KNOTTIES BEWARE!!!
I found Tucker Plantation in Athens GA and fell in love with the pictures I found online. I set up an appointment and my Fiance were very surprised to find out that they were willing to meet with us on a Sunday since we were coming from Atlanta and had over an hours worth of a drive. We arrived a little early and were confused as to where we were supposed to go. We ran across a maintanence guy who said that the wedding planner who I had made the appointment with was not there yet. We were fine with that since we were early, and he offered to show us around while we were waiting. About 20 minutes into the appointment, still no wedding planner.
At the end of our tour, he finally called her and she said that she was sitting in her office- couldnt make the effort to come to the event space to meet us? So we had to drive 2 buildings down to meet her in her office. We talked about logistics and left feeling like although there was a mix-up, she was competent and organized.
My parents live in Tennessee, so when my Fiance and I decided that Tucker was the place for us, I arranged for them to come down so that they could see the space and sign the contract since they would be the one fitting the bill. I emailed the same wedding planner and asked for a copy of the contract for us to look over before our appointment. She informed me that the next day would be a busy one for her, but she would email it the following day. I waited for 3 full days before finally emailing her and asking why I had not heard anything from her. My mom also called her twice, and sent an email as well. She finally called my mom back, NOT me, around 8:30 at night saying that she was in Louisiana and had forwarded our info to her business partner. She emailed me back and said the same thing- no apologies, mind you.
Our appointment to meet with her business partner was today. My parents made the 7 hour trek to be there on time. We all were there 5 minutes early, and the place was deserted. We waited for 20 minutes before calling the business partner, to no avail. We called another couple of times, leaving messages each time, before finally her husband called us back saying that he had her phone and couldnt get in touch with her.
These people are wedding planners, and we have been blown off by them TWICE- and we havent even signed a contract! I can't tell if they are so cocky that they feel they dont need any more business and dont care if they loose potential clients, or if they have just lost touch with reality. Either way, I feel like when we are willing to pay someone $7,000 for their facility, the least they could do would be to act professional and keep us informed when they decide to disappear. We are more than flexible people, but they are completely negligent and I would be scared to entrust my wedding to them.
I thought I would let anyone thinking about Tucker about this experience! Be careful!