ok ladies, so I need honest input.
I booked my photog for my wedding back in March 2011 for my April 2012 wedding. I met with several photogs but narrowed it to P1 and P2 for our purposes. I loved P1'swork, but we ultimately decided to go with P2 because he was 1) someone my fiance really seemed to click with and 2) because my fiance was worried that P1 worked alone and if something happened, there was no real backup.
We booked the photog, who was incredibly available to us at all hours before we booked and really tried to work with us. As time wore on I became more educated in the difference between good and bad photogs quality and what I liked and didn't like in photos. I clearly now wish I had gone with P1.
So now fast forward to October. We still hadn't heard anything from him, despite his saying when we signed that he would contact us for our engagement shoot. My fiance called and his minion tell us he isn't available to speak to but they could book our shoot. I work in PA and live in NJ, so days are not really an option (I can't tell the judge that I have e pics and cant be in court that day), so they book us for a night....Halloween Night....to do pics in front of a backdrop similar to that of high school portraits.............
I had my fiance call back and tell them under no circumstances is that going to work out and that was NOT what he told us when we signed. His minion say he is still not available but will give him the message. Days pass. My fiance calls back and they schedule us for November 12 at 10 am, before he goes to a bridal show. I call back to ask the photog specifics, like where are the pics being done, can we do this idea we had about outside a theater, etc. His minion again say he is not available, he'll call us. Fiance calls 3 days later. We end up every other day that week and even the morning of the shoot to check on those questions. No one answers.
We arrive that morning at his studio. He is loading his vehicle for the show. We mention our idea and his response "Oh what a cool idea, but I only have time to shoot you in the park around the corner. You really need permission from the theater first. What theater is even near here? You know ::laughs:: you really should have done your homework before today." I lost it and mentioned how we have called multiple times and gotten no response. He tells me that his company has left me SEVERAL voicemails that week in response.
ok, missing one call, maybe 2 i get. But this was over 2 weeks with no response from him at all beside from when me or my fiance got someone on the phone. I feel he was lying to cover his ass because I was angry at him. We even went inside to make sure it was the right number he allegedly called. The number was correct.
The obvious problem is, we paid a $700 deposit, which although not the end of the world, isn't really a small amount of money to lose. I spoke to p1 last night and he is available on my date.
Also, as an aside, on here, I mentioned his name and a knottie emailed me to warn me that she cancelled with them also for similar issues as well as finding out that he was passing off another photogs work as his own, which terrified me.
My gut is saying run....anyone feel differently?
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