The first time she babysat for us–before there were cell phones–she called me at my first errand "stop" to tell me my daughter had just blown out her diaper and there was "stuff" all over Rachel, all over the bed…and everywhere in between.
She was just 12 then, but Kayce and I have been connected ever since; remarkably she agreed to sit again. She loved my babies for years, and part of my heart went with her when she left for college; my children still refer to her as their Favorite Babysitter.
This morning I noticed a chatbox from her in gmail, with this link…then another. Her baby sister, Kara, whose wedding is two weeks away, is getting national freaking media attention even while I write!
The exclusive Charlotte bridal shop where she purchased her dress closed without notice, leaving at least a dozen brides without the dresses they paid for; some, like Kara, just weeks from their wedding day. Several also lost the bridesmaid’s dresses.
Kara’s one of the lucky ones; she had already picked up her dress, and had returned it for pre-paid alterations. She’ll have to pay someone again to have it altered, but at least it’s her dress. Wrong info! That was a sample dress! Kara’s is in Canada, unpaid, still with the designer (who is "giving" it to her at cost…AFTER SHE’S ALREADY PAID FOR IT :(!!).
And the icing on this wedding cake? Local media is eating it up! Obviously, from the links above, the newspaper and news channels are trolling for ratings. But GET! OUT!! GOOD MORNING AMERICA (you know, the one with Diane Sawyer) JUST CALLED! Looks like they want to include her story about people affected by fraud.
Oh…my…good news travels fast, but bad news? THAT gets you on the national morning news.
What a country…..!
Oh my lands. What a horrible thing to happen to all those brides! Just what every family wants before the wedding. Maybe this exposure will bring someone to the rescue (and at a minimal/free cost.)
It reminds me of when 3 weeks before my wedding, the cake maker called to say that she couldn’t do it due to a family vacation conflict AND the florist called to say that they couldn’t do it because everyone would be out of the shop at the time of the wedding. The upside was that I found another baker who did a wonderful job for a fraction of the cost and a florist who took more time to figure what flowers worked best for me, my dress, my height and he charged less too.
Well, I’m glad she’s got her dress…often wondered what happens in situations like this – now I know!
I actually had that happen to me. Long time ago I was engaged to my high school sweetheart. I found the perfect dress, put $700 down payment on it and the business went under taking my $$ with them.
Hopefully a company looking to build POSITIVE buzz will step forward and do the alterations for free and throw in some more neat stuff. What a great opportunity for a savvy and nice business person.
Hopefully the rest of her wedding will go more smoothly!
That would have freaked me out completely, poor girl! I am having palpitations on her behalf. Our cake maker cancelled two weeks before and my Mum ended up flying to Mexico with two huge M&S pre-made cakes in her hand luggage, thankfully she made it through security.
I hope everything else goes well with her wedding.
Wow… what a story… hope she still can walk down the aisle with a pretty dress and this does not wreck her dreams…
That really is horrible! The woman should be strung up!
I couldn’t comment on your poem for some reason but it was really sweet… Nice memory!
goodness, you would think with my living right here where it is happening I would have hear or read about this. Guess I’m in the dark when it comes to the news. That is just horrible!!!
This is a horror story, bad business, a major disaster, you name it!! While I know there is always an answer and the women probably got what they needed in the end, how terrible of an unnecessary, initial shock to these brides-to-be and their families! Talk about poor morals, values, and work ethic…!! My word!!
I hope she takes a few deep breaths and enjoys the whole wedding thing anyway. Sometimes you just can’t let the world steal your joy.