did any brides out there book a wedding at Rancho Capistrano in southern california? It's been featured in several magazines as a top wedding location. 3 weeks ago we booked our date for May 30, 2010 and we just found out 2 days ago that they are closing! We heard from a friend in teh industry about the rumor and we called our wedding planner for a week leaving several voicemails. After no responses we got in teh car and drove out there to confront them in person. They had already laid off most of the staff! What is more crazy is that they said they were not allowed to update the brides! what??? seriously. you have to call in and ask about it yourself. how crazy is that... especially when our date was only 3 months out.
try booking a new venue for memorial day weekend in socal when you are only 3 months away! every place is booked! we already sent invitations, already bought a dress specific to the venue and a morning wedding, already have several guests with reservations for that weekend... they will refund our deposit but our losses are far more than that.
we are hoping for a miracle with a new location. want to read a funny story related to our wedding?
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