Ok I have narrowed it down to two resorts! At first it was going to be Port Orleans Riverside because we like the price and the Alligator Bayou rooms, but then I was sad because I really wanted to stay at the Wilderness Lodge as it was my favorite Resort. So my parents said that they would pay for us to stay there, then mom lost her job, then mom got diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer, so that went up in smoke. (She is now cancer free as of December 3rd with her last surgery, but will have to be checked every two months for the rest of her life)
So now we are back to us paying for it along with the flowers ($1100) for the wedding, and half of the tent and chairs needed. So in total about $2800, not bad. So we then went back to the idea of staying at Port Orleans Riverside. But I am still up in the air about it. I love the alligator bayou rooms but they seem so far away on the map. My other reservations is that I have never stayed at a moderate resort before 
shocker! The only non- DVC Villa I have stayed in was the Swan in 2011. But that has a great location, walking and boating to Ecpot and HS. Yes I was a very spoiled Disney Kid, my grandparents were DVC members since the beginning and we went every year even twice a year. So needless to say this will be my 22nd time Visiting WDW and I am 25.
So anyways, our lovely Allie shared Penny's first trip to WDW and they stayed at Saratoga Spring, and I couldn't help but notice the horse theme they had going on! So I obviously had to check it out! So now I am in love! 
I was waiting for the fall sales to come up before I booked anyways so now I am thinking that if it goes on sale enough, where it gets down to what Riverside is now at least then we could afford it.
We also have a Disney Honeymoon site as well so that our guests can give us money towards the honeymoon.https://disney.honeymoonwishes.com/Honeymoon-Registry-269191-Walt-Disney-World-Resort-Alanna-Baker-Adam-Hurst.html
I sent the cards out with the Save the Dates after Christmas with the hopes that people would understand we need to book by April. But so far no one has given anything so we are still thinking we solely need to do this trip. Here is a pro and con list I wrote for each.
Port Orleans Riverside:
Pro:
A Bunch of Pools
Theming, always wanted to go to New Orleans
Cost Effective
Close to Disney Springs
Cons:
Rooms we want seem pretty far away from everything
Never stayed at a moderate
Saratoga Springs Resort
Pro:
Two Pools with big water Slides
Can walk to Disney Spring or take Ferry
HORSE THEMED! AH
Menus at food locations look really yummy!
Con:
More expensive
Looks like only Queen bed?
Last time I stayed here bus service was HORRIBLE!
So I am stuck right now, what are your opinions on Port Orleans Riverside vs. Saratoga Spring, it all depends on if the prices go down. If they do though and they are close to each other I am going to have a hard time deciding!
Any experiences and such would help. TIA
I bet you get a majority of Port Orleans lovers, though!
We did this for our trip to Maui through AAA and we ended up with about $300 towards the trip. We also didn't need the money so early before the trip so without asking people (which would be rude) you're probably going to be on your own for the most part. If you're having a shower before that time that's the best chance you have. The only thing you can try is making sure that your mom's know that that's your #1 choice for gift so if people ask them they can tell them that you'd really like that. Good news is that people will probably give you some money for the wedding and you could use it to pay any cost of the trip off. 
