OK -  So my previous post spoke so highly over theweddingparlour.com.au - DO NOT USE THEM! I placed an order with them on the 8th of October. An order of things over $500 so they had to advise the postage and handling.

I waited to hear from them and nothing.

On the 17th I get an email saying I hadn't replied to their email- which I never got but the email was up on their site once I logged in. How was I to know they put the messages up on their site and not to my inbox. Their site advises that all communication is done via email. So I waited by my inbox and nothing. There is no phone numbers to call on their site just emails. I was advised to pay $35 postage which is steep but I wanted the items to hurry up and all they gave me was an email and told me to pay $35 via paypal.

I dont know paypal all that well but assume you needed a link or a proper tax invoice? But i figured out how to pay this and did it straight away. So they waited 10 days to contact me via email even thought I left a phone number and a courtesy call could have been given. Anyway that was done on Monday and today being Saturday the 25th I have heard nothing from them.

I have sent copious emails to request a status update, a phone call- anything to let me know what is going on. If they said there was a delay or something I wouldn't be pressing the issue but I am hearing nothing. So I am starting to stress a little as its my place card holders, toasting flutes, guest book and pen. So without those I am going to be pretty peeved!

The old saying- you get what you pay for! Cheap isn't always good!

On a brighter note! My matron of honor came up from Nowra and we had a great girls day! We started off by going to have a look at the boat and how the colour scheme (Hot pink on light pink) that we've chosen is going to look.

It really looks pretty! I love it! Whilst we were there they were setting up for another wedding and they had place cards with fabric flowers. (see http://www.trulymadlydeeply.com.au/store/catalog/Orchids.html) Heath loved them and said he wanted something similar but the same flowers that matched my bouquet- phalaneopsis orchids! I am supposed to be taking things off my
white board of things to do- not adding to them!! So I searched and searched the net for fabric orchids and thought I just can't find any and thought hmmm I'll check Truly Madly Deeply's website- which funnily enough is where I got all the stuff for my invites! I found a perfect flower and its $9.95 for a pack of 24 and has a special of buy 1 pack and get 1 free. So I got 2
packs and got 2 free for under $20! Bargain! We also got some of the vine twig to put a couple of strands on it. I have a modern stick theme going on- you will see in the photos!! The flowers arrived yesterday but were alittle scrunched up so I got my GHD hair straightener out and straightened the petals. Quite funny but works very well as its a skinny straightener and a normal iron would be too big!

We picked up 1 of the boys suits which was to have alterations- taking in the waist and up the trouser leg. He brought it home yesterday and it still had the pins in it!! So obviously nothing was done! I rang them this morning and told them what happened. They were very embarrassed so after we have taken them to the shops to try and match some shoes and a belt we will take
them back to be finished!

Oooh my hens night is next weekend! I am so very excited!!!!!! I got the perfect shoes to match my dress. I will post some photos after the night!

Heath had his bux day. All the boys played skirmish. He had a great day and came home with 38 bruises!

Well I am off to start my day. Got to get my bridesmaids their hand bags too! I think I can safely say we will visit more than 1 shopping centre today!

"A dream that is dreamed by two will always come true"

Love Maria