At this point I am beyond ready for the weekend....
Yesterday I went looking around for a dress to wear for my engagement pictures. I couldn't find anything I liked. I think my problem is that I am going by myself without anyone to help me look :-( I've always second guessed myself too much to not take one of my friends with me. Unfortunately though none of my friends like near Pittsburgh...
I also got an estimate back from a florist. I wanted to cry. She went $800 over my MAXIMUM budget. I was so frustrated. I told her the amount that I was looking to be around, then I told her the maximum that I would not pay a penny over. On the spreadsheet she sent me she even had my maximum amount on the top. I may be getting upset over nothing, but to send me an estimate that is $800 over what I can afford is like a slap in the face. I would understand if she put in the email something like "Hey I know this over your budget but we can work to bring this down. This is just the cost if we do everything as discussed." But she didn't do that. She just sent me an obviously generic email she sends every bride and slapped the estimate in there. Even though I told her we were paying for our own wedding, and could simply not afford that. Even more upsetting is I repeatedly asked her to substitute flowers I knew were expensive for one that were similiar but cheaper. I even asked her to tell me which vases would be cheaper for me to rent and I could decide off of that since I liked all the vases... She wouldn't. I found her to be a little abrasive during the consultation as well.
I really just hope the other florists I go to will respect my budget. I know it's a low budget, but we just can't afford to spend thousands upon thousands on flowers :-( I have a vision of what I want, but I am willing to be flexiable on a lot of things.
Ok, enough said. Today is a new day and I am hoping it turns out a bit better than yesterday.
Hope everyone is doing well!