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Meeting the Florist

Suzie31Suzie31 member
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Is it important to meet the florist?

My wedding is about 2 hours out of town, and I used the venue and other referrals for most of my vendors.  I had flip flopped ideas so much on the florist (mostly because I haven't a clue about flowers, and then I was surprised at the price so I bargained her down to what I felt were necessary items)...My florist and I communicated mostly over email.  But now the wedding is 3 weeks away, and I called my florist so we could meet and go over some photos and final ideas, but she said she's much too busy and she'll just deliver the flowers on the day of and I can give her final payment then. I feel very put off but I've already put down a 50% non-refundable deposit.

It's making me anxious as I know she very well may be incredibly busy, but I feel that she dislikes me.  Should I trust the florist knows what she's doing and has a good reputation for a reason?  
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  • Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
    Eighth Anniversary 10000 Comments 500 Love Its 25 Answers
    edited December 2011
    Wow, if I were you I would just eat the deposit and find someone else.  Any florist who is making money off of you should be willing to sit down and go over things with you.

    Also, and please don't take this the wrong way, but you really should have looked at her work prior to putting a deposit down.  What if her style is not what you want?  And since you don't know much about flowers you really should have talked with her in person before now just to see what flowers and designs she had in mind for you.

    I would call her back again and tell her that you know she is busy but you insist that you meet with her ASAP to go over the final details.  At this point you need to be a little pushy.  You don't need a lot of her time, maybe 30 minutes at the most

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  • PattyandAlanPattyandAlan
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I would not be comfortable not meeting with my florist ahead of time...however, if you have been very specific in e-mails, (ex. pictures of bouquets, bouts, corsages, etc. that you like) you may be just fine.
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  • midgemotomidgemoto
    Sixth Anniversary 500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    It sounds like it is more than time for you to get in there and meet her and finalize things... It won't take long and she probably has a good idea what you want.  
    You also have to realize that saturdays and sundays are off limits in terms of appointments because of other weddings....so you will have to make a weekday appointment. 
    Call her instead of email her and get some human conversation into the mix...better late than never...I bet she will do a great job...

    I think sometimes emails get out of control... use the phone and i bet it all softens up!
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  • L&J2012L&J2012 member
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    edited December 2011
    I made sure to meet the florists I was considering because I wanted to see how creative they were. The first one (the one that we went with) was super nice and I gave her general ideas that I had and she showed me tons of pictures and gave me tons of ideas. The second one just kind of took my ideas and went with them, and didn't give me any of her input into it (I knew what I wanted for my BMs, but had no idea what I wanted).

    But, since it's too late for that, I agree that she should be willing to meet with you, and that weekends are not a good time. Try calling her, maybe you'll get more of a response. It really won't take that long to verify that everything is correct.
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  • cmp1986cmp1986 member
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    edited December 2011
    I would def. want my money back or just eat the deposit and get someone else. If you do chose to go with someone else, I'd contact her and at least try to get your deposit back. I think you should be able to meet with your florist at least once. How are you going to know what quality flowers they have or what type of personality they have? No matter how busy a florist is they should make time to meet with their clients, IMO.
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