I'm one of the MANY victims of this con man. He went by the name John Francis of In Focus Studios. He's now based in Palm Desert, California, running from the law in Millbury, Massachusetts. His real name is Jesse Clark.
I found his ad here on The Knot (he's still a featured advertiser here, so beware)
. I paid him $1,000 up front. I got married in April 2012 and he filmed my wedding. I paid for six hours and he stayed for about four hours. I've been emailing him every week about my video and he keeps giving me the lame excuse that he's waiting for the custom case to come in.
I tried calling today and all the numbers I have for him are disconnected. When I googled his name (John Francis) I found nothing, but then my wife found something on Wedding Wire about him and learned his real name (Jesse Clark). I googled that name and the floodgates opened with news reports of all the other victims he's scammed.
I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, the Massachusetts Attorney General, Millbury Police Department and the FTC.
He goes by the following companies (that I know of): SureShot Portraits, In Focus Studios, and Magnolia Wedding Films. His real name is Jesse Clark (Google him and you'll see what I'm talking about), but he also goes by the name John Francis. He's got at least 60 victims so far, probably much more. He'll take your money and run and you will never see your video.
He's been featured in the Boston-area news lately running away from the cameras. Check out the links below.
STAY AWAY FROM THIS GUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!