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Wedding 9/18/09 reviews...

Just some quick reviews: Wannamoisett Country Club-- Awesome...Literally, everything was taken care of. We had a meal switch for a pregnant woman-- no problem. Any questions they had, were run by us. Julie is awesome to work with too! They included soup and salad for the same price as well :) I really can't say enough. Florist---Flower Girls, Warwick-- Hugely disappointed. Tiffany had recommended that we get roses to match my theme (blue, purple and teal, peacock inspired) and said they would be dyed all three colors in each rose (also have pictures of this, so it is possible-- they are "Ocean" roses that are stem dyed). Anyways, I got a panicked call from my mom the morning of the wedding...the colors were not right. When I saw them in person, they were white and the petals were DYED green (no purple or blue in sight and not done the way they should have been). Dye from the roses dripped on my mother's floor, on my girls hands and dresses...and in the limo, we were using paper towels to try and save them. Also, the mothers received bouquets when we clearly discussed corsages and my bouquets themselves were not wrapped in the colors we discussed. I have emailed Tiffany and she has admitted the problem with the mothers flowers as her mistake, as well has apologized for the flowers being the way they were. Tiffany says that she has talked to the "vendor" and this sometimes can be a problem with these flowers-- if this was presented to me, I would have NEVER went with her suggestion. She has offered a partial refund and until she follows through, I would NOT recommend her. (I have not heard from her after her inital email, so I am unsure if this will turn out well) Cake- Barbara Ruggeri-- great cake, although expensive. Relatively easy to work with, but changed her mind on the cake topper I had already paid the florist to do...caused a little bit of last minute contact between myself, the florist and her...Cake was beautiful! Men's Wearhouse- Tuxes-- TERRIBLE! Tuxes were supposed to have silver vests and silver ties. Came in with BROWN vests and silver ties 2 days before the wedding...and my 1 yr. olds tux supposedly looked like "capris". On the day of the wedding, the problem was to be corrected.. still one of the tuxes was without a vest...and they pulled my sons off a mannequin and tried to play it off like his was fixed! (had to send someone to another store to get the tux too). No apology, no nothing from MW for the multiple visits there to try and fix the problem. He spent an HOUR there the day of the wedding too! Pearl Essence Limo-- First, great price on a one-way trip and the driver was early. We left with an hour and fifteen minutes to get from Smithfield to EP...the driver did the whole trip up Mineral Spring Avenue...making me 15 minutes late to the wedding. :( My mom was behind the limo and said the guy was running red lights. I actually saw someone flick us off. (lol)

Re: Wedding 9/18/09 reviews...

  • Dannie138Dannie138 member
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    edited December 2011
    One more-- Galina's in Warwick-- Alterations-- fantastic work, sweet woman. Did a hem and a very intricate bustle, as well as got my dress pressed, for $160! :)
  • edited December 2011
    Hey there. I am so disappointed w/your experience w/the flower girls especially since I just put a deposit down :(
  • GEL0153GEL0153 member
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    edited December 2011
    Sounds like you had a BIG day!!! But the important part is that you are married to the one you love! Not saying to do this but I remember reading in the paper about a girls wedding, she wanted a pink rose and they were peach or something like that. I don't remember the whole story, but they were a shade off. She took her to court and basically got her whole wedding paid for and more because it messed up "HER DAY" and I guess the courts take that seriously. So maybe she should give you more than half back.
  • edited December 2011
    Dannie, did you get a trial with your flowers to see just how it would look day of? I've always heard nice things about them.
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  • edited December 2011
    I had pretty much the same experience with Mens Wearhouse - Cranston - They have a "who gives a @#$%" attitude.  I dont know how they stay in business other than the fact that they dont have a lot of repeat customers in that sort of work.
  • Dannie138Dannie138 member
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    edited December 2011
    It wasn't like the flowers were a shade off...They were supposed to be dark blue, dark purple and dark teal (all in EACH rose)...They came in white/sea green. Then when I went to pick one up to look at it closer (I wasn't there when they arrived), I saw drops go onto my mom's kitchen floor. Immediately, my mom and I went to look at them closer. Drops were all over the flowers of dye! We didn't do a trial run, because I only needed the bouquets/bouts and my centerpieces were non-floral. I was also presented with pictures of the flowers and the colors. She suggested the idea totally and I assumed that she as a professional knew what she was doing. These type of roses are a speciality item and I paid more money to get them... She has not followed up to her email for a partial refund, nor have I received anything in the mail. Tiffany is a nice person and I hope she'll live up to her word...I went to her because of her numerous recommendations on here, but I guess I was just one of the few to have a negative experience.
  • Dannie138Dannie138 member
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    edited December 2011
    Oh, the dye on the dresses is really what get me upset. Wannamoisett was great and saran wrapped the bottom so that we had something to hold onto without touching the bouquets!...After my girls had used paper towels to try to get the extra dye off...:(
  • edited December 2011
    I'm so sorry that happened to you. Thank you for your honest review; this is why I had wanted to wait until I had seen some reviews from weddings and not just raves after bookings or meetings. You've made my choice much easier. I'm so sorry that you had that experience, though. It sounds like you made the best of a bad situation and I hope she'll do something to help you recoup some money for your troubles. Keep us up-to-date once you hear back from her.
  • Dannie138Dannie138 member
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    edited December 2011
    I will. She was an absolute doll to meet with and we clicked immediately. We had great communication via email the whole way after our in-person meeting...so I thought. She did admit her "oops" on the mothers flowers (which were changed via email and confirmed). I was also upset the flowers didn't match the dresses, as we discussed. I told her I had PLENTY of ribbon that matched that I could bring her, she said that she had a supplier and get it herself. The ribbon wrapping only matched 1 out of four dresses...and not mine!
  • edited December 2011
    I haven't been around but came over to jump on and post my vendor reviews and your reviews seem a little critical.  I too used Tiffany for my very very large the woman certianley went above and beyond.  IE. set up my candy buffet, offered to set up my church pew bows etc.  I forgot to order an extra bouquet for someone special and she was in her van making it like I never forgot.  Secondly, I understand your fustration with the dye of the flowers but have you ever dyed a flower before?? The Stem sits in almost a food coloring and is absorbed through the stem.  Hence the stems bleeding.  If the temp. outside was slightly warm they will bleed.your entitled to your own reviews but you are very critical for someone who had six months to plan your wedding when some of us spent over a year.
  • Dannie138Dannie138 member
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    edited December 2011
    The flowers I received from Tiffany WERE NOT stem dyed, which is what I was expecting. The PETALS were dyed and still had beads of dye on the petals. I really don't see how my wedding planning in 6 months has anything to do with other people having a longer period? This is my second marriage too, but I don't think that has any relevance either. lol.
  • edited December 2011
    The Flower Girls--Glad to see a good review on her, I guess a bad experience can happen to anyone.  Hope to continue to hear good things!!!
  • edited December 2011
    Why does six months have to do with it? Because I booked Tiffany in December 2008 and met with her at least 3 times after that and spoke with her several times leading up to the wedding.  My wedding venue was booked in early 2008 along with my limo's churches etc.  it is called planning...if I don't recall you had it out with several girls on here before because people were trying to help you and you showed a lack of appreciation for their help.  Now your showing a lack of appreciation for vendors who yes may have ran red lights but did you get there and have a wedding? Well yes you did...I was late for my church..it happens...so you planned a wedding in six months...you mean to tell me you didn't expect something to go wrong??
  • Dannie138Dannie138 member
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    edited December 2011
    Of course I planned that things would go wrong. My first engagement was 2 years and things went wrong...I still don't get your point about 6 months. I didn't need millions of meetings.. Running red lights is NOT okay and it's a safety issue. I was just saying that being late for my wedding was not MY fault, it was the fault of the driver who went a completely crazy way. Tiffany's flowers were unacceptable. Dye shouldn't get getting everywhere. The colors were pretty, just not what I ordered. I think people want to see honest reviews, and that's what I'm giving. I don't even know why you care--- your wedding is over. You had good luck with Tiffany, I didn't. It happens.
  • edited December 2011
    Already married but great reviews and I'm sure the new brides appreciate your candid and honest remarks:)Best wishes,Jessica
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  • edited December 2011
    Well, Dannie, I also appreciate your candid reviews - IMHO, far too many A++++ around here sometimes.  I don't care if you planned your wedding in six months or six weeks! (Years ago, before weddings became an industry, people planned them only weeks in advance.) I was looking for married reviews of her work and now we've got one good and one bad one: so that's like a 50-50 shot and I'm not really a gambling girl, so ...
  • Dannie138Dannie138 member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm a teacher, so I'm not big on giving everyone A's. lol. Honestly, I really like Tiffany. I would just be weary of using her for flowers that have to be customized some way...I am also upset to say that she still hasn't responded to my email response and I have not received any correspondance/refund via postal mail. I saw the other posting of the other wedding she did and it was great work. MY flowers were very pretty appearance-wise, but weren't what I ordered and were not dyed properly.
  • edited December 2011
    Point proven thank you.  Your a teacher  you don't like to give A's so if someone deserves an A you don't give them one because you don't like to. Perhaps your seeing A+ because people truly deserve them and truly did do a good job.   
  • MrkyrainMrkyrain member
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    edited December 2011
    Dannie, thanks for the honest review. I too had a negative experience with a vendor that other people had a positive one with. That can happen. People have different experiences. :-) I love that on the Knot we can all post our opinions and new brides can make up their own minds. Thanks again!
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