For those of you who brought your own centerpieces...

[DoomBuggy0922]

When/how did you set them up? Or did you have one of your guests set them up for you? How soon were you allowed into your venue? Just really... how did you finagle this?

 

[RangerPooh]

I individually packaged each centerpiece (glass plate, river rocks, and 3 candles) and included a picture of what it should look like so that when my aunts/cousins set them up they knew how they should look. At our wedding they were set up during the cocktail hour, which was fine as they finished with time to still enjoy the cocktail hour.

By setting them up ourselves we avoided having to pay Disney to do the work.

 

[crystalllize]

Disney will set them up for you, if you want. We had a bunch of things that we brought ourselves that needed to be set up at the reception and I just packaged and labeled everything and dropped everything off at Franck's during our rehearsal the day before.

 

[pixie921]

Disney will set them up for you, if you want. We had a bunch of things that we brought ourselves that needed to be set up at the reception and I just packaged and labeled everything and dropped everything off at Franck's during our rehearsal the day before.

We were told they'd set out up to 2 items for free, then anything beyond that was either $25 or $35 per hour (can't remember which) and the minimum charge is 1 hour. And they said they won't put out any outside floral at all.

 

[sambycat]

as a recent bridal graduate, i would chime in that, assuming you are saving and getting exactlywhat you want by DIYing your centerpieces AND that you don't have, like, 800 tables or something, paying them even $50 bucks to set them out will pay off in dividends on the big day.

i just brought some confetti and our table markers. we also had guestbook/vinylmation and our decorated ear hats. for what we had, there wasn't a charge. as long as it wasn't something freakily complex, i would show my planner exactly what i had and the pieces/steps and ask them the time and cost they would estimate. it will be WELL worth it!

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

Ahh okay. I had thought I read somewhere that Disney wouldn't set up centerpieces for you? But I am more than willing to pay for them to do it, if necessary.

Thanks!

 

[DisneyShamrock]

Ahh okay. I had thought I read somewhere that Disney wouldn't set up centerpieces for you? But I am more than willing to pay for them to do it, if necessary.

Thanks!

This is good news! I also had always thought and heard Disney wouldn't set up outside centerpieces at all.

 

[lurkyloo]

They won't set up floral centerpieces made by an outside vendor. Like if you had Charming Events do all your floral, Disney would not set it up.

 

[DisneyShamrock]

They won't set up floral centerpieces made by an outside vendor. Like if you had Charming Events do all your floral, Disney would not set it up.

Is there a loophole if you make silk floral centerpieces yourself?

I'd pay Disney to set them up for me. I'm worried about the timing of getting into WHR before we all have to be at the WP. We're hoping for a 10am ceremony with reception from 11-2, and I'd like to avoid having to detain my guests while someone runs over and set the centerpieces up. I'm just afraid there won't be time.

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

They won't set up floral centerpieces made by an outside vendor. Like if you had Charming Events do all your floral, Disney would not set it up.

A-ha!!! There we go--- that makes sense. (Well, sense in a way that Disney can only make it...)

 

[kiss da girl]

I am in the same boat - i bought a lantern centerpiece and plan to attach a silk flower to the top - all crafted by myself and my sister. Would Disney then set it for a fee per hour? I would be fine with that!

 

[pixie921]

I've got to send an email to my floral planner in the next couple of days. We're doing our own silk centerpieces so I will ask her what the exact policy is and then report back.

 

[DisneyBride1207]

I would love to know this as well - I own my own flower shop, so I would love to bring my own centerpieces down. We are having a Living Seas Reception so I am a little unsure about the rules about outside floral/bringing your own for an 'in park' reception... I just wanted to bring floating orchids in cylinders, votives, petals etc!

 

[pixie921]

We were told we could not even use our own fresh or silk floral arrangements -- or any decor at all -- in restricted venues, including Living Seas, which we specifically asked about.

 

[DisneyBride1207]

aww man, bummer oh well

 

[pinkmiss3]

I just had my floral planning session over the phone last week and I asked about this. I mentioned that I had my own centerpieces and that they were carriages. I told my planner that I didn't mind paying a fee to have them set up. She told me that as far as she knows disney won't set them up, but that she would look into it and let me know. I would much rather have them do it but if not my grandma will!

 

[KStarfish82]

My wedding was July '09 and I made centerpieces from shells and silk flowers. My reception was at Ariel's and Disney would not set them up. My cousins set them up for me....thank goodness there were only like 10 tables! Good luck!

 

[DisneyBride1207]

so, we are allowed to bring in our own self-made/DIY centerpieces, but Disney won't set them up...? How did you all figure out how to get someone over to the venue before the ceremony? Our reception is at LSS and ceremony at SBP...I was just going to go a cylinder with orchids and candles...


I guess I will ask my planner eventually just to cover it! if I'm not allowed then I just won't have anything

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

After seeing The Attic, I really don't think I'm going to do centerpieces! There's SO much stuff to look at in the room, and there's kind of that amazing view of SSE... who wants to look at the tables?!?!