Hi 👋
My partner and I are getting married next August. We have put a deposit down on our venue, for 40 guests. We viewed the venue, in a fairly quick appointment, and despite seeing the room briefly we decided we love the venue and put a deposit down (we are fairly relaxed).
Since we did this, our wedding planner has been off work due to personal circumstances and so we haven't had any contact. We briefly emailed back and forth and I asked for some photos of the room. When we viewed it was quite a blur, and the room was empty, so I wanted an aid to help me picture the day and decor etc.
The photos that came through have worried me. The room is much smaller than I remember, especially with chairs in situ.
We have 40 guests attending, and the image attached only has 25 chairs set up.... And NO aisle, due to the size of the room.
Walking down the aisle is so important to me, I want that moment to walk down the aisle properly. I'm not precious about any other parts of the day, however that moment, walking upto my partner and down the aisle, emotions building etc... Those are the points of the day I have visualised clearly and I don't want to negotiate on.
I feel terrible now, having seen the image, I'm really worried that the room is too small. That I won't get the aisle moment I want.
Our wedding planner is having difficult times personally as her father is terminally ill (and she told us this in quite a bit of detail) so I'm now really worried about contacting her and adding more on her plate.
Now laying awake feeling a bit sick.... I know this room doesn't feel right. I'm being a pain in my mind to pull this up now, aren't I... !?
Do I have any right to ask for another room in the venue, or should I just accept that the deposit is down, it's too late and the aisle moment is gone, but there are other things that are more important?
Hope the above makes sense and thank you so much in advance.
