Bribing the Bride: What do you bring to your Initial Consultation?

We all know that a first impression is a lasting one and we want to be professional, yet personable. I've heard stories from a small bundle of flowers to boxed candy or a small keepsake. Do you think its okay to bring gifts or should there be boundaries?

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Permalink Reply by Ebony Sparkes on January 27, 2010 at 10:25am

I'm interested to hear what our seasoned planners say about this.

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Permalink Reply by Moirae Affairs on January 27, 2010 at 11:20am

I agree. I read someone's blog recently and she mentioned how she greeted her bride to be with a bouquet of flowers.

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Permalink Reply by Ebony Sparkes on January 27, 2010 at 7:32pm

I don't think that bringing a bouquet of flowers is a bribe...that to me is an awful nice gesture!

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Permalink Reply by Glen Shevlin on January 27, 2010 at 3:52pm

That would depend largely on you and how you conduct business. We don't do things like that , actually we the idea has never occured to us. It is however something that you would have to be consistant with, the last thing you need is twitter announcing that one bride got a better gift than another, and you know it would happen.

There is a difference between freebies and bonuses , the freebie for lack of a better term is used to attract business the bomus is a thank you for the business they have given you.

There is a difference between the two and you would have to ensure that you keep the two distictions separate

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Fife on January 27, 2010 at 7:28pm

I bring a split of champagne with my personalized ribbon to my initial consultation with a bride & groom and all my clients seem to love the special touch.