Making time for all of your guests?

[DISNEYMAGIC2005]

So I am getting married on a Thursday and for the most part everyone is leaving on Sunday. I kind of feel that I should be around them but I am starting to get overwhelmed at the thought of making sure I spend time with all of the 30 or so people that are coming. How do you or did you take care of this? I am starting to think that I will make a schedule of when I will be available for people and then tell them they can meet up with me and DF. I don't want them to feel like I am pushing them away but at the same time I feel like I am going to need sometime with just DF and even a couple moments with just my immediate family! Ok well let me know what you did cuz I would love some different options!

Thanks a bunch!

P.S. 16 days left!

 

[copper4]

This is just my opinion (as a mother of a bride) but I don't think your guests should expect to see you much after the wedding- you're on your honeymoon! You shouldn't feel obligated- you'll see them at the wedding and your families could be enlisted to step in as hosts after the wedding if people want to get together again). I'd say at most, plan one more day when you would be available but I would think everyone should understand that you and very new hubby want to enjoy your first days of marriage and create special COUPLE memories.

 

[malibustacey]

Ash you could make a little note (or just inform the guests if its too much of a pain to make an extra note / card for guests) and arrange to meet up one afternoon - it doesnt have to be a whole day. Your guests wont expect to see you all the time after the wedding, before perhaps, but definately not after your wedding- its ya damn honeymoon darling and you and Mike need your time.. (to run around Disney like headless chickens!)

But seriously, you could plan to meet up at a hotel, or you could say you are chilling out by the pool on x day at x time 'feel free to meet us there for the afternoon for a get together' ... i cant think of other ways to meet with them at the moment (its 11:45pm and im sleeeepy) but i know for sure that Wayne and I will tell our guests what we are doing on 1 or 2 days if they would like to join us (like we was going to say to meet us at DHS for a ride on TOT) or something like that.

oh my flipping god. am i freaking out for you???? im freaking out because i cant believe its 16days!??

 

[lpizzuro123]

Where are you and most of your guests staying. Of the 50 people that attending our November '08 wedding, 40 of them were staying at POFQ. There is a great little lounge right off the lobby of the resort called the Scat Cat Club. Wednesday through Saturday night there is a performer there from 9:00pm to midnight. His name is Elliot Dyson and just love to hang out in the evening listening to him. The club is right next to the entrance to the food court there and there is also a bar there.

We told everyone that we would be hanging out there the Saturday night before our wedding and if they wanted to stop by and say hello to us we would be there. About 30 or so people stopped by and we all hung out listening to music and just talking.

Depending on what resort most of your guests are staying at, maybe there is a lounge or a bar there that you can tell everyone to meet you there.

Linda

 

[tiggerrifficheidi]

I think you're wise to at least be aware that things are going to go quickly and time will be in short supply.

We had a "come if you will" farewell brunch at 1900 Park Fare. We made a late (1110) ADR for 35 people and told folks to show up if they wanted. It was nice to be able to just sit and chat. Mostly family came, though, so it was even simpler.

 

[ahutton]

We had about that many guests for our wedding. We did set up a couple "we'll be here" things for the couple days after the wedding but they were time controlled. We got married in December, so one evening we did the Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom. Another afternoon we had lunch in EPCOT and they put us in a group but did different checks for the parties. That way we got to see folks, but also had alone time. We also invited my parents to join us before the Christmas party in our room, and had fruit and cheese alone together before we went into MK. Just don't overschedule, we almost did. We didn't think through how late we would be up and had morning things that we almost slept through!

 

[Wish on a Star]

We had a HUGE group last time we went to Disney and we just left it open to whoever was available saying things like "We're probably seeing the 3:00 performance of Beauty and the Beast if you want to come, or Meet ____ for illuminations at X:00"