So my wedding venue basically was taken away from me.

Did you sign a contract or give any money up to this point? If not, unfortunately they are able to book the date with someone else. I know it is disheartening. But you will find something else that is perfect.

Did you have a soft hold on the date, or some other verbal agreement with them not to book it within a certain window?

Its not "your date" until you sign a contract and pay your deposit.

Unfortunately from a business perspective at some point they have to take the money right in front of them.

If you had an appointment with them to sign the contract and put the deposit down it's kind of disappointing, but it's still their right as a business to take what they want. The other event that got booked was likely more lucrative than your wedding.

Try to be flexible with your date or push it back a year. It gives more time to plan and save and really get what you want.

Too bad about the venue. Take a look at eventective.com and see if there is anything that works.

Since everyone else mentioned contracts, I'll offer another perspective, since that isn't all it's about...

If you were the other bride, who had already booked, and were now being told you had to move venues - a big let-down in itself, usually - wouldn't you expect to have first dibs on dates at the other venue?

Sorry about the situation, but you'll find a new venue.

It's really a terrible situation but wedding season is crazy and now that many have had to postpone it's even worse! This is why you have to jump on something and put a deposit down as soon as possible. I never was ever set on a single date and I'm not sure how much you are but are there any other dates around it you'd consider or even another day like a Friday or Sunday?