We went up to Sedona today to do a tasting for our wedding. We went to the cafe where we rented out the room to have our reception in. As they were getting us our first course, the owner comes up to us. She says, "OK guys, I have some bad news... but I'm going to try and sweeten it up." Right away she gets called by one of her staff and dismisses herself. And we are left hanging!! Right away, Pedro and I start getting worried. What could it be??
Apparently, this has only happened one other time in the entire history of the restaurant, but the event coordinator DOUBLE BOOKED the room for our reception! In my head, I'm freaking out. We can't change the date. We already sent out save the dates and our friends already have plane tickets... This can't be good. We just stare at her with wide open eyes and dropped jaws... I almost started crying. But then... this...
"We want to make things right. You guys have been so great to work with. You actually booked the room first and have paid the entire amount. So we want to offer you this..."
OK... GET THIS...
We paid $500 to rent out the reception room. We were going to bring in our own kegs and wine and they would serve it. Yadda yadda... So now... What does she offer?? THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT... Not just the reception room, THE WHOLE THING. They are going to shut down the restaurant and rent out the entire place to us. Apparently, they rent out the restaurant for $4000... And now we get it! PLUS, we now get a full stocked bar. They will order whatever beer they want for us for wholesale price, and supply our wine at wholesale price. They will make our signature cocktail for us (sangrias) and supply the fruit and juice. Which means we can still offer our guests our signature drinks: Strongbow (Pedro) and Sangria (me)... but our guests will have the option of a full cash and carry bar ALL NIGHT. Oh ya, the restaurant is QUITE a bit bigger... Which means we will have a HUGE area to dance (as opposed to the smaller area we would have had before). The decor will be so much nicer.. It's just such a nice place. The layout will be wonderful.
I forgot to mention... we get this... AT NO CHARGE.
I'm shocked. We looked disappointed, but in our heads and as soon as we left we were like YEESSSSSSSSSS!!!
Things are looking up! Bad news isn't always bad!! Booking early and paying up front really helped us... STOKED!!
(I've been working on burlap and coral fabric flowers... will put up a DYI soon!)
No comments:
Post a Comment