Skeptical Family?????

[WDWbride2007]

I think you and your DF need to decide what is more important: for anyone to be at your wedding, or to have the wedding at WDW. Raul and I really wanted a wedding at WDW. This has meant that some of our close relatives and friends will not be there due to money constraints. In the end, we decided that we would still do it if our parents were there. It is a tough decision, though, and should not be taken lightly. I wish you lots of luck in your planning! =)

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

gotta love family members, right? we too, didn't ask for money from anyone, but luckily both sides of the family have offered some kind of money towards the wedding. my mother keeps insisting that i have the wedding closer to home in a "church" which is really not what i want. and DF's father is "too cool/macho" for Disney now, so he claims that he either won't bother coming, or will fly down for the one day and fly home that night.


no matter what happens you have to remember that it's YOUR wedding, no one else's so you do what YOU want. no matter who else cares. they will eventually start kicking themselves after a while thinking about how they missed your wedding.

 

[janine]

I decided that a Disney wedding was what it was going to be, if my family wanted to come or did not wan to come, fine....
I had 15 guests travel to the US with me last week and they all enjoyed it enor-mouse-ly (sorry couldn't resist that!).
My Mum & Dad go to the Scottish Highland every year, where there is nothing except sea, sand, & silence.
I worried for months on how DisneyWorld may affect them, especially my Dad. I wasn't overly worried by Mum.
To my amazement my Dad absolutely loved Disney World, and would love to GO BACK!
he bought a Grumpy cap & wore it on all the rides.
So if people decide not to join you, then so be it, if they do join you, they will enjoy themselves. That's the way I saw it.

 

[rescuerangers]

We were worried about how our families would respond also but thankfully pretty much everyone is excited. My family is from Michigan, and his family is from NY (also where we are currently living), and it would be expensive to have it here in NY and difficult to plan in Michigan (plus my parents are moving), so we thought WDW would be a good neutral location in addition to the fact that it's Disney! Another issue for us was religion, since I am Christian (not Catholic though) and his family is Jewish. This way we can avoid the question of church vs temple. Sorry to hear you are having trouble but everyone's family is going to cause them some problems. No one can remember that it is your wedding, probably because they know that it is important to you to have your family attend.
Good luck!

 

[AnimalPrincess]

It seems hard to believe that anyone would have a problem coming to WDW, but it is expensive and that is just the reality. We had some issues with my FMIL and the date, but we compromised and it all worked out. I guess that it is easier for me since I live in FL, but my family and friends are spread all over the country, so we figured that WDW would be good because its not playing favorites to any one group. Good luck everyone and yes just remember that it is your day and in the end you are the one that needs to be happy with it, not your unsupportive family.