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You turned down the job. And you're angry because when you changed your mind she'd already found someone else?

ISTM that when you told her no, she believed you and responded appropriately.

Whether she was wrong to call you at all so close the the event--no harm, no foul. Not eveyone knows that cakes need to be ordered weeks in advance, and then again not everyone's cakes need so much notice for a sale.

She hadn't turned the job down yet...she said she was ready to send off the reply of "thanks but no thanks" and then her husband guilted her. lol When she went to say she'd do it, that's the response she got. (booked someone else)

Did I read that right, sweetresults?

What still amazes me about the original story is that even in her last email to the OP, she STILL never mentions what to do with the check when/if it does get to her. Or that she stopped payment. NOTHING. Liar, liar pants on fire!

I would be soooooo tempted to reply as well but it's not worth it. Silence is sometimes the best response. And just think how hard it would've been to get your money after the fact...

Ok. Think about how stressed we all get doing this work. It gets nuclear huh. Add on all the other vendors & stuff that a planner handles and multiply it by the bride, her mom, etc.

This lady and righfully so gets cancelled last minute. She mighta typo'd it but she sure wrote you a cohesive and uber professional email. She starts out thanking you.

I mean I would certainly have called her Wednesday when the check didn't arrive. Her assumption was valid though you both goofed up not calling to confirm. Hey, I woulda told her to bring me some nice green cash asap in the first place. Screw waiting on a check.

You may never again do business with this lady but this was a pressure cooker. She is holding out the olive branch. Take it.