So, a little background to our situation. My fiance and I share this account because with our schedules, we'd never be able to plan the wedding if we didnt both get involved. He's great, and enjoys doing it and helping, so it could be either one of us answering your questions or posts. So, my family doesn't have a whole lot of money, so we are going to be mostly funding this wedding ourselves. We talking to his parents about our budget concerns and they have been great. They are throwing us an engagement party and have been super suportive and have been saying things like "oh don't worry, we'll make sure you get what is right", and "we woudn't let you settle for something" but have not given us a solid idea about how much they are willing to help. We've tried bringing it up a few times, but have really felt akward because they have already done so much for us both since we've been engaged and throughout our relationship.
Now, for the good stuff. My fiance and I started looking at halls finally and absolutly fell in love with one. It have everything we are looking for and more. They are a catering hall, resturaunt, and hotel all on the same grounds which is perfect. We always envisioned a wedding where we could party the night away, head to the hotel bar, and keep the party going and then have the hotel right there. This place is all of that and it also happens to be absolutely gorgeous. They price is great, but there are two small problems, and both stem from his parents....now don't get me wrong, they aren't ruining my day, or life, or anything like that, infact we asked them for advice, but it now seems like unless these two problems are solved, they wont support this place.
1. They think that baby lamb chops should be on the passed hor dourves menu
2. They think with a 3PM ceremony, a 7:30 start time for the cocktail hour is too late because we have a lot of guest coming from a distance and will have nothing to do for 3 hours betweent he mass and the cocktail hour.
(P.S. I know the first one is kind of ridiculous, but is the 2nd one a valid concern?)
Now, unfortunately the hall is not willing to budge on either option. They offered us the lamb chops at an additional $1600 but will not move the time up an extra half hour for ANYTHING. My fiance called them to speak about both situations and was basically told "If you dont like what we are offering, we will find someone who does." We really love this place, and would love to have our reception there, however, we have not been treated well, and are beinging to be very turned off.