Re-cap of recent wedding drama
I’m sure ya’ll remember when I had a little *issue* with my invitation lady. Something over her not giving me all my envelopes.
I really gave the idea of sending my wedding invites a’la a postcard, but I just couldn’t figure out what to do with the reply card and besides, the postage I had carefully calculated would have gotten messed up.
I sent a few legal-ish letters her way with words like “I insist that you notify my by close of business blah blah blah” …
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Oh!
Sorry!
Opps!
See, that was the response to my daily emails, faxed letters, snail mail letters and voice messages on her office AND personal home phone.
I was furious. Like, hopping mad. I mean, you know how when it is cold outside and you can see your breath? Well, this morning my breath was coming out of my ears. That is how angry I was.
I had paid for a finished product and she didn’t provide and wouldn’t contact me as to why she had failed to perform as agreed.
Me and my darn high expectations of people. Is it “IN” this year to just be generally disrespectful and stupid? Let’s hope that isn’t too widespread.
In fact! It isn’t!
I started making calls today to other invitation companies telling them, sans details, my sob story. Because I am a bride! I deserve to be treated with a modicum of respect!
Give me my f&^%$#! envelopes, please. [bats eyelashes and sheepishly flips hair]
I talked with some really nice wedding-invitation ladies today. One was so nice, I am going to write her an excellent review, once I get her permission, of course. I had a plan in place to begin searching for new envelopes and a plan in place for accidentlal homicide, and a BBB complaint.
Then.
I got an email.
From her.
Unfortunately the calligrapher was unable to locate your envelopes. I am having the printer send you 15 inner and 15 outer envelops which will arrive at your home on Monday via UPS.
I kinda want to rip it apart and scream about how she really screwed me over at the wrong time, but I think I’ll wait until Monday and get my envelopes, and then send an email that says this.
The envelopes arrived. Thank you.
Because sometimes, you just have to put aside your own feelings, regardless of how strong they are or how adamant you are about your opinions, and just do the right thing.
I would also take a picture of my pretty invitations for you, but, I mailed them tonight.
January 25th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
hey — goodluck on your wedding — and more importantly — on your marriage. here’s wishing you the best, make it last — to make the wedding expenses worth it, at least.