I just need to rant on an anonymous site so you all get to hear it lol. My fiancé and I booked a venue that had a catering/people minimum for November 2022. We booked in February 2021 so we had almost two years for the wedding. Just the venue for the space, food and alcohol alone was a minimum of $22,000. When we booked it, we knew we could easily save for it and we were excited, because we were freshly engaged and who wouldn’t want a dream wedding!?
Well fast forward a few months, and things have gotten tighter for us financially- it happens to everyone, we were fine but it hasn’t gotten any easier. So two months ago, we sat down together and decided to cancel the big wedding. We knew it was what was best for us money wise but also we were excited to do a small, intimate wedding and we can’t wait.
We emailed the venue to let them know as soon as we made the decision, and we were hoping we would be able to get part of our deposit back which was $6540. We knew it was a long shot because the contract says non-refundable, but we thought maybe they would since it’s a family owned place, a year and a half away, and they could easily rebook it because we took the second to last Saturday date for 2022. I know there were other people wanting that date when we booked, because we had to sign the contract and pay the deposit quickly.
Of course the owners said no deposit back- why would they, when it says non-refundable. We were bummed cause it’s a lot of money but we knew it was ultimately our choice and was cheaper to lose out on that now rather than the $38,000 we were going to spend later.
This is where I get so irritated- I’m on a Facebook group for weddings/brides in my area, just helping each other and selling stuff and whatnot. A bride posted how she was so excited because she was able to snag a Saturday date at the venue we looked at- our old wedding date! That’s amazing for her, since all Saturday’s are booked at that place, but I’m just so mad at what a scam the industry is. I know that it’s our fault and I can’t blame anyone but ourselves, but I just can’t help but feel angry about the fact that the owners of that venue didn’t give us our deposit back, but then got to easily book that date again and get an extra $6540 for themselves when they didn’t even do anything for us, aside from touring the venue.
That’s it lol. I just needed to get my feelings out because I just feel like no one else gets it because we were the ones who chose to cancel- I just think the wedding industry just a huge scam sometimes and way too overpriced and greedy. But it’s okay, cause this is better for my fiancé and I! Thanks for listening to the end if you made it this far!
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