Wedding Postponed 2020 to June 25th 2021

B3nj0e

Hi All, 
I’m hoping someone can help as our venue doesn’t seem to want to help too much. 

Our wedding was cancelled last year and relocated to 25th June this year, the only option we where given last year was to rearrange no refunds where ever offered.

This date is 4 days after the “final” review, we have requested to change the date to 2022 of which they have said yes but the new price would be X (50% more than this year) .. you can select another new date this year at no additional cost - we have family coming from Australia of whom are unable to travel due to COVID so this year is a write off.

Ive requested a refund to be told, if I cancel now no refund, although if the wedding can’t go-ahead 6 weeks before our date we will get a refund. 

I can’t comprehend how they expect us to invite everyone, go ahead with all the extras on the basis a date that isn’t meant to be set in stone and the steps being based on data is being ignored.

can anyone help?

mattyprice4004

If the dates are moved and the wedding can't go ahead, they've said they'll refund. 
If you're not allowed to have the wedding, take them up on that - I'm not so sure family coming from abroad are the venue's concern unfortunately. 

HampshireH

A lot of venues have hikes costs for he next financial year to recoup some of the losses suffered in the last 12 months. 50% seems very high but they are obviously confident people will book 

From their point of view though, there is no reason for you not to hold your wedding in June if the government allow it. As above they aren't obliged to allow a free change etc to accommodate overseas visitors.

Offering a refund if it cannot go ahead legally seems fair.

Totally appreciate it's not what you want to hear. 

Aylesbury_Duck

You missed your first, and potentially last, chance to get a full refund last year when they had to cancel because they couldn't host you.  They'll have to refund you this year if the same thing happens.  If however, you want to cancel because the dates aren't convenient for you, you're not entitled to a full refund.  If you cancel now, they have to minimise their losses, ie. do their best to find another wedding or function of at least the same value to replace yours.  If they're successful, they have to refund you, deducting anything that represents their costs.  That would seem unlikely to me because I can't see someone taking the risk now, that from the 21st June everything will be back to normal.

I'm afraid you're going to have to choose between picking another date, going ahead and accepting some relatives may not be able to attend, or cancelling and hoping some of the costs are recovered. 

unforeseen

My daughter is getting married on 26 June. This is a date that she originally chose.
Having seen others changing their dates without knowing what the future held and the problems faced with getting all the ancillary things such as photographers, catering etc changed, she decided that it would go ahead that day regardless. Be it with the full compliment of guests at both the wedding and evening do or reduced numbers at the wedding and no evening do. 

poppy12345

B3nj0e said:

we have family coming from Australia of whom are unable to travel due to COVID so this year is a write off.

That's not their problem and you can't expect them to fund this.

NinjaTune

As others have said, it's not the venue's problem that your relatives are unable to fly.  I can understand your disappointment at not having them there but, personally, I'd go ahead with the current date. 

The day should be all about you marrying the person you love, not who can or can't be there.  Unless the relatives in Australia are the parents of the bride or groom then it's not really a reason (IMHO) to delay things for yet another year.  

Besides, it give you an opportunity to celebrate your marriage again with a big family party once your Australian relatives are able to travel

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Have you asked your insurance about it? Do you have any legal cover you could use for advice?