Make up Vendor Rant
(Just posted on Brides helping Brides board but wanted to share with the 08 board as well...
So, as some of you know, I have been having a hard time locating a make up artist. Most of the ones suggested on here have been booked already for my wedding day.
I received some FM from girls suggesting that I contact Karen from Karenthemakeupartist.com.
I contacted her on Friday and we went back and forth through email- she sounded so sweet and said she was available to do it a trial on Monday anytime after 11. She asked me to call her Monday morning with directions and she would be able to come straight from her earlier apt. I call her at 11 and leave her a message. She calls me back at 11:30 and tells me that she is no longer able to do a trial today bc she made plans with some friends!!!!!!!!!!! WOW, she sounds professional. I've been sitting here all morning with her make up trial money in my hand and she decided to make plans with friends. Please keep in mind that this was all said with lots of 'likes' and 'uums'. I felt as if I was talking to one of my students!
She said she could come late tonight- but I asked her what the point of that was if I wanted to see how long it would last for. She suggests that I let her come tonight and go out after. I explain to her that I have work tomorrow and being that I'm a teacher, I was actually off today. She then proceeds with an attitude to tell me that 'if I want she can cancel her plans and turn around and come over right now'. You have to be kidding me? You think I'm going to hire someone now that is this unreliable? She cancelled a bride's wedding trial to go out with her friends?? She said she didnt read my email bc she's having problems with her email and therefore assumed since she hadn't been able to read her email, that I was not able to see her today! Does that make sense?
I'm sorry for the long rant but I can't believe that someone who is a 'professional' would do this. I'm usually not one to ever bad mouth someone but this really urked me! I'm back to square one with make up... I am just looking for airbrushing with a very natural look. Any more suggestions???
So, as some of you know, I have been having a hard time locating a make up artist. Most of the ones suggested on here have been booked already for my wedding day.
I received some FM from girls suggesting that I contact Karen from Karenthemakeupartist.com.
I contacted her on Friday and we went back and forth through email- she sounded so sweet and said she was available to do it a trial on Monday anytime after 11. She asked me to call her Monday morning with directions and she would be able to come straight from her earlier apt. I call her at 11 and leave her a message. She calls me back at 11:30 and tells me that she is no longer able to do a trial today bc she made plans with some friends!!!!!!!!!!! WOW, she sounds professional. I've been sitting here all morning with her make up trial money in my hand and she decided to make plans with friends. Please keep in mind that this was all said with lots of 'likes' and 'uums'. I felt as if I was talking to one of my students!
She said she could come late tonight- but I asked her what the point of that was if I wanted to see how long it would last for. She suggests that I let her come tonight and go out after. I explain to her that I have work tomorrow and being that I'm a teacher, I was actually off today. She then proceeds with an attitude to tell me that 'if I want she can cancel her plans and turn around and come over right now'. You have to be kidding me? You think I'm going to hire someone now that is this unreliable? She cancelled a bride's wedding trial to go out with her friends?? She said she didnt read my email bc she's having problems with her email and therefore assumed since she hadn't been able to read her email, that I was not able to see her today! Does that make sense?
I'm sorry for the long rant but I can't believe that someone who is a 'professional' would do this. I'm usually not one to ever bad mouth someone but this really urked me! I'm back to square one with make up... I am just looking for airbrushing with a very natural look. Any more suggestions???
