Wedding Venue bankruptcy leaves Virginia couples scrambling to find solutions
The bankruptcy of The Farm LLC wedding venue In Powhatan near Richmond, has left many Virginia couples in a rush to find alternative arrangements.
News outlets are reporting The Farm LLC Virginia location is filing for bankruptcy and will not host the upcoming weddings that were booked at their Powhatan Virginia wedding venue, The Farms Lakeside Pool Estate. According to RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) news, “Dream weddings are being turned into nightmares after a company that leases venues across the country just filed for bankruptcy. One of those sites is in Powhatan County. Local couples are reaching out to the On Your Side Investigators because they said they can’t get answers or their money back.” In this article you will find a list of wedding venues who have 2024 and 2025 wedding venue dates available for couples displaced by, “wedding venue bankruptcy leaves Virginia couples scrambling to find solutions.”
What to do if you are notified that your wedding venue is shutting down:
- Gather all the documents you have, print emails, print your contract and all correspondence. Some wedding venues provide & store documents in a digital format, make sure you have printed copies.
- Contact your wedding cancellation insurance to initiate filing a claim.
- If you have an attorney, you may need to contact them to discuss your options.
- Report the closing or issue here via this contact form, once verified we will take measures to find wedding venue support in the impacted area & create a communication resource for couples & local wedding pros to communicate about solutions & updates.
- Notify your local news outlets, ensuring all who are impacted will become aware of the situation.
- Decide what the best plan forward will be for you and your fiance. If you decide to move forward with your wedding, we can help you with free resources. Keep in mind, while wedding venues will want to step up and help displaced couples, they most often can’t offer their spaces for free because the financial impact of offering free weddings could lead their venue into financial hardship. This could create a negative impact for their booked couples. Wedding venues must operate in a financially responsible manor, they owe this to their booked couples.
WeddingVenueOwners.com shares stories like this in hopes of finding the wedding couples who are impacted by the wedding venue closing. We want to help these engaged couples find each other, find resources to move forward with their wedding and find information on how they may be able to recover their financial losses. We want to identify local wedding venues who have dates available so these couples can consider all options as they decide what to do. We want to create awareness for how vital wedding cancellation insurance is in protecting an engaged couple’s wedding investment.
Please be advised that wedding cancellation insurance is vital for every couple planning a wedding. If a wedding venue shuts down, files for bankruptcy or has an emergency like tornado, flooding or fire damage, the couple can file a claim with their cancellation insurance. As I speak to these couples impacted by wedding venues shutting down, they are telling me that they were never informed about wedding cancellation insurance. I hope to create awareness for wedding cancellation insurance so that engaged couples will be protected if their venue cancels, shuts down or can’t host the wedding. Additionally, cancellation insurance covers more than just a venue closure. Wedding Cancellation insurance can cover vendor no shows, military deployment, weather related issues, travel delays and more.
You must obtain wedding cancellation insurance prior to an occurrence, so if your venue tells you they have filed for bankruptcy, you can’t get insurance coverage after the issue has occurred. A wedding venue could file for bankruptcy weeks and possibly months before they inform their wedding couples, in this case you may have to show proof that you obtained insurance prior to the wedding venue filing for bankruptcy. Wedding Cancellation Insurance DOES NOT COVER a couple breaking up and cancelling their wedding! My advice is to get wedding cancellation coverage as soon as you book your wedding venue. I recommend Indemn Insurance. They have been volunteering in The Wedding Venue Owners & Mangement Community Group on Facebook for over a year, providing education and insurance related information to our venue owners community.
The Farms LLC website states that they have wedding venue locations in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, California, Tennessee, North Carolina, Missouri, Texas and Arkansas. We are not certain that each of these locations have announced that they have filed for bankruptcy. To review the venues listed on The Farm LLC website to see if the wedding venue you booked is part of this companies properties, visit this website: The Farm | Luxury Vacation Rentals USA | Official Site (thefarmllc.com)
I want to shout out our amazing wedding venue owners who have notified me that they have wedding venue dates available in the states where The Farm LLC has been wedding venues. If you are a wedding couple impacted by The Farm LLC bankruptcy, please contact didi@weddingvenueowners.com. We will do our best to help you find a wedding venue in your area with the dates available. In the meantime, you can look over the venues listed here for options.
Virginia Wedding Venues With 2024 and 2025 Wedding Dates Available:
Avonlee Farm: Avonlea Farms, located in Louisa, Virginia, is a beautiful greenhouse, waterfront, venue. Surrounded by gentle rolling hills and tranquil forests, this 64-acre farm features multiple wedding vignette sites, each designed to give every wedding an air of uniqueness. The venue provides the serene, private ambiance necessary to craft your ideal event. Situated conveniently between Charlottesville and Richmond on I-64, its Southern charm is bound to enchant even guests traveling from afar on your special day. Among the compliments we cherish most is the recognition of our seamless operation, ensuring a stress-free experience for you and your loved ones.
Batten Green: Batten Green is located east of Richmond near Charlottesville Virginia. Batten Green offers full weekend package includes exclusive use of the entire 12-acre property from Friday to Sunday, they offer on-site, overnight accommodations for up to 28 guests. The property features multiple and outdoor event spaces for couples to host all wedding weekend events including the ceremony, reception, and rehearsal dinner.
Caret Cellars: Caret Cellars is a veteran family-owned and operated vineyard and winery located just off Route 17 in Essex County, Virginia. Caret Cellars is an hour northeast of Richmond, 40 miles southeast of Fredericksburg and 70 miles north of the Tidewater area.
Memorable Moments: Memorable Moments has a wedding venue in Fredericksburg VA with dates available for 2024. They also offer event rentals and supplies for a private event at your residence. If you are considering moving forward with your wedding but prefer to have it at your home, Memorable Moments can provide wedding tents, tables, chairs, dancefloor, plates, glassware and other wedding essential rentals. Looking to make your special event something extraordinary? Contact Memorable Moments to discuss The Venue at Memorable Moments pricing (very affordable), available dates and information on providing their event rental services at your location.
SweetandSimpleWeddings.com Ciao Bella Celebrations offers small in intimate wedding options for couples who may choose to downsize their wedding so they can move forward. This is a great solution for couples who may not want to invest more in their wedding and instead will prefer to move forward with an elopement or micro wedding.
