Flowers, Gifts and things

This was a terrible experience! We first met with Laurie 7 months before the wedding to do our save a dates. She told us to come back for invitations 3 months before because she can get them done in 2-2.5 weeks. We did exactly that. We chose what we wanted and she gave a price estimation of $390. So far so good.

Well after 3 weeks I hadn't heard from her so I called to find out the status. She then decided to tell me one of the colors I asked for are out of stock and SHE went ahead decided to order another color she thought was close enough. Then she said it would only take another week. (Up to 4 weeks) After another week I had to YET AGAIN call and ask where they were. This time she told me her printer BROKE and it was going to take even LONGER. She didn't give me a time frame yet. So after another week (Up to 5 weeks) she told me the printer was fixed and she had to actually MAKE them now, it'll take another 2 weeks. (7 weeks)

When the two weeks were up (I can't remember who called who) we talked on the phone again to discuss cost. (Remember at this point the invitations should have been in the mail a week ago) She drops the bomb that because of the economy the price of paper went up and the $390 invitations are now $650!!! I told her she was insane and I refuse to pay that so she got really scared, dropped the price to $575 and offered to stamp the inner envelopes (which she used flag stamps instead of the wedding design) and threw in free envelope sealers (which she didn't even print what I wanted on them). Terrible experience, I wouldn't recommend Laurie to my worst enemy.