how much of a deposit do you have to put down?

[pintradingwedding]

Is it like 10% of the estimated cost of your wedding? Or half? And I assume you lose your deposit if something happens and your wedding doesn't go through?

 

[princessblueeyzes]

it depends if you are having an intimate or custom wedding. I know that for our intimate wedding at the WP we had to put a $500 deposit down.

 

[twojo21]

we had a custom wedding at the yacht club our deposit was $1,000 (its used as a hold on the sites & incase of damages/liability the day of, etc.) we received our deposit back after the wedding.

 

[Janet2k]

Here is what was in my contract in 2004. I had a Custom Vow Renewal. Please note that things may have changed since that time so discuss payment information with your FTW Sales Manager or Event Manager.

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PAYMENT

A non-refundable deposit in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), payable by check or money order (made payable to Walt Disney Parks and Resorts) (the “Deposit”), is required to confirm the Vow Renewal date. Please mail the Deposit, together with an executed copy of this Agreement, to Disney as soon as possible in order to ensure availability of your Vow Renewal date, Ceremony location, Event location(s) and Room Block. The Deposit will be credited against the final bill for your Vow Renewal or the cancellation fee to the extent your Vow Renewal is cancelled.

In addition to the other minimum requirements set forth herein, you agree to spend a minimum of X (exclusive of service charge (X%) and tax (currently X%) for food and beverage) for your Vow Renewal (the “Minimum Expenditure”). The Minimum Expenditure includes only those elements of your Vow Renewal booked by Disney (e.g. photographer and/or videographer, flowers, entertainment, food and beverage) and excludes charges for formalwear, officiant services, rooms in your Room Block, and Resort theme park tickets.

You agree to furnish Disney all final details of your Vow Renewal at least eight (8) weeks prior to your Vow Renewal date so that we can complete an estimate of the total charges to be incurred by you relating to the Vow Renewal ("Estimated Budget"). Six (6) weeks prior to your Vow Renewal date, we will furnish you with the Estimated Budget, which will include estimates of food & beverage charges (including sales tax and service charge based on the retail price of the Event) and entertainment, floral and other applicable charges, which will be subject to appropriate taxes. The Estimated Budget (less any monies received by us from you hereunder as the Deposit) must be prepaid in full on or before the Cut-Off Date.

After the Cut-Off Date, if you make any changes to your Vow Renewal that would result in the aggregate in a reduction in the Estimated Budget of more than 20%, you shall remain responsible for paying 80% of the Estimated Budget.

If there are any agreed changes to the details of your Vow Renewal after the Cut-Off Date which result in additional estimated charges, these additional charges shall be prepaid in full within seven (7) days of invoice, but in no event later than the day before the Vow Renewal date. Any charges due to agreed changes to the details of your Vow Renewal made on the day of your Vow Renewal and any charges not previously invoiced will be invoiced to you after your Vow Renewal and must be paid within thirty (30) days after your receipt of an invoice. A refund will be made to you after the Vow Renewal for any overpayments made by you hereunder.

If any payments owed by you to Disney hereunder (e.g. Estimated Budget) are not paid in full when due, Disney may cancel your Vow Renewal and you shall be responsible for paying to Disney all applicable cancellation fees.
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Again, this was in 2004 and things might have changed. Please discuss payment information with your FTW Sales Manager or Event Manager.

 

[Janet2k]

Here is what was in my contract in 2004. I had a Custom Vow Renewal. Please note that things may have changed since that time so discuss cancellation policies with your FTW Sales Manager or Event Manager.

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CANCELLATION POLICY

If you cancel (or are deemed to have cancelled) the Vow Renewal booked under this Agreement or if Disney cancels the Vow Renewal because of your failure to make any payments when due hereunder, you agree to pay to Disney as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, a cancellation fee, calculated as follows:

0 – 30 Days Prior To Vow Renewal Date:
90% of the Food and Beverage, Room, Entertainment and all other charges (including, without limitation, taxes and gratuities) to which Disney would have been entitled if no cancellation had occurred

31 – 90 Days Prior To Vow Renewal Date:
50% of the Room charges (including, without limitation, taxes) to which Disney would have been entitled if no cancellation had occurred plus $2,500

91 – 180 Days Prior To Vow Renewal Date:
30% of the Room charges (including, without limitation, taxes) to which Disney would have been entitled if no cancellation had occurred plus $1,500

180+ Days Prior To Vow Renewal Date:
The Deposit

You agree that the amount of the cancellation fee is fair and reasonable based on the circumstances existing on the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at least thirty-one (31) days prior to the Vow Renewal date Disney receives written notice from you canceling the Vow Renewal booked under this Agreement because of the death of the Husband, Wife or any of their immediate family members (i.e., parents, grandparents, siblings or children) or the Husband and /or Wife being called to duty as an active member of the U.S. military, you shall not be required to pay a cancellation fee.
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Again, this was in 2004 and things might have changed. Please discuss cancellation policies with your FTW Sales Manager or Event Manager.

 

[JonetteA]

You have to put at least a $1000.00 down. Keep in mind that per the contract that this does not go toward your final cost. It is used for any overages that you may occur during your event (ie alcohol, paying for people for the dessert party, over on numbers for reception, etc.) It will be refunded in full or the remainder left after your event is complete. So if you have a 16k wedding with Disney. You will still have to pay the 16k. Disney will not apply your deposit to the total charges.

Hope this helps!

Jonette