Good news!! It took a week's persuasion, involving my friend, the wedding coordinator at the venu and the venue's MD, but they're allowing us to compassionately move the wedding back one year without losing our £2,000 deposit! I am just so relieved, it's been a massive stress for me since my hospital admission date got pushed back...
So now it'll be 18 Sept 2010 (instead of 19 Sept 2009).