Venue Cancellation: Now what?

So sorry!! Does it have to be in the mountains? What about an indoor venue?

Have you sent save the dates or invitations yet?

Sorry you are going through this. So stressful! I would not uninvite guests but I would try to first find a venue for your date and if not move your date and postpone the wedding. Good luck!

What about the state packs or the universities? Some will accommodate weddings on campus for a really low fee. Or can you look into museums?

I would cancel or postpone before I uninvited people. Why does the wedding have to be in the mountains? I'm in NC, so I know nothing about AZ weather/geography.

I take the opposite view as most posters. Given what has happened and if you can absolutely not find a large enough venue, I'd explain to the guests the situation, apologize profusely and explain that because the venue closed, you need to have a smaller wedding. I would absolutely not be offended if this happened to a wedding I had been invited to. The situation is beyond the control of the couple and I'd much rather see my friends married and happy than be offended by not being able to attend their wedding. I'd never want to see them postpone or cancel their wedding just to accommodate me and other guests.

Save the dates have been sent that have our wedding website with full details.

I definitely wanted to get married outdoors. For my out of state friend May- September in Phx is over 100 degrees on most days. In the mountains the temperatures for an outdoor wedding are closer to the 70/80's.

I love the idea of possibly a museum! Any idea if they allow alcohol?

My original wedding was on a huge 28 acre property and we had several food trucks, photo set ups, huge custom made bar, yard games and a bonfire set up. We were really maximizing the space. If we move our wedding indoors, I imagine a great deal of our wedding changing. I'm really trying to not lose out on all my deposits.

So just to be clear, uninviting is literally SO rude? We have considering canceling the entire thing and having a smaller wedding with 30-50 people out of state so it didn't seem so in your face. Still rude? I have never been in this situation or married before so I definitely want to be saved from being the rudest bride ever.

I wouldn't think cancelling the entire thing and starting over from scratch is rude. Try to find another venue first, you might get lucky.

I feel like if you uninvited guests, then the new ceremony must be immediate family and BP only! It softens the blow.

But I would reallllly try to find an indoor location. An 80 degree outdoor wedding sounds terrible to me unless you have fans and lots of shade.

What does your Save the Date say exactly? First step is to immediately change the details on your wedding website. Next, look into non-traditional venues (parks, museums, large estates, etc.). Otherwise, consider moving your wedding indoors. Many food trucks can cook on the truck and bring the food inside (I actually work for a catering service in New York that's out of a food truck and often we bring the food indoors).

Best advice is put ALL of the information you have on here so ladies can help. So sorry this is happening to you :/

In my opinion it's not rude to cancel under these circumstances. Your venue actually closed and your wedding is right around the corner. As a guest I would not be offended. I would understand it's out of your control. Good luck. Sorry this happened.

Thank you everyone so much! it's really nice to get unbiased feedback on the situation. Literally everything you need to know to attend our wedding is on the website. we wanted guests to have as much info to begin the journey with us as possible. Sedona is about two hours away from Phx so it is a mini destination wedding.

I'm sorry this is happening to you. I would be worried about canceling because it may be difficult to get your vendors available on the same date for awhile. While it is acceptable to cut your guest list to accommodate a venue change, you would have to cut it to immediate family and BP to not come off as rude imo.

I would suggest moving it indoors to accommodate your guest list and looking at museums or libraries. Moving it indoors also gives you protection from rain. You may be able to find a place indoors that has a garden or some outdoor area that would allow you to still include outdoors aspects that you wanted.

Are we talking up around Flagstaff or near there? We had our reception at a private golf course that also allowed public parties (if you will) with a small cost per guest or that was waived if you were sponsored by a member (like we were) so you might check out those types of places.

Try arboretums, observatories, state & city parks, museums, boutique hotels, community centers, band shells, college campuses, industrial buildings that are sitting empty.

I got married in an art museum and we had an open bar, so yes, they likely won't have an issue with that. It was fabulous!!! We had air conditioning and it was a non traditional venue so our date was available, and our guests were able to walk around and look at art while we took pictures right after the ceremony. Everyone raved about the venue. Our museum had a big fancy entrance, where food trucks could've totally pulled up to!! Start looking girl! There's hope : )

I know someone who had something very similar happen. They informed all their guests and cut the guest list by nearly half because they ended up moving the wedding to a small bed and breakfast. They even had to change the date by a few weeks. I don't think anyone was offended and they ended up getting their dream wedding! Their vendors were fairly understanding as well, given the circumstance.

Check out air bnb!!!!

I was on there looking for something different, and got lost is looking at mansions you can rent for the weekend to host an event!

You could still use the food trucks and most of your original plans if there's space.

I'm in the Philly area and was surprisingly shocked by what I could find. Worth the look!

Good luck!!

Having gotten a save the date and then not being invited to the wedding, I would probably be offended if I were in one of your guests situations. I would try to find a location that could host the same number of people on the same weekend (depending on how many people have already made plans) or postpone the wedding to find the venue to fit that number.

Is there a local wedding fb group for your state? I live in MA and we have a good one...There have been a few cases of venues shutting down lately and other venues always post saying they'll do everything they can to help out...

You could post and just say 'my date is (your date) and I have 170 guests, are any venues open?' and see what happens...