From: "Scott Nickell" <s.nickell@worldnet.att.net>
To: <teraar1@warwick.net>
Subject: Re: A MILLION THANKS!!
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 17:22:19 -0700

Hello!

I would be interested in hearing what Wynn had to say about outdoor balloon
work.  I did my first outdoor event for my niece this weekend.

 It was her 1st b-day party.  We made "fantasy cloud"-like things that
surrounded our area at the park.  At the top of the cloud (instead of the
16", we used a giant character head shape from Winnie the pooh.  These were
attached to the tops of 7' pipe and bases (like you would use for air filled
column)  It was very windy being right along the bay and those poles stayed
put.  I was amazed at how well they held up.

I was just thinking, you probably could have done fantasy clouds like that
for behind her head table.  They would have stayed put and had a more
elegant look.

Congratulations for being able to think on your feet and pull off the
wedding to everyone's kudos.  This is just something to think about for the
future!

Scott Nickell
Balloonar Eclipse
Newark, Ca
PS... I used SDS bases so they had a little bit of weight.


----- Original Message -----
To: <teraar1@warwick.net>
Cc: <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 9:54 AM
Subject: A MILLION THANKS!!KS!!




Hello everyone.

I want to thank EVERYONE for the encouragement and support I received
for the 'disaster' wedding.

O.K.  Now for the unbelievable FINALE!

On Sunday the bride called me and and left a WONDERFUL voice mail.  She
loved the decor and got a lot of compliments!!!!   I offered her a
refund for the archway that she wanted over the head table, and she told
me to keep it as a tip for the excellent job.  In fact I have 2
REFERRALS!!

I suppose that I am my own worst boss.  It is easier to be hard on
yourself when the buck stops with you.

So, I guess that it is not yet time to throw in the towel.

SOME GREAT TIPS I RECEIVED:

Learn something from the disaster to
be used in the future - tomorrow
is another day.
Jeanette Cranstone

don't do outside work.  Beth

only use Magic Arch or duos for outside work, NO EXCEPTIONS.  Freda
Tesseneer CBA

we specifically set out in the contract that
we are not responsible for weather and we can make adjustments to the
decor
as we see fit given that it is being done outside.......that covers our
"butt" so to speak!!  Maria
Woodbridge Party Centre, Canada

take a deep
breath and move on to the next job...Denise Grigg
D.R. Balloons & More
Ontario, Canada.

Never give back money after
you did the job.  You are your own worst critic!  You know the bride may
have
walked in and thought it was gorgeous!  Never assume that she is going
to
hate it!  Wait for her to contact you, explain the situation and the
circumstances you were up against.  Chances are you will be able to keep
your
hard earned money.
Judy Bradt, CBA
A Special Event
Pico Rivera, CA

ARTISTIC LISENSE:  In the event of any changes needed to the decor for
any
reason (location, ceilings, venue) client agrees to allow me artisitic
liscense.
DELAY BY SITE MANAGEMENT:  Client agrees not to hold me responsible for
delay
if site management is not prepared for our arrival or for another reason
does
not allow us adequate time for installation of decor.
Cheryl Bohler, CBA
Batavia, IL

 I also received a terrific e-mail from Wynn Bell about outdoor decor.
If anyone is interested, I will forward it to you.

Again to everyone ---- THANK YOU.    :-)

Teresa Ferguson
The Balloon Pantry
Middletown, NY