Venue refuses to refund client's deposit after they call off their wedding, client uses the space to host a Mario Kart tournament instead, despite venue's demands: ’Release the date'

When a couple decides to tie the knot and get married, it goes without saying that they should be absolutely sure that this is what they want.

Not just because it is a must for their relationship, but because a wedding is one super expensive thing, and it would be a shame to lose all that money because you agreed to get married before you were ready. If you do decide you are not ready for marriage after you have already started planning the wedding, be prepared to say goodbye to a lot of the money you have already invested in the event, such as every single one of the deposits you have made with the wedding vendors. If you don't want to lose a sum of money that could easily take you on a 3-month-long trip to wherever, then be sure you know and love the person you are marrying.

The person in the story below, for their defense, was ready to marry their fiancée, until they found out she had cheated. This little piece of information was, of course, a valid reason to call off their wedding, but not enough to convince all the vendors to give the ex-couple their money back.

While the partner managed to get some of the deposits back, the one vendor that refused to refund any of the money was the venue. They claimed that if the wedding is called off within three months of the event, the couple still has to pay in full.

Since none of the money would be returned to the partner, they decided to simply have an event at the venue anyway, so they hosted a Mario Kart tournament for all their friends on the day they were supposed to get married. The venue, however, didn't like the fact that their client refused to release the date and accused them of preventing other couples from getting married on that day.

But why should the partner let them host another wedding on that day if they are the ones who are basically paying for it? Why should the venue get paid double for that day, since they refused to give any of the money back?