I will update my wedding thread but we are now going with a larger wedding, and getting married in February 2014 so that we can do a Wishes wedding rather than an Escape package. With a Wishes wedding we get to choose 3-4 host hotels for our guests with discounts. We will be getting married at the Sea Breeze Point Gazebo, and our reception will be held at EPCOT. I will also be running the Disney Princess Half Marathon the morning of our wedding. That night I intend to stay at the Grand Floridian with a late check out so that my hair etc can be done after my nap. So now I need to pick 4 host hotels, and I need them to be close enough that our guests wont land on a bus for an hour + but nice. My worry is that one of the hotels I'm considering might be a haul but it has a lot of meaning to me. Here are the 4 I'm considering:
1. AKL as our delux. Its beautiful I've stayed here twice, and fiance really wants to stay here. My aunt wants to stay here too the discount will be about 25%. Its also one of the cheaper delux hotels.
2. The Carribean. We've stayed here and I really liked it. Its one of the cheaper moderates, and we like the pirate rooms. We feel our guests will enjoy the open air, and knowing it was our first Disney Trip as a couple.
3. Pop Century- Its a good Value resort. I've never stayed here but it has really great reviews from everyone on this board. I think the wild colors will be fun for our guests. The 10% discount will also make it very affordable for those with less money.
4. Art of Animation. I believe this one is right next to pop century.IT offer suites so though it is more expensive overall I feel with the 10-15% discount it maybe appealing to some who want to split a room cost.
Thoughts? Are these too far spaced? Are these diverse enough to be appealing? We will have a luxury motercade picking up our guests from the resorts. We anticipate 35-55 people with 45 our actual expectation.
Pi}{ie
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Is 13.1 a training run for you? 
. I will do my own make up which takes 15 minutes due to major skin allergies. Nails will be done the day before. Running means I can eat lots of cake and no nerves!
I've walked 5Ks and would love to jog/run them but some health concerns are making it difficult for me, so walking it is. I have dreams of doing the Princess 1/2, but it'd be 4.5/5 hours for me to complete it. Frankly, I'm not sure I have the patience and determination to get through the training let alone complete the race. After walking for an hour I'm bored to death. DD19 and I are talking about walk the Princess 5K in 2014 again, we had a fabulous time last year. 
