julia_giddens

<p>I should have clarified that she told me that she did not lose my photographs. I think what has happened is that she has taken on too much of a work load with additional jobs, and editing my wedding has been put off. She has been doing a lot of senior pictures lately and I guess those took priority. I am just getting frustrated about the long wait and her rude responses to my inquires. </p>

<p>I found my wedding photographer through a friend who referred my sister to her. My sister had her wedding photos as well as her baby's newborn photos taken by this photographer. Her work is beautiful. When my sister got married, she gave my sister a USB with her engagement photos on it, then when my sister went back for her bridals, she took the USB with her, the photographer added to it, and the same thing with her wedding photos, the photographer just kept adding to it. It took my sister about 2 months to get her wedding photos back, but because I was so impressed with her work on my sisters photos, I hired her to do my wedding. I paid 2k for a package that included bridals, engagements and the wedding. We got my engagement photos done, and she posted them to a website for me to look at, they were fabulous and we were happy with the results, I got them about 2 weeks after the photos were taken. She never got me the USB that she had promised me, but I didn't worry about it since I had an appointment for bridals with her. I got my bridals done a week before my wedding (I know that is cutting it close, but because of a scheduling conflict that was the only time she could do it.) She again posted my pictures to her website, asked that I choose 10 that she could edit in time for the wedding, and she would edit the others and get them to me on the USB along with my wedding photos. On Feb 21, 2015 we got married. She showed up on time, but one thing that kind of irritated me, but I was too busy getting married to make it an issue, is that in the package, she stated that it came with a 2nd skilled photographer for my wedding day, but it was just her that showed up. I figured since it was just her at my sisters wedding it would be just fine. The day after my wedding, she uploaded about 5 teaser pics to her facebook, and those are the last I have seen of my pictures. Unlike the engagements and bridals, she has never uploaded them to a website. I have asked her several times since then (it has now been 3 1/2 months) how my pictures are coming along. She keeps putting me off with excuses of computer issues. I was telling some friends that I hadn't gotten my photos yet because of the photographers computer problems, and someone said "Are you afraid that is code for she lost them and they aren't recoverable on her computer?" That made me pretty nervous so I sent her a text stating "Hey, sorry to bother you, I know you have had problems with your computer, I am just paranoid that my photos were lost and I really just need some peace of mind." The photographer became unglued and said (in a nutshell) "You aren't my only client, everyone is having to wait. I will have some answers about my computer tonight, and I will let you know when you can get your pictures." By the way, in the mean time she is somehow posting edited pictures of her daughters senior pics on her facebook page. After consulting with a relative who is an attorney, I wrote a letter that I plan on sending on June 21, 4 months after my wedding, stating that I expect my edited engagements, bridals and wedding photos to be delivered to me on a USB on or by July 21. That will have given her 5 months. I stated that in the event that I have not received those photos, I will be seeking legal counsel. The thing that makes me nervous, is that no contract was ever signed. I know this is naive of me, but I really didn't think I needed one. Basically what I am asking is, is this a proper route to take?</p>