1. The first one has to do with my step-sister. She got married two years ago. Not in a church but at the justice of the peace . What's the problem you say. About three months later she has her wedding reception, not a party but a reception. I mean complete with limo, the wedding hall, bridesmaids, flower girls, and yes a wedding dress she bought for her reception.
What made it even worse is the house she was leaving from in the limo you could see from the end of the block where the reception hall was located. Maybe it is just me but if I got married by a judge I wouldn't go out and buy a real wedding gown and have a real catered recption several months later.
2. The second one, unfortunately, was my mother's. Trying to save money she used friends of my step-father to make the cake and help coordinate the wedding. ( you can see where this was going). Well first the cake. The lady made the cake at our house and we bought all the materials for the cake and I believe my mother even helped. ( it was a traditional jamaican black cake). The grooms men brought the cake to the hall. My boyfriend tells me the cake is oosing out some sicky stuff and the icing came off the back of the largest cake. So I had to fix that. Then when it was time to cut the cake for the guests the cake lady didn't want to cut it. I had to calm my mother down b/c she was getting ready to cut it herself. Despite all that she still wanted $300 for making the cake.
Sorry it is so long.
The "wedding planner" was no Jennifer Lopez. She did absolutley nothing! I did most of the work and I was three states away. My mother told her to call the florist and give them the address of the church and hall a 3 days later she hands the florist card back to my mother ( she didn't do it). Then she refers a guy to my mother to be an usher at the hall to help direct the guests. After every was done aparently the fee for the guy to stand there for 1hr was $100.
and of cousre her fee was$100 also.
Word of advice: Get professionals!!!!!!!!