Glass bottles full of rose petals
What would you do with 100's of bottles of Starbucks glass Frappuchino bottles stuffed with fake red rose petals? They look pretty but the bride decided not to use them for centerpiece ideas. Great I will just recycle them, but also have thousands of polyester (pretty) rose petals, is there a way to use them in the bridal shower for something? food riser? Make into large heart shape (where) cannot line walkway or outside of facility due to wind/weather/clean up issues?
Wedding reception mistakes made by others that you learned from
I'd like to know what are some disasters or mistakes that you've seen at other weddings that will help you avoid calamity on your big day? I recently went to a wedding that was held on Wednesday at 4pm and practically no one showed up. I've also been to a reception where there was no dancing for guests. The B&G was late in arriving then they had the first dance, bride/dad, groom/mom and dinner. Then there was the bridal party dance. Then the cake was cut and they started the money dance which went on for far, far, FAR too many songs. Then the bouquet and the final song and done.
There wasn't ONE single time where the guests could get up and dance. I don't think it was intentional I think it was a matter of timing with everything.
Another-
I went to another wedding where the guest list was HUGE (nearly 400) and the reception was held in a park. The food was at different stations (all heavy appetizers). Not only wasn't there enough food for the guests but there weren't enough plates or silverware and NO ONE was monitoring to make sure that the guests were actual guests, and not just people hanging out at the park who helped themselves to the food and open bar.
Another-
A friend of mine went to a wedding recently where there wasn't a single thing she could eat (she's a vegetarian). The salad had bacon in it (or maybe the dressing did and the salad was already dressed). The mac & cheese had ham, the veggies were cooked in bacon fat and had bacon. She said it was a bacon lovers feast and her husband loved it but they left early because she was starving.
My final one-
Some friends of mine got married at a winery and while they were allowed to serve whatever hard liquor they wanted the HAD to use the winery's wine. The winery would bill them for however much they used. They hired bartenders from a local chain restaurant near their house. What they SHOULD have done is somehow kept track of how much alcohol they had and how much was used but they didn't. Somehow ALL the hard liquor disappeared by the end of the night (and we know it wasn't all drunk by guests) and the winery said they went through a stupid amount of wine. It would have equaled EACH guest drinking 2 bottles of wine which would NOT have happened when there was top shelf liquor to be drunk instead of pretty crappy wine. But they had no way to contest it so they had to pay for it and they weren't able to return all the unused hard liquor because it disappeared.
I'm interested to hear about your experiences.
There wasn't ONE single time where the guests could get up and dance. I don't think it was intentional I think it was a matter of timing with everything.
Another-
I went to another wedding where the guest list was HUGE (nearly 400) and the reception was held in a park. The food was at different stations (all heavy appetizers). Not only wasn't there enough food for the guests but there weren't enough plates or silverware and NO ONE was monitoring to make sure that the guests were actual guests, and not just people hanging out at the park who helped themselves to the food and open bar.
Another-
A friend of mine went to a wedding recently where there wasn't a single thing she could eat (she's a vegetarian). The salad had bacon in it (or maybe the dressing did and the salad was already dressed). The mac & cheese had ham, the veggies were cooked in bacon fat and had bacon. She said it was a bacon lovers feast and her husband loved it but they left early because she was starving.
My final one-
Some friends of mine got married at a winery and while they were allowed to serve whatever hard liquor they wanted the HAD to use the winery's wine. The winery would bill them for however much they used. They hired bartenders from a local chain restaurant near their house. What they SHOULD have done is somehow kept track of how much alcohol they had and how much was used but they didn't. Somehow ALL the hard liquor disappeared by the end of the night (and we know it wasn't all drunk by guests) and the winery said they went through a stupid amount of wine. It would have equaled EACH guest drinking 2 bottles of wine which would NOT have happened when there was top shelf liquor to be drunk instead of pretty crappy wine. But they had no way to contest it so they had to pay for it and they weren't able to return all the unused hard liquor because it disappeared.
I'm interested to hear about your experiences.
What's so special about commercial carpeting?
We just came back from a fancy restaurant where they had really nice wall to wall carpeting in every room — from lobby to bar to corridors to the dining area. even the back halls leading to the restrooms had full carpeting. each room was a different color/pattern. It wasn't new either, probably been there over 10 years but it still looks clean and feels strong under foot with no visible damage.
So i'm thinking... why not install commercial carpeting in our house? We need to replace the living and hallway areas. These are the highest traffic areas of the house like the kitchen and dining comes into the living then to the hallway. Our main entry comes into hallway then to all bedrooms and bathrooms. Is there anything wrong with this idea? What's the downside of using commercial carpeting in a house? Also how the heck do restaurants manage to keep theirs so clean?
By the way, is there a combo vacuum steam cleaner?Is there such a thing as a combination vacuum steam cleaner meaning that if you just want to vacuum without steam cleaning you can do so. I need a a good vacuum cleaner with all the different size nozzles that come with it. And I could use a steam cleaner. It would be nice to get it all in one package instead of two different units.
Inappropriate or no?
A co-worker of mine is getting married next summer. Her and her fiance are in their early twenties and are on a strict budget. Because of financial constraints they decided not to have +1's at the reception so when the invitations went out there were no spaces to write in a guest.
Yesterday she tells me that one of our other co-workers RSVP'd and wrote in the name of her boyfriend as her guest. Naturally she is really irritated and doesn't know whether or not to say something. So my question is: Is it tacky to write in a +1 if the invitation doesn't explicitly state to do? Should my co-worker let it slide to keep the peace or be honest and say something?
What do you guys think? I think it is inappropriate because the invitation already tells the guest how many people they can bring, unless your coworker worded the invitation poorly. Do you feel like it was very clear that they didn't want the +1's?
Generally, if you don't want to leave the number of people open your invite will say something like "X# of seats have been reserved in your honor" and/or it will be addressed to "Miss Co Worker" or "Miss Co Worker and Guest". If it's not going to cause a huge problem she should leave it alone. If that one extra person is the difference between the up-to-75-guests package and the 76-150-guests package, then she should say something.
Recommend a camera for photographing items for websites
My wife needs a decent digital camera for taking photos of items for an e-commerce store and blog. It will be mostly clothing, and some small household items. The easier to use, the better, as she is not very saavy on photography. Something she can either hold, or put on a tripod and take pics of items indoors, using household lighting. The lights that are in the area she photographs in are incandescent bulbs, as I do know that florescent lights are horrible. She has a mannequin that has a white wall as a backdrop. Any recommendations? I'd like to spend under $500 ideally.
One feature in a camera that would be useful in her application would be the ability to do custom white balance. That lets you get the colors right under changing lighting conditions, as when some outside light is mixing with the incandescent, and does it in the camera rather than in later processing. Most better p&s will have it. But overall, ease of use is paramount. Image quality just needs to be good enough to sell used items, she doesn't need her photos to win awards. They just need to be good so people can see detail, and should not require any additional processing.
Photo Booths should have contract limits written
I have a few questions:
Are you a photographer?
Are you a photo booth operator?
Are you an image producer who can do pro pics in only two days?
Are you a gofer who runs errands for brides?
I do the photography and my spouse does the photo booth. I also have assistants and 2nd shooters. You should have a contract for each service provided in case there was a situation of failure on your part to make the other party understand what is required on you when it fails as well as the expectation of the party to which the service was offered but did not materialize.
Dealing with a Bridezilla
I own a wedding photography and photo booth rental business. I have been doing the photography part for a while but the photo booth only for a few months. I was hired by a bride to photographer her wedding and when she found out I was offering photo booths she decided to book that too. I have done to this point over 50 photo booth rentals but unfortunately this time I had some technical difficulties with the equipment in the booth and was unable to provide the booth for her wedding. I offered her a full refund for the photo booth rental, obviously, and for her troubles 2 additional spreads in her album. I know she was upset and I felt so bad but at least I was able to provider her with amazing photography.
However, after I send her an apology email the next day she starts to complain about the photography and even left a bad review on a wedding site even before seeing any pictures. She says I was late (even though she asked me to pick up a newspaper for one of her ring shots) she said I missed her giving her bridesmaids their gifts (even though she could have waited for me if it was really that important or told me and we could have reenacted the shots). She also complained that there was only one photographer and that I was not there every second even though her package only included one photographer (she bought my smallest package).
So in order to try to make her happy I rushed to get her photos edited and enhanced in just a couple days. I decided to give her more enhanced photos than what her package included, too. She said she really like the photos. So, yesterday she texts me saying that I was very rude and unprofessional with her brother and some other guests when trying to take the posed shots even though I was right next to her the whole time. They complained to her that I told them not to take their shots until I was done with mine since it can divert eyes and make to process longer (they were hot and thirsty already so I was rushed as it was). She then proceeds to threaten me by saying if I don't come up with something better than an additional 2 album spreads she will post negative reviews about my company all over the internet.
My contract states I don't have to give her any more than a full refund for the photo booth service and I only offered her the 2 more spreads because I felt bad. I have asked her on 4 separate occasions to tell me what she would like instead but get no response. I think she is trying to get some sort of refund on the photography but realizes I did a good job and has no right to one and is trying to get me to offer one.
This is the worst client I have ever dealt with. I have tried to make her happy and she seems bent on ruining mine and my family's livelihood. This is the only was my husband and I support ourselves and our son. Sorry for the long rant. What would you do in this situation?
However, after I send her an apology email the next day she starts to complain about the photography and even left a bad review on a wedding site even before seeing any pictures. She says I was late (even though she asked me to pick up a newspaper for one of her ring shots) she said I missed her giving her bridesmaids their gifts (even though she could have waited for me if it was really that important or told me and we could have reenacted the shots). She also complained that there was only one photographer and that I was not there every second even though her package only included one photographer (she bought my smallest package).
So in order to try to make her happy I rushed to get her photos edited and enhanced in just a couple days. I decided to give her more enhanced photos than what her package included, too. She said she really like the photos. So, yesterday she texts me saying that I was very rude and unprofessional with her brother and some other guests when trying to take the posed shots even though I was right next to her the whole time. They complained to her that I told them not to take their shots until I was done with mine since it can divert eyes and make to process longer (they were hot and thirsty already so I was rushed as it was). She then proceeds to threaten me by saying if I don't come up with something better than an additional 2 album spreads she will post negative reviews about my company all over the internet.
My contract states I don't have to give her any more than a full refund for the photo booth service and I only offered her the 2 more spreads because I felt bad. I have asked her on 4 separate occasions to tell me what she would like instead but get no response. I think she is trying to get some sort of refund on the photography but realizes I did a good job and has no right to one and is trying to get me to offer one.
This is the worst client I have ever dealt with. I have tried to make her happy and she seems bent on ruining mine and my family's livelihood. This is the only was my husband and I support ourselves and our son. Sorry for the long rant. What would you do in this situation?
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