Cancelling a wedding

I put €1000 down as a deposit on a wedding in a hotel a few months ago and for one reason or another it's now off. The wedding date is well over a year away.
(a) Have I any hope of getting my deposit back?
(b) Have I any legal entitlement to getting any of my money back?

See this thread, and this thread.

Basically, the answer to (a) and (b) is probably 'no'.

Having dealt with hotels recently for a wedding, I know that most I spoke with had a policy that if they could resell the date you booked, you could get your deposit back - some returned it all, others returned it less a minimal 'handling' fee (around €100 in most cases)

It might be worth checking out. I know on weddingsonline.ie and confetti.ie forums people have 'advertised' their date and hotel as available to let people know and hopefully increase the chances of getting their deposit back.

HTH.