I hired Dell Ann to be my planner at a venue that she eventually sold. At first, after I paid the deposits both the venue and her planning services, I saw bad reviews for the venue, but Dell Ann assured me that it was because people were expect...ing her to plan at the venue, without paying for the planning. So, I booked despite the bad reviews. At first it was ok, but because I was planning from a distance, I set up a meeting in advance, and despite emailing trying to confirm the date I never heard back. I tried to push forward, thinking that my wedding was over a year away, and things happen. However, Dell Ann affirmatively mislead me into believing she had leased her venue, rather than sold it (which she had sold). It was because of this, I had to fire her. I allowed her to keep the planning deposit, as I did not feel up to fighting about it, but I think it was shady practices all around. I hate to leave a bad review, but Dell Ann blew off our initial meetings as I was trying to get things done in advance, and mislead me about the ownership of the venue . I think some of this was biting off more than she could chew, but the better practice would've been to refund my money. Instead, I found out from other sources that Dell Ann no longer owned the venue. The only response from Dell Ann after I sent an e-mail confronting her about the misleading behavior and to void our contract was to confirm that she would keep her deposit. She got half of her total money for creating a budget and providing recommendations - nothing else.