Wedding Venue have let us down.

swingaloo

pinkshoes said:

@cag01

Look VERY carefully at all your paperwork. What does it say about the venue use? Does it specifically refer to that room? Is that what your deposit was for?

You need to contact them in writing, giving them 7 days to either cancel their other booking as yours was made earlier (send them the evidence) or they need to pay the additional cost of an alternative suitable venue nearby as they are in breach of the contract. I'd then say that you have already looked at alternative venues that meet your needs for a band and XXX people, and the only venue you have found is £5000 extra, so this will be the cost they need to pay for their breach of contract. 

They certainly wouldnt consider paying out that amount without the OP providing proof of the quote.

HillStreetBlues

DarrenDelaney said:

I'm a wedding magician - if a couple contacted me in these circumstances and wanted to change dates, I'd definitely accommodate (assuming availability!).

Better still make the other booking disappear!