Posting here for traffic....and also some perspective/help/ideas!
Getting married this summer. Reception venue is stately home-type place which is open to the public but also does weddings, has done successfully for years. Top listed wedding venue in various magazines etc and very good reviews. So - not some shady outfit.
Email out of the blue this week - all rather breezy - due to several incidents at recent events, just to let you know we will no longer be serving red wine at all, with immediate effect.
But don't worry, we'll just swap that out for rosé in your drinks package.
What???
My mum only drinks red wine. Several family members prefer red wine. We planned to have beef as a main.
Totally unacceptable, right? They appear to be relying on some woolly clause in the contract around "it's a historic building, changes may need to be made to your wedding plan that are out of our control due to operational reasons" etc.
We're genuinely considering trying at short notice to get another venue, and trying to claim money back through small claims. Has anyone done this? Any ideas on how likely we are to be successful?
My mum can't not have an alcoholic drink at my wedding. Sorry I'm ranting and probably not being very rational.
Perspective and advice welcome!!