Why would anyone want to get married at Disney World??
Aug 21st, 2001, 06:51 AM
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wow! i never thought there would be so much hostility here! this is insane...
i am getting married at disney and no, it is having absolutely nothing to do with "disney" in the characters-sense. we're not having anything disney at our wedding, we are just choosing to get married someplace where we can have our reception in a romm where half the wall is a 7 million gallon aquarium. we're not getting married at the pavilion, although i don't see why that is such a big deal to some of you. neither of us is religious and we are getting married outside in a gazebo on a lake.
it is actually cheaper to get married at disney for us then it would be to have a wedding in nyc where we are from, and also, our family is spread out all over the us. all of them are excited about going there instead of going to nyc.
those of you who pass judgement too easily shouldn't talk about things you have no idea about.
and no my fiance and i are not immature or detsined for divorce just because we are getting married at disney. we've been engaged for almost 2 years and we've been dating for 10.
i am getting married at disney and no, it is having absolutely nothing to do with "disney" in the characters-sense. we're not having anything disney at our wedding, we are just choosing to get married someplace where we can have our reception in a romm where half the wall is a 7 million gallon aquarium. we're not getting married at the pavilion, although i don't see why that is such a big deal to some of you. neither of us is religious and we are getting married outside in a gazebo on a lake.
it is actually cheaper to get married at disney for us then it would be to have a wedding in nyc where we are from, and also, our family is spread out all over the us. all of them are excited about going there instead of going to nyc.
those of you who pass judgement too easily shouldn't talk about things you have no idea about.
and no my fiance and i are not immature or detsined for divorce just because we are getting married at disney. we've been engaged for almost 2 years and we've been dating for 10.
Aug 21st, 2001, 10:11 AM
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Thank you Leila, I agree. I posted earlier as an Orlando metro area resident that I had been to a "formal" wedding at Disney and no one seemed to be able to grasp that concept. Everyone here seems to think that if a wedding is held on Disney property (evenb if at a restaurant or hotel ballroom!) that it somehow involves Mickey which is completely untrue. As for the hostility in this thread, you should see the thread about the cost of an average disney wedding, those people are cut-throat and totally judgmental.
Aug 21st, 2001, 01:55 PM
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Leila - How much will your wedding cost and how many people are attending? Are you doing the full blown reception? I was just wondering because you said it would be cheaper than having it in New YOrk? Is that because things are being done on a smaller scale?
Aug 21st, 2001, 04:12 PM
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Because the subject was mentioned, I thought I'd tell you that yes, Mickey and Minnie Mouse both are played by girls at Disney. There's nothing like seeing them come down the underground tunnel at Disney with their heads off!
And for comparison purposes...my friend's recent wedding at Disney, with snacks and 300 guests, had a price tag of $50,000, which was reduced to $25,000 since both he and his wife work there.
My wedding did not even cost $500 and I'll bet we had more fun than we had at Disney!
And for comparison purposes...my friend's recent wedding at Disney, with snacks and 300 guests, had a price tag of $50,000, which was reduced to $25,000 since both he and his wife work there.
My wedding did not even cost $500 and I'll bet we had more fun than we had at Disney!
Aug 21st, 2001, 05:06 PM
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Hi
I live in orlando and know disney well.
I would only recommend Disney for Family entertainment, not a wedding.
If you haven't been here you can't imagine the number people who visit Disney daily. You could save yourself some money and get married at your local football stadium. Disney knows how to entertain but they haven't learned how to prepare food other than fast food. Seriously its not a very romantic place. Good Luck
Alex
I live in orlando and know disney well.
I would only recommend Disney for Family entertainment, not a wedding.
If you haven't been here you can't imagine the number people who visit Disney daily. You could save yourself some money and get married at your local football stadium. Disney knows how to entertain but they haven't learned how to prepare food other than fast food. Seriously its not a very romantic place. Good Luck
Alex
Aug 21st, 2001, 05:39 PM
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Believe it or not, I had never been to WDW until last fall when I had the ill fortune to attend a business conference there. Never never again - the place is just ridiculous. Everything in the gift shops has a mouse, duck or *something silly* on it. Even the adult clothes are littered with Disney grafitti, go figure....And they fix it so that you pay big bucks to "escape" for a day or evening to someplace mouse-free.
Nah, I'll pass on that destination for my next vacation. And a wedding? Simply beyond my comprehension....
Nah, I'll pass on that destination for my next vacation. And a wedding? Simply beyond my comprehension....
Aug 22nd, 2001, 05:46 AM
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in response, a disney wedding can cost anywhere from $5000 to infiniti. Mine falls somewhere in between. We're spending $12,000 and having 60 people with a full blown reception. The national average for 100 people is $20,000. If we were having it in nyc with 60 people it would have been at least $12,000 if not more.
I'm giving up trying to explain how elegant a disney wedding can be since some people on here obviously don't understand what me and a few others have tried to describe. It's not like I'm getting married in the middle of the park with millions of people!
I'm giving up trying to explain how elegant a disney wedding can be since some people on here obviously don't understand what me and a few others have tried to describe.
It's not like I'm getting married in the middle of the park with millions of people!
Dec 30th, 2011, 11:10 PM
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My husband and I got married in Disneyland in California 14 years ago. It was a beautiful wedding. There were no Disney characters present. We paid $600 and this included rooms to get dressed in, two attendants for me, a clergyman, a cake and champagne, and a discount on our first night at the Disneyland hotel. The ceremony was in a beautiful garden in a white gazebo. One of the attendants took pictures with my camera. The entire ceremony was beautiful and special. We would do it all over again.
Dec 31st, 2011, 07:22 AM
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This comes from a period where I didn't post to Fodors, took a 3 or 4 year break there.
This thread, to me, almost defines the kinds of prejudice and intolerance of other peoples' choices/ culture/ ways they relax or celebrate- that kind of looking down the nose, mean-spirited arrogance and language that have become every year more and more visible, and more "norm" in conversation and in print.
It almost seems that the more time goes by, and the more lip and nod of intellectual acceptance given to a type of "agreed upon" politically correct speech- the less real connection and acceptance of others, in their daily culture or choices- in the reality. It seems that way to me.
And ironically so many of these kinds of judgments are also filled with immense untruth.
My DD wanted a Disney wedding at a resort that held no fake trees or plastic faces. In fact, one of the most beautiful gardens I have ever witnessed. Better than the palace gardens of Europe and just as real.
I talked her out of it because of other reasons and she ended up getting married in a Frank Lloyd Wright non-demoninational church in Oak Park, IL. But regardless, she would have been married 17 years now, wherever she got married.
The Disney haters don't even know DisneyWorld reality either, which makes it even more strange to take such leaps of disdain.
This thread, to me, almost defines the kinds of prejudice and intolerance of other peoples' choices/ culture/ ways they relax or celebrate- that kind of looking down the nose, mean-spirited arrogance and language that have become every year more and more visible, and more "norm" in conversation and in print.
It almost seems that the more time goes by, and the more lip and nod of intellectual acceptance given to a type of "agreed upon" politically correct speech- the less real connection and acceptance of others, in their daily culture or choices- in the reality. It seems that way to me.
And ironically so many of these kinds of judgments are also filled with immense untruth.
My DD wanted a Disney wedding at a resort that held no fake trees or plastic faces. In fact, one of the most beautiful gardens I have ever witnessed. Better than the palace gardens of Europe and just as real.
I talked her out of it because of other reasons and she ended up getting married in a Frank Lloyd Wright non-demoninational church in Oak Park, IL. But regardless, she would have been married 17 years now, wherever she got married.
The Disney haters don't even know DisneyWorld reality either, which makes it even more strange to take such leaps of disdain.
Dec 31st, 2011, 07:32 AM
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"that kind of looking down the nose, mean-spirited arrogance and language that have become every year more and more visible"
Judging by the age of this thread, I think a case can be made that this type of thread is far less common than it was ten years ago.
Judging by the age of this thread, I think a case can be made that this type of thread is far less common than it was ten years ago.
Dec 31st, 2011, 08:05 AM
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Oh that is funny, Nikki- have you read any of the Disney or politico threads of 2005-11? Hardly is it less common. And now that the tv, movies or elections primaries threads are so frequent? Posters post to other posters as if they were another species- one that is "less evolved"- as I've been told.
See the thread upon moving to WI right now on the US forum. That's a mild example. It's become acceptable to post so.
It is not acceptable behavior.
See the thread upon moving to WI right now on the US forum. That's a mild example. It's become acceptable to post so.
It is not acceptable behavior.
Dec 31st, 2011, 10:23 AM
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Wow! I just looked at this thread out of curiosity & I cannot believe the judgmental tone of some people!
Peo have the right to get married where & how they want!
Maybe they do want a 'fantasy' wedding -- so what? Most peo live rather ordinary lives, when you get down to it, so why is wanting to be Cinderella for a day any different than a zillion girls who spend $70 grand on a wedding because they want to be a princess for a day?
Would I do it? If I lived in that area, I might -- altho I would leave Mickey out of it. But some of their venues are very pretty.
Either way, a 'perfect' church wedding doesnt gurarantee a happy, long marriage any more than a quickie in Vegas guarantees a divorce.
If the couple really loves ec other & is committed to the relationship -- their wedding should reflect their personalities & who they are as people. And if that means saying 'I do' on a roller-coaster because that's their passion, so be it.
To each his own.
To thine own self be true.
Live & let live.
One person's poison is another person's treasure.
Peo have the right to get married where & how they want!
Maybe they do want a 'fantasy' wedding -- so what? Most peo live rather ordinary lives, when you get down to it, so why is wanting to be Cinderella for a day any different than a zillion girls who spend $70 grand on a wedding because they want to be a princess for a day?
Would I do it? If I lived in that area, I might -- altho I would leave Mickey out of it. But some of their venues are very pretty.
Either way, a 'perfect' church wedding doesnt gurarantee a happy, long marriage any more than a quickie in Vegas guarantees a divorce.
If the couple really loves ec other & is committed to the relationship -- their wedding should reflect their personalities & who they are as people. And if that means saying 'I do' on a roller-coaster because that's their passion, so be it.
To each his own.
To thine own self be true.
Live & let live.
One person's poison is another person's treasure.
Dec 31st, 2011, 12:00 PM
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Folks -- this thread is 10 years old and was topped by a first timer who had to search for it???
Why kick around/worry about what anyone posted since none of them are on Fodors now???
Talk about dead horses . . . .
Why kick around/worry about what anyone posted since none of them are on Fodors now???
Talk about dead horses . . . .
