As many are probably aware (and probs sick of hearing about), we're planning on having our wedding at Disneyland Florida in 6 years time. I've have done my research on behalf of my guests to see what the cheapest options are for them to enable them to come to our wedding.

The cheapest hotel in Disneyland for 3 nights (if they arrive 2 days before the wedding and leave the day after) will cost £441. However, 4 people can share a room, so per person it would cost £110 for the 3 nights.

The cheapest return flight ticket (economy) from London to Orlando costs £452 per person.

So in total, the cheapest way of doing things will cost everyone £562 per person.

My question to you ladies is:
If you had 2 years warning to save, would you go to your best friends'/close relative's wedding?

If yes, would you need more than 2 years warning?

Thanks
x

i think given enough warning and depending on how many we had to pay for (if children are allowed) id say yes,but given that the wedding is a few years off you need to be carefull with prices rising

Initially we were goign to say yes to kids coming along, but if the prices are going to be a problem then people can decide if they want to bring their kids along or not but we have to be careful that the numbers don't go over 18 (otherwise we have to pay for a bigger wedding coz we're going for a package deal). I wouldn't mind if people made an actual holiday of it and stayed for longer! Make it a family holiday, attend our wedding and go home when they please!

lol too right! We're having teh honeymoon there too! I ain't going home without having gone on at least 20 rides! :D

Alrighty then! Even if it cost £1009 to stay for 5 nights, get a 5 day park pass and return flight?

Brilliant! Thank you everyone for your responses :D I'm just hoping most people can make it, coz at the moment we only have 10 people on the guest list - our close family and 4 friends! It would look a bit of a sad affair if 1 friend and 1 family made it, or worse - not enough people so we might have to consider staying here and giving up my dream wedding (h2b is not bothered).

personally i dont think i'd pay that much unless it was a member of my close family. I'd feel really mean though for not going :o(

Two years is enough time to save that ammount. I would only go if it was a very close friend or immediate family.

We've been invited to a wedding next year in the caribbean, and aren't going becuse of the costs ... they're not really close friends, we only know one of them, and as a work colleague and we cannot justify the cost even for the holiday we'd have.

problem is you're quoting prices at todays rate, and not to put a dampner on it but you can't book that far in advance and the prices could well have quadrupalled and therefore more than people want to pay.

We haven't asked for anyone to come join us on our wedding, my parents have decided to come, but they are retired and have the funds to do so, but for everyone else we're holding a reception when we get home. Its a lot of money to expect people to pay for a short amount of time.

I paid £350 to go to my brothers wedding in Germany, but only because that is his home, and even then i thought that was a lot of money for 2 nights....

But then again i guess everyone is different.

If it was someone I was close to then yes I would pay that amount but as other people have already said the prices will definately go up. I think two years is plenty of time. Why dont you have a talk to the people that you were thinking of inviting then you will have a better idea :0) xx

This was our plan but we only wanted best friends, parents and siblings and their children coming and all staying in a villa or two.
After talking to them my sister didnt think she would be able to afford to come as there was her, her husband and two children with todays economy she didnt think she would be able to save on time even with two years notice!
As for my furture farther in law...................well dont even get me started on that subject!!!!!!!!!! 9there is a thread on here somewhere tho lol)

Needless to say we decided in the end that having the must important ppl there on the day was more important then WHERE that day would be so we changed plans to stay here in england and then just us and our 3 kids to go for our 1st or 5th anniversery to renew our vows instead!

Given enough notice and depending on the ppl involved i say it can be done..........apart from the above everyone else were thrilled when we told them.

I would make it a holiday! Ours friends are getting married in Canada next year and we are going to go for a week and have a holiday there. The only reason we aren't going for longer is because we need the leave from work for our own wedding. The wedding in Canada next year is my H2B'S best friend and we wouldn't mss it for the world :)

would it not be cheaper instead of a room that sleeps 4, your guests rent a villa, kissimee in florida isnt that far from disney iin a car x

If it was a close friend relative we'd go! I'd def make a holiday of it as there would be me h2b and my 7 year old. Do the wedding bit and have our own holiday :) x