Bride slammed for asking wedding photographer to commit fraud
A bride-to-be has been slammed online over a “dodgy” email she sent to her wedding photographer, in which she asked him to commit a crime to lower the wedding cost.
The young woman, who works in event planning, was shocked when she realised the cost of her wedding photographer, and was worried the cost didn’t fit in her budget.
She came up with a plan to lower the cost, not knowing that she was asking her photographer to commit fraud.
In an email to the photographer, the woman pitched an idea to charge her business some of the wedding costs to lower the overall price of her big day.
“We are so excited to have you as a wedding photographer. Hard to believe it's only a few months away,” the email began.
“I wasn't sure how to approach this with you, but the budget has been rapidly expanding as we go through this process. I'm sure that happens with a lot of weddings and you've dealt with it many times.”
“I was wondering if we could work something out. I work in the events department at [a company], and I'm wondering if I could hire you to photograph some events there, and you could overcharge them, and whatever you overcharge you could take off our remaining balance.”
“What do you think? Do you have any other ideas?”
The shocking email saw the “unhinged” bride labelled as “tacky” and “criminal”, with many people urging the photographer to report the bride-to-be to her place of work.
“Is this person also telling the florist, the caterer, or any other vendor this?” one asked.
“Stop expecting to bargain with creatives like photographers. If you can't pay for a professional photographer, ask a relative or friend to get a few shots. This is so tacky.”
Many couldn't believe the bride would stoop so low, as one woman suggested, “Just write back, 'I respectfully decline because I don't want to go to jail'.”
Another person added, “I beg your finest pardon? I thought she was going to ask for an extension or a payment plan - not fraud!”
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