Hello everyone,
After a quick bit of advice - I have just recieved our deposit invoice and contract for our venue. It is the first time that the venue has started to 'manage' weddings, as in the past they just hired the barn out and you could do what you wanted. Unfortunetly they then jumped on the wedding band wagon (we were literally a couple of weeks too late) and now they want to micro manage everything. Which is irritating but bearable.
Due to this they are very 'new' and I frequently get the feeling that they don't know what they're doing. We will be their first 'package wedding', although we have managed to guide them so much that it's everything we would have done anyway, just annoying that it all has to go through a third party. I am quite organised and careful with this sort of thing so am scrutinising the contract and making sure I have everything in email or letter format. At the start the 'wedding planner' said she would send us an itemised invoice, which I have requested a few times now and it has never turned up. Instead we have a 'running order' of the day with various notes on it (all typed) and a more general 'hire contract'.
So what I would like to know is what did you receive from your venue when you booked - did you get an itemised bill, a list or just a simple contract? My main concern is that we have been charged a 'lump sum' without knowing the basics such as how much per head the reception meal is costing. I'm a little concerned that they have just pulled the final cost figure "out of the air".
Thanks
RK
