2021 Floral costs since covid

We signed our contract with our florist pre-Covid, and she is still honoring the contracted rates. If we want to make any changes to the contract though, we will have to sign a whole new contract with the updated rates.

If you signed a contract then she must honor the contract you signed.

Many vendors are forget that contracts work both ways.
If she broke her own contract then she is required to give you back the deposit. That is outrageous. And if she refuses to give you back your deposit I would blast her all over social media and and review sites Including her own Facebook page if she even has one. With that said, in my opinion you’re better off doing your own floral. You will save so much. We are doing all of our own floral and I practiced a few times throughout the year and my bouquets and practice centerpieces looked amazing. It’s really not that difficult unless you want tons and tons of far away but that will cost you a lot. I would suggest YouTubing how to diy centerpieces

View Quoted Comment The way I am interpreting the OP‘s post is that they had a contract for 2020, but the couple chose to postpone. So the contract was not fulfilled for the date it was created for, thus nullifying it and leaving the florist not obligated to uphold the contract. I think the only way around that would be if the florist had the couple sign a new contract with the new postponed date, and the original quoted amount- in which case she would be 100% obligated to fulfill the new contract, or return their deposit if she was unable to do so. If a new contract wasn’t signed, technically the couple would be considered in default since they did not uphold their end by hosting the wedding on the date stated in the contract. Another thing to look for would be a clause in the contract that states the total may change due to fluctuations in cost of flowers, or that the florist can make substitutions due to fluctuating costs- I have seen both those clauses in many contracts since the price and availability of flowers can be so unpredictable.

View Quoted Comment I hear you, but if that’s the case, that should have been brought up when she allowed with a couple to postpone. They were still under contract because she allowed them to postpone otherwise she would’ve had to draw up a new contract. Because she okayed the postponement and never drew up a new contract, she can’t all of a sudden randomly change what she was charging them without them signing a new contract for it.

View Quoted Comment Also to add, unless it was specified in their contract, a postponement doesn’t void their contract. Postponements are a part of contracts, or at least all of the contracts that I’ve signed. All vendors/venues have certain fees for postponement and that is a part of a contract. Anytime you sign a contract you are locked into those prices unless the contract specifically states that a postponement will up the charge. If it doesn’t say that, then she’s voiding her own contract by doing that by making up the rules as she goes.

View Quoted Comment Yeah, I think there’s just too little info given to be able to determine exactly what happened, what is in the contract, and whether the florist should be honoring the original quote.