Venue refusing monies back - wedding July 21

I think your situation is complicated by a lack of any forward guidance on the future of any restrictions so at the minute from the venues point of view I am guessing that they can only proceed with a wedding 10 months away as if everything will be going ahead as contracted, for the time being.

I can see how they are thinking but it makes no sense because if they wait until restrictions are announced to - say 15 then as I see it they will have to offer you a new date, but then leaving your old date too short notice to fill with a wedding that are willing to go ahead with 15. So they may as well move yours now so they can then re book the old date. But if you move now then you may have to pay extra for the new dates prices.

Just a reminder for everyone that in England 15 does not include those working at the wedding (officiants and any other suppliers)

View quoted message Thank you for your response. Yes it is a difficult situation. Weddings are planned so far in advance, that the guidance is not helpful for us who want to plan our special day.


Our registrar gave us that information about them being part of the 15 so sorry if that is wrong.

The old rules when it was 30 was that it DID include officiants and photographers but since the change to 15 it does not include anyone working at the wedding.

Your registrar needs to read this https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships

Its disappointing that someone in a position of "authority" does not know the rules soley directed at them. But on the other-hand if that is their own separate rules at that venue then you have to abide by those.