Although this wasn't a wedding, I wanted to make my story known so others wouldn't fall victim to this man's thievery.
We organized a university party at this venue in May. The organization with the owner was simple up until the event. Before the event, we were told we could set up at noon. We called the owner because we had some questions and he was surprised that we had arrived and told us that we had not let him know we would be setting up at that time. However, he continued to let us set up, so it was not a big deal.
We had hired buses to transport the guests to the event. The first guests arrived in their own vehicle, and the owner immediately told us that they had to leave, as the contract indicated that no guests could arrive in their own vehicles. We were confused, as this was the first time we heard of this, but complied and told the guests to relocate the car. Throughout the night, a few (between four and five) more people arrived in personal vehicles, and we told them to remove their cars from the property. They all did.
At the end of the event, after helping clean trash and spilled drinks throughout the night, we asked the owner if we needed to return the next day to clean up. He said we did not as there was not anything else to clean. There were no damages to the property.
A few weeks later, we had still not received the security deposit back. We attempted to contact him and did not hear back for two weeks, until he wrote back saying that we had broken the contract by having people arrive in their personal vehicles. We reviewed the contract we signed, and NO WHERE did it say anything about people not being able to arrive in their own cars. In fact, online his venue is listed as having ample parking. We wrote back, asking for a copy of the contract with our signatures three weeks ago and have followed up three more times, and still no reply. We are looking to pursue legal action. read more