A bride-to-be’s wedding plans were upended when a tornado destroyed her venue, leaving her and three other brides scrambling to find new locations.

SPRINGTOWN, Texas — Morgan Savera is getting married on May 30. WFAA caught up with the bride-to-be because she was in between appointments for something she did not have on her wedding bingo card: looking for a new wedding venue so close to her date.

“We’re frantic,” Savera said.

She now has to figure out where she, her groom, and more than 100 guests will watch her and her fiancé exchange vows, since their venue, Covered Bridge Venue, has been destroyed. An EF-1 tornado hit Saturday night. 

Savera received a call hours later from the venue staff, who said they had no choice but to cancel her big date.

“My fiancé … he’s from Maryland, so his whole family already has flights and hotels. We’re trying our best not to have to change the date,” Savera said.

Savera is one of at least four brides who are working together to figure out the next steps. Many of the other brides who have weddings in May are now scrambling to find a new venue.

Covered Bridge Venue hosts more than 90 events each year, mainly weddings. 

“We’re in our peak season,” said. “This time of year, we’re going Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.”

Owner Ricky Dauenhauer will have to cancel all of the events for the foreseeable future. He told WFAA that he will have to rebuild the entire venue.

“I’m in contracting, so this will likely take at least 18 months,” he said.

The owner is counting his blessings.  He had two events scheduled on the same day the tornado hit, but they were canceled for unknown reasons.

“I just keep thinking about the lives that were saved,” an emotional Dauenhauer said as he pointed to the dance floor where the roof collapsed. “That’s where everybody would have been dancing.”

As for Savera, she is also thankful. She said her fiancé, parents, wedding party, and entire community are rallying behind her to find a wedding venue before their big day.

“The wedding community and the vendors … they’re all reaching out to do their best to help.”

Amid all of Dauenhauer’s rubble, there’s a cross that still stands. It remained untouched during the storm.

“It’s a message that [says], ‘Hey, I got this. It’s alright. It always works out for the best.’”