Disney Wedding Podcast

Today, Jayde Cuffé shares the story of her Magic Kingdom blessing, Wedding Pavilion ceremony, and Whitehall Room reception! As a professional wedding planner in the UK, Jayde had a specific vision for her day, and in this episode you'll hear how she achieved it with the help of multiple outside vendors. This included draping all the walls and covering the floor in the Whitehall Room; hiring a gospel choir to perform at the ceremony, announce the couple at the reception, and sing during their first dance; and holding a blessing ceremony inside Magic Kingdom so she could get first look, family, and carriage photos while still having a private wedding ceremony later at the Wedding Pavilion. And Jayde shares all her best pro wedding-planning tips for anyone planning a Disney wedding!

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This week, Olivia Chavez shares the story of her ceremony at Gran Destino Plaza and reception at Lantana Hall. She and Adrian chose these two venues at Disney's Coronado Springs because they loved how the resort's décor tied in with their wedding theme, which was based around Adrian's Mexican-American heritage. Today you'll hear Olivia's tips for customizing an easy-to-plan wedding, from choosing the guest list and the best gluten-free cake flavors to focusing on your top priorities and not sweating the rest.

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Today, Vanessa Thomé and Alex Lima share the story of their ceremony at the Wedding Pavilion and reception at the Grand Floridian Convention Center's St. Augustine Ballroom. It was very important to them to incorporate many Brazilian wedding traditions into their event at Disney, and in this episode they talk about how they used multiple outside vendors to accomplish this—from a Brazilian DJ who brought lighting, a dance floor, and video screens to the candymakers who created the mountain of traditional wedding sweets guests could take home as favors. Vanessa also shares how she executed her detailed floral and décor vision—plus, you'll hear how they managed to sneak in wedding-day fireworks photos without adding a dessert party!

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This week, Samara Hickman shares the story of her ceremony at the Wedding Pavilion, cocktail hour at Italy Isola, and reception at American Adventure Rotunda. You'll hear how she and John chose these locations after listening to an episode of the Disney Wedding Podcast, how important the food was and which items were most popular, and how to get the best planning experience possible by using resources like the Fairytale Weddings Guide and various Disney wedding Facebook groups.

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This week, Shelby White shares the story of her ceremony at Sea Breeze Point, reception at GM Lounge, and welcome party at The Attic. You'll hear how Shelby chose her ceremony venue after Luau Pointe became unavailable due to construction, how she pulled off a Haunted Mansion Attic theme at her welcome party, and her best tips for working with Disney to ensure your wedding-day vision comes to life! Plus, Shelby shares details of her park portrait session at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Diagon Alley!

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Today, Madelyn and Elias share the story of their Cinderella-themed ceremony at Disney's Wedding Pavilion with a reception at the Crystal Ballroom on the Lake in Altamonte Springs, FL. Because they felt Disney's ballrooms required too much décor to bring their wedding theme to life, they attended an open house at the Crystal Ballroom and immediately fell in love with it. Today Elias and Madelyn discuss the logistics of pairing a Disney ceremony with an off-site reception, their favorite wedding cake flavors and menu items, and all the ways they incorporated Cinderella into their day—including the Glass Coach, an appearance by the Major Domo, and fanfare from Disney's Herald Trumpeter!

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This week, Maddi Hepworth shares the story of her Wedding Pavilion ceremony, Summerhouse Patio reception, and Terrace des Fleurs welcome party. You'll hear how she ensured her floral and décor perfectly matched her years-in-the-making wedding vision by paying for mockups from Disney Floral and her bouquet vendor, where she saved and splurged on the wedding, and how she went from being adamantly opposed to having a first look to being incredibly grateful for the way it allowed her to get all the photos she wanted on her wedding day.

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Today, Dwayne D'Alesandro shares the story of his ceremony at the Wedding Pavilion, reception at the Grand Floridian's St. Augustine Ballroom, and dessert party at EPCOT's Germany Promenade. He and Alec were searching for a wedding venue when they started watching the Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings TV show, and when they learned that pricing was comparable to that of the venues they'd been considering, they immediately began planning a Disney wedding! In this episode, Dwayne shares how he and Alec focused on guest experience at their wedding by adding interactive elements like a live painter, a magic-mirror selfie station, a wish-tree guest book and confetti cannons. He also offers tips for taking informal portraits inside Magic Kingdom while it's open and shares the best menu items at his reception and dessert party.

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This week, Susan Acres-McCollum shares the story of her Wedding Pavilion ceremony, Italy Isola West Plaza dinner and Italy Plaza cake-cutting and dance party. She and Jim were able to save 60% on their Disney Floral costs by switching from flowers to greenery and having Disney reuse the same arrangements in different vases for all six of their events: ladies' lunch, rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, and finally the farewell breakfast. Today Susan shares tons of great money-saving advice; how she and Jim surprised guests by arriving at the reception on the arms of Mickey, Minnie, and Donald; and why she's so glad she added Cinderella's Glass Coach at the last minute.

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Did you know that the menus your Disney wedding planner sends aren't your only food options? Or that you can have savory foods at a dessert party? Or that Disney's per-person food and beverage minimum is NOT the same as your menu price?

Today's menu planning episode will help you save money and get exactly the food you want at all your Walt Disney World wedding events. Disney bride Abby Rodrigues joins me to share our top tips and advice on choosing food for pre-receptions, receptions, dessert parties and other catered events. We also discuss the free menu-tasting event Disney holds for couples planning full receptions and whether it's worth an extra trip!

• All About Disney Wedding Cakes Episode
• How to Save a Bundle on the Bar Episode
• Find tons of sample menus on my Walt Disney World Catered Event Menus page!
• And Chapter 4 of the Fairytale Weddings Guide includes pricing and details on food and beverage minimums, plated vs. buffet menus, kids meals, vendor meals, and bill-on-consumption (BOC) vs. pre-paid bar packages—plus wedding cakes and other sweet treats!