Yes, it's me again, the crazy girl who's forever away from her wedding and just can't stop thinking about everything. Please just indulge me while I obsess for the next month--it'll cool down when I get the next 'shiny new thing' to think about. Plus I have a book coming out next month, that'll provide plenty of distraction! (Yes, as someone did ask last time, I have a therapist, but I haven't seen her since the official decision to get married happened, I'll be seeing her this Thursday and will talk to her about how to work on my obsessing over things, thanks for the suggestion!)
ANYWAY.
I was thinking about having a very subtle Disney theme for our reception. Nothing in your face, possibly nothing most people would pick up on unless they were paying very close attention, but just to add a little bit of the silliness that epitomizes 'us' as a couple. We're a very silly couple, so while I want a super elegant wedding, at the same time I want to incorporate that side of us as well. That's all to say, I was struck with an idea last night that I can't let go.
What if I gave away a free disneyworld vacation at my reception? I realize I said raffle, but now that I actually remember that raffle involves buying tickets, that's not what I meant at all!! That would be tacky to the extreme! I mean more of, maybe everyone is given a small box when they walk into the reception, with strict instructions not to open it until they're told to, and there's a brief explanation that someone will be winning a trip to Disney, and at some point in the night the DJ announces that it's time to open the boxes--one lucky person finds a beauty and the beast glass covered rose mini-ornament type thing in their box, or perhaps a small scale cinderella slipper, or something else Disney themed, and they're the lucky winner for a trip to Disney for two!
I think it would be an exciting little event to have at the reception, plus it provides a bit of incentive for people to stick around(I'm going to have an open bar with quality liquor and delicious food plus plenty of dancing, so hopefully that will keep everyone around anyway, but still) so that they can find out if they won or not. Maybe have one or two second place prizes for something else Disney themed, although I can't think of what right this second, because I literally just thought of having second place prizes while I was typing this, lol.
I know, it's a weird expense to add to the wedding budget, but(and I hope this doesn't earn me some hate) we're rather well off, I've already checked costs and it's totally doable, and I just love doing things for other people. I love seeing the look on someone's face when I give them a gift, it's so much fun! So much more fun than getting gifts, in my opinion, so I'd really love to give someone something at my wedding. And everyone in my family knows how Disney crazy I am, so it wouldn't be out of place at all.
What do you think? If this happened at a wedding you were at, would you be excited?
