My response was....Don't do it. If asked to do any decorating as extensive as that, I write it in my contracts that I don't do that. More times than not, the venue won't let me get on a ladder anyway. If something happens to me while I'm in their venue, chances are they're going to end up at fault. I know, our justice is system is screwy, but it is what it is.
Here's a fun list of things I've been asked to do. I may, or may not have done some or all of these. You be the judge!
- Babysit the Kid's Room during dinner/reception
- Help the Bride go to the bathroom
- Given a picture of someone who is not allowed in and kick them out or call police if they show up
- Return all rented items the following week when I was hired only for the Day
- Run honeymoon errands at Wal-Mart, complete with list and the promise to "reimburse" me
- Take potted plants from ceremony back to the couple's home and put them back in the soil of their flower beds
- Help Grandma eat
- Be the MC for the evening
- The ladder and decorating thing
- Putting over $2,000 in last-minute chair cover rentals on my credit card
- Acting as the Banquet Manager and dismissing tables for the buffet at dinner
- Cleaning cobwebs out of the windows of the reception site
- Rolling out tables and setting them up by myself
- Serving food because not enough wait staff showed up
- Bartending several times
- Picking people up from the airport the day before wedding. Again, I was hired for Day of.
- Planning the entire wedding when I was hired for Day of.
- Ensure that the Maid of Honor does not do anything "crazy"
- Keeping parents away from each other
- Chasing a mother around b/c she's not allowed to see or talk to the bride b/c they haven't spoken in over five years
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Danica - those all suck.
I hope you didn't do any of those, let alone ALL of them. Yikes!
Ha! I'm honored to have been mentioned in this post. :) Reading that list you just typed makes me wonder if I should reconsider pursuing this whole DOC thing...
Love the blog, by the way!
Elizabeth, email me anytime with questions. :)
What's really funny ladies....is that this isn't even the half of it. These are requests that I get on a somewhat regular basis. I left out the really crazy ones for the sake of protecting some of my bride's identities should they read this.
I would love to hear the crazy ones sometime, but I completely understand your reasons!
There were a couple on your list that weren't THAT bad - I hope that one of those was Elizabeths :)
Oh I can relate. 8 months as a wedding coordinator at a local hall shocked me. I can't believe the things brides wanted me to do! Actually the worst was the MOBs. I could write a book.
Hilarious list. I can only imagine what was edited out!
People asked some equally crazy and rude things of me as a bride - my favorite was a friend who was considering attending (from far away) who wondered if she did come if I would provide her with my home to stay in and my car to get around in while she was here. You can imagine what I wanted to say to that.
Wow. I think I understand where the term "bridezilla" comes from now.
This brings back memories. I used to DOC and MOC in college. I've picked up relatives at the airport, dropped off/picked up dry cleaning, grocery shopped, washed sheets and towels, and ironed suits. I have trouble saying no. You have my sincere sympathies.
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