Overthinking- contract (no extra fee)

I agree with this!

If its not in your contract, it doesn't matter. You can always sign an addendum or update your contract, but whatever they tell you over the phone isn't legally binding if it isn't in the contract itself.

Also not charging you a rescheduling fee is different from not changing the rate if the date is changed. Often times rates change with inflation, the cost of goods can fluctuate, and vendors charge more during peak times than at lulls. For example, if you switch a March wedding to October, you're going from pre-wedding season to peak season, and the flowers and foods that are in season and plentiful in March won't be as easily available in October. It's not reasonable to expect a company to hold the same rate for an indefinite amount of time for any rescheduled date, so when you are adding language to your contract it should be specific so that both you and your vendors are getting a fair deal.

We rescheduled our wedding from May 2020 to June 2021 and all of our vendors were willing to honor our original pricing in 2021, but if we need to push back another year they were not able to guarantee the same rate. Additionally, our food cost was an estimate and our caterer said costs can fluctuate a lot so she wouldn't be able to predict our menu cost a full year ahead of time.