I received an email follow by a call from Jane, Simply Flowers. She asked me how much I paid for my stage backdrop…and apparently she had a couple who will be having their wedding (at Conrad) 1-2 weeks after ours… and she hoped to re-use back then same backdrop. i.e She wanted to co-share the cost of our backdrop. I told her frankly that I paid about $600+ for it …and guessed what … She said she will pay $300 and I pay $300. Even a kid will know it doesn’t make sense at all. The $600 I am paying cover transportation, manpower, material etc… Does that mean her transportation and manpower will be FOC?

I told her it’s impossible and even Jason thought she must be joking. In the end, she did not accept the re-quote that Jason has given her.

I finally received an email reply from Jane:

“Sorry to keep you waiting … here is the style that I have came up for you ….
Something clean, need with lots of candles ,vases on acryllic stands … the cost is $1500 .. Pls advise if is ok for you

With Regards!
Jane Lim”

And guessed what, this was what I received from her:

Honestly, I wasn’t very happy with what I have seen. It’s a once in a lifetime event, and you expect me to pay so much for such a quality and how do you expect someone to visualize your concept with just a couple COPY & PASTE images on a powerpoint slides….I was totally disappointed!

Anyway, after a few emails with her, I decided not to engage her service.

We went shopping at Central Mall and happened to come across “Simply Flowers“. Was talking to the shop owner, Jane and came to know that they do wedding backdrop and decor… and since I’ve not finalised on the stage design, I decided to get Jane to give us a quote and concept design. As she was quite busy that day, she said she will email me the quote later.

Looking forward to hear from Jane soon… as we are really running short of time.

Back home, I sent Jane a mock up of what I had in mind for my stage backdrop.