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10th August 2023
11:35am BST
A bride has asked for a refund after finding out that her wedding photographer slept with her husband.
The story was posted on the Reddit sub-thread Wedding Photography by user Wedding Dude.
The photographer explained he had hired a woman in her 20s as an assistant for a wedding ceremony he was working on.
But, after the wedding, he was contacted by the bride. She was demanding a refund after discovering the photographer's assistant had gone on to have an affair with her husband.
The post read: "Earlier this summer I shot a wedding. My typical second shooter couldn't make it, so I found someone else online who I felt did good work.
"Anyways her and I did the wedding, and everything seemed business as usual. Photos were edited, delivered to client, all was good.
"Then this morning I got an email from the bride. She was wanting a refund because the lady I had hired as second shooter for the day ended up sleeping with her husband at some point after the wedding, and she also included photos from his phone to prove it."
The photographer asked the Reddit community for advice on what to do, writing: "She hired me for a job and the job was completed and product was delivered.
"But I also feel like this would be as if I were a professional dog walker who walked a client's dog, then came back and shot it later.
"Of course the second shooter is considered a private contractor and not an employee..."
Wedding Dude finished by saying: "Anyways what is the best thing to do here? I really feel for this lady, but that's also a lot of money to have to give back for work that was done."
When he confronted the second photographer about the alleged affair, she initially denied it.
But she admitted to the affair after he brought up the pictures from the groom's phone. She then claimed the groom had told her he was in an "open relationship" so she thought it was okay to sleep with him.
Responding to the post, one person joked that he should give the woman a "discount on her next wedding."
Another advised: "Tell them you are sorry to hear that but there isn’t a way for you to refund for a service that has been completed per your contract.
"The second shooter is a contractor who I will not work with again but she is not directly involved with my business. I can not refund you because something unfortunate happened that I had no control over."
Many others were simply stunned by the story, with one person labelling it "by far the best post of the year in this sub."
A second said: "This is the funniest s**t I ever heard. Seriously, this is some sitcom level writing right here."
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