Venue cancelled wedding; not refunding deposit

Hi!


I got the worst news last night… my venue (which I booked back in 2021) is basically bankrupt and are now saying they are not sure they will be operating by my wedding (Sep 30 2023). So basically they are not “canceling” but they are also not giving me other option since it’s not guaranteed my wedding will happen.
On top of that, they are not giving the $9k deposit (venue fee) back, because that money is gone. The contract says it’s non-refundable but it only talks about in the event of us canceling it, not them.
I have a letter from them basically saying they are aware of the deposit but the assets were transferred to a court-appointment receiver, and that money was long gone.
I am freaking out! I was able to find a few venues with avails the same day or day before (I can’t postpone it as I have out of town guest who have already bought tickets) but we needed this deposit money back so much! It’s not fair for them to keep it since they are the ones cancelling on us!
Anyone has gone through this? Any tips on what we could do?