When Lisa Perry booked her dream wedding venue in the Hawkesbury region, she never expected it to go up in flames two weeks before her special day.

She had also not planned to take out a $23,000 loan in the days leading up to the nuptials.

The 43-year-old and her partner Mitch were among the couples left scrambling to find a replacement venue after a fire tore through the Loxley on Bellbird Hill at Kurrajong Hills on September 5.

More than 80 firefighters with 25 trucks worked to battle the flames, but the venue's historic main building was completely destroyed.

With the invoice paid in full and only a fortnight left to salvage their wedding plans, Lisa said she made dozens of calls to the Loxley that went unanswered.

"We would have thought that they'd have solicitors, or that they wo

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