pricing would be a HUGE help!

I got married at the WP and had our reception at LSS in October 2012. I saved my beo on this thread of you wanted to take a look. I believe there were 62 people.

 

[lurkyloo]

Hi lurkyloo.....just want to say I am learning so much from you. Thanks.

Can you clarify, because I thought I read in the Passporter Wedding book that you can use outside floral/decor vendors for the WP ? Maybe I am not understanding it correctly ?

You used to be able to, but that has changed. It's mentioned in the two most recent versions of the PassPorter e-book, which you can re-download for free whenever it is updated.

 

[WingsofThread]

I got married at the WP and had our reception at LSS in October 2012. I saved my beo on this thread of you wanted to take a look. I believe there were 62 people.

Thank you! I'll go take a look now

 

[taylorali]

Thank You all for posting - this is so helpful in terms of planning purposes!

I'm wondering if anyone has had a reception at the Grand Floridian and done the drape lighting by the chandelier? I am wondering if anyone can tell me how much they paid for it? Also basic uplighting?

Thanks!

 

[carolwoodpacific]

Hi everyone. Thank you to those that have posted your budgets. It was a great help during my planning process, and now I hope to return the favor. We will be making a few tweaks to floral, specialty drinks, and transportation, but overall it's pretty sound. I will try to post my floral budget later.

 

[carolwoodpacific]

That didn't work - will try again shortly. Sorry!

 

[carolwoodpacific]

Let's try this again...

 

[carolwoodpacific]

Now that I've got this whole uploading photos thing down, here is my detailed floral budget. We are reducing the number of umbrellas to save some money. For some color analysis- DF and I told the florist that particular types of flowers weren't important to us. I gave her some examples of centerpieces I like for inspiration, but they weren't set in stone by any means. Hope this helps.

 

[bigr3ddog]

Let's try this again...

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I noticed you had no transportation for the dessert party. Are you having guests meet at uk on their own? Do they meet at a certain time at the front of the park? At international gateway?

Does your audio for the ceremony include microphones?

Thanks!

 

[carolwoodpacific]

I noticed you had no transportation for the dessert party. Are you having guests meet at uk on their own? Do they meet at a certain time at the front of the park? At international gateway?

We are not providing transportation to the DP. All of our guests are staying on property and we know quite a number of them will be in the park between the reception and DP (after changing clothes at their resort). It was also a cost saving measure.

Our DP is from 8 - 9:30 PM. According to my full BEO, guests arriving by resort buses must meet at the front entrance at 7:30 to be escorted in, and guests walking from Beach Club have to be to International Gateway at 7:45. Those that are in the park can just stroll on up.

Does your audio for the ceremony include microphones?

Here is the detail from my BEO of the audio package:

 

[mariapicardikenyon]

Thanks for that tip! I will head over there and start posting You were a big help!!

Lucky loo is the person with ALL of the answers. She is unbelievable!

 

[destructivecupcake]

Does anyone have a current Escape Collection budget?