Hey girls! So I just decided last weekend (after a lovely talk with my mom and sis) to stop planning my wedding and elope! I just couldn't take the stress of trying to make everyone happy anymore!
So, I'm from New England and I'm trying to coordinate things over the phone and via email and I'm finding that people aren't getting back to me in a timely manner...but maybe I'm just being up tight? I've heard that Southerners are easy going and take it easy. So my question is, how long do I give someone or a vendor before I move on?
I booked a photographer, Dark Roux, and they operate exactly like I expect someone to. I send an email, I get a response, a couple of emails later and in 3 days it's booked! Super friendly, very attentive and I'm excited to work with them!
Hair and makeup. I contacted a place after reading good reviews, I filled out their online contact page. Boom, email response in 20mins, I'm thinking to myself this is easy! I write back and pick my date....no response. So, I wait a day, no email. 3rd day, I call and leave message....still no response.
Chapel. Alright, so I didn't know about the WeTV show for the French quarter wedding chapel so this could be the problem, but phone calls, they never answer even though their website says call anytime and email, no response.
Am I over reacting? I had such a good and quick experience with the photographer that maybe I'm spoiled? What do you ladies think?
And are there any other chapels in New Orleans? We've been to Vegas before so we didn't want to go there to elope and I figured if we were pumping money into the economy it should be to a deserving state (I was in Florida when Katrina hit and saw the devastation) but now I'm seeing that elopement packages aren't as readily available.
Comments/question/tips.....help!