A Little Defeated Today

I'm kinda down today. No humor or wisecracks are a coming out of this mouth...for the moment.

I've been working on a socialite's daughter's save-the-date for her upcoming wedding. What the bride and I came up with is something simple, elegant, fresh and modern. She wanted something different and unique, and I really think we hit the nail on the head.

Well,  Mama Socialite didn't think so.

Mama Socialite came into the store today to look at what we had put together. I saw her eyes bug out of her head. Mama Socialite then told me that it was "wonderful" with a fake smile and left.

Not so long after that, the owner of the store called me to "discuss" the save the date. We kind of had a slightly heated discussion about the save the date.

I listened to the bride and the groom and we poured over books and did something custom. Something unique. Something fresh. Something outside the box.

The owner of the store told me that he didn't want the order placed.

We hung up the phone and I moped around for a bit. I don't usually take shit like this personally. Really, I don't give a shit what people buy, as long as they buy something and keep me in a job.

The whole situation only bothered me because Mama Socialite went behind my back to get the order halted instead of voicing her concerns to me. The order had not been placed. It was written up, but not placed.

So anyway...the owner of the store called me back later in the afternoon telling me that there was a new appointment set up with the bride and the groom for next week. He did say that I "did nothing wrong" because I had "listened to the bride and the groom" for their needs for the save the date.

We are still changing the save the date to meet Mama Socialite's wants and needs since she is paying for it.

I'm just bummed because I worked my ass off and I have nothing to show for it other than several now-wasted afternoons.

Tomorrow will be better.