DisneyCookie24
Planning my Big Day in the Wonderful World of Disn
- Joined
- Sep 9, 2009
So here's the story...
In the very beginning, we booked a wedding for Swan and Dolphin. We were going to do the reception at one of the restaurants afterward, until we realized that we are having more people attend than we initially thought (which is great!). The restaurants there really didn't fit our numbers that well so we nixed the reception at the Swan idea.
In the meantime, I had come across the boards and was able to do a bunch of research on DFTWs (thanks to all of you wonderful people!) and I decided that we could probably pull it off there after all and still be within our budget.
Unfortunately, at this point, we can't cancel our ceremony at the Swan, which is fine with us because we love the location. So we decided to try for the reception at ADH, and we got it, and it all works out great since they are sooooo close to eachother... I actually LOVE how it had worked out, almost like I planned it haha.
So fast forward a few months... I emailed to see when I would get our annual passes. Turns out that we don't get them since we are not doing a ceremony. I am truly devastated because we have no room in our budget for anything else.... I don't know if we will be able to go to the parks now... and I feel like this is all a waste because why go get married at Disney if you don't get to enjoy the parks a bit???
They told me that I am not considered a Wishes wedding. But I am really depressed about this because we are bound to (and are far exceeding) allll the same minimums that a Wishes wedding is required to have, I just chose to put that money to the reception, and not the ceremony...
Sorry to rant to you all, I was just so disappointed to hear that. I'm sure we will figure something out, but I feel like we won't get to go to the parks while we are there... and I also feel like we aren't that special because we are not have a wishes wedding, or an escape wedding... our wedding doesn't even get a category...
In the very beginning, we booked a wedding for Swan and Dolphin. We were going to do the reception at one of the restaurants afterward, until we realized that we are having more people attend than we initially thought (which is great!). The restaurants there really didn't fit our numbers that well so we nixed the reception at the Swan idea.
In the meantime, I had come across the boards and was able to do a bunch of research on DFTWs (thanks to all of you wonderful people!) and I decided that we could probably pull it off there after all and still be within our budget.
Unfortunately, at this point, we can't cancel our ceremony at the Swan, which is fine with us because we love the location. So we decided to try for the reception at ADH, and we got it, and it all works out great since they are sooooo close to eachother... I actually LOVE how it had worked out, almost like I planned it haha.
So fast forward a few months... I emailed to see when I would get our annual passes. Turns out that we don't get them since we are not doing a ceremony. I am truly devastated because we have no room in our budget for anything else.... I don't know if we will be able to go to the parks now... and I feel like this is all a waste because why go get married at Disney if you don't get to enjoy the parks a bit???
They told me that I am not considered a Wishes wedding. But I am really depressed about this because we are bound to (and are far exceeding) allll the same minimums that a Wishes wedding is required to have, I just chose to put that money to the reception, and not the ceremony...
Sorry to rant to you all, I was just so disappointed to hear that. I'm sure we will figure something out, but I feel like we won't get to go to the parks while we are there... and I also feel like we aren't that special because we are not have a wishes wedding, or an escape wedding... our wedding doesn't even get a category...