will I get any money back when I cancel my wedding?

emma_086

Hi all, me and my partner have decided to seperateandc I now have to cancel my wedding. I have paid the venue around £1300 for room, food and dj. Will i get any of this money back? The wedding is due to take place in 5 months, I have no contract with them or terms and conditions with the info I recieved from them.
I'd be grateful for any help and advice before I email them
Thanks!

tea_lover

I don't get how you haven't got a contract? Why would you hand over £1300 without something in writing to confirm the date, etc?

lovecake

Sorry to hear what you are going through- hope you are ok!

Do you have wedding insurance at all? If you don't have a contract it seems unlikely that you will get anything back.Can you remember anything verbally about how much of that is considered a deposit? Usually venues have a policy where if you cancel x amount of months before the wedding you will get a certain percentage back and as it gets closer to the date you get less and less IYSWIM. It's hard to say what they would offer with no paperwork, but they really should have some sort of cancellation policy. Poor show by the venue not giving you a contract!

I really hope you get something back. Good luck!

pmlindyloo

It is very unusual for wedding venues not to have a cancellation policy. Usually it is just a case of your not having seen it. Sometimes it is put in the brochure/literature when you first enquired.

Since the wedding date is 5 months away then it is entirely possible that they will be able to rebook it. In these circumstances they are often willing to refund most of it and just retain an amount for administration.

You need to negotiate. Of course in the end you are bound by their cancellation policy.

If this has been a joint decision then you should be splitting any costs and if necessary asking for a repayment plan.

clearing_out_my_pockets

lovecake wrote: »

Do you have wedding insurance at all?

Sorry I can't help OP, but I'd just like to point out that wedding insurance does not cover you if the parties decide not to get married.

Tiddlywinks

You need to speak to the venue and find out what their cancellation policy is... the deposit might have been non-refundable.

5 months seems a long time BUT most people these days are planning years in advance so it might be difficult for the venue to get another booking.

lovecake

clearing_out_my_pockets wrote: »

Sorry I can't help OP, but I'd just like to point out that wedding insurance does not cover you if the parties decide not to get married.

That's true - but there might be another reason they could use for cancelling. Not that I'm suggesting that they commit some kind of fraud you understand

Dangermac

lovecake wrote: »

That's true - but there might be another reason they could use for cancelling. Not that I'm suggesting that they commit some kind of fraud you understand

What type of thing did you have in mind?

floss2

This would be better posted on the Weddings board - it used to be in Special Occasions.

lovecake

Good point floss - you might get some more advice over there:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=142

Equaliser123

Doubt it. Seems to me to be a legal / consumer rights issue.