Bride & Blossom near 33rd Street–Rawson Street Metro Station

s into her design, provided samples and moved her wedding date to accommodate for the pandemic. Although NY and the surrounding areas re-opened for weddings this bride chose to move her wedding to Florida in June 2021 and when she was told that we were not able to provide service in a far away state she demanded her deposit back. This despite the fact that she knew our business was hard hit and suffered extreme loss during Covid and we were unable to refund deposits, despite the fact that our contract clearly states it is non refundable. We cannot be held responsible for a pandemic and are not an insurance company or able to operate as such.

She and her mother attempted to extort our business by saying that they would defame our reputation if we did not give in to their demands. Like most in our hard hit event industry, we offered her a full credit on file until the end of 2023 and also offered the ability to transfer the deposit to another couple. She declined both offers. Our business suffered extreme loss during Covid and was down by over 90% for nearly 1.5 years. Contrary to her false assertions that we received substantial government aid this is simply not the case as aid was based on employee count and to cover payroll for a total of 5 months. We have a small team and use many independent contractors that were ineligible to claim. The aid received accounted for a tiny percentage of the revenue loss that plunged our business into distress. We have been struggling to stay afloat and rebuild our 12 years old minority and woman owned business that also provides work to those in low income areas.