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Wedding
on
Farma
Michael:
Hands
off
–
first
appearances
are
deceiving
The
first
impression
of
Farma
Michael
is
great.
It
looks
like
a
modern
Bullerbü
in
the
beautiful
landscape
of
South
Bohemia.
But
unfortunately
we
had
a
very
very
bad
experience
with
the
Farma
and
especially
the
management
team
there
at
our
wedding.
Because
we
were
planning
a
wedding
with
friends
and
family
from
the
Czech
Republic
and
Germany,
we
were
looking
for
a
location
that
was
reasonably
conveniently
located
and
had
room
for
all
guests
to
stay
overnight.
Farma
Michael
offered
us
two
nights
(Fri/Sat
with
fewer
guests
and
Sat/Sun
with
the
full
number
of
guests).
So
far,
so
good.
Unfortunately,
the
cooperation
with
the
farm's
team
over
several
months
of
preparation
turned
out
to
be
just
as
petty
as
the
gagging
contract
suggested.
No
sense
of
service
or
hospitality
-
the
operators'
only
interest
is
maximizing
profits.
The
contract
stipulates
that
all
known
costs
must
be
paid
before
the
event
begins.
No
refunds
possible.
A
few
of
the
low
lights:
The
rooms
were
poorly
heated
or
not
heated
at
all
the
first
night.
Even
the
bride
got
her
makeup
done
in
a
cold,
unheated
bridal
suite.
Some
of
the
rooms
were
not
cleaned
(dust,
cobwebs).
The
soup
for
the
wedding
menu
was
cold
(this
is
especially
annoying
if
you
have
to
rent
cutlery
separately
for
the
wedding
lunch).
The
second
course
arrived
an
hour
after
the
cold
soup.
And,
of
course,
each
meal
had
"wedding"
as
a
prefix
and
thus
triple
the
price
of
the
same
meal
on
the
restaurant's
menu.
A
(reluctantly
stoked)
oven
in
one
of
the
dining
rooms
was
so
hot
that
a
friend's
dress
burned
on
it.
The
manager's
only
comment
was,
"I
guess
you
have
an
insurance."
-
No
telling
what
would
have
happened
if
one
of
the
children
playing
had
fallen
against
the
stove.
Drinks
spilled
by
staff
(on
guest
pants)
were
added
to
the
bill.
Paid
(!)
lunches
for
the
band
were
not
served,
instead
they
were
directed
to
the
far
less
expensive
cold
buffet.
Other
than
that,
the
band
was
treated
like
a
bunch
of
low
quality
service
providers.
The
owner
literally
said
"I
will
kick
you
out,
if
you
play
too
loud."
(only
after
he
had
heard
them
play,
he
suddenly
wanted
them
to
play
more
– which
they
politely
refused).
The
resident
DJ
is
a
disaster
(calling
him
a
DJ
is
an
insult
to
the
guild).
We
had
talked
through
our
music
requests
with
him
in
advance
via
email.
And
the
answers
sounded
as
if
everything
was
clear.
At
the
event
itself
it
turned
out
that
he
does
not
speak
a
word
of
English
and
obviously
someone
from
the
farm
had
answered
the
mail
to
make
us
shut
up.
The
peak
of
impudence
was
when
in
a
list
of
variable
costs
(long
after
the
contract
was
signed
and
the
first
installments
paid)
suddenly
a
"service
fee"
of
1.000
euros
(24.000
CZK)
appeared.
Upon
inquiry,
the
laconic
answer
came
that
the
"General
Manager"
and
CEO
thought
this
was
correct.
Negotiating
this
cost
alone
took
days
-
and
above
all
nerves.
I
also
found
the
owner
very
unpleasant
and
creepy.
He
stalked
the
grounds
without
greeting
anyone
(let
alone
congratulating
the
bride
and
groom),
he
took
photos
of
the
wedding
ceremony
from
the
bushes,
and
just
made
it
abundantly
clear
that
he
absolutely
loathes
guests
on
his
private
property.
And
there
were
many
more
points
that
made
our
stay
at
the
farm
very
unpleasant:
two
thirds
of
the
wedding
cake
had
disappeared
after
the
cutting
(mgmt
team
"Unfortunately,
it
stayed
in
the
kitchen")
,
the
food
of
the
cold
buffet
was
not
to
be
found
after
a
certain
time
("due
to
hygenic
reasons"
they
said,
but
then
handed
out
some
cookies
on
manually
cut
card
board),
for
breakfast
there
were
not
enough
seats
and
and
and
All
this,
mind
you,
for
the
price
of
a
mid-range
car
in
a
location
that,
in
the
course
of
the
summer,
had
hyped
itself
up
from
Farma
Michael
to
"Grand"
Farma
Michael.
Bottom
line:
despite
all
the
hassle,
we're
married
and
probably
won't
need
a
wedding
venue
again.
But
if
we
do,
it
certainly
won't
be
Farma
Michael.
Pro-tip:
Hands
off!
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