Hi everyone! My fh and I had to look pretty far from our hometown for wedding venues because of the size of our guest count (he has a massive family). We found a gorgeous historic home and gardens about 2.5 hours away from where we live, right over a different state line. I recently revisited my venue this month to see all the fall foliage in action since we will be having an October wedding. When we originally toured it, it was during the summer time, and the garden spaces and all outdoor landscapes were lush and gorgeous. My fh and I fell head over heels for it and were so excited. We were told availability was filling up already for Fall of 2022 but the date we liked was still available so we booked it pretty far ahead of time, even though it stressed me out a little bit. But now, going back to see it in October, it's like all of the magic is gone. It doesn't even resemble the same place we saw in July, and I am having a really hard time coping with that. I know that seasons change, and outdoor areas change with them, but I didn't consider how different things would be during fall just 2.5 hours away from where I live. More than half of the things I loved about this venue just aren't the same as what I saw before, and I am feeling pretty overwhelmed about it. We put the (pretty hefty) deposit down a little over a month ago, and would only be able to get a quarter of it back. There isn't a lot of availability to move the date earlier, and we didn't really want a summer wedding to begin with. Not sure what to do and would love some input. Thanks you!
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