Let me first start off with the vision- Parisian fashion chic. The colors were- black and white, with an infusion of fuchsia, pale pinks and gold.
You see, the devil is definitely in the details and for my bride, it is the vision, the dream, that she wanted and I was going to give it to her, because that is what I do- turn dreams into reality!
Further details- the linens had to be black and white striped- not damasked…stripes! And this is not the one you find at any linen store- as I learned. These are the ones you had to order special, because, well, it is a special item. The chairs had to be chivarei and had to be white with black cushions. The flowers had to be a blush pink. The cake had to be a 3 tiered cake, delicious and fashion forward.
You see the details make the difference-too much black would look like death and not a bridal shower, too much white might look like the wedding, and too much pink might look like a baby shower- well you get the idea.
Well the dream almost turned into a nightmare by UPS (United Parcel Service) - not to be confused with USPS (United States Post Office) but rather their competition. No competition here if you ask me.
Apparently the shipper placed the wrong zip code and the black and white striped specialty linens, although in Miami, had to be corrected to the correct zip code to match the address. No problem, right? WRONG- even though the UPS hub corrected the zip code at 7am in the morning of Friday, they now had to deliver it to the correct UPS hub in Hialeah? Wait, we are in Miami, not Hialeah. Okay, no problem-
ME: “At what time will they be delivered? UPS: “No, they won’t be delivered.”
ME: “WHAT!! “Can I pick them up? I am in Hialeah.” UPS: “No- they are closed”
ME: “Wait- it is Saturday, 2:00pm. How can you be closed on a Saturday? USPS is open on a Saturday???!!” UPS: “Sorry, nothing we can do.
ME: “Wait can’t we call the supervisor to open up? Who is going to open up now or tomorrow, Sunday? Who is going to have those specialty linens, which I ordered two weeks ago and now is here but locked in a trailer truck, why didn’t anyone call me on Friday, call the other 3 numbers given???”
As you see there is was about 3 hours of conversation of back and forth with supervisors and managers, all the while my staffs is calling our 100 + vendors for anyone who has these linens or know of anyone who does. No luck- no one is calling back…except for (insert Superman/woman theme here) Atlas Party Rental of Boynton Beach.
8:16AM in Sunday Morning- a text comes in saying “to the warehouse between 9am-11am, we may have them.”
Needless to say, I drove up there- and an hour and half later I met Carlos- who was not sure if that special linen was even there but allowed me to search the 12,000sq ft., warehouse of linens and there on the last rack, to the back, on the second row, was the “golden fleece” the specialty black and white 90” linen. PEOPLE- the party was exactly what my bride wanted!!! Once again I am an awesome Wedding Planner, but that is because I have an awesome vendor.
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