Kirsty Goldsmith, a 26-year-old HR administrator from Bedford, grew up obsessed with Disney movies and has always wanted to get married in Disney World in Florida.
So when her husband, Simon, decided to pop the question, he absolutely nailed the proposal by doing it during a trip to the most magical place on earth, getting down on one knee at Cinderella’s Royal Table.
From the moment he proposed, Kirsty had her heart set on a Disney themed wedding.
But after trying to track down all the Disney bits she needed, she realised there weren’t many affordable options – so she set about designing everything herself, from the champagne glasses and cake toppers to ‘Just Married’ T-shirts.
Al in all, she spent just £17,000 (the average cost of a wedding in the UK is £31,974, so that’s quite the saving) creating her dream wedding day.
The Disney extravaganza kicked off with the hen party, where her maid of honour asked guests to dress up in either red or black, – while Kirsty wore white with a Minnie Mouse veil, Minnie Mouse heels, and Mini Mouse nails – decorated the spot with Disney balloons, threw a Disney movie quiz, and made Minnie Mouse cupcakes.
Then came all the details for the wedding.
Guests knew the big day would be Disney themed from the get-go thanks to Disney invites. Kirsty then painted MDF numbers into Disney Characters, used a stamp cutter in the shape of Mickey’s head to make table confetti out of sparkly wallpaper, painted a stand of Ferrero Rocher in Mickey Mouse colours, made a Mickey and Minnie shaped cake topper to match the Disney cake, and gave out favours of candles with a Mickey and Minnie motif on, plus sweet packets with Kirsty’s own made labels.
On the morning of the wedding Kirsty wore ‘just married’ Disney pyjamas, while the best man enjoyed his custom decorated Disney hipflask.
Kirsty also made a Disney chalkboard, Disney coat hangers, a Disney seating plan and a post box insert too.
During the wedding breakfast the bride walked down the aisle to Can You Feel The Love tonight from The Lion King.
The actual wedding outfits weren’t too in-your-face with the Disney references. Simon wore cufflinks shaped like Mickey with his £300 grey suit, while Kirsty wore a classic white dress she bought and had altered for a total of £900.
The photographer cost £1,500, the cake was £400, the venue, food, and registrar cost £8,000, the bridesmaids’ dresses were £300, the wedding rings were £1,000, makeup was £350, and Kirsty’s hair stylist cost £250.
‘We planned everything on spreadsheets,’ said Kirsty. ‘This tracked saving, budget, deposits and also an itinerary of what needed to be done when. It went perfectly.
‘I found it very hard to find anything Disney for the wedding which wasn’t very expensive, so I decided to try and do it myself.
‘My favourite moment was arriving at the venue and listening to the orchestral Disney songs playing. It took me right back to Disney when we got engaged and that’s when it became real.
‘I didn’t want loads of ‘in your face’ stuff so I knew by doing it myself I could take something classic and put a hint of Disney into it.
‘I used Pinterest and thought about creative ways to include Disney on a classy scale.
‘We had a small wedding of sixty guests; they knew it was Disney themed as soon as they saw the invites.
‘What I love about Disney the most is that anyone of any age can fall in love with Disney. You’re never too old or too young and when you hear the music and see the castle, the feelings you have inside are just magical. It’s like a whole new world.
‘Simon knew my dream was to be married in Disney, but we couldn’t have only half the family come with us, so he was 100% behind bringing Disney to the wedding in the UK.
‘I think he’s proud of me making everything because I put so much effort in and it made our wedding unique to us.’
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/11/bride-spends-17000-disney-themed-wedding-husband-proposes-disney-world-10899311/
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