It’s the worst case scenario: you’re all dressed and ready to walk down the aisle when your wedding planner/bridesmaid/mom tells you, “Your caterer isn’t here yet and we can’t reach them on the phone.” While your first instinct may be to panic, postpone the wedding, and hide in your wedding dress, you’ll need to figure out how to contact them or move along without them. Here’s what to do if a wedding vendor is MIA on your wedding day.
Don’t Handle it By Yourself
If you don’t have a dedicated wedding planner, then your best bet is to have a point person like your maid of honor, your mom, or a trusted cousin or friend handle the situation alongside you. You’ll likely be over-the-top emotional on your wedding day and you need someone to handle the situation calmly?because once you actually get a hold of the vendor, there might only be a small chance that you won’t either yell or cry. Contact The Vendor in Multiple Ways
Tried your florist’s cell phone and having no luck" It’s now time to try multiple forms of communication. Try texting her, calling her main office number, emailing, and even Facebook messaging. Social media might be the best way to get her attention, so don’t be afraid to tweet, Instagram message or write on her Facebook wall to send an SOS and get her attention. Hopefully contacting your vendor in multiple ways will get things moving along, but if she seems to have v...