Bride here to clarify for Joanie’s response- She wasn't the bride..however, she was in my party & was sitting right next to me to witness/experience how rude you were on the phone.
First off- you cancelled my appt last minute..(Morning of) which was very stressful considering you were well aware that I was coming from California, & had been planning this for 3mo! Not to mention some of the ladies in my party were also coming from out of state to be there.. We discussed all of this. So there was no way for me to reschedule or find another bridal shop on such a short notice.
I immediately called you when I saw the appt was cancelled to let you know that I was in fact still coming.. (Which was a 4hr advance notice per your policy). Instead of simply thanking me for calling to confirm.. You instead decided to argue that I didn’t respond to the email confirmation. If I didn’t reply Y or N then chances are I didn’t see the email all together. So instead of assuming I'm not coming anymore, wouldn’t a simple follow up via call/txt be the considerate way to proceed since I had to fly in for this appt.
Now to address my party size- you NEVER mentioned “city limits/codes” as the reason for the 8 person MAX (btw my 9yo niece was the only extra person, no one else, & we didn’t have any guys coming either, so I’m not sure why that was mentioned). & You told me on our phone call that you sent your employee home early which would mean that there wouldn’t be any other brides there.. So the overlap issue was also not true. The ONLY reason you gave me on the phone was due to not having enough seating, which I said was fine and that she could stand. Then your response to that was “no they can go hang out at Target next door & kill time there until your finished”. My sister and her daughter didn’t drive 9hrs from Georgia to see me try my wedding dress on just to find out she would have to wait at Target and miss the whole appt. That’s ridiculous!
You also told me on the phone that you don’t like bigger parties coming in because you feel like it’s a waste of time and that they use it as a time to “window shop” this is very unprofessional. But- GUESS WHAT!? This big party right here did make a decision today!! Luckily Nancy’s Bridal Shop GLADLY accommodated our party of 8 + 1 child without any issue and she even went as far as offering us Mimosas while I shopped. Then when I picked my dress she had a fun confetti popper and made it very special for me! So for any future brides out there reading this- PLEASE don’t waste your time with the very rude shop owner of Finery Bridal Boutique- instead let Nancy take care of you, she was amazing and everyone in my party had a great experience there! And I said YES to the dress!
*UPDATE to Respond to Owner- AGAIN- I'm not sure where the miscommunication occurred during our conversation to where you thought I had 10 people coming..? I even re-iterated during our last phone conversation (which was the day of our appt) to clarify that I had the original 8 that you were aware of and agreed to and then my sister (which was already counted in the party of 8) surprised me & brought her 10yo daughter since they were coming from GA & I hadn't seen them in 5yrs. Either way I assumed it would be fine As stated earlier the ONLY reason you gave me was due to limited seating. You never mentioned a Policy due to "city codes" or other bridal parties not having space.. & even if that was the case... I was the ONLY wedding party coming in so there wouldn't be any overlap issues with other brides. I'm not sure why that is the reason you're using now. On the phone you told me that you sent your employee home for the day and that no one was there.. & that you would personally have to come in to take my appt. Which is why I offered to move my appt up earlier to better accommodate you (Never did I ask to push my appt back to a later time). Also, I NEVER had an issue finding another shop with my party size, you were the only one that made it an issue! I'm not sure why you're saying that....
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