Hi Nessa, How exciting for you!
You can have just the reception at any of the hotels at the DLR. Depending on the guest count it might be more economical to have it at one of the restaurants in Downtown Disney. Or if you're not going to be wearing a traditional wedding gown you can have it in one of the parks. The Blue Bayou has great atmosphere and I heard they sell some romantic dinner package for two. It costs $150, but you get to keep the toasting glasses. Or you can try the Golden Vine at CA. But they did close the fine dinning area, private parties have a minimum of 50 guests or you can pay an extra service charge. And that's on top of the $70 per person. I think there are some nicer restaurants in Grand CA and Disneyland Hotels. Just go on their website or the dining sticky here on Disboards. Brides aren't allowed to wear wedding gowns in the parks because guests might mistake them for character/princess'. I think if you hire a Disney approved photographer you might be able to pix in the park before it opens. Not sure. Is an Escape wedding for DL or WDW? Good Luck!!!
Sorry you are right they call it Escape at WDW but I basically want something similar to this at DL.
I am so confused and I think I will just give up
! I have finally found a Disney contact who could sent us out some information on Disneyland weddings but she talks in circles and I have no idea what to do
It will just be me and DH, we have organized our ceremony elsewhere as it has taken 18months for us to get to this initial stage of planning and I dont want to come home from our trip not married. So I have organised the ceremony outside of Disney.
What I want is
* Flowers a small bouquet for me and a button hole for DH
* Photography wedding day photo shoot, preferable in the park and a honeymoon shoot
* Intimate reception/celebration lunch or dinner at one of the restaurants for just the 2 of us we may have 2 friends with us to.
Thats it I really cant think of anything other than Hotel rooms and park tickets that we might want (unless have I forgotten anything important?)
And this is the response I got again today from Disney on my question above
You can have a reception only A weekday wedding reception has to have a minimum of $10k plus 21% service charge and 7.75% tax. What could possibly be included in that 10k is food & beverage, DJ or other reception music, centerpieces, favors and other Disney Elements. What is not included in that 10k is the hotel rooms, theme park tickets, photography or videography, invitations or bridal attire. Looking forward to working together.
So does that mean that we would pay $10K USD + photography + hotels + theme park tickets? For just the two of us
?
I really liked
disneyfifs idea of a restaurant in DTD but was hoping to be able to organise through Disney weddings, especially coming from Oz it would be so much easier for us to be able to coordinator through a area person.
Can anyone help explain this too me I am so confused