We hired Lora on 3/5/2015 for our August 22n 2015 wedding in Altamonte Springs FL we live in another state but work overseas so we really were in need of someone who had experience. Her cost is 695.00 (50%) Down for (2) DAY OF EVENT COORDINATORS.
For this cost her agreement states services of everything from, CEREMONY AND RECEPTION, UNLIMITED EMAIL AND PHONE CONSULT, FINAL PLANNING MEETING THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO EVENT,INVENTORY LIST,MANAGEMENT OF LOAD IN AND SET UP, DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS, ON SITE COORDINATION, you name it great price however for NO SUCH SERVICE.
CHRONOLOGICAL TIMELINE OF EVENTS
Spoke with Lora May 15th to confirm June 12th meeting with venue and cake maker. Met at the venue no problem finalized layout and TABLE SETTINGS. We were directly to go to the cake maker in Sanford from Altamonte and she confirmed via email. Lora left 10 minutes before me. She arrived a half hour later and then left literally 20 minutes after she arrived said she had to go (First Red Flag)
On June 3rd Lora agreed to meet at the venue on my behalf regarding a June 25th meeting with my venues design center. I emailed her over exact photos of my bouquet and what I wanted matched. She met with the venue and I skyped as I was away on business. So I knew this would be rough but Lora said she would send a photo once done so IF changes were needed I could email them. (I asked her three times and she never responded to me and never sent a photo. The venue informed me 3 weeks before my wedding on August 3rd they do not have my designs and so needed to schedule a sitting with me the Wed the week of my wedding day (SECOND RED FLAG)
On Monday August 17th Lora informed me that I needed to have my schedule of events list, inventory list and seating charts to her as well as music to her no later than Tuesday the 18th in which we did as well as on Wed August 19th when we met with her for the second design sitting we provided her with the complete vendor book with payment for videographer, and a revised guest list the night of Tuesday August 18th
IF a guest could not find their name she had the complete table by table seating chart and since there were TWO of them this could easily be coordinated. SHE DID NOTHING OF THIS THE DAY OF THE WEDDING SHE CUED NO ONE, SEATED NO ONE, HANDED OUT NO FAVORS OUR WEDDING WANDS WE SPENT HOURS ON, SHE DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME I WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE WALKING DOWN THE ISLE THE PASTOR DID WHEN WE ARRIVED AND THEN MET WITH US THE NEXT DAY TO INFORM US HOW THE
SHE DID NOT EVEN GIVE OUT OUR WEDDING BELL WANDS SHE HAD WE WERE
I JUST CANNOT CRY ENOUGH
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