How can I do it?

[Disneylover79]

I so badly want to get married in WDW...but I am trying to figure out how to do it the cheapest.....so how can I do it without spending to much....can you please lend me your secrets to how you saved money...TIA

 

[dakcp2001]

How many guests are you looking to have, and what is your budget? Your statement is a little too broad to offer specific suggestions.


The least expensive way to get married IN WDW is the Escape with no extras. But that limits your guest count and your photos. If you have a small group you can do an Escape ceremony and then have a dinner at O'Hanas or Narcoosees.

Other options- Shades of Green or Sawn & Dolphin for less expensive ceremony on Disney propery but not via DFTW.

Or get married off site and have your "reception" or dinner after at a Disney resteraunt.

 

[Wish on a Star]

Here's a few ways I saved money on my Disney wedding

First of all, we had an Escape wedding with a total of 16 people (14 guests the groom and me).

We realized that it was cheaper to use a DVD only option with photography and ended up using Randy Chapman for less than 500 dollars. I can now print my pictures myself for much cheaper prices. The Disney photographer was also there so I count those as "Bonus Pictures" (Although Disney now has a DVD only option, so I would inquire about that and make a choice that works for you).

I had a reception at the St. James Room at the boardwalk convention center. It was less than 30 per person. The food was AMAZING and everything you think a Disney Wedding would look like. It was cheaper to have this on a Thursday afternoon than say a Saturday night.

I did not have Mickey and Minnie at my wedding, but I didnt feel like I missed anything bc we have lots of great pictures of characters from character dining.

Instead of a dessert party, we had a casual get together. And on the wedding night DH and I had the "Sweetheart Table" at California Grill. You get personalized menus and the PERFECT view of the fireworks! Very romantic and intimate!

 

[missy0107]

You can get married at Fulton's Crab House but you will have to do most of the coordination yourself (flowers, photog, officiant, etc). It's a very reasonable option if you don't mind the work!

 

[Scrap_Vamp]

We saved money by having an Escape wedding with very few extras (my mum and dad paid for a couple of surprises, though). We didn't have any decoration at Sea Breeze Point, and the only extra floral was a couple of boutonnieres, plus a single long-stemmed calla lily for my MOH rather than a bouquet. We brought out own dried flower petals from home, which we purchased online during a sale period.

Instead of a formal reception we had a regular table at the California Grill, and served more wedding cake rather than paying for dessert. We also had the DVD only package with Randy Chapman, and substituted our Disney photographer for a half hour shoot at the Magic Kingdom.

Our one splurge was DFTW videography because we only realised we wanted a DVD about one month before the wedding and it was too late to shop around!