Your California Beach Wedding

Don't do it! We hired Ashley when she first took over the business for a small wedding and reception for 35 people and that was a big mistake. We really tried to give her the benefit of the doubt since reviews started coming out after we hired her but we were wrong to do so. First she failed to get the location we wanted since three people in our wedding party had just had surgery that was important and she was there early enough to get it but started setting up 30 min before the wedding was to start and lost our location. My ceremony looked like a child set it up, she had no PA system like she said she would ( luckily we had a small speaker or else we would have had no music), she failed to bring our sand for the sand ceremony and spent 10 min looking for it during our wedding and she failed to gather everyone for the recessional. After my guests and wedding party had to carry their chairs and her tables to the reception location, I was mortified, that was her job. At the reception my guests and maid of honor started setting up my cake table which again was her job. She brought hot sparkling cider to serve to my guest, luckily we brought cold drinks and she didn't bring plates for the cake. She failed to do many other things we paid for as well. Not to mention two weeks later and we still have no pics from her. We now will have to take her to small claims court. Hiring her was such a mistake I could have done better for less and had things done right. If you want a great wedding then don't hire this business go elsewhere.

Perhaps do yourself a favor and don't. You don't get what you pay for according to the package you choose. She conveniently changed the website after we had already picked our package. No professionalism or given insight before we were thrown into the vows. She says she emails you when she doesn't and was deceitful several times to cover up. Two of my emails had the wrong names and dates on them. No flowered altar even though she STILL had us pick the colors. No music. I was in happy tears over how beautiful the choices were that we picked and she played NO MUSIC. Regardless of whether or not the beach allowed it, that should have been stated before the fact. Bad photos, we were given no direction and just walked around trying to come up with our own poses. We didn't receive the given time for photography and were later told because it was a sunset wedding, that it wouldn't work.Would have been simple to have us come earlier for more pictures... She is somewhat responsive until she gets your money. After the wedding, good luck. You have to sound upset to get a response..and even then, you probably won't 9 times out of ten. Just don't!

The business owner Ashley who runs this business very unprofessional. She took our deposit under written contract for our wedding providing none of the services listed on her website. She never responded to emails, texts and phone messages basically stealing our money. Finally she called my fiancé claiming to have sold her business to someone else without notifying us. This was a lie and we most certainly have proof of that. Recently we have began to prepare to take legal action regarding this matter. Also Ashley changed the name of the business/website and took her picture down from the website but that was after we gathered all the proof we needed. Usually when a business is legitimate consistency is entrepreneurs bread and butter so the fact she keeps changing everything tied to her business is suspicious. It's sad because all we wanted to do is get married and this dishonest thieving person almost ruined it for us. Anyone with more information in regards to this business is completely welcome to message me.

I just contacted the California State's Attorney, and created a BBB summary. I advise you all do the same. We had similar issues, never receiving the pictures, changing her phone number and email address, deleting her website. Perhaps a class action lawsuit will be the best way to get in contact with her.

I would give 0 stars if I could. I have yet to receive my pictures from my wedding and my wedding was a year ago. I have tried to call repeatedly and there is no answer and the voicemail is always full. If someone has the number to the photographer, please reach out to me with the number.