Hi Ladies, Another freaked out bride hoping for the best who should be getting work done instead of obsessing 
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We moved our May 24th wedding to Saturday, July 25th. Hoping for the best but this ? is around $$:
We put down a $2500 deposit for the venue, which is pretty much all-inclusive except for the photographer.
1. The owner originally wanted us to pay the balance for the 5/24 wedding as of 4/1/20
2. After moving this to 7/25 we got her to agree for half of the remaining balance 5/1 & the other half 6/1, and also to agree that we can rescheduled within 15 days of 7/25 with no penalty to an available date.
3. I'm worried & here's why: This is a bar during the week that hosts live music, poetry readings, etc. (it's a 3 story 100+ year old restored home with an outside garden area that is very pretty. More bohemian than mansion). When we met with the owner 2+ weeks ago to discuss options to postpone/move the wedding, my fiance asked about cancelling altogether should we need to.
4. The owner said she couldn't do that because she'd go broke and lose the property.....
5. This is a bar in a hip part of Houston (Montrose) that of course is COMPLETELY shut down right now. It's independently owned by this woman.
6. I've reflected on what she said and now am worried that if we aren't able to have our wedding 7/25 she could go broke and we'd be out of the $$. Our insurance won't cover this.
7. I've seen many others who are just losing deposits.
8. What are your thoughts on this? Should we go back (even though we've already signed the contract) and tell her we aren't putting the $$ down until 6/1?
THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Candice
