Wedding Venue in Breach of Contract? Need Advice!!

How big is your wedding

If you signed a contracted that you agreed to pay a certain amount for a certain ceremony location, then they are breaching the contract and you should be able to renegotiate. You should check the fine print to see if they are allowed to do that and what your rights are.

I second Taylor's comment

Excused Non-Performance: In the event of a cancelation by the Client 30 days or more before the scheduled event, the deposit will not be returned and If ****** is unable to perform its obligations under this agreement for reasons beyond its control, including, but not limited to, strike, labor disputes, accidents, government requisitions, restrictions or regulations on travel, facility operations, commodities, supplies, acts of war or acts of nature, such non-performance is excused and ***** may terminate this agreement without further liability or any nature, upon return of the client’s deposit. In no event shall ****** be liable for consequential damages of any nature for any reason. If the space reserved hereunder is not available for the event, ******* may substitute other space, similar or comparable. In any event, ******* shall not be liable beyond the amount paid for the use of rooms reserved or other advance payments made to the Association. "

Here is what the contract says that may be my saving grace. Our wedding is for 125 ppl and we were signed for ceremony on the patio and Reception in the ballroom.

If they don't have a ceremony site but still offer the reception can I let them know to term the contract? How do i go about getting my Deposit back?

Could you just move your ceremony to another location and keep the reception space? I would not try to terminate the contract until you know that you'll have another space reserved. You're 7 months out from your wedding finding an entire venue will be difficult. I would just try moving the ceremony.

I haven't looked into it, but i'm afraid it will only add more expenses to have it at separate locations and I already exceeded my budget for Photography.

There is a clause in my contract that says my venue can move the room I am in if they have to.

They won't, because there are no other rooms, but still. Is there something like this in your contract?

It says that they can subsitute for something similar but based on her response i don't think there is any solution to the ceremony site issue since she ended with "We can certainly still accommodate your reception in our ballroom."

How many people are coming that they are unable to hold an outdoor ceremony?

It looks like the contract says they can substitute a location for one that is comparable. Are they saying they can't hold your ceremony at all? In that case, it seems as though you just wouldn't pay the ceremony fee, and your deposit would just go to the cost of the reception. Unless you now don't want to have the reception there, then it sounds like you can point to that section of the contract and request the deposit back?

Date twin!

I'd be on the hunt to find another venue before burning a bridge here. Can you have the ceremony in the ballroom worst case?

Ask them what their solution is for your ceremony. If it's not what you had signed for (barring fine print) they should refund you any costs for your ceremony so that you can use that money towards a new location.

This is a pretty big thing to change and while it does happen, they should make concessions/accommodations to keep you happy.

According to the terms you posted, it sounds like they're offering you the indoor reception area as an alternative "substitution". If you are dead set on having an outdoor ceremony, I'd speak to them about alternatives, even getting your money back at this point. The the indoor ceremony is suitable, I'd still see if you could negotiate down since this was not what you agreed to.