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June 2012 Weddings

church double booked :( (vent)

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CN: My church double booked and now I am waiting for them to call me back tonight or tomorrow to let me know who gets to use the church.  I am 99% sure I booked first but don't know that for sure.  Trying to not get to anxious/frustrated until I hear from them.

Hi Ladies,

I don't post too much on here, but do on occasion.  I just needed to vent for a minute. FI and I are not getting married in the church we are active in.  My mom was talking to someone this weekend who is good friends with the pastor of the church we will be married at.    Somehow our wedding came up and it was figured out that our wedding was not on the church calendar they didn't think. (I'm not 100% clear how this all came about.) 

I called the church today just to double check and the wedding coordinator confirmed that she did have me on her calendar for June 9th and that she would double check and add me on for June 8th for rehearsal.  Well, a few hours later I got a message that there was a "snag" and to call the WC back.

I called her back and she told me that somehow the pastor never got my wedding on his calendar and they are now double booked for June 9.  I told her that I didn't want to be difficult, but wanted to know who booked first.  She never gave me an answer but said she needed to talk with the pastor and would call me back after that - hopefully tonight but no guarantee.  I am 99% sure that I booked first since it was the very beginning of June last year and there was no one else on the calendar.  I am getting the impression that the other one just booked recently, although that hasn't been said. 

So, I am trying really hard not to stress but it is still frustrating.  At least it is the church and not another vendor that would be even more difficult to replace if need be.  I truly expect that I will end up being the one who gets to use the church, but I don't want to give myself false hope either. 

T&Ps would be fantastic!

Thanks for listening and if you got that far, here is a reward :)

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Re: church double booked :( (vent)

  • I would be extremely irritated! I hope it works out....

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  • Oh no! I am sorry! I hope you booked first. That is crappy. I feel bad for the other person though, if you get it. :( No good outcome in my opinion.
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  • Ouch. That sucks. I'm sorry.
  • Ugh!  do you know if the other couple is active in that church?  If they aren't I would hope you get priority.  Keep us posted.
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_june-2012-weddings_church-double-booked-vent?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:3ae4d68d-f10a-4dec-8810-da13c14a7b86Discussion:0daca0db-73ee-44d6-868c-8699cb608677Post:2f65f22c-fbf6-4d41-99c4-7994fa22e197">Re: church double booked :( (vent)</a>:
    [QUOTE]Oh no! I am sorry! I hope you booked first. That is crappy. I feel bad for the other person though, if you get it. :( No good outcome in my opinion.
    Posted by doeie04[/QUOTE]

    I know!  I feel bad for the wedding coordinator because I think she was as suprised as I was today.  She is in a crappy situation because no matter what she is going to make someone upset.  I totally get that people make mistakes, but it just sucks that it was a big one!
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_june-2012-weddings_church-double-booked-vent?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:3ae4d68d-f10a-4dec-8810-da13c14a7b86Discussion:0daca0db-73ee-44d6-868c-8699cb608677Post:53ee69f6-2a00-4854-ace7-456d8c6c45f2">Re: church double booked :( (vent)</a>:
    [QUOTE]Ugh!  do you know if the other couple is active in that church?  If they aren't I would hope you get priority.  Keep us posted.
    Posted by Carebear62584[/QUOTE]

    Don't know anything about the other couple.  Honestly though, I don't care if they are active or not.  If I booked first I should get priority.  If I would have been on the calendar like I was told I was they wouldn't have been able to kick me out just because they attend there.  My wedding was originally to be last July but we had to postpone b/c of illness in the family so they have had my deposit for over a year, and the new date since the beginning of June last year.
  • If she said they forgot to put you on the calendar, that means that they booked after, right? Because that implys that they penciled them in but didn't see yours, but how could they if you booked after the other person?
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  • Oh man I'd be ticked!!  How is it that it took them this long to figure it out?!
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_june-2012-weddings_church-double-booked-vent?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:3ae4d68d-f10a-4dec-8810-da13c14a7b86Discussion:0daca0db-73ee-44d6-868c-8699cb608677Post:fa6f3898-6828-462c-9725-5945715aafcd">Re: church double booked :( (vent)</a>:
    [QUOTE]If she said they forgot to put you on the calendar, that means that they booked after, right? Because that implys that they penciled them in but didn't see yours, but how could they if you booked after the other person?
    Posted by doeie04[/QUOTE]

    That is what I am thinking.  Unfortunately at this point it has been long enough that I can't remember if I talked directly to the pastor of the church or the secretary when I rebooked, but either way they told me it was fine and I dug through all of my vendor contracts and I don't have anything from the church.  My stupid fault for sending htem the paperwork and not copying it for myself and then getting some paper confirmation of the date change.
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_june-2012-weddings_church-double-booked-vent?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:3ae4d68d-f10a-4dec-8810-da13c14a7b86Discussion:0daca0db-73ee-44d6-868c-8699cb608677Post:92c31922-115a-4398-98da-bd399f67bfa3">Re: church double booked :( (vent)</a>:
    [QUOTE]Oh man I'd be ticked!!  How is it that it took them this long to figure it out?!
    Posted by chelseamb11[/QUOTE]

    The only reason it was brought up at this point was because my mom was talking to someone who was talking to someone (like I said, not 100% sure on that part) and told me to call and double check.  I don't know if/when it would have been caught otherwise, so I am thankful that it was caught now. 

    Now I want to call all of my other vendors and check with them to ensure I am still good to go with all of them! :)
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_june-2012-weddings_church-double-booked-vent?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:3ae4d68d-f10a-4dec-8810-da13c14a7b86Discussion:0daca0db-73ee-44d6-868c-8699cb608677Post:d4295092-3678-4198-ad71-4ce0aecb9627">Re: church double booked :( (vent)</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: church double booked :( (vent) : That is what I am thinking.  Unfortunately at this point it has been long enough that I can't remember if I talked directly to the pastor of the church or the secretary when I rebooked, but either way they told me it was fine and I dug through all of my vendor contracts and I don't have anything from the church.  My stupid fault for sending htem the paperwork and not copying it for myself and then getting some paper confirmation of the date change.
    Posted by KellyS01[/QUOTE]

    I hope they take your word for it and are honest with themselves about when the other couple booked.
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  • Oh no!  I hope everything works out for you.  Best of luck!
  • I hope everything works out. It's nervewracking not knowing about something like this. I didn't know for sure that I had my church until December. Good luck and keep us posted. 
  • Wow, that sucks. I will pray for you and the other party. That is not right for either of you.
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  • Oh man, I would be pissed.  Hopefully something will work out.
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  • That's really sucky, I hope everything works out for you!
  • Any update?! I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this!
  • sorry to hear that!!!! I really hope everything works out for you ...is there another church close by that you could use as a plan B
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  • I am so sorry! Good thing you caught this now- can you imagine if they didn't discover the problem until June?!

    I am hoping and praying this goes well for you. The only snag I see is them giving priority to a couple active in their church..

    I'm anxious to hear!
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  • Thanks for the T&Ps girls!  No update today.  I was REALLY hoping to hear back but no such luck.  If I don't hear by the time I get off work tomorrow, I'm going to call the WC back to get an update.  I'll do an update post when I hear anything.
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