Second thoughts

[honeybee5517]

I posted not long ago that my fiance surprised me with a Disney wedding that was happening in August. It turned out that he hadnt made reservations at a hotel yet so I was able to talk him into pushing the wedding back to January when members of our families would be in better health and the weather would be more accomdating for an outside wedding. We have reservations to stay the second week of January at the BW. We have not signed any contracts about the wedding yet.

Here is the problem. Both my fiance and I feel that it would be magical to get married in Disney. We get that 'disney feeling' everytime we're there thats like nothing else. We would love to be able to combine that feeling with our wedding. However, on finding that we would be charged extra ($100 i think)per guest past 4 (we have the full 18) for a two hour celebration, plus a dinner reception afterward, and outside photography as well as videography we are just wondering if spending all the money is worth that disney feeling. We would not be saving money by having a destination wedding, we live in south florida and have a small guest list of about 35 people who will all be able to attend the reception.

help!

 

[Codie]

Totally worth it...but with that price and a dinner reception and videography--you might look at a custom

 

[karentan]

i think theyve changed the rules, you dont pay the $100 per person anymore, you just pay for extra drinks (the cake is big enough anyway). we got married in november and we werent charged any extra. maybe a more recent bride could confirm this?

 

[starseed]

i think theyve changed the rules, you dont pay the $100 per person anymore, you just pay for extra drinks (the cake is big enough anyway). we got married in november and we werent charged any extra. maybe a more recent bride could confirm this?

Yes, this is true! The Intimate package allows up to 18 guests with no additional fee to the package price. But the maximum is 18 guests plus the bride and groom.

If you were budgeting the additional $100 per person, you'll have a good chunk left over for additions. I would personally recommend an outside photographer and/or videographer (we have both) - you will get a bigger bang for your buck than going with Disney services!!

HTH!