Weddings aren’t cheap. In the U.S., weddings cost an average of $33,900 in 2019, including all the expenses related to the engagement ring, ceremony and reception, according to the latest Real Weddings study from The Knot. That’s just $31 less than the average cost of a wedding in 2018, and a significant drop from 2016 when couples spent $35,309 on average. This…

Noah’s Event Venue, an event company with reportedly 42 venues in 25 states as of 2019, abruptly closed its doors last week with little notice. Now, thousands of couples are stranded looking for alternative venues, not sure if they are going to receive any or all of their money back.

A suburban couple says they’re out thousands of dollars they paid for their upcoming wedding after an event company with multiple locations in the Chicago area abruptly shut its doors. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the details.