Picture Perfect Photography

I met with Mark Schilling, who runs both Picture Perfect Photography and All Around DJs, more than a year before my wedding, and hired his company to provide DJ services at my wedding. He is definitely all talk. We met in his home, which was sketchy enough, but for some reason I was persuaded by his talk, even though everything that I experienced from that point on should have sent me running in the other direction. He tried to tell me that we didn't pay on the contract, even though he had already sent me a receipt. I had to re-send it to him to prove to him that we had, in fact, paid our balance. For the entire month prior to my wedding, he was on "vacation" (what vendor goes on vacation during high wedding season? Ones who can't get work!) and didn't respond to my emails except to say that he didn't have my paperwork with him. By the time he got back, he had handed my wedding to "one of his best" DJs, Roy. Roy was uncooperative and unprofessional. He's an overweight, middle-aged lazy guy who pretty much just sat on his butt and played crappy music until one of my bridesmaids took over the song selection. When he introduced us, he asked my husband's name, the names of the people in my bridal party, and what the timeline of the evening was. Clearly, he didn't have any of his paperwork with him! No preparation at all. I couldn't believe he didn't have this information prior to showing up. I was promised all sorts of things--an anniversary dance, and something called the huggie bear--none of which actually took place. If Roy had his way, he would have played Patsy Cline all night. Not the best wedding music! He also didn't announce anything, try to get people on the dance floor, or provide any master of ceremonies services at all. My mother missed the bouquet toss and the garter removal because he just didn't announce it. In the flier Mark Schilling provided me, he promised professional service, coordination with the venue, and master of ceremonies services. I didn't receive any of that. Roy DID show up and played music, but I think I would have been happier had I just picked all the songs myself and hooked my iPod up to a set of speakers. Furthermore, I overpaid them by an hour, and Mr. Schilling won't respond to my emails to get it back. Don't make the same mistake I did. I've seen enough bad reviews on this guy to really want to warn all the other brides out there!