Well, it finally happened. I had a worker no show on me for today's wedding. New wedding coordinator, mid-thirties. I have to admit, it's my own fault. I knew she was flaky, but I've known her a long time and have used her on a number of other weddings as a makeup artist and bar-tender. She'd been working with this bride for several months and this was her first event as coordinator. The couple arrived from Florida on Thursday and the bride starts asking me "Where's Fallon?" I messaged her and got a reply "My child is sick." Bride was obviously not happy. Friday comes, setup day, and Fallon is nowhere to be found, again. Apparently, Fallon had made all these promises to this bride that she would have several centerpiece displays setup and told her that she would take care of all setup (the clients normally do most/all of this themselves and my coordinator usually will assist). Now the bride is REALLY unhappy and starts in with the "I'm close to asking for money back." I went to work with setup and ironing table linens. I then called another girl and she was there in 5 minutes. Spent a little bit of time helping the bride, tensions eased, back on track. She'll be there this morning. Great girl, great work ethic (her dad is my best friend).
I realize it's my own d%#$ fault but that's the first time I've ever had a worker just not show up.............for a wedding of all things. The bad part, Fallon has been flaky before and I decided, against my better judgement, to give her another chance. NEVER again. She's dead to me. Thanks for listening. I hope it never happens to you. Fingers crossed that everything else goes smoothly.
I realize it's my own d%#$ fault but that's the first time I've ever had a worker just not show up.............for a wedding of all things. The bad part, Fallon has been flaky before and I decided, against my better judgement, to give her another chance. NEVER again. She's dead to me. Thanks for listening. I hope it never happens to you. Fingers crossed that everything else goes smoothly.