2 questions about photography...

[TiggerificSox]

1) Is it true that all outside vendors are not allowed in the parks after booking dates of Oct 08? Including Randy Chapman? I thought he had a special connection with Disney and was allowed to do things others were not allowed to do?

2) What is the cost of the photography packages? Can they be edited from how they appear in the wish book? Those prices seem pretty high for not a lot of what I'm looking for! I would honestly be content with just buying the high-res cd for $1000 (or the going rate) and not having anything else. Is this a possibility?

 

[lurkyloo]

1) Is it true that all outside vendors are not allowed in the parks after booking dates of Oct 08? Including Randy Chapman? I thought he had a special connection with Disney and was allowed to do things others were not allowed to do?

Correct. No outside vendor is allowed in the parks - for photography, flowers, anything... Randy Chapman used to work for Disney Photographic Services, but as an outside vendor, he is prohibited like all the rest.

What is the cost of the photography packages? Can they be edited from how they appear in the wish book? Those prices seem pretty high for not a lot of what I'm looking for! I would honestly be content with just buying the high-res cd for $1000 (or the going rate) and not having anything else. Is this a possibility?

There are more options than are shown in the Wishbook. The cheapest standard package is $1,300, but it doesn't include the disc of images. However, Disney has said they can work with couples to customize a photography package - they just don't publicize what all the options are. So you would need to speak with them directly.