SandyinMonterey
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2013
I got married 20 years ago at WDW. I was living in California at the time, 3000 miles from family. It was a small wedding, I wanted it that way and I didn't expect anything from anybody. I was just happy if they could attend. My husband and I did the planning, well mostly me. My husband wasn't interested in flowers and such. He did have a lot to say about food, liquor and music. With my husbands help and the wedding planner at Disney, it was pretty straight forward and simple. It would of been nice to have my family more involved though. My parents did give us some money towards the wedding as a gift. My Mom gave me a surprise bridal shower at the Grand Floridian which my husband helped plan and my MIL took immediate family only out to dinner at the Yachtsman. My husband and I took everyone before the wedding to the Polynesian Luau (that was fun). I am very big on thank you notes and I wrote everyone a very personal thank you after the wedding. Even my parents and my Mom commented how nice it was. I do agree that thank you notes nowadays are lacking. Not just for weddings but any occasion. But I don't think it's either which way any more. There are some really fancy weddings and I hear of couples requesting money instead of gifts to help for down payment on a house or to pay for their honeymoon. Then I hear of more simpler weddings like running off to Hawaii to get married and a small reception at home.