So, we've been engaged for about 6 months now and in that time have seen about 12 venues. The first one we saw was Lillibrooke manor and we absolutely fell in love with it especially as at the time they told us we could use our own caterer. This is really important to us as we need a mixture of English & Indian food...
... Unfortunately my mum's been ill so we didn't get around to doing any more wedding planning until August. During this time the management at the venue has changed and we now need to use either their caterer or their preferred choice Asian caterer. Despite both being really helpful they just can't offer us the mix of food we need without it completely breaking the bank. To add insult to injury we've now also found the perfect caterer who can do both types of food, beautifully presented etc
What to do? I absolutely love the venue but both of us have said from the start that the food is really important and has to cater to both families. If we go with either of the options one of us is going to feel that their family is being hard done by. Additionally, the Asian caterer they're using just isn't providing food to the style/presentation that we were really looking for.
So, apart from having a little rant, I guess my question is: do I keep looking in the hope that we'll find another barn venue that will let us bring our own caterer? Or should we settle for what they're offering? It really feels like with the amount of money this is costing it should be 100% perfect but it looks like that's just impossible 
Ah... whinge over 
