HACKENSACK NEW JERSEY BERGEN COUNTY MATRIMONIAL MEDIATION LAWYER

The wedding bouquet has barely faded and already a New York bride has regrets — not because she married, but because of the flowers. The bride, Elana Glatt, says her florist committed a series of faux pas at her wedding. Ms. Glatt says in a lawsuit alleging breach of contract, the florist substituted pastel pink and green hydrangeas for the dark rust and green hydrangeas she had specified. Not only was the color wrong, but the hydrangeas were wilted and brown, and arranged in dusty vases without enough water. Ms. Glatt said they had reluctantly paid for the flowers in advance, with a cashier’s check for $27,435. She accused the florist of a "bait and switch" scheme, and asked for more than $400,000 in damages for, among other things, "unjust enrichment" by the florist. In a litany of "distressing and embarrassing" offenses, the lawsuit says the florist substituted cheaper orchids than promised in the bridal bouquet and provided the equivalent of $5 roses from a street vendor, but charged $55 to $65.       October 16, 2007; The New York Times