The shock sale of a well-liked wedding ceremony reception venue in Queensland has left devastated {couples} with no reserving for his or her nuptials subsequent 12 months.
Homeowners of award-winning Ecostudio Fellini in Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast introduced by way of electronic mail the venue had been bought and wouldn’t have the ability to host weddings booked for subsequent 12 months.
The e-mail advised prospects the sale of the venue – together with the restaurant and lodging – would happen on January 17, 2023.
{Couples} desirous to tie the knot have been left shocked, because the venue’s electronic mail stated they have been ‘unable to proceed with [the] wedding ceremony plans’, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported.
Ecostudio Fellini (pictured) at Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast gained greatest wedding ceremony reception venue in Queensland for 2014
The property might be bought on January 17 and can endure a 12 months of renovations underneath the brand new house owners
The venue within the Gold Coast hinterland is deliberate to be closed for redevelopment for a minimum of 12 months by the brand new house owners, ‘skilled wedding ceremony venue operators’ with ‘thrilling plans’.
An worker of the venue advised Day by day Mail Australia the venue was being bought for private causes and that refunds for all cancelled bookings could be paid in full after the settlement in January.
Prospects shared their disappointment on-line, with one bride-to-be writing they ‘have simply dodged an enormous bullet’.
The lady was seeking to e book Ecostudio Fellini for her wedding ceremony, however shared she will not be utilizing the venue after her buddy was left with no reserving solely months earlier than her wedding ceremony.
She was ‘outraged’ there could be ‘no refund’ till the property was bought.
An worker of the venue confirmed to Day by day Mail Australia the buddy of the social media poster had not supplied their financial institution particulars to the venue so the refund was not in a position to be processed.
Prospects shared their disappointment on-line, slamming the venue for lack of communication
One other bride-to-be Steph Reis advised the Gold Coast Bulletin she was devastated concerning the shock cancellation.
‘It was the one venue we had checked out as a result of it was the one venue that was inside our value vary and had all the pieces we wished,’ Ms Reis stated.
‘I simply thought it was a bit careless to not give us a name.
‘I do perceive they are a enterprise and issues occur, however on a private scale, it completely sucks.’
Ms Reis stated she had booked the venue as a result of it was inexpensive, however now she would not ‘know if we will afford to get married now’.
One other buyer shared on Fb she ‘really feel[s] for the {couples} who’re (booked) earlier within the 12 months than us’ and was ‘disillusioned with the shortage of communication’ from the venue.
Situated within the Gold Coast Hinterland, Ecostudio Fellini is about on 5 acres of land and provided a marriage venue, lodging, company areas and a restaurant
Samantha Taylor-Reynolds, a director of one other wedding ceremony venue within the area, advised the Gold Coast Bulletin she is attempting to accommodate the {couples} whose bookings had been cancelled.
‘We really feel for his or her scenario. We’re fairly busy, however we do have some availability.
‘We’re speaking to {couples} concerning the remaining dates we have now left and hopefully we can assist them out.’
The marriage venue has been open for nearly 18 years and gained the Australian Bridal Business Academy’s award for greatest wedding ceremony reception venue in Queensland for 2014.
Beneath the home of Ecostudio Fellini, the property additionally homes two different companies – a personal company venue The Summer time Home, ‘regional hub’ sustainable eatery The Barn, in addition to lodging.
Carlo Percuoco (pictured) managed the family-owned property after his restaurant went into liquidation
The venue’s proprietor, Carlo Percuoco, was unable to be reached for remark.
Mr Percuoco’s Gold Coast restaurant Ristorante Fellini & Pastificio Fellini went into liquidation in April 2021, after Covid-19 restrictions killed tourism within the space.
The restaurant was identified for it is high-rolling patrons because it opened in 1993 together with the Rolling Stones, Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
It might have been in a position to survive if not for the pandemic, Mr Percuoco advised the Courier Mail on the time, however there had been a slowdown in tourism numbers on the Gold Coast after the 2018 Commonwealth Video games.
The restaurant’s liquidation resulted in Mr Pecuoco’s involvement with the restaurant at his household’s Ecostudio Fellini venue.
Ecostudio Fellini was as soon as among the many metropolis’s most wanted venues.
