The 3 Most Common Wedding Frauds and How to Avoid Them

Some brides and grooms are so overly excited about their wedding preparations that they fail to notice even the obvious signs of a wedding fraud. They are so eager to make commitments to wedding vendors that they forget to be meticulous about the details of the contract or maybe never sign a written contract at all and rely only on verbal agreements.

They put all their trust in the wedding vendors and when their big day comes, they will just be shocked that the wedding singer or live band hasn't arrived, or maybe the florist doesn't deliver the flowers as promised, or another situation arises that can cause the couple to panic.

So if you and your partner are planning on getting married, you must be able to avoid the mistakes of those victims who fall for wedding frauds. Learn from their experience.

Here are the most common fraudulent acts that happen in the wedding business recently and ways to avoid them:

1. Bridal shops remove the Manufacturer's label on the wedding gown. They claim that they are selling a particular high-end brand of gown, while in fact they are giving you the cheaper brand. They will remove the label from the dress/gown to deceive you. To avoid this, just simply do not waste your time on bridal shops when you see this nonsense. It will save you your time and money.
2. Hired musicians do not show up on your wedding. Entertainment has always been a part of the wedding program. You meet up and communicate with the said musicians or the leader of the band and you agree to pay them a certain amount of money as a deposit. You have been in constant communication with them to learn about updates. But when your wedding day arrives, none of them show up. You can avoid this by verifying first that their band really exists. You can do a little research and get some feedback from others to make sure they have really done business before. Or better yet, you should hire musicians whom your friends and relatives have hired before or any known band/singers that you know are on the business for a long time.
3. Switching photographers. When you talk to the manager or owner of the studio, they promise to have a particular photographer cover your wedding shoots because you like his samples best. You even pay more because you have chosen their best photographer. But when the big day arrives, they send another photographer and not the one who was promised. To avoid this, your contract must contain every detail, especially the specific name of the photographer, the number of shots, the number of photos to be printed including the size, etc. If they should violate the contract, you have an evidence to confront them with in court.