Getting Paid: I'm in trouble and I made the Bride Cry

In my sojourn in the event industry particularly Decorations, so many things take place,some are meant to make you stronger while some will get you miserable and almost cry. The Event industry is one of the most interesting industry to be, don't worry, we might not be celebrities but in our own way, we rock our own world.

This is an experience I had sometimes ago, the Bride came calling as usual. "Hello, my wedding comes up soon and I want you to be the decorator". I was all jumpy not because I have never had a job for weeks but because I am excited at every job I get even if it's the least, you know it's good to derive joy from whatever it is you do. "Draw your estimate" she continues, I did that and sent to her. She got it and we discussed at length, in addition she wanted me to make the cake and do the engagement a day before the main event. I got over excited. It is good to be wary of your client, do not be suspicious but just be at alert when she start calling the shot.

Getting to the venue with all the traditional wedding decor materials, the creative hands of the girls making the puff, the acrobatic side of the men took to the walls, pleating on and on. The cake stand, the cane chair, the rafia mat, the calabash and the gourds went to their places. The groom came late in the evening around 6pm, the excuse was that he was from Lagos and I was like "so?". The engagement finished late, had to leave the venue late too, decoration for the Reception hall which served also as the church was not opened that evening so we could start working for next morning event because the Couple had not settled the balance.

Work had to start next morning, if you are ever going to start your decoration on the event day especially a hall that will serve also as the church please don't go by 7am, go as early as 5am. Start your work and finish before the guest start coming in, it could be embarrassing when you are working and you are being told to hurry up, even if you are the best and even if it was your client's fault, nobody wants to know any longer, they will put the blame on you. "Those guys are too slow, Pastors are supposed to have been seated"

After the event and all, the Bride had called and called before the event started begged and begged and explained how she will pull out her briefcase filled with so much money to pay up her balance but immediately after the event, I became a stranger and this was when I got to know that even the MC, One Man Band, Cameraman also are in my shoes,they have not been paid, I could not complain because I knew I had messed up in the first instance,the only Vendor who got paid completely was the Hall Manager, the rest made the Bride cry because she could not deal with the fact that this was happening. Please try not to act like me, collect your balance before you start work that morning, that is the only time you have to be in control so as to avoid trouble unless you want to have a promissory note as you will not want to watch the Bride cry continuously just because of you.

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