New to the Board & RD/WD Question

[Anna2984]

Hi everyone! I wanted to introduce myself & I have a question for everyone.

My name is Anna, my FI & I got engaged in June of this year. We are getting married @ the WP (5pm) & GF Grand Ballroom. Which leads me to my question. The guest list is up to 140ish I think, and everyone is an out of towner.

Can you suggest a RD/Welcome Dinner location for 80 people? My FI & I like the Living Seas bc we wanted our Reception there. Due to our guest #s that was not a choice. Yet we think his parents are not going to want to spend the 15,000 min for a Friday night. I was thinking the Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show @ the Poly. Thoughts on that? Suggestions?

I am open for all!

Thanks

 

[lurkyloo]

Welcome!

How about a dinner and/or dessert party and IllumiNations viewing in Italy or France at Epcot? Or will you be having one on your wedding day?

 

[Anna2984]

We are watching the MK fireworks @ the GF Marina, havent completed planned if it will be DP or just drinks bc we have the ballroom till 11 & then we are leaving from the Grand 1 Yacht as our exit.

 

[Lynn5700]

Hmmm I wonder if there is a limit on people for the restaurants. I would say Ohana's.

I have never did the Spirit of Aloha,that sounds like it would be fun for a big group.
Is there a limit you inlaws are going to spend...I think the dessert party would be cool, also the cruise is a good idea too.

I think I remember somebody having a welcome party on the beach near the beach club where that ship is on the beach..it might be the Yacht Club.

 

[kayleighnik]

i like the sound of the dessert party - you have the uk terraces

 

[DisneyNyBride]

I am having a welcome party for about 80 guests at SBP the night before the wedding.

 

[Anna2984]

DisneyNYBride,
For your SBP dinner w/ 80 guests, Do the min food/bev still apply or do they offer something else?

 

[DisneyNyBride]

I don't believe I had to reach any minimums. That definitely never came up. I told them my pp price range and we customized a buffet based on what I told them we wanted. And we're having a guitar player/singer for music.

 

[lurkyloo]

Sea Breeze Point has a $1,000 food and beverage minimum, but that shouldn't be hard to hit with 80 guests.

 

[DisneyElite4]

We're having our Rehearsal Dinner at the Living Seas Salon on a Saturday night. The minimum for us is $3,500 - it seems that should be the same for Friday and Saturday night.

 

[Anna2984]

DisneyElite4,

Really? What night of the week? How many people? They told us that the normal 15000 min would apply if choose the Living Seas??

 

[lurkyloo]

No venue at WDW has a $15,000 food & beverage minimum.

Perhaps your planner was referring to the $15,000 overall expenditure minimum for holding your wedding on a Friday.....

Living Seas Salon has a food and beverage minimum of $2,450 for events before 4 pm and $3,500 for events after 4 pm every day of the week. The venue-rental fee is $500.

 

[DisneyElite4]

Anna2984,

Yes, really!

What lurkyloo said is true. In our contract it states exactly what she wrote, word for word. We are having 50-60 people, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on a Saturday night in June. Our minimum expenditure for the F&B is $3,500 - so $4,000 total with the venue rental fee added on. We won't be doing any additional decor, lighting or entertainment, so we are hoping to stay right at $4,000. We will be using the existing music that plays in the room - we were told we could bring in CDs with the songs we wanted to play and utilize the small TVs to play a DVD at no additional cost.

 

[Anna2984]

Well thank ask you ladies! I will be calling to ask Diane a couple more questions then!