I got married earlier this year, March 2006. We flew from Los Angeles to London, England on Virgin Atlantic for our honeymoon. Izzie couldn't convince anyone in the bridal party to take her bouquet, so she decided to take them on the trip.
Shortly after being seated, Senior Flight Attendant Rowena, a lovely lady with a memorable name, walked passed and noticed the bouquet. She stopped and said how lovely they were and asked where they were from. We told her we just got married and were on our way to London for the honeymoon. I thought she was going to confiscate the flowers due to import restrictions.
She took the flowers and put them in a bucket of water for the 8-hour trip. Then she moved us to an exit row at the front of the section so we could have complete leg room. There were no other seats in front of us, just a big space for the exit door to the side. It was nice having all that extra legroom.
Rowena then she brought two glasses of champagne out for us. Practically all the flight attendants came by and told my wife how lovely the bouquet was and how they all hoped to have something just as nice at their weddings someday. They were apparently in the back pretending to be brides and walking down an imaginary aisle with the bouquet in hand. They all took great care of us.
On the flight back, things got better. Rowena arranged for us to be upgraded to Premium Economy – which was another fantastic treat. The service and amenities were fantastic! Better food, wine and spirits, more leg room, . . .
We never asked for upgrades or special treatment. But it was wonderfully nice for Rowena to take care of us. I wrote a nice thank you message to Virgin Atlantic, mentioning all of Rowena’s efforts.
Izzie keeps joking that she’ll bring another bouquet next time we travel abroad.
We might have missed out on collecting United EQMs for the flight to London. But the extra special treatment by Virgin Atlantic made up for all that and more.
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