Frustration in finding a venue?

Sorry I just needed to see if anyone else is feeling the same with trying to find a venue 😖


Out initial dream was to get married close to Edinburgh, as a place we both love and visit every year. We started looking in January but due to us living in the midlands, it's finding time to visit and finalise the venue. Our favourite has since come back and said the cost had gone up £2,5k and the only date available is now end of October. Ideally we would have liked September or August at a push.
I appreciate this is partly our fault but with a small number of guests 40ish, costs seem to be extortionate for what we wanted, it's also ruled alot of places our with minimum numbers on a Saturday. I don't want a midweek wedding.
So we have started looking closer to home which is proving just as difficult. My parents had initially said they'd pay towards the venue but due to my dad's health their budget may need to be reduced and it leaves more for us to pay which I totally don't mind just hadn't factored it in before.
However every time the wedding is mentioned I feel like they're pushing for it to be abroad. Something I totally don't want for a number of reasons which I have shared a number of times and now I just feel like giving up on trying to find somewhere.
Scotland they turned their nose up, it's too cold despite mum and sister never actually having been and dad only working up there.
Now it's closer to home it seems it's still just as expensive and now it's a case of "£7 venue hire seems excessive".
I don't think they realise how much things cost!! Sorry for the rant I'm just pretty down hearted about it all!