Originally Posted By tashajilek I would love to get married at Disneyland but there are just not many options for someone who does have a ton of $$$$$. I was considering Vegas, but i think i would regret not getting married at a Disey destination. I am curious of Cost, best venue and restaurant for a small reception.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros WDW has the Wedding Pavilion near the Grand Floridian Hotel, on the shore of the Seven Seas Lagoon. I don't know the specifics, but there are several different sized locations within that, but from my understanding they are all very expensive. I don't know if Disney would allow an on-site wedding that wasn't a part of the Wedding Pavilion stuff. They have a whole crew of wedding staff who specialize in this sort of stuff, and I'm sure they could help with some specific questions. If you want to do it on property, you might be able to get space at one o the non-Disney-owned location in Downtown Disney. I don't know what their regulations are, but they might be more flexible and less expensive than Disney-owned locations. And are you getting married soon, Tasha? Exciting!
Originally Posted By leobloom >> No, nobody has ever gotten married at WDW. << LOL! That should've been the last post in the thread.
Originally Posted By tashajilek Thanks ferret for your help! "And are you getting married soon, Tasha? Exciting!" Well i dont know lol. It all depends on getting time off, $$ and accomodating family and friends. (I) want to get married at a Disney destination but family and friends would be able to afford vegas over WDW. Some of our family members are a family with 3 kids, so that might be out of the question
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I have seen many small wedding ceremonies at the Boardwalk Gazebo overlooking the water close to Epcot. Since the Dolphin and Swan are nearby I wonder if that location is available for their guests also. That would make the wedding costs more reasonable perhaps. Good luck with your dreams and future plans.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Tash! Did your boyfriend propose!?? CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD If all of the WDW options are too expensive, you can get married in LV at the Excaliber and at least be married in a castle. I say get married as cheap as possible and then spend your $ on a fabulous Disney honeymoon.
Originally Posted By tashajilek ^^^ Yea im not one for shelling out $20,000 or so on a wedding. If i had it at Vegas i know more people would come and i guess we could always go to Disneyland after wards
Originally Posted By alexbook I'm a little confused. Are you East or West coast? I know at least one LPer has gotten married at DLR.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros If you're interested in going to DLR or WDW after the wedding, you could find some place nearby on the coast and do it there. There are a TON of places all over Orange County (the California one) where you can have a great wedding of any size, for relatively affordable, and are family friendly. I don't know specifics in Florida, but there have to be places in Tampa, Miama, Vero, or the Florida Keys that would make for a nice wedding, and are still within a day's drive of WDW.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 there was a wedding @ the Vero resort a few years ago when we were there- held on the front lawn with the ocean as a backdrop
Originally Posted By tashajilek "I'm a little confused. Are you East or West coast? I know at least one LPer has gotten married at DLR." I am West coast, Vancouver Canada. "Did you try calling & finding out what the packaged start at" The cheapest basic package at WDW is $3500. Disneyland is $10,000 and must have 10 nights occupied at a Disney hotel which i cant swing.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Geez, DL is rediculous. I would definitely check out WDW or the Vero Beach, FL or Hilton Head, SC DVC locations if you want to stick with Disney-owned locations. There are locations near Disney that will still allow for the "destination wedding" for guests without the Disney price tag for everything else.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "There are locations near Disney that will still allow for the "destination wedding" for guests without the Disney price tag for everything else." I should look into that too.
Originally Posted By tashajilek 3500 is too bad for a Disney wedding. I would still have to have a reception at a restaurant so that would be an additional cost.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance You should just get married in the park without anyone knowing what you're doing. Just stand in front of the castle with someone ordained to marry and a couple witnesses, and presto, you're married!
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>The cheapest basic package at WDW is $3500. Disneyland is $10,000 and must have 10 nights occupied at a Disney hotel which i cant swing.<< I for one do not like "destination weddings". I have been invited to a few and have always declined due to the cost involved (airfare, hotels, meals, the need to take time off from work, etc.). I think its somewhat rude to expect all your guests to spend thousands of dollars to attend your wedding. I know that some people will need to hop on a plane regardless of where it's held, but whatever happened to getting married in your hometown where most of your relatives and friends already live?
