So I have been having a lot of problems with my reception venue. The main one is communication. They never respond to me or answer my phone calls. However, when my mom calls or emails they answer right away. It is very frustrating because I have not been able to get any pricing out of them or any menu options. In the beginning they told me that I would be able to decorate the day before the wedding and the day of. Now they are telling me I only have 2.5 hours before the reception time to decorate. I AM GETTING MARRIED 2.5 hours before the reception! So I have emailed for a clarification on that. They also told me that I could bring my own caterer, as long as they are licensed and approved by the venue, if I did not want to use one of theirs. Well I asked them how I get a caterer approved, because they are not giving me any menu options, and they decided that I have to use one of theirs instead. So I asked them for prices or even just options so that I can create a menu, and they have still yet to respond.
The good thing is that we have not signed a contract with them yet. The terrible thing is that my weeding is in October 2019. Just about everything else is already done and booked. I am freaking out a little bit because I feel like I am going to need to move my reception. Our ceremony is going to be in our church where my uncle is the pastor. They are fine with us having the reception there. We can set up a tent and make it an indoor/outdoor reception just like it was going to be at the venue. Plus them we can have whatever caterer we want and decorate an entire week before if we wanted. Then the only thing I will have the change is my invitations, because unfortunately I am an overachiever and I already ordered them.
I guess my question is it smarter to move my reception or fight it out with the venue and keep it where it is?
Thank you so much!
