How Much Was Your Custom Wedding ??

[ChrisnKim913]

hey everybody, chris & I got back from our disney / seaworld trip on sunday night and we are engaged he proposed saturday night at disney (i'll write more on that later). We're really happy & excited about it and our next step is to set the date & start planning. We've known for a while now that we want a Disney Fairy Tale Wedding and we've decided that we're not gonna settle for anything else! Anyways, i was just wondering if you wouldn't mind posting how much you paid for your custom wedding, and everything you had.. including amount of guests. We're just looking to see the price range and what was included. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Kim

 

[ead79]

You can really do so many things with a custom wedding that the budgets vary a lot. The sky is the limit, and Disney has so many wonderful ideas. Also, there are lots of ways to reduce costs so you don’t exceed the budget you set for yourselves. The planning is so much fun too! Here is a rough outline of what we had, but keep in mind that my wedding was in 2003 so some info is out of date.

Ceremony – at Wedding Pavilion
Organist (included)
Violinist
Trumpeter
Unity Candle Arrangement
Wreaths on every other pew
Officiant
Bridal Bouquet
Bridesmaids Bouquets
Mothers Nosegays
Corsages & Boutonnieres
Towncars for family

Pre-Reception – at Italy Isola for Illuminations
Illuminations viewing fee
Two park hosts
Chartered busses (2)
Limo
Butler-passed hors devours
Punch (non-alcoholic)
Tables and chairs

Reception – at American Adventure Rotunda
DJ
Table centerpieces (floral on candelabras)
Chair and table covers
Garland for head table
Cake
Cake cutting fee
Food & gratuity
Non-alcoholic bar (juices, cokes, etc.)

We also had a photographer (Randy Chapman) and videographer (STVS) for the entire time. We had a total of 78 guests.

Our total spent with Disney was about $24,500. The overall wedding total (including stuff like the gown, honeymoon, invitations, etc.) was $41,500. I hope that helps!

 

[dsnyfan6/18]

We had 30 guests at the Rehearsal Dinner / 35 at the wedding - our minimum to spend was 20,000 -

Rehearsal
Chartered bus for 5 hours
Rehearsal Dinner @ Italy Isola
20 Illuminations viewing fees
Park Host
Buffet
Birthday Cake
4 Centerpieces @ about $20 each

(our ceremony was 12 noon, pre reception 1:00, reception 2-6pm)

Ceremony – at Wedding Pavilion
Organist (included)
Unity Candle Arrangement
pillars w/ floral
Officiant
Bridal Bouquet
7 Bridesmaids Bouquets
6 corsages
11 Boutonnieres
2 roses & memorial candle
Towncar
Limo
Rolls Royce
Chartered Bus for 5 hours

Pre-Reception – Whitehall room & patio
Cheese Platter w/ Crudite
2 hot hors d'oeurves
Full bar
centerpieces on tables (5)

Reception – St. Augustine A&B
DJ
Videographer (6 hours)
Photographer (7 hours)
Mickey Mouse (we did not pay for Mickey - our parents arranged him, my dad is a cast member, so they did it as a courtesy)
Table centerpieces 4 tables
3 votives on each table
ficus tree package
$50.00 floral moving fee
Cake (I had a custom cake so it had to be for a minimum of 50 people)
Buffet (we had TONS of food)
35 chocolate favors
chair covers & sashes
napkins
gratuties to dj, photog. video
full open bar


We paid Disney a little under 23,000. If you include stuff like the gown (with veil, shoes, jewlery, garter, tiara) invitations, hair, makeup, mani & pedi, honeymoon room, airfare, marriage licence, gifts for the attendants, etc, etc.) was probably about 30,000. I know it seems like we did have alot - but we were on a really strict budget and I saved money where I could & where i didn't mind sacrificing (I did nice but simple invitations b/c I figured that they would just get thrown to the side anyway, I only spent about 1,000 on my dress which included tiara, veil, shoes, slip, bra, etc, etc - these were things that were nice but i did on a budget, b/c i'd rather spend that money on the wedding). But overall, I really didn't go overboard, it was beautiful and elegant, and if i had to do it over, i wouldn't do it any differently!

 

[ohanafamily]

Hello, We didn't have a FTW (My family wouldn't have been able to attend), but I have been checking on prices and you can get the MINIMUM from around 12,000 for about 10 guests. I went to one once that was close to $250,000It all depends on how much you want to spend.

 

[wendy46001]

Like they said you can really do anything you want with a custom wedding…Disney will make it fit your budget and if you want to just hit the minimum they will show you how….as for us when DH and I originally sat down to do this we decided we wanted three things…I wanted my dress, he wanted fireworks, and it had to be Disney…the rest was just making our fairy tale come to life...

 

[faeriegrl]

We had 71 guests and the coach, a character and plated 7 course meal at the California Grill. We also used the wedding pavilion.

Our total to Disney was around $16,000 and if you add in travel/hotels/gowns/accessories (I paid for the bridesmaids gowns too), we spent just over $25,000.

I was on a major budget and chose to make a lot of things. I also negotiated with outside vendors for photo, video, and personal floral (Laura Kidd from Disney Floral did our reception floral).

It's completely possible to have the wedding of your dreams on YOUR budget- just be a little flexible and creative and it will happen!

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

hey everybody, chris & I got back from our disney / seaworld trip on sunday night and we are engaged he proposed saturday night at disney (i'll write more on that later). We're really happy & excited about it and our next step is to set the date & start planning. We've known for a while now that we want a Disney Fairy Tale Wedding and we've decided that we're not gonna settle for anything else! Anyways, i was just wondering if you wouldn't mind posting how much you paid for your custom wedding, and everything you had.. including amount of guests. We're just looking to see the price range and what was included. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Kim

Congratulations, Kim!!!

and

Thank you to everyone else! I was so worried about my decision to do a WDW wedding on a budget (I was thinking 30-35 k budget, and expecting to cut a lot of corners) and you guys have totally brightened my outlook on this! I will still have a little more saving to do, but I feel so much better seeing these totals. (The engagement ring prices had me expecting that everyone paid 100 k or more on a wedding!)

All of your pictures and trip reports were awesome, and worth every penny you spent and much, much more!

 

[NeverlandClub23]

We had 71 guests and the coach, a character and plated 7 course meal at the California Grill. We also used the wedding pavilion.

Our total to Disney was around $16,000 and if you add in travel/hotels/gowns/accessories (I paid for the bridesmaids gowns too), we spent just over $25,000.

I was on a major budget and chose to make a lot of things. I also negotiated with outside vendors for photo, video, and personal floral (Laura Kidd from Disney Floral did our reception floral).

It's completely possible to have the wedding of your dreams on YOUR budget- just be a little flexible and creative and it will happen!

That sounds AMAZING! And not too bad on the price either! Was it very stressful doing a lot of the stuff yourself?


Congratulations Kim! I bet you're so excited!



~Kim~

 

[Luvndisney]

you have a pm

and congrats!!!