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Disney Wedding Podcast Fairytale Weddings Guide
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 169 Ratings
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Plan your ideal Disney wedding, vow renewal or anniversary with insider tips, money-saving tricks, and creative ideas from the author of "Carrie Hayward's Fairytale Weddings Guide." This weekly show also features vendor spotlights and interviews with real Disney couples.
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#640 Vanessa & Dennis' Crescent Cove Wedding
This week, Vanessa Smith shares the story of her ceremony at the Yacht Club’s Crescent Cove and reception at EPCOT’s Rue de Paris, complete with fireworks and a ride mix-in on Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure! You’ll hear how she and Dennis chose these locations to give guests a taste of their favorite aspects of Disney, Vanessa’s tips on outdoor receptions in EPCOT, plus how she stuck to her décor budget through a combination of DIY and giving Disney’s floral vendor a per-piece budget for each item type.
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#639 Courtney and Ryan's Grand Floridian Vow Renewal
Today, Courtney McGuigan shares the story of vow renewal at the Wedding Pavilion, with a reception at the Grand Floridian Convention Center's St. Augustine A & B. Having eloped 10 years ago, she had a strong vision for her French-inspired, Beauty and the Beast-themed vow renewal, and today Courtney talks about how she achieved this through a combination of outside vendors and DIYs. She also shares details of her dessert party, which had to be moved inside due to rain but still allowed her and Ryan to take photos at Sago Cay Lawn while guests watched the fireworks from the Marina!
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#638 Amber & Usman's Magic Kingdom Wedding
This week, Amber and Usman Khokhar-White share the story of their Magic Kingdom After Hours ceremony on Main Street, U.S.A. and cake-cutting celebration at East Plaza Garden, with a full reception at Terrace des Fleurs in EPCOT the following day. They discuss the unique requirements of an After Hours event, how they customized multiple menus to feature their favorite foods from around the parks, and what they would have done differently. You’ll also hear about Amber and Usman’s welcome party at Whitehall Room & Patio and farewell party at Norway Loft in EPCOT!
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#637 Abby & Ethan's Atlantic Dance Hall Wedding
Today, Abby Trawick shares the story of her Wedding Pavilion ceremony and Atlantic Dance Hall reception, with a welcome party at EPCOT’s UK Lochside. Because they live in Florida, Abby and Ethan made sure both wedding-day venues were indoors, but they still ran into a few issues when it rained the entire day. You’ll hear how their photographers and Disney were able to make magic moments despite the rain. Plus Abby talks about how she worked with Disney to execute her floral and décor vision for the reception while also making all the bridesmaids’ bouquets herself to save money!
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#636 Shayne & David's Sea Breeze Point Vow Renewal
This week, Shayne and David Newell share the story of their 25th anniversary vow renewal ceremony at Sea Breeze Point, with a reception at Rue de Paris and portrait sessions inside Magic Kingdom and EPCOT! You’ll hear how they picked a different date for the event and why they chose to hire their own day-of coordinator even for such a small gathering. Plus they share what it was like to have Disney Uninvited Guests in lieu of traditional entertainment, and how food items like donuts flambée and Disney’s cake ball machine served as entertainment too!
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#635 Adrienne & Michael's Grand Floridian Wedding
Today, Adrienne Buzzetta shares the story of her ceremony at the Wedding Pavilion, reception at the Grand Floridian Ballroom’s Salon VI, and dessert party at Terrace des Fleurs in EPCOT. It was important to her and Michael to show guests why they love Disney so much by prioritizing unique experiences like a Fantasmic! welcome party, an appearance by Mickey and Minnie, and event menus full of their favorite park treats. Adrienne also shares how she saved money by using outside vendors and making smart décor trade-offs.
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Customer Reviews
Thank you!
Thank you Carrie for everything you do! Your book is amazing! Your consolations are extremely helpful as is the podcast! Thank you thank you thank you!
Menu Planning
I loved the menu planning episode from your book and website I downloaded and printed past and current menus. I then put them in a binder and used them at the menu tasting for our wedding. When talking to a chef it made it easier to plan our menu because I could go back and forth between new menus and old menus. The chef was so surprised how prepared we were with our menu planning. Thank you for your book and everything you do.
LIFELINE AND LIFELONG HOBBY
this podcast is beyond amazing. Not only does it update regularly and give the best details ever, it is so easy to listen to that I essentially
Listen to it nonstop on the daily (even though my Disney wedding is over lol). Carrie is extremely thorough and there is DETAIL here not just surface level. The advice is worth its weight in gold. It is impossible to have a Disney wedding without listening to this podcast and getting her book. thank you Carrie for the amazing podcast!!!!!