Hi ladies so after seeing this I contacted my WC, I got all excited that my location cost would go down and then found out it went up. so here is what she commented on the updates:
Wishes Weddings
(If youve signed your contract already, none of this applies to you.)
Deposit is now $2,000, and the overall minimum expenditure for your date must be paid 90 days in advance. $1,000 of the deposit is applied to whatever you owe beyond your minimum when you pay the final bill 30 days before the wedding. They use the remaining $1,000 to cover any overages and refund the difference to you after the wedding.
Yes the above is correct.
Service charges are now 21%
Yes the above is correct.
Epcot location fee is now $1,600 (All other location prices are unchanged)
This is for the ceremony fee for Epcot Ceremonies. However, we were recently notified this past week that Italy Plaza will be going to $2575.00+ for a venue fee. Instead of the $2075.00+ that is in your estimated proposal.
Charter bus is $93.50/hour
The above rate is not correct for 2009 pricing. It will be $98.00/hour for a minimum of 5 hours. Again, depending on what happens with the fuel prices, this can vary between now and then.
Limo is $89.60/hour
The above rate is not correct for 2009 pricing. It will be $95.00/hour for a minimum of 3 hours.The above rate is not correct for 2009 pricing. It will be $98.00/hour for a minimum of 5 hours. Again, depending on what happens with the fuel prices, this can vary between now and then.
IllumiNations/Fantasmic! viewing fee went up to $12.95 per person
Yes, this is in the proposal I sent you.
Many locations that used to let you apply the cost of the wedding cake to site-specific food and beverage minimums now dont. (It could be that they never did, but this wasn't stated in the old information packet....) This means, for example, that your $910 Bridge to Happiness cake wont count toward the (new, cheaper) $1,500 before-4pm food and beverage minimum at American Adventure Parlor. (However, the cake's $14/per person cost will still count toward your overall food and beverage minimum of $75/$100/$125 per person at all locations.)
This has always been the case. This has never changed. If the cake is not coming from the actual location, then it does not count towards the food and beverage minimum for the venue. It does count towards your Wedding F/B minimum. This sometimes happens with happens with Special Venues other then resort locations. For example, California Grill has a food and beverage minimum of $3,000.00++ to utilize the restaurant. However, the California Grill does not make wedding cakes, the cake has to come from the Grand. Therefore, the cost of the cake does not go towards the $3,000.00 f/b minimum but it does go towards the $100.00++ per person Wedding F/B minimum and the overall Wedding Minimum. This is the case with Epcot Venues that have specific food and beverage minimums for venues.
Lowest-priced dessert party menu (and therefore per-person food and beverage minimum for DPs) is $22.
The food an beverage minimum for dessert parties is $22.00++ and looking at the sample menus for the dessert parties, the lowest menus $22.00++ per person. That doesn't mean that someone couldn't come up with a custom menu less then $22.00++ per person.
Ariels is available as a reception location til June 1, 2009
This has just changed again. It is now September 26, 2009. This may continue to change as well.
The fee for bringing in an outside DJ is $950
Yes
The fee for bringing in an outside band is $1,550
Yes
HTH
). On the breakdown of the prices, one of the items is "taxes", so the taxes are included in the $4500 total. 
