Pirate Wedding & Decor

View Quoted Comment That is true! ill have to do all my centerpieces first then like you said if it’s worth adding or not. But at least after the wedding I could put it in my bathroom. My shower curtain is a giant octopus attacking a pirate ship

Totally! Just want to warn you small $2-$10 costs creep up. Thought we's spend $500 on prop decor/supplies...we spent $1200! Hubby's DIY projects (chest, mast, fireflies, swamp, parrot perch) and our alcove decor added up.

Lol your shower curtain! Love it. It's great if you can repurpose your wedding decor. Our dining room is now piratey. Someday, I want a pirate bar or wine cellar.

Gorgeous photos! I love your theme, that looks like such a fun wedding to attend!

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Thank you so very much! Wish we could do it again...not the planning just the partying.

I am so lost since we are paying for it on our own. we will probly have maybe 50 people there

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(I already replied in your original post about your pirate wedding so we can keep the chat there for everyone to give you ideas). Breathe. To figure out your budget, talk with your fiance(e) how much you'll save between now and the wedding. My hubby & I opened a checking account and each put money in every month. That was our initial budget.

Yay. 50 people is manageable.

If you can share pics of those two venues options? An outdoor space without coverage makes me nervous due to weather. If you need a tent for heat/rain those can be pricey! Decor blows around in wind. And if your grandmother has only 1-2 bathrooms that may not be enough for guests, so there's that rental cost too. Unless the wedding is in her backyard and then y'all go to the lodge for the reception? That may be an option.

(You're doing great, by the way. Guest list estimate, two venue options already. )

I wasn't sure what to expect when I opened this thread. lol. This is awesome! I love that you based it on the ride, it's one of my favorites!

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We did!!! Thank you. Some stuff didn't exactly turn out the way we hoped because it was too "deconstructed" for guests to say "That's from the ride!" but it did look very cool piratey! For example:

Ride entry (flag, parrot, map, lanterns)

our wine cave entry

our parrot (animated) by appetizer table

our glowing mast (on fire like fire room in ride)

our pirate jail and swamp/area with fireflies & alligator head

similar to ride's boat dock sign

Our dining table though was modeled after this scene in the 1st Pirates movie:

inspiration scene

our dining decor

our family-style feast

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Amazing!! The chandeliers are crazy, what a cool idea to get married in a wine cave! Can I hire you to come to my house and decorate it like the Haunted Mansion? That is my other favorite ride. lol

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Tee hee, thanks Stacey! I've never been in a wine cave before scouting out venues. Some have a cool "earthy" smell to them...a guest said that was just like the ride and how did we get that smell in there? Ha ha ha.

Lol. That's my hubby's fav ride at DL and one of our theme choices (before we met he already had the gargoyle candles, painting, headstone coasters and other stuff from the Haunted Mansion collection. After we got married we got the HM placemats). But for me, it was a little too dark/scary for a wedding (and my mom).

Are you going to have a Haunted Mansion wedding reception? I can't click on your profile to see if you've selected your venue yet. A historic or estate house would be perfect for that!

For your house, deck out your dining room in HM stuff!!!