Freaking out!!

bananas1309

So until I found this forum, I really didn't think venues booked up more than a year in advance... So my fiancé and I have been calling the ceremony venue we picked out last year, and they will not return our messages!! I decided to Facebook them, and they told me they've been swamped with wedding requests and that they'd get back to me in 7-10 days. NOOO!!! They told us last year that they book 1 year in advance and that they'd call us if anyone was inquiring about our date. I honestly doubt that no one has asked about June 8th, so I'm worried they forgot about us... And I'm not sure if they meant exactly 1 year in advance or not. Our whole wedding is based around this venue!! We don't live in the area, so I can't just go there and beg to talk to someone...

bananas1309

(my iPad wouldn't let me type anymore) Continuing... What should I do??

Meghannsix

I'm not sure there's much you can do.  You can call/FB again in a day or two, just keep on them.  The only other thing you can do is wait.  So sorry!

ashlidie

gosh so sorry to hear this!  I think venues book a year in advance for every month but like june, may and october, which are the most popular.  I try to tell everyone to get on it asap cuz you never know.

I hope you get June 8, that's our day too :-).  At the very least, Im glad we helped you step up your game and make that call/FBmessage!  Hopefully you have got the call in in time.

Edit: Sorry that's not really encouraging.  Do your best to not think about it, no matter what it is going to work out  and you are going to have a gorgeous day.  Just a bump or two along the way but it will be you and him at that altar in the end!  Worst case you might have to change the date (we did twice, we thought we were heart set on a date but realized it's really nbd once we changed it).

Chels&Jimmy

Oh no! So sorry. Like Meghann said, I would just be persistent... give them a day or two to get their stuff straightened out and then call, email, or FB message again. 

I'm experiencing similar anxiety. FI is dead-set on having our ceremony at a spot that won't accept bookings for June 2013 until June of this year. I just found out a few minutes ago that our first choice reception location started accepting June 2013 bookings last week... the last time I checked their website, it said that they weren't accepting until this June! So now I'm stressing. We might be scrambling to book a reception venue come June.

sparkles776

Honestly, I feel like this is the most stressful part. I promise that you will feel so much better once the ceremony and reception locations are booked. I booked my venue back in October, and we got into a date fight with another couple. We were the ones that had been there first, so we had the right to it first, we had 24 hours to put down a deposit or we would have lost it. I think the only things you can do are:

1. Be more flexible with the date. Any particular reason you picked June 8th? I knew I wanted a Saturday June wedding, preferably later in June. June 8th and 15th were already booked when we went, so our choices were the 1st, 22nd, 29th. I didnt want June 1st, and I knew if I picked the 29th our honeymoon would be delayed by a week, my FI is a police officer and 4th of July is a non leave day. I promise whatever day you pick, you will be happy with, the only important thing is that you are marrying your man! You will fall in love with whatever day you choose.

2. Dont base your wedding around a venue. Be flexible and start to explore other options just in case it doesnt work out.

I am lucky that I got my first choice venue. The current setback I am experiencing is that a lot of the photogs I wanted are booked, in the price range we wanted. A lot of the photographers I was looking at were about 1500-2000. When the 4th one turned us away due to being booked, I just cried I was so frustrated. We have a meeting with one next week and it will be about 2900. More than we wanted to spend, but I really do love her work as much as the ones I originally loved. Just keep in mind that everything happens for a reason! Sorry for the novel.

chrryblndchick

To get the venue we wanted we had to call on the first business day of the month a year and a half in advance. Crazy, right? We also had to change our date twice, from May 25 to June 1 to finally June 22 which means we had to call back in January. Do you have any flexiblity in regards to your date? FI and I didn't really start planning anything untill we for sure had the venue we wanted.

Chels&Jimmy

bananas, any updates? sparkles, I'm so glad you found a photographer whose work you love after all of the frustration! Let us know how the meeting goes this week.