wedding venue has cancelled our wedding.

wez130 · 12 Jul 2015 at 11:13

We've just had an email from our wedding venue saying that they will not be hosting our wedding in December as the owner is selling up. We've already planned everything and sent invites out etc, some people are coming from Thailand.

Now we have to plan the whole thing again with 5 months till our chosen date. Chances are most venues will be taken now as it's a Saturday in the middle of summer in NZ. I have not replied to the venue yet, not that there's much that will happen, Though i do intend on a strong worded letter.

/rant.

wez130 · 12 Jul 2015 at 14:33

The new owners are not hosting weddings, however, i find it annoying that we booked the venue at the end of March (so they must have already thought about selling by then). It's just a real kick in the teeth.

It's all well and good saying it's ok, we've got 5 months yet. We can't go looking at other venues as we're both here in UK working long hours. All we can do is try and co-ordinate with my partners parents and hope they can find us a nice venue.

wez130 · 12 Jul 2015 at 20:48

Can't cancel. Everything else is booked, Can only afford the flights to NZ once atm as buying a house when we get back. They are paid for. It'll be three years or so by the time we can get to NZ again. Honeymoon is also booked, 3 nights in Sydney for NYE and 3 nights in Dubai. I'm sure we'll find something before then.

wez130 · 13 Jul 2015 at 08:34

I think it's starting to look like a blessing in disguise now. Found a couple of new venues, one on Kawau island has our date available but we have to hire all the rooms ($4005) plus venue hire ($800) then feed the guests at $85 each. If guests that are staying would go halves and pay $200 for their room, that would be good. We're going to skype my partners parents soon and see what they think.

My preferred one though is a roof top terrace in the CBD, overlooking skytower, but nothing is included in that, it's basically a room, a small kitchen and the terrace for upto 100 people. I'd have to hire a mobile bar, crockery, cutlery, glassware etc , a sound system etc, but i'm thinking a barbeque for food hehe.

wez130 · 13 Jul 2015 at 15:59

jas72 said:
all these prices mean nothing to me since I dont know NZ dollar rates.

Good luck anyway.

Hope you are going over early to get over that horrendous jet lag.

I would never go there unless I could fly 1st class.

£1 = $2.2NZD about at the moment.

I'm flying economy with Emirates but if i can get a good upgrade offer to business class i'll take it.