Is anyone else here using Diana Gardner of Aloha Weddings?
She's our WC and I really like her. However, we are less than 80 days out and still don't have our final cost. I email her and call her and get nothing back. I mentioned something to the WC at our Reception venue a couple months ago, and she emailed Diana for me and I finally got a response. But since then I have sent emails and called regarding payments, charging my card and the invoice but nothing again.
Is this normal for her, is there a trick to getting her to respond? I still haven't an idea how much the wedding is costing and it's a minor detail, I find to be important.
Any input would be great. Thanks.
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Re: Help re: WC
Personally, I haven't worked with her so I don't know her style of communication, but I wouldn't be happy with it. As my wedding way is approaching I am hearing more from my WC, not less. I am a big phone call person, believing that emails can be easily pushed aside. In a phone message she'll be able to hear your frusteration and sense of urgency. Load up her voice mail baby!
Good luck!
[QUOTE]I am a big phone call person, believing that emails can be easily pushed aside. In a phone message she'll be able to hear your frusteration and sense of urgency.
Posted by ETweet[/QUOTE]
This! Emails are secondary on the priority list to phone calls. If it's important, call.
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Well, This week I left two voice mails and sent 1 email. Still nothing back so I sent her another email this morning telling her it was causing me to lose sleep. Which it has. I am really frustrated and not sure what I did or didn't do that is causing this lack of communication. ugh.
I'm having the same problem! not only that, one of two WC's just quit on us.. My Fi and I call and e-mail but it's like pulling teeth to get the WC to get back to us with information and prices!! so we've actually started to do our own planning and research. I would definitely keep calling them since you're so so close to the finish line! I wish we can change WC's but I think we're too far in.
we're just going to keep strong and move along...
goodluck to you!!
[QUOTE] I'm not sure if it's just the Island time or what but I'm having the same problem! not only that, one of two WC's just quit on us.. My Fi and I call and e-mail but it's like pulling teeth to get the WC to get back to us with information and prices!! so we've actually started to do our own planning and research. I would definitely keep calling them since you're so so close to the finish line! I wish we can change WC's but I think we're too far in. we're just going to keep strong and move along... goodluck to you!!
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coco - Maybe this is a Kauai thing? I dunno, the folks I've talked to on Maui have all been really responsive.
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It was good that you voiced your frustrations. Hopefully you'll get a response and some action! Good luck!
You're right I probably should rephrase my post- It's not the vendors that are not getting back to us but it's our WC (actually you are right about the Maui vendors getting back to us quickly.- andyes, we are doing our wedding in Maui.. not Kauai.)
I'm not exaggerating when I say this, but it has taken the WCs about a month to answer back to some questions we had.
we e-mail and leave messages ..but we don't get response until later on in the month...
My Fi and I are crossing our fingers in hopes that it will get better very soon...,
thanks for letting me voice my frustrations
~coco