Venue Refusing to Refund Deposit

I was supposed to have a large outdoor wedding in Summer of 2020. Of course with Covid-19 it will not be safe or legal to have the wedding. When I asked if the venue could hold a secondary date later in the year since odds were the summer wedding couldn't happen they said they couldn't do that. I would also like to point out the next available date was during winter, at an outdoor venue, at a location where the high would be 40 degrees. When I asked for a refund of the deposit I was told "we are a business and can't do that". I was also told "no one in the industry was refunding deposits" NOT TRUE. My photographer and hair/makeup artist were very understanding and refunded my full deposit. I also contact a wedding a planner for elopements and asked of they were refunding deposits if Covid-19 prevented the wedding from happening as planned. They also said they were refunding deposits. It was very obvious they had sent the same email to me and other brides. I received the email almost immediately and it was very generic. The state I'm located in has extended the stay at home order through May and our governor has released a plan for reopening. In this plan it states there are to be no large gatherings for foreseeable future.


I'm debating hiring a lawyer to write up a letter threatening to sue in small claims court. Is anyone else having this problem?