So many questions!!! Help!!!

[amyliz23]

Hi everybody!!!
I am just starting to get a feel for our DFTW in 10/2012. I'm a little lost and am wondering if some of you out there would be willing to shed some light on these questions!

1. Budget
What I had in mind was a wedding with about 25-35 people.
Sea Breeze Point
Some kind of reception brunch.
Dessert Party (This is a must!)
I am wanting to stay within my 12k budget, but am having concerns on if this is possible.

2. Reception
Will I need an open bar and a DJ? I'm worried that a lot of our guests wont be dancing. And it's going to be fairly early (as I plan on having an earlier ceremony-10am ish) so I don't know if many people will be drinking. I'd hate to spend the money. WHat about BOC? Another thing.... if I have the reception earlier, what will everyone do between the end of the reception and the beginning of the dessert party? I have this thing with feeling like I am going to need to entertain everyone the whole time. Can I/should I make it a reception dinner?

3. Transportation
I don't even know what to ask here. I want to make this as stress free for everyone as possible, but I don't know what the best option would be. Since I don't know who will be staying where yet, it's hard to think of the logistical concerns that I would need to address.

4. Dessert Party
Is having dinner an option here? How much extra would that be? Can I wear my wedding dress for this? Or is that only if you book it seperately? Come to think of it, can I wear my dress at the reception? I know that there are rules about where and when you can wear your wedding attire.

5. More about the reception: What if I just wanted to have a dinner- without all the dance floor type stuff. (and a 4 hour thing just sounds really long without music!)There will only be 25-30 people for goodness sakes. I wanted everything to be relaxing and fun; not so much like a big loud wedding.

UGH!!!! Sorry! Like I said, SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!

Thanks

 

[leonix8238]

Hi everybody!!!
I am just starting to get a feel for our DFTW in 10/2012. I'm a little lost and am wondering if some of you out there would be willing to shed some light on these questions!

1. Budget
What I had in mind was a wedding with about 25-35 people.
Sea Breeze Point
Some kind of reception brunch.
Dessert Party (This is a must!)
I am wanting to stay within my 12k budget, but am having concerns on if this is possible.

2. Reception
Will I need an open bar and a DJ? I'm worried that a lot of our guests wont be dancing. And it's going to be fairly early (as I plan on having an earlier ceremony-10am ish) so I don't know if many people will be drinking. I'd hate to spend the money. WHat about BOC? Another thing.... if I have the reception earlier, what will everyone do between the end of the reception and the beginning of the dessert party? I have this thing with feeling like I am going to need to entertain everyone the whole time. Can I/should I make it a reception dinner?

3. Transportation
I don't even know what to ask here. I want to make this as stress free for everyone as possible, but I don't know what the best option would be. Since I don't know who will be staying where yet, it's hard to think of the logistical concerns that I would need to address.

4. Dessert Party
Is having dinner an option here? How much extra would that be? Can I wear my wedding dress for this? Or is that only if you book it seperately? Come to think of it, can I wear my dress at the reception? I know that there are rules about where and when you can wear your wedding attire.

5. More about the reception: What if I just wanted to have a dinner- without all the dance floor type stuff. (and a 4 hour thing just sounds really long without music!)There will only be 25-30 people for goodness sakes. I wanted everything to be relaxing and fun; not so much like a big loud wedding.

UGH!!!! Sorry! Like I said, SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!

Thanks

I don't know from personal experience as I had an Escape wedding but from reading these boards this sounds do-able as a Wishes wedding.

You might find the following thread useful for looking at budgets:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2182201&highlight=budget

I've read a few trip reports where brides have had simple 2 hour receptions, used their i-pods for music and if people felt like dancing they could dance. As for alcohol, I don't think people would miss it at a brunch at all, a glass of champagne to toast your happiness is just enough

In between the reception and the dessert party your guests have the option of going into the parks or popping back to their hotel for a rest. I think this is quite a nice option for people as it gives them a little time to freshen up, especially if you're having an early wedding and then a dessert party later in the evening.

Regarding transportation your guests could use Disney transportation, The Boardwalk is super close to several hotels and to Epcot. Though if you did want to organise private transport I'm sure other couples have hired buses. A good idea to keep things relaxed and stress free is to have the reception close to SBP. I believe the Attic is super close so that could be an option for you.

You can wear your wedding dress to your reception and to your dessert party as these are arranged via DFTW and thus you will have a cast member look after your part in the park.

Do you have a copy of Carries Passporter guide? If not I recommend you get hold of one as it's full of great ideas and information: http://www.passporter.com/weddings.asp

I hope this helps a little, I'm sure some Wishes brides will be along soon to make things clearer for you. Good luck!

 

[wintermouse]

12K is definitely do-able! We had 60 people for an evening wedding at WP and full reception with an open bar at GF for 16K (not including our outside photographer). I did a lot of DIY planning, including centerpieces but all of our bouquets and everything were from Disney so it can be done!!!

We also didn't have any transportation, except a limo for the bridal party. We gave directions on how to get to the wedding, although most of our guests I later found out took cabs. But there were still a bunch that did bus/monorail/walking.

HTH!!! Good luck planning!!!