Hi ladies - I posted on Tuesday about not being able to get a hold of my potential reception venue. I live in a fairly small city, with not much to choose from. We had fallen in love with the perfect place, and were just waiting on a contract from their coordinator. That was a month ago, and short of actually showing up, we had tried everything to get ahold of her and failed.Thanks so much for your advice. We decided Tuesday night to go in person Wednesday and ask to talk to a supervisor. One of you suggested that the coordinator was not employed there anymore. Bingo. I got a call from the sales director yesterday, who was wonderful. She invited us to see a reception set-up this weekend, etc. I was very excited, until she emailed me the contract and the food and beverage minimum was double our reception budget. We specifically asked during our tour if there was a minimum, and were told no. I emailed this to the director (just our conversation, since of course, I don't have it in wriiting.) She basically said, sorry, of course there's a minimum.So, I am back to square one in the reception hunt. Thanks for the advice though. It hurts a little, as we have looked at quite a few places, and loved this one. I know we will find somewhere though.Thanks again!