New Here with questions

[TinkerBabe1010]

Hi everyone,

This is my first time posting, but I've been a lurker for about a month now.
This board is addicting!

We're not planning a wedding until 2008, but I just can't help but want to plan NOW because it's just so gosh darn exciting!

I have to say that if I had any doubt of having a Disney wedding the DISers on this board have gotten rid of it!

I'm absolutely addicted to Disney and WDW, and so lucky that the love of my life is the exact same way!

FYI, I'm addicted to smileys and exclamation points, so I apologize ahead of time

Anyway, I have really enjoyed seeing all your dresses and engagement rings and planning journals, you are all so beautiful, and all so happy, it's contagious. So thanks for letting me lurk

I do have a couple of initial questions. I'm a ways off to when I can even call Disney, so this is really just ground work, but I'm having a fairly large wedding for Disney, about 150-200 people. We'll be inviting about 250, so that's a guestimate. I know, huge! We both come from really large close extended families, so we get to pay a BIG price (literally) for that closeness!

I'm pretty sure the ceremony will be at the wedding pavillion as there don't seem to be too many options other than that for a guest list as large as ours. We're also planning an evening wedding, so that rules out most, if not all, park locations. But I love the pavillion, so I'm okay with that. But are there any other locations you can think of for that many people? What is Sea Breeze Point's maximum?

Also, reception-- I pretty much want dinner and dancing, but because of the size I think we are again limited to ballroom venues. Despite having so many people we are still on a limited budget, and every dollar must count, so we were thinking Boardwalk just because we like how it seems to have a bit more character. GF is too expensive as the food and beverage minimum goes up more.

So for Boardwalk brides, did you have a cocktail hour? If so, where?

Any other suggestions for a night time reception for dinner/dancing that will hold that many people?

How many people can Atlantic Dance Hall sit? Can you have a sit down dinner or just a buffet?


Also, would someone mind PMing me about Charming Events prices, just to give me an idea?

Also, I know we have to have a $100 minimum for food and drink, but my question is can we actually have a good sit-down dinner and bar for $100pp? Or is that really underestimating what it costs for dinner?

I'm so sorry for so many questions, but ya'll are so knowledgeable and I just want so much info because I'm so excited!

Thanks so much everyone, and I'm so happy to have found all of you!

 

[scottsbride]

Hi TinkerBabe!!!
Welcome Your story sounds exactly like my own! We are also having a large wedding (about 130) which means we were kind of limited to our locations. We decided on the wedding pavillion, I really wanted Seabreeze point but it has a max of 100. But it's ok, the wedding pavillion will be fabulous We are having our reception at the Boardwalk. Our pre-reception is at St. James hall. That location was just something that our sales person chose for us. I just basically told her Boardwalk.
Good luck with the rest of your planning!!! This forum has been a lifesaver for me!!!

 

[luvsmickey]

Welcome to the DISboards!

I probably can't help you with answers to your questions, but I can give you some suggestions. You could probably look into a location at Epcot (America I think closes down for it's evening events). I'm not sure of this, though.

Have you created a Wishbook on the Disney Weddings Website? That is a really good budget estimator. (Of course prices can change and it's only an est.) Also, check out yourfairytale.com they are the unofficial disney wedding web site. A few other sites that are great and have really good info. is mousesavers.com and allearsnet.com! Hope this helps some! Good luck! And ask us anything, even if we don't have the answers to all the questions we love to help find them!

 

[AnimalPrincess]

You should definetly look into the American Adventure Rotunda, it is beautiful and has a minimum of 100. I believe you have to wait until the park closes to have your event so ddepending on the season that would change, but I might eb wrong about that. Have fun planning!