**BRIDES & VENDORS BEWARE**
I am a professional wedding photographer and in the four years I have been shooting weddings, I have never been so appalled by a venue owner's attitude towards a vendor until I shot at this venue and dealt with the owner Angela.
She seemed offended that I wanted to take the bride and groom off the grounds to do their photos. Unfortunately, the venue lacks foliage (yes it was fall, but even in the green season - there wouldn't be much). It's surrounded by houses and there's a General Dollar in the background. I simply wanted to make sure that my couple had gorgeous wedding photos with a nice backdrop.
When finding out if I was able to use flash, she told me I could but she'd prefer me not to as it's "distracting" and "takes away from the moment", and it's up to the couple what they want. That is when she turned to the groom and says that the photos will be a little fuzzy if flash isn't used, and won't be as sharp as they would be if flash were used - so they'd need to decide if quality photos were more important than the quality of the moment. She made it clear HER photographer doesn't use flash. Her statements tell me that you won't receive quality product using her photographer, as flash is really needed inside the venue as it's dark - even in the middle of the day.
Next, I was doing the dress shot and hung it from a nail that was already in the molding on the door. I moved a table that wasn't even completely setup about 3" back as I needed a little more room to get the full dress. She flipped her lid on me in front of both the bride's mom and groom's mom. We were all shocked and appalled. She told me not to touch, move, or hang anything - that her and her staff would do it. So as she requested, 15 minutes later I asked if I could have someone come move a small coffee table in the bridal suit. She was nasty in her response of "YOU can move that." - I let her know I was just doing as she had asked.
She is rude and unpleasant to work with. For someone who helps organize peoples' special days - she isn't very friendly. I would highly recommend considering her attitude before booking with her venue. I had hoped maybe she was just having a bad day, but after reading the other review, it seems it's not a bad day - it's her. read more