Recent content by Tom CS

Excellent, and yes It certainly goes back to learning a lesson is the school of hard knocks. Much of the stress and duress was self-imposed (so much to do, so little time, all needs to be perfect :) ). The advice towards the legal matter is appreciated, and I will not lose sleep over the small...

Oh no, just when I commented that that I was very pleased with the responses. You missed my qualifier "I feel". While I certainly cannot comment on what Everybody has ever said, I do not agree with that assertion. Though it may be a common feeling (being taken advantage of), I have not...

Noted.

I do agree with your assessment of the time and costs associated before the actual services to be performed. I actually outlined this in my initial request for a return of the deposit, citing that due to the contract only being in place for three weeks and the location being so near the...

Hello and thanks. I agree and see the logic of having to sue in South Carolina. My fiancé signed the contract in Florida (I did not sign, though the contract lists both my fiancé and I by name), but she retuned it via email to the photographer in SC. Burning a bridge is not an issue, but the...

Thank you for the clarity. I initially attempted to appeal to a sense of fairness that the "non-refundable" portion was 40% of the total price of the service, which would have included 6 hours of photography, plus many hours of editing, and then prints and photos. The portion of the money deemed...

Interesting and illuminating. This is the route that I will take.

Much thanks. It is certainly a lesson learned, though more for my fiancé, who signed and paid before I even reviewed. Your answer helps though, and I will wait until the date is near to attempt to determine if the photographer has booked another customer. If he has purposefully not booked other...

Thank you, but I don't think your answer is totally correct. A contract can say any number of things that are not enforceable, such as illegal clauses, etc. Certain aspects are commonly ruled as non-enforceable from my research, and specifically goes to the heart of my question.