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venue woes

hello! i am not sure if i am posting to the right board. so please have patience!

i need to vent about my venue! i am having some serious regrets over this place, not because of the price or location, but because of the management of the company. so far my point of contact has changed 3 times, in a 4 month period with no warning. we have had several meetings to talk about decor and flowers and each time we are unable to make a final decision because everything must be approved by management, so after 2 meetings i am still unsure of what i am going to get. the contracts are also, really poorly written, as an example the contract says white chairs will be included in the price, then i received an email after the contracts were signed saying that they only include brown chairs and that the whites are for an additional fee. i understand that the company is in it for the profit but they nickle and dime everything, to the point that i do not feel like a valued customer anymore.

in the contract, i had to sign something saying that i would not leave reviews for the company on any websites, at first i thought this was a good idea, but now i am starting to think that it is because they know how difficult they are to deal with and they don't want the bad rap.

another weird thing... they dont accept credit or debit. everything has to be paid with cash or check. this didnt raise any flags in my head until recently and i am starting to think that this is so we cant dispute charges in the event they dont follow through.

thanks for listening.... i am ware that my spelling and grammar is lacking i just needed a quick moment to blow off some steam because i received an email from them that annoyed me. anyone have any advice?

Re: venue woes

  • neludelu said:
    hello! i am not sure if i am posting to the right board. so please have patience!

    i need to vent about my venue! i am having some serious regrets over this place, not because of the price or location, but because of the management of the company. so far my point of contact has changed 3 times, in a 4 month period with no warning. we have had several meetings to talk about decor and flowers and each time we are unable to make a final decision because everything must be approved by management, so after 2 meetings i am still unsure of what i am going to get. the contracts are also, really poorly written, as an example the contract says white chairs will be included in the price, then i received an email after the contracts were signed saying that they only include brown chairs and that the whites are for an additional fee. i understand that the company is in it for the profit but they nickle and dime everything, to the point that i do not feel like a valued customer anymore.

    in the contract, i had to sign something saying that i would not leave reviews for the company on any websites, at first i thought this was a good idea, but now i am starting to think that it is because they know how difficult they are to deal with and they don't want the bad rap.

    another weird thing... they dont accept credit or debit. everything has to be paid with cash or check. this didnt raise any flags in my head until recently and i am starting to think that this is so we cant dispute charges in the event they dont follow through.

    thanks for listening.... i am ware that my spelling and grammar is lacking i just needed a quick moment to blow off some steam because i received an email from them that annoyed me. anyone have any advice?
    I think the contract would have been a red flag as well as the whole cash only thing. Is it possible to get out of your contract and cut your losses? This sounds like a major pain in the ass. I would cut my losses with the deposit and find a reputable place. No vendor reviews. That's weird and wrong. If you didn't like the contract why did you sign?

    My point of contact was switched 3 times from contract signing to day of wedding. However, it was because person 1 got a promotion, they hired person 2, person 2 was let go a week before our wedding I have a feeling they screwed something up, and person 3 was the owner. Honestly, after that many changes, I still felt that I was well taken care of, they always knew what was going on with my wedding, they kept great files. Turnover isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it can be if communication is let go.
  • What do you lose if you cancel your contract? This raises a lot of red flags, and I would be looking for a new venue if it were at all possible.
  • I second KeptInStitches question...what will you lose if you cancel?  It might be worth it for your sanity to lose your deposit and find a new venue.  That is some shady business going on.

  • My wedding date is pretty close. I don't think I have time to re-plan everything. I have less that 50 days. :-( Plus, everything needs to be paid for up front, so I am only 1-2k away from paying the whole event off. I know that the place is legit because I have driven past a few times when they were actually having a wedding, so that has put my mind at ease... a little.

    I think I would have taken the turn over thing a lot better if they told me about it. But they didn't mention it until I was supposed to have a meeting with the other lady. They kind of just mentioned it in passing. The original lady is back now, but in a different position. There just seems to be a lot of back and forth with them and there is always a middle man. I hate dealing with someone who can't make decisions.

  •  As far as things like the chairs go, if it is in my contract I would make them uphold that promise. Is there a clause in the contract that says they can change it at any time?
  • What is the penalty if you leave a review online after the fact?
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  • There is not a clause that says that they can change it, at least that I saw. I am afraid to to push the issue, because they are also doing the catering and floral/ design. I am worried that if I push, I will end up paying for it in the long run. I should prob just talk to them and see what they say. I don't know why I am so afraid of them.

    @april: I am not sure what the penalty is. I was thinking that if I broke the contract in anyway, they could sue me.
  • update! they are giving me the chairs that i wanted and the ones that were in the contract. :-)

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