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Liz
Devoted August 2021

So absolutely frustrated

Liz, on March 18, 2021 at 11:07 AM Posted in Planning 0 6
Girls, I need to vent and don't have anyone else to talk to and am so unbelievably stressed I feel like I'm going to explode.


#1 I had a really difficult time finding shoes (cowboy boots) to wear for the wedding day, and finally found a pair online I liked. Soon as I found them I was realizing many places were sold out or didn't have my size. I find a reputable store that had my size, go to check out the return policy for the store, click back to the page to order and they're out of stock. They were literally disappearing before my eyes from multiple stores. Magically find them available on Amazon in my size, order them, and have been awaiting their arrival. Come to find out they didn't have them in stock and a week after I ordered them, they canceled the order. So now I can't find shoes for my wedding day that I even like, medically I have to have the support provided by a boot as I shattered my foot a few years ago and can't wear many types of shoes anymore.
#2 We took awhile to figure out what we wanted to do for our centerpieces. Soon as we figured it out, I can't imagine anything different. Unfortunately what we chose; Lunaria (Silver Dollar Plant), we didn't realize was so hard to get. All wholesalers are out, no local floral shop I've tried can get them in. Etsy only has a handful in stock from multiple sellers and what is available isn't enough and with shipping costs would triple the cost of an already expensive product. We were also again seeing them disappear before our eyes as they were selling out. I won't use fake Lunaria because the color I'm wanting isn't a match with the pure white of the fake stuff. So now we have to start over from scratch on something we already agonized over for months prior trying to find something that would work.
#3 Invitations. Apparently are tough for us to pick. After both FH and I wanted to throw the laptop across the room multiple times even after stress breaks, trying to pick and customize templates online. We decided to hire a paper person. When communicating with her she replied within 30 min prior to her sales speech meeting. After the meeting we picked what we wanted quotes on and she gave a turn around of 2 days for the quotes. 1 week later we still had not received them so I contacted her and she sent it 10 hrs later apologizing. I emailed her back saying we wanted to move forward and haven't heard anything from her since. So now I feel like we need to start this vendor process again.
This isn't even everything, and I know in the overall scheme of things it's not that important, but it feels like it is and I'm just so over all of it and want to give up.



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Latest activity by Katie, on March 18, 2021 at 6:13 PM
  • Courtney
    Expert September 2022
    Courtney ·
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    Oh honey, I'm so sorry! What boots specifically did you find? I'd love to see them, and maybe try to help you find some stores?

    That sucks on your centerpieces too! Your flower was so unique, I can see why it would be difficult to rearrange and find something else. Could you talk to a florist and see if they have any plants they might recommend as a replacement to get the same kind of feel? You don't have to actually purchase through them, but they might also have a connection to get some for you.

    The bumps in the road certainly aren't fun, but don't panic yet! Things sometimes have a way of falling in place Smiley smile

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  • Liz
    Devoted August 2021
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    Thank you for the kind words 🤗


    The boots were Dingo Take a Bow and look like this. For some reason the full picture won't load here. I have to have the lower height boots, the full height ones don't fit my calves lol.
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  • CountryBride
    VIP April 2022
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    Try cavanders they have a wedding boot section
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  • E
    Super July 2023
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    Oh, Liz, I feel like I am reading my soul right now.

    It isn't wedding related, but I have had this same issue of things I love going out of stock before my eyes - there is a lamp for my living room I have been trying to get for three months, and I tried very hard to find something else I liked and I just can't. Same has happened to me with collector's items like brooches, books, and handmade mugs! I favorite them on Etsy, then go back a day or so later, POOF. SOLD OUT.

    Same with apparently wanting highly specific things (most recently, specific rhinestone connectors for a dress! REALLY! How many people are out here buying RHINESTONE CONNECTORS? Apparently everyone!) that are hard to find (the style isn't made anywhere else except for a single manufacturer!)

    I don't have much in the way of advice. Perhaps you could post your centerpieces and we could make suggestions as to how to get a similar look?

    I am so sorry you are going through this!

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  • Liz
    Devoted August 2021
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    ❤❤❤ here's a pic of these bourbon bottles I had painted with rust paint and our table numbers. Venue is a 1840's historical barn on the National Registry of historic places so we're going with a rustic vibe.


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  • K
    Dedicated August 2021
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    I am pretty certain boot barn has a pair that looks like that. I just received an email not too long ago from boot barn about wedding boots! I am wearing boots also just not white ones. Have you thought about not doing white?
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