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Why you call your vendors!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Becca and I always tell brides in our consultations, whether they book with us or not, to stay in touch with your wedding vendors. It is something that will help make sure that you wont be disappointed on your wedding day. Here is an example. Our daughter, who is getting married in August, had planned to have their rehearsal dinner at a local Mexican restaurant in Katy, TX. (Vida Loca) They had good food, a room for an event like this and quoted the mother of the groom a good price for fajitas, margaritas, beer and desert. We asked if they needed a credit card to hold the reservation. They said no, everything was good. Fast forward to today. We like the place, so as we do with all of our favorite vendors we refer the restaurant to another mother of a groom. She calls us and tells us that the restaurant is now to busy and no longer books the room for parties. She mentions us and they tell her there are no reservations period. Bad News. We call and they verify that we no longer have a reservation of any sort and the manager that did it was no longer there. We ask if they are going to honor the quote and reservation. The answer is NO! WOW, that is bad and could have been a major disaster if 40 people had shown up for a reservation that was now thrown out with no intentions of being honored. I am annoyed but the MOG and the MOB are furious. I cant even imagine if they had found out the night of the rehearsal that there would be no reservation or room booked.

Yes, this really stinks but is exactly why we tell everyone to stay in contact with your vendors and make sure they still have you reserved for your date. It only takes a small amount of time to ensure that everything is going to go “right” on your wedding day. You dont want to be the bride crying while cutting your hastily store bought German Chocolate cake with congratulations written in blue because your baker wrote down the wrong day (true story here) or the manager of Vida Loca in Katy.

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webkatalog - I would love to hear more about this topic.

Precious :: Precious Nuptials & Destinations - Wow, I stumbled upon this post while looking for Ashlynn Manor pictures. Lovely Ashlynn Manor bridal session by the way.

I must add that this is a prime example of the value of at least hiring a coordinator to ensure all agreements and logistics are worked out. Not everyone has a need for a full service or even partial service planner, for that matter. However, bringing in a wedding coordinator at the final stages is so worth its weight in gold. The value is often realized with mishaps and illustrations such as this one. Yes, it takes staying on top of your vendors, but it also goes back to the age old way of “get it in writing.”

I’m so sorry this happened, but at least the situation was discovered prior to the scheduled time.