We have decided against the castle because after comparing it to Portofino - the whole thing seems kind of cheesy and tacky.
We have decided against the castle because after comparing it to Portofino - the whole thing seems kind of cheesy and tacky. So if we go the cruise route we will most likely stick with the epcot reception plan. I also looked into doing the ceremony and reception at the Ocean Club in Nassau the day the boat stops there - which seemed like a perfect solution but my dad really hates nassau and wants us to steer away from doing anything there.
I'm not going to give my initial reaction.
But, I will say I live in Europe, and traveling in Europe NEVER looks like the travel guides. There's traffic, and in Italy particularly, workers go on strike (all of the vaporetto drivers have gone on strike two out of the 4 times I've been to Venice). I realize Portofino is the opposite side of the country from Venice, and I'm not saying you can't have a beautiful wedding there, but you will hit snags...or more specifically your guests will.
We could have easily gotten married anywhere in Europe. It probably would have been MUCH easier on us. But, it was infinitely simpler for our guests to travel to Disney. And, frankly, there was far less that I had to worry about in the process.
I'm not going to give my initial reaction.
But, I will say I live in Europe, and traveling in Europe NEVER looks like the travel guides. There's traffic, and in Italy particularly, workers go on strike (all of the vaporetto drivers have gone on strike two out of the 4 times I've been to Venice). I realize Portofino is the opposite side of the country from Venice, and I'm not saying you can't have a beautiful wedding there, but you will hit snags...or more specifically your guests will.
We could have easily gotten married anywhere in Europe. It probably would have been MUCH easier on us. But, it was infinitely simpler for our guests to travel to Disney. And, frankly, there was far less that I had to worry about in the process.
Also, I have no idea how you can call a wedding in front of the castle tacky. I further question why you would post that on a message board for people who dream of having a castle wedding.