The Venue

I need to take the time to vent, especially since many of you know what I'm going through. I love the venue that I picked. However, they require that I use their caterers, or pay a $600 fee to provide another caterer. However, that caterer must be insured for $1,000,000 plus provide additional info. Not many places have that, and I know for a fact that the caterers they have are not insured for that much. We wanted to provide our own catering to save money since everything that could go wrong, is going wrong. I don't like any of the caterers that they have. I finally settled on one, and it's a buffet. Unfortunately, the venue also requires that I have full service. I find that ridiculous since I'll be paying up to an extra thousand dollars for servers to stand around doing absolutely nothing. My wedding planning would be so much simpler if I didn't have to jump around to accommodate my venue's many requirements. I understand that most of them are for security reasons. However, I have worked with catering for 4 years and I've been to multiple venues. Because of this, I know that the majority of these requirements and rules are unnecessary and just cause extra stress and more money to be spent for the renters. I am overwhelmed. I'm worried that we won't be able to afford everything in the time we have left. I need a miracle. Anyway, happy planning! (I noticed this posted into wedding attire but I couldn't change it after I posted it).