Was scheduled to do a wedding tomorrow and it was cancelled by the venue due to lack of payment. I feel awful for the Bride. This ever happen to anyone before? It's the first time an event has been cancelled for me
Weddings Wedding CANCELLED
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I got the e-mail from the Bride today saying the wedding "probably" wasn't going to happen I tried to get a hold of her, no luck. I then called the contact at the Venue who said it wasn't going to happen because they weren't paid the remaining balance...then I finally got the bride on the phone and she confirmed. This was a DJ Photo package and she still owed $1100. And before it's asked, yes I have a payment stipulation in the contract that states it must be paid in full 3 weeks prior to the event. I told her that when (if) she reschedules the can use what she put down towards her new date. It of course would have to be a date I'm not already booked. Her mom apparently agreed to pay for the reception and backed out, they thought they'd be able to swing it, etc, etc...just too bad although if they do reschedule I'm sure it's going to be one hell of a party lol
I would have already made other plans if she hadn't payed balance due by the due date, she would have received a notice of cancellation for non-payment, I would have had plans with my family
Wow, that's a strange one, Mike. On cancellations I tell the same thing as you did "You can apply the deposit to a later date" but it seems that every single time I've ever done a make-up event it has always been screwed up. Last year I even had one MOB who told me she was going to file a bad review on my DJ, all because "he just sat there". I've pretty much decided that from this point forward, whenever the do call back to reschedule "I'm already booked" on that future date.
Is lying part of your business practice? If you know you won't do a make up Gig then why offer it. Your Contract should be very specific when it comes to Refunds or Credits, did your Lawyer explain that part of the Contract for you when he crafted it? Varying back and forth on the Contract policies can cause you lots of grief if you are ever sued for something like that.
If you feel the need to give Credit towards a future Gig then put an expiration date on it, also based on availability .
When did you find all this out? I have a problem with the bride waiting till the last minute to tell you this. If she knew that this was a problem much earlier she should have been let you know what's going on. Not wait till the last minute.
You could have had someone else book that date. You said the bride still owed you $1,100.00 the day before her wedding. When was she supposed to pay the remaining balance? The day of the wedding? If her wedding were to still go on how would you allow a bride to pay you the day before or the day of their wedding?
You could have had someone else book that date. You said the bride still owed you $1,100.00 the day before her wedding. When was she supposed to pay the remaining balance? The day of the wedding? If her wedding were to still go on how would you allow a bride to pay you the day before or the day of their wedding?
I get that it was likely he found out today. If it was 3 days ago that to me still is a mess. Now he did mention that they still owed $1,100 on a photo booth thing. The bride still owing that much the day before their wedding would have raised red flags for me. I would have wanted to know what was the hold up on getting us paid the full balance due at this point and how this issuer could be resolved if the wedding were to still take place.
Mix you would never have to worry about anyone having an $1100 balance with you, I have yet to see a gig where you made over $500 total
That's where you're wrong. Now the issue is not just about how much money is owed but the fact that money is still owed to the DJ the day before the wedding.
I've got her e-mail and I confirmed with the venue and now making plans for tomorrow which involve a pool, drinks, and well more drinks lol
