Disney Wedding Podcast

Today, Alex Ekstrand shares the story of her ceremony at Parkview Terrace and reception in the Sorrel Ballroom at Disney's Grand Californian Resort. You'll hear how Paul suggested a Disneyland wedding as an easy-to-plan alternative to one at a local museum, and how they chose their venues. Alex shares her favorite menu items and cake flavors, plus the story of how she surprised Paul with a secret song switch during the ceremony.

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This week, Bridget Blakeney shares the story of her ceremony at Sea Breeze Point and dessert party at Viking's Landing in EPCOT. She discusses how her longtime dream of a Disney wedding came true when she and Cody had to scrap their plans for an at-home wedding as costs began to soar. You'll hear how she chose her venues, how the day flowed from 2:30pm ceremony to 8:30 pm dessert party, and how she was able to surprise her dad with a first look and all her guests with a Frozen Ever After ride mix-in. You'll also hear whether she recommends Vikings Landing for a dessert party, what her favorite menu items were, and what she would do differently if she were to plan it all again.

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Today, Jessica Ho shares the story of her Wedding Pavilion ceremony and American Adventure Rotunda reception, along with a first look at Coronado Springs' Gran Destino Plaza, a traditional Chinese tea ceremony at Gran Destino Tower's Alcazar Suite, a pre-ceremony cocktail hour in the resort's Lantana Hall, and EPCOT Forever fireworks at Italy Isola! Because American Adventure requires a later start for receptions, Jessica moved the cocktail hour before the ceremony to be sure guests wouldn't go hungry. Jessica discusses the logistics of the later timeline, along with how they amped up their reception for her husband, who loves to dance, by adding extra lights, a custom gobo, and WWE-inspired CO2 jets blasting the dance floor! And she shares details of their rehearsal dinner at Animal Kingdom's Tamu Tamu Courtyard, with surprise ride mix-ins on Avatar: Flight of Passage and Na'vi River Journey.

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This week, Victoria Chernecky shares the story of her Luau Pointe ceremony and Grand Floridian Marina dessert party. Victoria and Jason are local, and it was important to them to have an intimate ceremony with family followed by a larger dessert party that all their friends could attend. They chose Happily Ever After because it's their favorite Disney fireworks show, and they were able to incorporate other favorites into their celebration, including a churro-favored wedding cake and churros flambé at the dessert party! Today Victoria offers her top tips for saving and splurging to create your dream Disney wedding.

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Today, Rachael Arevalo shares the story of her ceremony at the Wedding Pavilion, reception at California Grill's Napa and Sonoma rooms, and EPCOT Forever welcome party at UK Lochside. The size of Rachael and Henry's guest list prevented them from having dancing in the Napa Room, so they booked the Sonoma Room for the cocktail hour and dancing and had dinner in Napa. Rachael talks about the flow of the event between the rooms, and how they incorporated Magic Kingdom's Happily Ever After fireworks into the reception. You'll also hear how using outside vendors for personal floral and transportation saved enough money for Rachael to add pipe-and-drape to the Napa Room. And she discusses the logistics of changing from a ceremony gown into a reception gown.

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This week, Brittney Bannon shares the story of her Beauty and the Beast-themed at-home Disney wedding, held at Bill Miller's Castle in Branford, CT. Brittney discusses how she chose to keep her at-home wedding plans after the loss of two close family members made her consider eloping at Disney instead. She was able to add numerous Disney touches to the event, and she and her mom did everything without the services of a wedding coordinator or a florist. Today, Brittney covers lots of DIY ideas, tips and planning strategies for anyone interested in having a Disney-themed wedding at home.

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Today, Michelle Demko shares the story of her Disney wedding ceremony at the Wedding Pavilion, cake and Champagne reception at Grand Terrace, meal at The Attic and dessert party at UK Lochside. By keeping their guest list small, Michelle & Brian were able to add fun extras like that fireworks dessert party, Cinderella's glass coach, and an appearance by Mickey & Minnie. Michelle shares how she and Brian chose their date and venues, what their favorite menu items were, and how they surprised their guests with a ride mix-in on Soarin' after the dessert party. You'll also hear how Michelle was able to get the sometimes-elusive Grand Terrace for the cake & Champagne ceremony, as well as how she felt about hiring Cinderella's Glass Coach even though it was only available to pick them up after the ceremony.

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This week, Brittany Eden shares the story of her ceremony at Aulani: A Disney Resort & Spa's 'AMA'AMA Patio and reception in the Ka'ala Ballroom. She and Kyle brought their friends and family—and their photographer—all the way to Oahu from Manitoba in Canada for their Disney wedding. You'll hear how they chose their venues, which Disney-approved vendors they worked with for floral and decor, and what it was like to see their first Hawaiian sunset as they took bridal portraits on their wedding day. Brittany also offers her top advice for anyone interested in planning a wedding or vow renewal at Aulani.

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Today, Callie Boyle shares the story of her ceremony at the Wedding Pavilion, reception in the Grand Floridian Convention Center's St. Augustine Ballroom and EPCOT dessert party at Terrace des Fleurs. Callie shares how she and Jacob decided to switch to a Disney wedding after friends and family expressed disappointment over their choice of a local venue instead of Walt Disney World! She discusses why they chose an outside vendor for photography, what their favorite menu items were, and her tips for working with Disney floral to get the bouquet you envision. Callie also discusses how she found her two wedding gowns and the logistics of changing halfway through the event.

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This week, Jenny Wilson shares the story of her wedding ceremony in EPCOT's Italy Pavilion and reception at GM Conference Center, with dessert party at Terrace des Fleurs. She talks about how she chose to orient her ceremony in a unique area of the Italy Pavilion; offers her favorite menu items, desserts and cake flavors; and shares her idea for an easy, inexpensive welcome party. Jenny also offers tips for working with Disney Floral to ensure you get what you envisioned and explains why you might want to consider shortening your reception.

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