11/11/2008

Malissa Laws, with Uniquely Yours Weddings and Events. I found Malissa Laws at the Austin Bridal Extravaganza and we hit it off instantly, and I made an appointment with her to retain her services for October 25, 2008. My husband and I had wonderful plans to renew our vows, but only needed a "Day of" planner and floral arranging. I had already found all my vendors except fresh flowers and a pastry chef. Malissa did get us an appointment with Michelle's Patisserie and gave me the number of the Austin Flower Company.



The day before my event, my husband and I paid for Malissa and her husband to stay at the event location for two nights, orchestrate a rehearsal of 7 attendants including the bride and groom, and join us for the rehearsal dinner. Malissa showed up an hour and half late for the rehearsal, "forgot" my son was going to escort me down the aisle and tried to place him on the grooms side as a groomsman, and was extremely unorganized. She then became intoxicated at the rehearsal dinner and stumbled out of the restaurant. This is a prelude to the rest of the weekend. I have taken the time to put this as simply as possible.



Used vulgar language and raised her voice to the venue staff on several occasions (words such as b*tch, c*nt, assh*le)



Drank several margaritas while setting up the reception area.



Used a wedding guest all day to complete her contracted tasks.



Stated "I don't have time for that, She just won't get it," "Well, She's not here now so she will never know." Ex.: Feather wreaths were to be hung by ribbons on gates entering the reception. Malissa said there "was not time for that" so my friend/wedding guest completed the task. Friend was not able to attend the reception for more than an hour, she was exhausted because she was working all day on the event decoration, which Mrs. Laws was contracted to do.



Told previously mentioned friend, "I should not have given Cristen the unlimited calling package. She called me every 20 minutes all week last week."



Complained about being tired, sunburned, feet hurting on several occasions, and having a headache from drinking to much wine the night before.

Ex. While arranging the flowers in the altar arrangements (silks) my previously mentioned friend observed that the floral foam was very obvious to anyone looking at eye level. Malissa replied, "Well, I am done because I am tired and getting sunburned." My friend completed assembling the flower arrangements for another 45 minutes and then carried the supplies left at the ceremony sight back to the reception site.



Appeared to be panicked and frazzled all day. This did not lead to things being completed properly.

Ex.: Favors of koozies that were specially printed for the occasion and music CDs were to be set out for guests. Because of the state of panic Malissa over looked these items and they were never distributed to guests. There was much confusion and chaos all evening. Her excuse was, "she forgot."



The entrance of the wedding party was to the wrong music.



The mother and step mother of the bride were misdirected on where to sit.



She was unavailable to assist in the cake cutting ceremony and once again "forgot" to place the champagne flutes that are family heirlooms at the cake table for the toast.



The music planned to be played during the cake cutting was not played. There was no music at all. The silence and her absence were uncomfortable and awkward for myself, my husband and our guests.



She didn't play the (very sentimental) song we requested to be played during our exit.



At the end of the reception she stated, "It's over now. I'm drinking on your dime."



She consumed beer directly from the keg tap (Keg Stand) in front of wedding guests.



Malissa and her husband smoked marijuana and offered it to two of my guests. I wasn't aware of what was happening until after the fact. My 13 year old son was aware of what was happening, and had several questions that he confronted me with.



She undressed from the waist down in front of wedding guests. She was not wearing any undergarments. She then entered the hot tub in front of wedding guests with no underclothing on.



Her husband wrapped a towel around her and escorted her out of the hot tub.



In front of wedding guests she fell on the ground from being intoxicated.



In a conversation that took place after the wedding she stated to me, "you were the worst bride ever," and "it is all your fault."



She stated her behavior was due to the fact her son was having medical issues concerning his asthma.



I advised her at the rehearsal dinner that she could leave if she needed to attend to her son's health letting her know there was an