From: BalloonDiva@aol.com
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:26:47 EDT
Subject: Giving ideas
To: balloondeco@balloonhq.com

Hey all
I had a consult with a prospective bride last week that has her grandma 
helping her out instead of mom.   Budget is about $200- $250.
The grandma went out and bought tons..and I mean TONS of silk flowers and 
vases right after Christmas.   With these she made HUGE floral arrangments.
At this consultation she kept asking me how I would elaborate on what she had 
made. Honestly, I didn't care for what she had made and feel that the 
granddaughter was more like "Whatever Grandma" .  The bride isn't even having 
a head table, just a cake and punch reception.
Then the grandma took this one candle and asked me. "Ok..so if you were going 
to put balloons on this..what would you do?"  I gave her some vague ideas but 
it just got me that she hadn't even hired me yet!
Then...she mentioned the fact about where should the tables go. I mentioned 
getting the proposal to her and then we would figure out a graph and get the 
tables set up in a good way.
She calls the day after the consult and asks to make sure I get that graph in 
the mail with the proposal so she knows where to put the tables.  I side 
stepped the comment and told her that the proposal will be in the mail in a 
few days and we can do some more figuring after she gets that.
Is it just me or is she wanting me to do a lot more than the $250 worth? 
And again last night, I met with a bride and her mom, they brought over a 
rather large hurricane type candle holder, presented it to me and asked 
"Ok..what would you do to this?"   When they do this, I do try to present the 
difficult things such as double bubbles, sparklets, different things.
Any other ways to handle these sorts?
Lydia, MI