What can you bring yourself to your DFW that Disney charges you an arm and a leg for?

[bellaminnie]

We were married at the Yacht Club Gazebo and had some decor on the gazebo - but we had to pay for it. We LOVED it and feel it was worth it!

our first disney trip together we stayed at the beach club which is why i was thinking about the yacht club gazebo. i want lots of lights though like the gazebo that was in twillight at the end of the movie. how many people did you have, did they just stand around the gazebo?

 

[missy0107]

i love all the lights, so where are you actually getting married? outside on the top? i've never actually been there, just looked at the pic online. will it just be your wedding party there or will they be open for business during the ceramony?

The ceremony will be outside on the Third Deck, then we will move inside to the Third Deck Lounge for dinner. We have exclusive use of the Third Deck Lounge and it's outdoor patio for the length of the event, the rest of the restaurant will be open for business.

My theme is Christmasy, specifically because I will match all the other decorations everywhere. AND because I love Christmas.

 

[jworkkul]

I'm so confused. So ANYTHING Disney does not provide you have to set up yourself or pay them to do? Even gift table, cake table and guest book table? My wedding is in September 9-9-09 and I still have not had my planning session. It is actually May 27th. I wanted my planning session in March/April but they say I was early and they couldn't work with the dates i was available anyways. I don't get it I am seeing people on here that are 7 months away and have their planning session done and here I am having my planning sesseion 3 1/2 month before my wedding. Ugg! No wonder I'm stressed. I'm clueless!

If you do bring your own stuff, you have the option of having Disney do it OR someone you know can do it for free?

Where are the gift and guest book tables? In the pre reception room or reception room?

Ok I'm going to list what I was thinking on doing and see if I can get more input on if If Disney will set it up free of charge or will charge me if someone else does not do it. You girls are great!

Ceremony(at wedding pavilion):
1. Unity and memorial candle - wanted to bring my own
2. Programs - wanted to make my own program scrolls (like the ones in Cinderella when everyone gets invited to the ball) * Was going to have a friend hand out
3. Floral - if I do any pieces at all, whatever I have at the recption will be used at the ceremony first.
4. Rose Petals - I want a ton but I'm sure Disney charges a lot for them, Does anyone know how much? Can I bring my own artifical ones.
5. Runner - You can bring your own. REally? Not crazy about carpet but I could deal with it.
6. Bubbles for exit - wanted to bring own

Pre Reception
I don't even know where this is yet. Is is really necessary to have floral/decrorations if this is not a reception toom. Did I not get assigned one because I opted for a one hour dessert party outside at the end instead of a one hour pre reception outside.

1. Place card setting- bringing own place cards in a cute little star place card holder
2. Place card map - lol. never saw this until I saw one at Disney
2. Gift table - wanted to bring my own card box
3. Guest book table. wanted to bring my own book and pen and things to decorate it with

Reception (St, Augustine)

1. Disney is doing all floral center pieces - Mother in law won't even think of artifiical flowers and I am happy with that
2, Cake table - bringing own serving set, cake jewlery and gthings to decorate table
3. Table names.- I'm sure Disney charges for these if you want anything besides a number if so I'm bringing my own. I want Cinderella items to name my table like the glass slipper table, the castle table, or the coach table
4. Menus - wanted to make my own and tuck them inside a napkin.

Dessert Party - during Wishes that night (Sago Key Point)
Do I really need decorations for 1 HOUR ?

Hey I have to save money somewhere. I booked the carriage this week even though I said I refuse to spend that much money. I just closed my checkbook and my eyes and called the wedding planeer.

Ok, let me see if I can answer these for you. My daughter had her wedding in February and we went through the same thing.

1)Gift table and book they will sit up w/o charge. Just let them know how many tables you need.
2)Unity and Memorial candles--bring them and they will sit up w/o charge.Let them know, though that you have those.
3)Made my own programs and no charge.
4)Can't help you out on floral. I had Disney do the whole floral scheme and let me tell you that they were not as pricey as I thought.
5)Are the rose petals for when they make their "staged" exit at the pavillion?
If so--make your own. We did. We make "pedal cones" and had everyone take one when they exited the pavillion.
6)You can bring your own but Disney will charge you for putting it down.
7)Can bring your own bubbles.

I made my own placecards. We had an "ice cave" them and make the cards on the computer and tied them to an icicle and had Disney put them on an ice tree (which was a fee for the tree but they had one over in the Narnia set at DHS). Whatever you want just bring to Francke's studio the night of the rehersal and make sure your wedding planner know what you want in advance. They will place 2 items per place sitting on the tables and anything more will be $35/hr/place setting. I had small bottles of wine that we enjoy for guest gifts but the wedding planner was hesitant about putting at the place settings due to if the guests opened the wine then it would cost us $10 for corkage fee so we settled on a table at the exit for the guests to get as they were leaving the reception. I had elected not to have menu cards but Disney made them and did not charge me any extra for it.

Make sure when you get your estimate that you look it over completely. Make any changes and don't hesitate to contact your wedding planner. I know we made ours go insane with all the last minute changes but they were wonderful about it and it was not as bad as it seemed.

 

[honey2741]

Right. I just got married at SBP and the only floral you can provide yourself is personal floral.

What is considered personal floral?

 

[Sarah <3 Disney]

What is considered personal floral?

Bouquets for the bride and bridesmaids, boutonnieres for the guys. Really, anything to decorate people, not the venue!

 

[pezaddict231]

You can bring your own aisle runner for the WP but Disney will not set it up, not even for a fee. You need to elect someone in your party to do it. I just got the response from my planner on this today, I think in the past they used to set it up for a fee.