Mrs. Peel Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 The place we booked for our wedding called last night....they're closing. Back to square one. The really shitty thing is that we loved the place for its uniqueness and we didn't find anything else we liked nearly as much. We're trying to stay away from the traditional banquet hall thing, which is mostly what's available around here. I'm about ready to elope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 It was all over the news - guess you missed it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Big Perm Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 We loved our wedding, but if we did it again, we'd be in jeans at a drive through in Vegas with a 12-pack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 It was all over the news - guess you missed it. 11.0. Insanely well-played. Post-of-the-day and it's not even over yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 We loved our wedding, but if we did it again, we'd be in jeans at a drive through in Vegas with a 12-pack. That's looking mighty good right about now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Does the church have a place? My wedding reception was in what use to be a fancy hotel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 My wedding reception was in a restaurant that never held a reception before.Hope something comes along, Jen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WilcoFan Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 The place we booked for our wedding called last night....they're closing. Back to square one. The really shitty thing is that we loved the place for its uniqueness and we didn't find anything else we liked nearly as much. We're trying to stay away from the traditional banquet hall thing, which is mostly what's available around here. I'm about ready to elope. Did you get your deposit back? Are there any mansions in Locash? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 Deposit's coming back to us, thank god. We're not getting married in a church, we're doing the whole shebang in one place. If my company thinks I'm getting any work done today they're crazy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 You can borrow my yacht... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 We're not getting married in a church Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 It was all over the news - guess you missed it.Instant classic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 that was great stuff, well played A-man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pillowy star Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I can only imagine how much that must suck, Jen We were very lucky with our wedding venue, it was a very nice hotel with a competent wedding coordinator, so all went pretty smoothly. Good luck to you for finding something equally appropriate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Analogman Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Deposit's coming back to us, thank god. We're not getting married in a church, we're doing the whole shebang in one place. If my company thinks I'm getting any work done today they're crazy. Oh, one of those deals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 Right now I'm waiting for a fee structure to rent out an aquarium! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Right now I'm waiting for a fee structure to rent out an aquarium! Do you take this marine invertebrate to be your lawfully wedded husband? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thejokeexplained Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 The success of a wedding is not about the venue but quality of the band and the liquor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 The success of a wedding is not about the venue but about how easy the bidesmaids are your high Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Well, after calling/emailing every place we could find that's not a standard banquet hall, there is NOTHING available in the state of CT for May 19th (or any other date in the spring wedding season) that can accomodate the number of guests we have. Not in our price range anyway. This fucking sucks. We're probably going to postpone it to the fall now so we don't pull our hair out trying to make new arrangements while competing with all the other people who got screwed by the venue. Besides that, I've been told by several people that we're never going to find a place of the same caliber in the same price range because they undercharged which is the reason they went out of business. So on top of everything else, it's now going to be at least $20 a head extra wherever we end up. Which of course throws our budget off. We've already given deposits to the DJ, florist, photographer...... Where are the lawyers in here? I don't think I have any legal recourse but I did sign a contract that says nothing about termination by the venue.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Well, after calling/emailing every place we could find that's not a standard banquet hall, there is NOTHING available in the state of CT for May 19th (or any other date in the spring wedding season) that can accomodate the number of guests we have. Not in our price range anyway. This fucking sucks. We're probably going to postpone it to the fall now so we don't pull our hair out trying to make new arrangements while competing with all the other people who got screwed by the venue. Besides that, I've been told by several people that we're never going to find a place of the same caliber in the same price range because they undercharged which is the reason they went out of business. So on top of everything else, it's now going to be at least $20 a head extra wherever we end up. Which of course throws our budget off. We've already given deposits to the DJ, florist, photographer...... Where are the lawyers in here? I don't think I have any legal recourse but I did sign a contract that says nothing about termination by the venue.... you would need to look at each contract as to the deposits, although considering how far off the date is, you might have a good shot at recouping some of those deposits if you made a big enough stink about it--logic being that those deposits really aren't justifiable damages since the vendors could find alternate gigs on such a distant date. I'd be happy to help in any way I can from down here in the Rick Perry state. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Thanks. I'm not worried about the deposits because I'd still want to use the same vendors, so we can just change the date with them and have them hang onto the money.It's more the fact that they've ruined pretty much any chance we have at keeping the date we set, and because of them we're going to have to spend a lot more now. I suppose it's more of a "mental anguish" case. I don't know if there's anything we can do to them for breaking their contract either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 no outdoor options for that date? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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