Is it just me or do florists seem to be a bit pretentious ?
My wedding is in about a year, but because of covid, all this years weddings are being pushed back to my year, so vendors are booking up. Usually, I wouldn't start looking for florists this early, but its a crazy time. So anyways, I've contacted a few florists in my area and sent them all the info, (date, time, venue, approx budget, inspo pics, theme colors), and have a terrible experience.
1. They never reply back to me
2. When they do reply, its rude. They either say 'Well it's too early for planning your flowers, and since you don't have every single detail of your wedding finalized yet (like centerpieces, exact bridemaids dresses) , come back to us when you do". OR "your ideas and inspo pics make no sense and don't match at all. You clearly don't know what you are looking for, so we suggest figuring out what you even want before contacting us again".
I personally, think my ideas and inspo pictures aren't all that crazy or different, but they are just inspo pics. All the florists I've talked to, I have been polite and told them that I trust their expertise. If they have a better idea, then I'm open to it, because that is their job. I don't know, I'm just really frustrated. All the other vendors I've talked to have helped/explained to me the process and answered all my stupid first-time-bride questions. I'm starting to think of alternate options, even though I would really like flowers.
