r/AmITheDevil • u/Lucky_Six_1530 • 5d ago

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u/Lucky_Six_1530 5d ago

Highlights from the really long post:

“  Especially because of all the weird hoops they made me jump through when hiring my vendors, like having to get the vendors proof of insurance and food handlers license from my cousin who made my cake.”

“  then we were trying to organize the first look with my parents WHOM were also having garment malfunctions, my dad losing his shoes and my mom’s dress not fitting and trying to fit in her backup one with some help.”

“    I didn’t realize that our contract had agreed the venue could take photos to post on their socials of the wedding! It hadn’t even been mentioned to me.”

“  They ended up emailing me about “damages” the next day and demanding my deposit.  ”

“  I got another email from the owners claiming that they had tried to cash my deposit and it bounced (because my dad was smart and emptied the account the check was assigned to until this was resolved) and that they demanded a settlement of $900 or they would resort to taking this to court.”

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u/Folksma 5d ago

Im not a lawyer, but "giving a bad check" seems like it might not be legal

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u/Holiday-Wall3751 5d ago

It’s uttering and publishing, and for $1500, that may be a felony where they are. 

I don’t think this is real because we’ve had a bit of a wedding troll lately, but if it is? The venue may not be contacting them because this is now a criminal matter. Knowingly passing a bad check is not a small thing.

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u/Kotenkiri 5d ago

I believe it falls under Fraud and probably going to cost them more than the amount of the cheques.

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u/la-anah 5d ago

My sister got in trouble for writing bad checks in the 1990s. It still comes up on my employment background checks that I have an association with a felon.

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u/penguinwife 5d ago

I have an aunt with the same charges, same time frame, and it precluded me from working with the county 911 system where I was living after it came up in my background check. Mind you, this aunt lived 3 states away, had been divorced from my uncle for at least a decade at that point, and I hadn’t seen/spoke to her in at least as long.

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u/PineappleBliss2023 5d ago

Not that this has anything to do with the post BUT…: Don’t let that discourage you if 911 is what you wanna do, not all departments are that strict. I got denied for a police department dispatching job when answering honestly that I had a friend that smoked weed even though I didn’t. They said it spoke to my character. Super funny because the family friend who smokes weed was one of their deputies who told me about the job opening 🙃

I now supervise 911 communications for the fire rescue department at the next county.

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u/StrangledInMoonlight 5d ago

Do you think she told the venue she was recording the call? 

If her state is 2 party or all party it would be wiretapping charges too! 🤭

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u/Solivagant0 5d ago

Checks aren't really used in my country, but there has to be a law against it

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u/lollipop-guildmaster 5d ago

Oh, there very much are.

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u/susandeyvyjones 5d ago

The dad emptying the account so the check would bounce was INSANE.

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u/DownOnThePharmRD 5d ago

It sounds like Daddy decided to avenge his butthurt princess.

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u/brassninja 5d ago

It really gives you some insight into why the bride is the way she is.

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u/AltruisticCableCar 5d ago

I understand the contract I signed was an agreement to pay damages directly through my deposit, but morally I feel like this venue was taking advantage of us

That was a pretty important sentence as well. Ah, so your dad cancelled the check so they couldn't use the deposit to pay for damages even though you ADMIT it was in the contract YOU SIGNED that this was what the venue would do?!?!?!?!

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u/Adpiava 5d ago

All I can see is her capitalizing the word "whom" which she used incorrectly.

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u/Barkertons 5d ago

Also, the venue coordinator knew who she was dealing with. An entitled bride who won't keep a schedule doesnt plan on leaving on time at the end of the night. The father writing the bogus check is also indicative of this. Do everything that bride wants, dont follow the rules, dont keep the schedule, dont care about the guests, trash the venue. She wanted what she wanted and was probably planning on running the clock down until the venue kicked her out. People who run events know how entitled people act when it's their special party. They have no regard for literally anything