Congratulations!
We absolutely loved our intimate wedding. We were married at Sea Breeze Point. We had absolutely no regrets.
As for your questions, we went with Disney for just about everything. We had a town car pick us up at the airport and take us to get our license, had Disney do hair and makeup for me and my MOH, photography and videography, and did the Poly Luau for the wedding party the night before as part of the package, then treated everyone to Artist Point the night of the wedding.
The hair and makeup was wonderful. They did exactly what I wanted with my hair, and I'm not a big makeup person, and the artist, did such a great job. I don't like looking all made up, and she kept it very natural but beautiful.
The photography and videography were worth it in MHO. We were pleasantly surprised with how our video turned out, I felt like I was watching something off of a Wedding Story, and the photography was great. We actually had a friend who's an amateur photographer take pics that we could have immediately while we waited for the Disney ones. She got stuff the photographer wasn't around for like getting ready, inside the limo, after the ceremony we went down to the pier and beach by the Yacht club where we were staying and got picks in the sand and in the water.
Had I not had her, I'm not sure if I would have chosen Disney because I think those pics help tell the story. If Disney could provide someone for longer and for shots outside of the ceremony/reception, then I would say yes. The album they sent my pics in is awesome. Completely love it. The only thing I didn't really like is that they keep your negatives for up to 5 years, then you can buy them. I'm a scrapbooker, and not having negatives is like a mortal sin. So I regularly call them to see if I can buy them yet.
No luck yet. LOL
Luau & Artisit Pointe - The luau was fun to do with our wedding party the night before...something casual, let your hair down, enjoy and have fun. Artisit Pointe was AWESOME!!!! We had wonderful service, food, ambiance...we highly recommend it. Just a little story....
We had a wonderful waitress, her name is Po. She was humorous, knowledgable, helpful, and very on top of her game. At the end of the meal, we had 7 people total, we tipped her $100 on top of the gratuity that was already added to the bill for parties over 5. She didn't look in the bill folder until after we left, and she chased us down in the lobby to try and give back the $100 tip. She kept saying that we're newly weds, that we're young, she couldn't accept such a generous tip...we had to practically force her to take it, but she finally agreed to keep the tip. I will never forget our experience there or how wonderful Po is.
Well, good luck. You'll have a wonderful time!
