Florist drama

amy_cory

I need some help and or suggestions. We just got married 11 days ago! Anyways, the florist for our wedding, lost our file. After some heated conversations between my sister, best friend, and father in law with the florist, we got flowers ten minutes before the ceremony. Mind you, our colors were chocolate and lavender. We received pink horrible bouquets for the BM and three pink boutineers for my husband and two fathers. Mine was white roses with purple filler. Originally we were to have white hydrangea and lavender roses for mine and lavender hydrangea for the BM. We didn't have flowers for the alter, grandparents, scripture reader, pew bows with flowers, boutineers for the GM, and flowers at the reception. So...we did get a refund, but I feel like we should get a little more since the flowers were a huge detail. He offered to give me one arrangement. What else should I do?

eml569

Did they give you a 100% refund, or just a portion of what you had paid?

 

amy_cory

They refunded my husbands parents 100%. I just don't feel like they compensated us. They ruined our day.

mrstommyp

ummm....you got all of your money back so to me it's a done deal.  Although the flowers were not what you requested, they still had a cost to the florist.  So by giving you back all of your money they lost money on the deal.  So pain and suffering for them as well.  Post the florists name with a review on The Knot to cause them to lose some business, that would be enough IMO.  6 months from now, when you are back in reality, I doubt you will feel like your wedding was ruined.  Yes, not having the flowers you wanted sucks, but you married the man you love and spent a great day celebrating with family and friends.  Some people never find love, never get to have a special day, don't have parents pay for it, etc.  Be grateful.

KimmyB111304

I also think that since they gave you your money back, they really did all that they could do. I am sure that it really sucked to get flowers that you weren't hoping for on your wedding day, but I think a lot of places might have only given you a partial refund, OR given you a full refund but not give you any of the flowers. Have you seen your pictures yet? Maybe they don't look as bad in the pictures as they did in person? Sorry again that it happened to you...

melodramatic26

Eh, it didn't actually ruin your wedding. The marriage still happened, it just didn't have the flowers you wanted. Sounds like the florist has already tried to do whatever they could. I'd leave it alone.

eml569

As much as we all want things to be perfect on our wedding day, it doesn't always happen. Honestly, the only thing that could have "ruined" your wedding day would be if you didn't get married. Or if a family member died or something like that. The flower issue made things less than ideal, but it is just something you'll have to get over. They've already refunded your money, so you got flowers (albeit the wrong ones, but still) for free. I don't really see any other recourse you have. I wouldn't choose to pursue it legally because you're going to spend so much more money than you'd ever get.

Leave it alone for awhile, and think about it again in a few months. You'll be further from your wedding day and not be so sensitive about it. Don't let this deter you from posting here on the STL nest board. We're so dead here we need all the nesties we can get.