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Photographer cancels one week out

Well today was fun. Had an email from my photographer saying that he has to cancel because of a family emergency. After my heart rate slowed down I read the rest of his email and saw that he has a backup, some girl that's been his assistant on a few shoots and supposedly shoot weddings at the Bellagio, also freelances. Google search brings up zero. He gave me her yahoo email address, so I asked her to send me a few references and samples of her work. No response.

So I started from the ground up, frantically emailing and filling out forms on photographer websites. Looked at the knot and wedding wire reviews, and I'm going to sign a contract with someone new tomorrow. Of course it's double what we were going to pay originally.

Moral of the story: you get what you pay for.
Let's just say I'm not 100% sure that he's telling me the truth. If you've seen my past posts I've had some doubts about my particular photographer. Let's just pray he gives me back my deposit. I will divulge names when I write my reviews.

NOT the stress I needed today, thank god for wine.

This time next week I will be married!

Ally
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Re: Photographer cancels one week out

  • Oh my gosh, Ally! I hope it all works out for you!! Definitely drop some names in your review, even if he gives you your deposit back, it's a pretty poor situation he's put you in! Good luck :) Drink some wine and remember you're marrying the man you love!!
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  • That sucks. I remember you saying you had a weird feeling about him. Check Bently & Wilson, Joey Allen, there is a lot of photographers, I am sure you can find one.
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  • A week before...wow I would be so pissed off that really. Sucks and is so unprofessional! I hope you are able to find a replacement! Best of luck and like marlaina said, you are marrying the man you love, enjoy your special day! :)
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  • I'm so sorry this is happening and so close to your day!  

    I almost paid a fee and went with an outside photographer, McKenzi Taylor @ Taylored Photo Memories, she has amazing reviews on Yelp and her prices were reasonable.

    We had our dream wedding at Mirage on May 3, 2014! 
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  • We are using KMH Photography, she's wonderful, might be worth a shot to reach out to her if you're in a major bind!
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  • Thanks all for the suggestions! We ended up going with Neon Sun Photography. Not mentioned on here, but they get great reviews, have a nice style and most importantly, were available!

    We ended up spending $500 more than we were going to. Add it to the pile!

    6 days!!!
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  • glad you found a photographer so close. :) Hopefully the other crap will work itself out,
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