While at a family get together earlier today, out of the blue my uncle comes up and says "Oh by the way your Auntie & Uncle aren't coming to the Wedding, so you'll need to sort there rooms out they booked!" I was gob smacked! I mean yes I understand thing's come up but why couldn't they tell me themselves and why do they expect me too sort there rooms out? I really didn't know what to say to him, but thought why are people so rude not to come and tell me themselves? They had previously RSVP'd months ago and booked the hotel room two weeks ago. If it was an evening guest i wouldn't be so gutted but when its a day guest and you have limited places, i just thought ARGH! Too add they were sat a few tables from us but left before I had to grab them. Sorry little bit of a rant, just hate it when people mess you around!
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CommentAuthorHayley Elizabeth
Oh my god hun, that is really rude! As if you haven't got enough to worry about so close to your wedding. I'd get in touch and tell then what your uncle said, apologise first but tell them that they will have to sort it out themselves! xx
CommentAuthorLittle Kettle
Is it a special deal you have at the hotel which means you bulk booked or did they book the room themselves? If it was the latter I'd tell them to stick it and if they can't be bothered to let you know they aren't coming themselves, I can;t be bothered to un-book your room! Actually, even if you bulk booked, I'd probably say the same. I'd be furious!
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CommentAuthorElliekitty
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I did have a special price which certain amount of allocated room's which was booked through me but all booked with there own names, so once booked, responsibility passed from me to whose the room is booked under (if that makes sense?) and i did make sure they all knew it was there's to sort from then on. It's just made me furious because I've been turning people away for rooms due to being overbooked and now feel a bit cheeky to say to an evening guest, oh by the you can come to the day now! Ugh!!! I just it when people mess you around!
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CommentAuthorTori
That is rude. I would check that it is true and then ask someone else instead. If they booked the room themselves that is their problem not yours x
Is there anyone who you invited to just the evening who you wouldn't have minded coming to the day? You could ask them, i'm sure they'd be thrilled :) xx
CommentAuthorElliekitty
Yeah there is my cousin would properly be the next choice... i guess on the bright side i can play with my table plan again! :P
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CommentAuthorHayley Elizabeth
Hahaha! Love it! :P xx
CommentAuthorSam
That stinks. I'd call them personally to see what's going on. They may feel really bad and that's why they didn't talk to you in person. I really think you should get it straight from them before making any changes.
CommentAuthorLauraJo87
Double check your contract Hun...our hotel do a similar thing and if guests get a discount on the rooms, we are liable for any no shows.
But if it is defo them that have to pay, I'd leave it up to them to cancel! Cheeky snoods x
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CommentAuthorElliekitty
Thank's for the advice Laura i will double check! xx
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CommentAuthorMrsWearn2be
Oh I'm dreading this stage of the wedding plannning! I've got 6months to go, so will be sending the invites out around christmas/january time. We are not having a big wedding, so am absolutely petrified that if people drop out of our wedding, the whole thing will have been pointless...starting to wonder why we havnt just ran away abroad on our own to get married! Mind u because we are having a small ceremony, my day guests are only 32 including us so we have chosen people that would not have a good enough excuse to not come...well atleast I think! lol xxx
CommentAuthorElliekitty
We are only have 38 ourself for our day guests the hardest bit is choosing who to invite now! xx
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CommentAuthorShazk
This is rude indeed, understand they may feel bad but you would say Im really sorryblah blah and do it yourself.
As been said I would check your contract as when i worked in a hotel that di like you say once they been booked and given names it becomes that persons responibility and we wouldnt be reluctant to cancel if it wasnt the person who's room it was and also we would still charge for no shows etc x
I would do as suggested and speak to them and just say you wanted to check that infact this is true (do you know, did you hotel take debit/creit card details from each person when chaged the names? if so it will possibly be them that getes charge but if not will be you) so although yes why should you cancel it if its you that will becharged i would if not it their problem if they dont cancel xxx
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CommentAuthorElliekitty
I know that its properly the truth because as daft as it sounds there is two rooms booked and they are staying with other members of family, the uncle who told we was sharing with the uncle who wasn't coming. They now need two single rooms which isn't going to happen as there are no rooms!
They've not took any card details etc but they have taken a £20 deposit per room, Addresses & Contact details for each person who is staying. So they may just loose there deposits, I will properly just bite my tongue and just get in touch with them and cancels there rooms myself to make sure I'm not charged and let them know they will properly loose there deposit and have to move to the other hotel near by. Otherwise they will have to pay for a Twin room with single occupancy xx
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CommentAuthorShazk
That sounds good plan Elliekitty.
At the end of the day as long as you dont have to pay its down to them, if they want signel rooms and cant have them its thier issues for leaving it so late and like you say will have to have twin or find somewhere else etc
