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ME AND MY WIFE ARE STARTING TO LOOK INTO EVERYTHING FOR RENEWING OUR VOWS FOR OUR 15TH ANNERVERSARY. WE THOGHT ABOUT OUR 10TH BUT DECIDED , ON OUR 15 TH IT GIVE MORE TIME TO PLAN TO MAKE IT EXTRA SPECIAL FOR MY WIFE AND ME .
1. WHAT PLACE DID YOU HAVE IT AND WERE THERE ANY PROBLEMS
WE ARE THINKING OF THE BOARDWALK BECAUSE THAT IS OUR DVC HOME.. THAT WE BOUGHT ON OUR HONEYMOON.
2. DID ANYONE HAVE THE CHARECTERS AT THEIRS.
MY DREAM IS MICKEY IS MY BEST MAN IF POSSIBLE . MY WIFE WOULD GO ALONG WITH MINNIE FOR ME.
3. WE HAVE SEEN MANY THING ON THE WEDDING FOOD FOR DISNEY
MY QUESTION IS HOW WAS IT AND HOW WAS THE SERVICE??
SOMETIMES WHAT YOU SEE ON T.V. CAN GO BOTH WAYS .
IF I'M FORGETTING ANYTHING PLEASE POST IT WILL HELP US GREATFULLY.....


THANKS FOR EVERYONES HELP

JEFFAND LIL

[Starla4436]

The Boardwalk is a good idea...it would be very special b/c its your home resort.

[wdwlovers]

My sister-in-law was just married at Sea Breeze Pointe last month on the Boardwalk. It was beautiful! She just came over with her photos, and the location rocks in the pics. They didn't have any characters. They hosted a dessert reception at Japan later that evening for all of us, and then we all dined at Boma's the next evening together. The dessert reception was AWESOME! Our server, Diego, was absolutely a gem.

Your biggest decision off the bat is how many guests will you invite. My SIL had an Escape wedding, but they had lots of opportunity to create the day they wanted yet.

Best of luck with the planning!

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Originally Posted by wdwlovers

My sister-in-law was just married at Sea Breeze Pointe last month on the Boardwalk. It was beautiful! She just came over with her photos, and the location rocks in the pics. They didn't have any characters. They hosted a dessert reception at Japan later that evening for all of us, and then we all dined at Boma's the next evening together. The dessert reception was AWESOME! Our server, Diego, was absolutely a gem.

Your biggest decision off the bat is how many guests will you invite. My SIL had an Escape wedding, but they had lots of opportunity to create the day they wanted yet.

Best of luck with the planning!

if you do not mind me asking how many people did she have , by the time we have it i think under 20 we are going to have .
i sent away for the wedding dvd , and when we go in dec we want to look around at the different places to have it and find exactly how much over 15,000.00 we are going to spend on the low side . thanks for all your help .

thank again
jeff

[wdwlovers]

Jeff, there were 7 of us guests. With them, a total of 9 people. The escape allows 18 guests, and the bride & groom. You CANNOT go over that amount, that's shared right off the bat.

I'm actually working on a trip report of their wedding, so you'll be able to see some of what they did.

[disney]

Originally Posted by wdwlovers

Jeff, there were 7 of us guests. With them, a total of 9 people. The escape allows 18 guests, and the bride & groom. You CANNOT go over that amount, that's shared right off the bat.

I'm actually working on a trip report of their wedding, so you'll be able to see some of what they did.

i appericate your thanks , when you put it together if you can please post thank you for your help.

jrff

[bitterchickey]

We are thinking of doing this for our 20th----only 5 short years away! I'll be looking forward to hearing all of your reports/ideas!

[Geri Alexander]

Jeff,
I was just married at The Wedding Pavilion at The Grand Floridian. We also did escape, and we had 15 people total, plus us. I also have a trip report up, called Wedded Bliss, which has lots of info about the planning. We like WP because it was indoors, so the weather outside did not affect us. We also liked that it came with an organist AND violinist. And you got to have your reception at Commander's Terrace which was really nice. It is wired for video. I still picked lots of things, but the choices were more limited. For example, you get to pick your cake, but there are only five types of cakes instead of one hundred. And the 5K we paid included most things. It really was a fabulous bargain! I felt like I got to have the wedding of my dreams for next to nothing (compared to what some people pay for weddings and vow renewals.

We also did the photo park session, and my pics are listed here (if they are still up), they do expire any day now. It was worth every penny. The only negative was that you could not have over 18 people, and if you have any babies or small kids, they count as one of your guests. There are no "free" ones. If you have even one person show up over that number, you will automatically pay the minimum (different based on what day and location you choose).

Including the park session and all the extras the Escape Wedding did not cover--like the minister, the bridesmaids flowers, those sorts of things--we still paid under $10,000. And that was including our travel. I do own DVC, so I did not have to pay for hotel, so that probably saved us a few bucks.

If you have any questions, PM me. I am more than happy to answer them. I love talking about my Disney Wedding Experience!

[Kristen C.]

My DH & I are thinking of doing a vow renewal @ WDW in a few years. Something small and intamate, I think we're talking 12 ppl max. We are wondering what Disney offers, The DVD seems to focus mainly on big weddings and major renewal ceramonies. We want something very small.

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Originally Posted by Kristen C.

My DH & I are thinking of doing a vow renewal @ WDW in a few years. Something small and intamate, I think we're talking 12 ppl max. We are wondering what Disney offers, The DVD seems to focus mainly on big weddings and major renewal ceramonies. We want something very small.

EVERONE IS TELLING ME ABOUT THE ESCAPE PACKAGE WITH IS FOR 18 PEOPLE AND LESS
I'M WAITING ON THE VIDEO . THEN I'M GOING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR WHEN WE GO DOWN TO FIGURE OUT EVERYTHING ELSE I REALLY NEED TO KNOW. THERE IS ALOT ON DISNEY WEDDINGS TO GIVE A BASIC IDEA OF WHAT WE WANT . LIKE THE CHARECTERS AT OUR WEDDING ECT ECT . AS SOON AS I FIND ANYTHING MORE I WILL RELAY IT THREW A POST FOR YOU .

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I GOT MY WEDDING DVD FROM DISNEY AND WANT TO SAY THAT WAS USELESS . BASICALLY AT THE END IT TELLS YOU TO CALL DISNEY AND I THINK THEY REALLY NEED TO DO MORE FOR THE PEOPLES INDIVIDUAL PLANS. I SAW MORE ON THE TRAVEL CHANNEL . I'M GOING TO CALL DISNEY FOR MORE INFO AND KEEP EVERONE UP TO DATE AS I GO ALONG WITH THIS .

[MorenaSangre]

Originally Posted by Geri Alexander

Jeff,
I was just married at The Wedding Pavilion at The Grand Floridian. We also did escape, and we had 15 people total, plus us....Including the park session and all the extras the Escape Wedding did not cover--like the minister, the bridesmaids flowers, those sorts of things--we still paid under $10,000. And that was including our travel.

Thank you for posting!! I'm thinking of a vow renewal in 3 years, about the same size as your wedding, and I'm starting to plan. I adored your pictures...the park photo shoot is a definite for us. Thanks for specifying costs. That's encouraging to me. We won't have travel or a large wedding party, so the renewal is looking do-able!

[mestitch]

We really want to do this for our 10th (which is still 5 years away ) But still, a girl can never start dreaming too early We want to do the smallest one, I guess that's the escape? I want to do it at the Poly at Sunset Pointe. And I totally want to do the Illuminations dessert party with as much as we love Epcot and Illuminations. But I find it hard to find info on renewals and such.. glad you've posted this

[fairestofthemall]

I have been "planning" our 10 year renewal ceremony in 2010 at Disney for about a year now. I told dh about it and the cost and he said...wouldn't you rather go to Hawaii alone? I have been to Hawaii. I LOVE Hawaii. BUT - come on, a ride in Cinderella's Coach! How can you beat that!? I can't wait to dress my children and have them ride with me. Of course, that is my dream. I want something super small, too.

On Disney's website there is a place to plan your wedding. I have all my choices picked and saved so I can go back later. It has all the prices, choices, etc.

Happy Planning!
Great thread!
Danielle

[star2500]

Hope this info helps you a bit. We want to do it for our 20th....2 1/2 years lol! Good Luck to you!



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