Can I give 0 stars? Everyone and anyone should run from doing any kind of business with this "photographer" who also goes by 30a Beach Photographer aka Lisa George. I found her on a beach vacationing page that I follow via social media and was immediately drawn to her vibrant, colorful, and bold beach pictures. I went to her website and emailed her for availability to which she got right back to me to set up a date and ask for a deposit. The deposit was paid and the contract was signed stating that full payment would be due two days prior to the photo session and that a turnaround time for a full edited gallery would be four weeks. My family and I travel to Destin, Florida for a vacation from the St. Louis, Missouri area and are very excited to finally have all of us on the beach together for the first time. Lisa had originally said that she would reach out to me two days before the session to let me know where to meet for the shoot. I did not hear from her and had to reach out to her myself the day before our photos, which I found unsettling. At this point, we had already made a full payment of $950 weeks before so she was paid in full far in advance. We met with her at the exact place and time she stated via text messages and without introducing herself or saying two words she got right into shooting the session. She did let us see one or two photos on the camera during the shoot which was nice. We paid for 30-40 minutes of her time and she stayed for a max of 30 minutes and quickly ran off as if she was in a rush. She had stated that she would get me a sneak peek 3-4 days from that day. The 3-4 day window came and went and I had nothing. At this point, we had flown back to St. Louis where home is. I decided it is Fall and maybe a busy season for her, I know it can be a hassle with people nagging you for photos so I let her have her four weeks per the signed contract. Then, the four weeks came and went. I politely emailed and texted Lisa asking when we would be getting our photos as did my sister-in-law. There was either no response at all or a very close-ended text message beating around the bush. Her first response back to my question said that she believed she had two more days because "October 10th-November 10th is exactly four weeks" (it's not) but I wasn't going to argue so I said okay that sounds good. She said she would have them to us by midnight two days from then. We waited patiently and midnight came and went, surprise! We did not get anything from her. My sister-in-law called her the next morning as did I and got no response, just an automated text, "Can I call you later" within 30 seconds of the call. I texted her and told her how unprofessional she was acting and how we have been nothing but patient with her and she finally texted me back stating that she was out last night with friends which is why the pictures didn't get sent. She could sense that I was not happy so she decided she was going to refund me. I said no, I want the images that we paid you for. She INSISTED that she refunded me the $950 instead of just sending the images which was very fishy. She claimed she was boarding a plane that I needed to hurry up and give her my Venmo and so I did and got my full refund but nothing can fix the fact that we are out of our family photos. She wasted our time, money, and precious memories we can't get back. My parents are getting older and it was their first time at the beach with their grandkids, it is just a shame that this person is out there doing this over and over again to these poor families and still getting away with it. I wish I had looked at her BBB rating which is an F and multiple horrible Yelp reviews because it seems that this is not her first rodeo with this outcome. She has a track record and this has been going on for years. I was naive and did not see any ratings on her social pages which is also odd looking back and with how this scenario has been dealt with. She must have her reviews turned off for everyone to see on Facebook, Instagram, and so on. Lisa, you can hide those reviews honey but Yelp and BBB don't lie and are there for the public eye FOR GOOD. I wanted my images, not a refund. I am appreciative of my refund however, we are without images now which is the worst part. Going forward I will NEVER give any vendor a full payment up front before receiving the service contracted. I understand a deposit to book but Lisa has ruined it for me and I pray that no one else goes through this. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read all of these Yelp reviews before giving Lisa a dime! You WILL NOT get your images and will go round and round with a grown woman who acts like a child only to get nowhere, plain and simple. Lisa has excuse after excuse and can't simply answer the question "When will the gallery be ready?" Make sure to look up her other names and sites because there are more than four with name changes for a reason. Do your research and DO NOT USE THIS PERSON FOR ANY IMAGES!! read more