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Expert May 2021

Frustrated with vendors

on April 4, 2019 at 8:43 PM

Posted in Planning 28

Am I the only one who gets frustrated with vendors/venues telephone/business etiquette? I had my heart set on a venue and set up a tour. The ‘coordinator’ didn’t even show to give us the tour. Instead, she has the bartender of the slot machine business (that we were not aware of) in the basement...
Am I the only one who gets frustrated with vendors/venues telephone/business etiquette? I had my heart set on a venue and set up a tour. The ‘coordinator’ didn’t even show to give us the tour. Instead, she has the bartender of the slot machine business (that we were not aware of) in the basement give us the tour. She had the info packet but couldn’t answer any of our questions. We called the coordinator that day, the next week and a few other times in the next two months. Every single time we’ve left a voicemail with the reason we’re calling and contact info. I’ve also emailed her. She WILL not return our calls and doesn’t seem to answer her phone/email during business hours.

So, back to square one we go looking at other venues. I’ve had a handful of venues that haven’t answered. I totally get that during business hours they might miss a call due to other events they’re planning and might call back within the week or later. Here is what bothers me though..... I leave every vendor a voicemail with my wedding date, contact info and reason I’m calling. I’ve had SO many vendors/venues call me back and if I miss the call they don’t leave a voicemail. Don’t people normally call A LOT of vendors and venues when they’re searching for their events? Why would you call me back and not give me your name (a lot of these places have more than one employee) or any info? Do they just assume I’ve memorized their phone numbers or put them in my contacts? Is this not bad etiquette? I’ve actually checked off a handful of venue/vendor options because of this. Am I being a bridezilla or does this bother others as well? I had a vendor that I’ve spoken to once text me a YouTube video out of the blue today. No, ‘hey this is so and so from so and so. Can you check out this video and let me know if that’s what you’re after?’ Or even, ‘this is so and so.’ Just a random video text.

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  • Rachel
    Expert September 2019
    Rachel ·
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    Yeah, that's pretty weird to me.

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  • Hermione
    Expert February 2020
    Hermione ·
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    If a vendor and I can't communicate, I am not giving them my business.

    It generally is a sign of run away or you will incur stress. I recently did this with a baker that wouldn't answer basic questions like are you available? How does your booking work? Etc
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  • Alisha
    Rockstar April 2021
    Alisha ·
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    I am sorry to hear that. Keep looking and you will find the venue that is for you. When you find a venue that you are interesting in, call and do emails. Maybe you can go visit the venue during their business hours and talk to someone about your big day. If you feel good about it and they have answered your questions, it just may be the venue for you.

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  • E
    Expert April 2019
    Elizabeth ·
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    Ugh so frustrating. I cant really answer my phone throughout the work day so I emailed the vendors. It was helpful too because when they replied I had my initial email to reference to, and it typically had their business info.
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  • A
    Expert August 2019
    Ami ·
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    Yes this is soooo frustrating!!! The venue that I LOVED had terrible communication and it took multiple emails and calls to set up a tour....we ended up going with FH #1 venue instead, they usually respond to any questions within the hour.
    Take it as a sign and move onto the next....the perfect venue isn't worth the headache of poor communication.
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  • Mrs.
    Super May 2019
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    Yes, I'm facing that struggle with a caterer. It's pretty annoying, and I can only imagine how much worse it is for a huge vendor like a venue. But my caterer I'm trying to order appetizers from isn't answering her emails. I see her active on instagram, but I don't know why it's so difficult to answer an email... I think I'll probably have to find a different caterer.

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  • Expert May 2021
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    I would definitely recommend going elsewhere. We went to a different venue and while it is a little more expensive all three people I’ve been in contact with are extremely responsive and so so helpful! They do their catering in house as well as bar, decor and it comes with a coordinator. We’re meeting with them tomorrow and hopefully signing a contact the week after next after we meet with our planner. We also found a fantastic dj! We met him this weekend and he understood our vision and was just really nice. We’re spending a few extra grand this route but we have plenty of time to save and it’s so so worth it to go with the venue/vendors who have been extremely responsive and not a headache to deal with.
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  • Kristin
    Devoted October 2020
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    I feel your pain I found a place that I absolutely LOVED and reached out to them three times and still have never received a response back. I'm huge on communication so if you're already having issues with a venue and you've only toured it, then I would run fast in the other direction. Some were faster responding than others and so far those are my frontrunners. It's so easy to be communicative these days-we have text, email and cell phones so there's really no excuses in my opinion.


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