Checking References: Ensuring that you get what you’re paying for

A word to the wise: If you want to make sure your caterer is reliable, that the limo shows up on time, or that you actually receive your wedding album, it’s a good idea to choose reputable vendors and check references. This is the hard lesson learned by Lindsay Zora who hired someone to do her engagement portrait, wedding photography, and album. After paying him $1,200, he took the portraits but never showed up at the wedding. Turns out, the Better Business Bureau has received at least eight c
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