How to Have a Disney World Wedding

How to Have a Disney World Wedding

By eHow Weddings Editor

Instructions Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
Wedding Invitations
Wedding Gowns
Champagne
Wedding Cakes
Wedding Bands
Disney Fast Passes
Airline Tickets
Step1Decide whether you will have an intimate wedding or a gala including 250 guests.
Step2Visit Disney World at least once prior to the wedding to check out your options. Visit the new Wedding Pavilion, the theme park (you can hold weddings there during the off-season, when the park closes early), Treasure Island, restaurants, hotels and other locations on the property to get some ideas of where you would like your wedding to be held.
Step3Meet with a Disney wedding coordinator to find out about existing wedding packages.
Step4Understand that the price for an intimate Disney wedding for two begins at $3,000 and includes resort accommodations, a ceremony and admission to the attractions. Destination weddings for up to 20 guests begin at $8,000, and customized weddings that include as many guests as you would like average $19,000 to $25,000.
Step5Discuss details with the wedding coordinator. Make decisions about flowers, menu, music, officiant, photographer and decorations.
Step6Allow time during your wedding weekend to take advantage of the activities available at the Disney Magic Kingdom Park, MGM Studios and Epcot.
Step7Choose a Disney theme for your reception. For instance, for a Cinderella wedding, the bride arrives in Cinderella's glass carriage drawn by white ponies, and dessert is served in a white chocolate glass slipper. Other possible themes include Beauty and the Beast or Aladdin. The price is about $395 to have one character attend your wedding, and goes up from there, with additional charges for each extra detail you add.
Step8Realize that you may have to make a second trip to Disney World before the wedding to make last-minute arrangements for a large wedding.