I'm at my blummin wits end tonight!
My gorgeous future in-laws kindly offered to let us have our afternoon reception in the orchard of their new house. Great, free venue, VERY pretty and just what we were after. Problem is they haven't moved there yet :S
A few weeks ago the sale of their current house fell through but luckily there was another couple waiting in the wings to put in an offer and all seemed well.
So tonight Ross comes home and tells me there's been a 'minor setback' Turns out this couple were wanting to move at the end of this week but the in-laws couldn't move until the week after, this was alright. Now the buyers have come back and said there's been a problem with the bridging loan and want to put the move off until the end of March - BUT they're cash buyers, they've always had the full amount in cash, so the loan thing has baffled us a bit *sigh*
So now I'm panicking a bit - if the sale goes under again I don't know what to do for the afternoon reception. We looked at hotel packages and things but because we've got the baby on the way it's money we just don't have :(

AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH! Right now I wish he'd agreed to eloping (lol)
Just wanted to get it off my chest

Thanks for the encouragement Dove.
I guess the frustration comes from being trapped in limbo with it - I just wish someone would either give us the green light or tell us it's all off. It's been 4 months now, feels like an eternity.
But I have faith that we'll sort it one way or the other :) xxx

Aww hun, it must be so frustrating for you, don't panic, you have got plenty of time to sort something out. Set yourself a limit of say six weeks and if things aren't sorted by then start looking at alternative venues. Fingers crossed for you hun

aw huni im sure something will come up, and fingers crossed its the orchard!!!!
Try not to panic, altho i know this is easier said than done, my fingers & toes are crossed for ya
xx

Hope it all works out for you. I'm sure it'll be fine. You have time on your side!

Thanks Suzi :) I didn't really think about the ins and outs last night because the news just sent me into blind frustrated panic but the more I think about it the more it's making sense. I know they fell in love with the house and they were devestated when the last buyers stepped in before Christmas and when they found out the sale had fallen through they immediately rang up my in-laws and put an offer in so I can't really see them backing out now. So yes, they do seem more than serious, it's a case of Kerry going nuts again lol
Things are sounding a bit more optimistic today, it sounds like there'll be a moving date by the end of the week so still got all my pinkies crossed!!
I'm just impatient hehe ;)
Having said that though I've been a very busy bee this morning and have found a venue that can accomodate us for £100 (go me lol) it includes hire of table & chairs plus it has a bar and we get full use of their kitchen facilities - happy days!! It may not be the orchard but it's the best contingency plan ever *woohoo*

Thanks again - you've managed to talk sense into a crazy woman, bless your cottons xxx

Looks like it's definitely going through, father-in-law 'had words' last night (I feel so sorry for them hehe) and told them they need a moving date by the end of this week.
Turns out I'd only got half a story - again!! lol These aren't the buyers who are waiting on inheritance and it's going to be their main home, not a holiday home (too many people have been after this house *sigh*) The story turns out to be that the people buying are living in rented accomodation, their contract is up at the end of the month but because in-laws can't move until a week later and these people buying have nowhere to go for the week it's all gone a bit mental. They've tried appealing to their landlord's better nature and asked to stay on a week longer and he's told them to beggar off, they go or they stay another 6 months. So the estate agent is now trying to find somewhere for them to go for a week *ugh*
They're still buying the house though........it's just the chaos that surrounds it now.

Ooh don't - if I go plan B now I'm holding you totally responsible hahaha xxx

ohh thats fantastic news hunni well done you