The most popular wedding location

Getting married at Walt Disney World? It’s definitely not a surprizing question, as WDW is reportedly the most popular wedding/honeymoon location in America since 1995, when Disney went officially into the wedding business. This needs not be proven, as it is only natural for such an event location to be a success.

And why is that? When could people express at best their need for fairy-tales and fantastic if not in the most romantic moments of their lives. And what girl has not dreamed of being the fairy or the princess of her Prince Charming? So, what better location than the very Fairy Tale Home, Walt Disney World?

Poor taste?

Well, don’t get frantic when you’ll see what I’m about to say. I agree, we live in a world of illusion, we know that, but do we really need to be that obvious about it? I mean, come on, not only seems it a fake, a cartoon event, but it’s, in my opinion, a proof of poor taste, it’s — allow me this juicy oxymoron — a “kitsch in style” (as if this could be!), and very expensive too! Unless your ethnic background allows or requires marriage at a very early age! With children it’s not bad taste, it’s children’s stuff, it’s cartoons, but when it comes to grown-ups, it’s already too much! But it’s only my opinion, after all, a matter of taste and you know what they say, it’s beautiful if I like it!

Costs

Pretty or not, tasteful or detestable, who cares after all? A “Disney fairy tale wedding” is an excellent business! The simplest possible wedding at Walt Disney World is about $3,500 — an intimate wedding, with up to 10 guests. The price includes a four-night “honeymoon” at Disney resort, a daylight ceremony, a wedding cake, a bouquet for the bride and a marriage certificate (signed by Mickey!), and several other trimmings, no reception.

For a Custom Wedding — a more flexible package, with more than 10 guests, ceremony and personalized reception — the costs start from $7,500.

An average Disney wedding with around 100 guests costs $20,000.

Leaving aside personal impressions, fact is that at WDW you may have probably anything you can imagine as long as you can afford it:

• Cinderella’s glass coach (is available for rental for $2,200),
• a white-dove fly-over (for as little as $250!),
• private fireworks ($2,500) or confetti cannons ($500),
• and even the Magic Kingdom (this one would cost $42,000 or more — only to rent for a reception, with no other expenses!).

Well, if your mind’s made up (and if you have the means), dream on, because you’re about to experience the true fairy tale dream-wedding!

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The five Disney wedding chapels are the Wedding Pavilion, the Polynesian Resort/Sunset Pointe, the Yacht Club Resort/Wedding Gazebo, the Boardwalk Resort/Sea Breeze Point, and the Wilderness Lodge/Sunrise Terrace. Disney offers a choice of Intimate and Custom Weddings. The Intimate Weddings are a complete wedding and honeymoon package. They include a small ceremony (party of less than 20, including the bride and groom), a cake and champagne toast, flowers, a violinist, photographer and limousine service. For more than 20 guests, they invite you to look into a Custom Wedding.

Prices for Intimate Weddings start at $3,000 (Monday through Thursday) and Custom Weddings range from $10,000 to $20,000 depending on the day of the week. The package price does not include accommodations and requires a 4 night stay at any owned and operated by Disney World Resort.

Intimate Weddings at Disney’s Wedding Pavilion are enclosed in its palm-fringed solarium with views of Cinderella Castle across the Seven Seas Lagoon. The price starts at approximately $3,650 and includes an organist and solo violinist for the ceremony. Ceremonies are only available Monday - Thursday.

Intimate Weddings at the Polynesian Resort/Sunset Point, Yacht Club Resort/Wedding Gazebo, Boardwalk Resort/Sea Breeze Point, and Wilderness Lodge/Sunrise Terrace start at approximately $2,750 including the magical amenities package. Most of these locations can accommodate 18 guests, but some have a maximum occupancy of 10. Ceremonies are only available Monday - Saturday.

If inclement weather should occur on the day of the wedding, an indoor location will be provided. Proof of a valid Florida marriage license is required prior to hosting your ceremony at the Disney World Resort. For more information about Intimate or Custom Weddings go to www.disneyweddings.com.

Kathleen Terrana is the previous owner of Elegant Rentals and the current owner of Beautiful Bridal.

It is often said that the happiest day of your life is your wedding day. That being the case, why not get married in what is considered the happiest place on earth, the Magic Kingdom. With a Disneyland Wedding, this dream can become a reality.

From childhood, women dream of having the perfect wedding ceremony. At Disneyland, you can have a unique, romantic, fairy tale wedding and live happily ever after. Disneyland weddings feature a magical ceremony and a unique reception that are second to none.

Furthermore, it is easy to plan a Disney wedding as well. No need to worry or stress over the wedding plans as Disneyland will provide you with your own Fairy God Planner to handle all the details for your special day.

If you choose to tie the knot in the Magic Kingdom, pre-planning is key. Disneyland wedding planning begins one year before the wedding date. At your first meeting with your Fairy God Planner you will take a site tour and view possible locations for your ceremony. The next step is agreeing to and signing the wedding service contract and placing a deposit for the ceremony fees. This process is usually done well in advance, usually 11 months before the wedding date. Guests will receive your wedding announcements approximately 10 months before the big day.

Final planning sessions for your wedding are done by phone or in person 8 months before the ceremony date. At this time the ceremony and reception event orders are prepared and finalized. During this process, every aspect of your wedding is handled by your Fairy God Planner, removing all the stress of wedding planning. Disney weddings include the catering, flowers and invitations.

On your wedding day, you will experience a ceremony that you will remember forever and a reception unlike no other. With a white gloved staff, your reception will be complete with elegant resort table settings, a head table, exquisite linens and beautiful place cards. You can choose from a wide variety of wedding cakes that are simply fantastic.

Finally, there are great discounts for honeymoon packages at all Disney Resorts. Why not start your road to happily ever after with a wedding of your dreams, a Disneyland Wedding.

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