Harleigh
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Hi Dani!Date: 9/3/2008 8:02:47 AM
Author: geckodani
That''s awesome with the dresses! Yeah, we went through a wedding planner. Precious Maui Weddings. We had SUCH drama with our photographer. We had paid for a package of I think 30 photos with the option to buy the negatives at an additional cost depending on how many negatives. The package wording (it''s changed as a result now...) made it sound like we could pick and choose our negatives up to a certain number. I think it was $100 for every additional 25 negatives? I don''t remember. Anyway, she made us drive down to Wailea (we were staying in Kaanapaali) to the Ritz Photo to view our photos... Then wanted $500 for the negatives. ''This is where I make my money. You have to pay for all of them or you get none.'' She had padded the negative count, taking pictures of leaves, the limo drivers etc - things we neither wanted nor needed. Well, I was pissed, but we didn''t have $500 for the negatives just kicking around, so we picked out our photos. She paid the Ritz Camera people like 20 bucks and left.
And.... the equipment was broken. So no photos ''til 5. Okay, so we went to the Marine center. Then called at 5. Still broken. We had now had to re-schedule a dinner cruise, lost a day of our honeymoon and had no photos. At this point I was so ticked off that I put on my actress hat and called the photographer. No answer. Called our coordinator.... Left a message and told her the whole story, threw in some broken voice teary comments about just wanting my photos etc etc etc. Got a call back 10 seconds later from the photographer.
She wanted us to drive down again to get the photos. I lied and told her we were leaving the next day (I had already lost a day of my Honeymoon and was NOT happy). She said she would meet us at the gas station on the way to the airport with our photos, and if for some reason they were not ready she would just give us the negatives.
Well, I threw a suitcase full of laundry in the car, had our tickets out, met her at the gas station and managed to talk her into giving us all the negatives for $100 since it had been such a horrid experience.
So, it all worked out - but dang some of those photographers have quite the scam set up! Captive couples on their honeymoons that have to shell out to get their negatives.My coordinator has re-worded the agreement on the website to make it clearer that you have to purchase ALL of the negatives. Argh.
ETA: I LOVE your shoes, LOL!!!
We went through ForeverMauied.com, but I know they have other names like Timeless Memories, etc... Were your photographer''s initials TR? It sounds just like her trying to get more money out of us when we''d already agreed on and paid for a package...too weird! I am certain that I don''t have your acting abilities...I had to hold my tongue the entire time...I couldn''t believe the difference in her demeanor and professional manner when we went to her house...I think she''s psychotic!
Glad you liked the shoes! I''m bummed that I didn''t get the heel protectors for them, and since they didn''t turn off the water, they got pretty water-stained...I''m going to take them to a shoe repair place and see if they can be fixed, because I just LOVE LOVE LOVE them! I would love to be able to wear them out with jeans or some hot outfit!
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