Photos and videos are usually captured as a way to remember the precious moments in our lives. They form an integral part of our memory-making process that we never want to go wrong with it.
Wedding photography is an area that is fast booming with new trends that help couples capture moments from their big day to cherish for years to come.
People are mostly content with work of their photographers, wanting to have them for future events. However, an interesting instance has surfaced online where a woman contacted her wedding photographer four years after her nuptials with an unexpected request.
She demanded a refund, citing divorce as the reason.
While the photographer taken aback by the unusual request, initially thought it was a prank, he later realised that the woman was serious as she believed that she was ‘entitled to a refund’ because of her marital status.
Lance Romeo, the photographer denied her request and shared the screenshots of their WhatsApp conversation on Twitter which soon went viral garnering numerous responses from netizens.
“I swear my life is a movie. You can’t make this stuff up,” reads the caption of the WhatsApp screenshot shared by Twitter user Lance Romeo Photography.
In the screenshot, the woman says, “I don’t know if you still remember me. You did a photoshoot for me at my wedding in Durban in 2019.” She adds, “Well, I’m now divorced, and those pictures — I and my ex-husband don’t need them anymore. You did a wonderful job on them, but they went to waste as we are now divorced. I will need a refund of the amount we paid you because we don’t need them anymore.”
The photographer believing it was a prank asks the woman whether it was a joke. However, she insists it was not. The photographer denies giving her a refund, saying he ‘can’t ‘untake’ the pictures.’
The exchange continues with the woman saying she is ‘entitled to demand a refund’ as she no longer needs those pictures, but the photographer refuses to budge.
The woman then threatens to take a legal action, to which the photographer agrees.
After the screenshots of the WhatsApp conversation went viral, the woman’s ex-husband contacted the photographer hearing about the bizarre request. On the condition of anonymity, he shared, “I read the articles. I apologise on her behalf.” He also added that it is “embarrassing”.
Many users commented that they were waiting for the woman to say that it was a prank.
“I don’t know if this woman is incredibly dumb or entitled or both?’, commented a user.
“There is noooooo way she is serious! The lawyer in me now wants to do a self moot and see how I’d deal with it if she was my client… but again… I suspect she wouldn’t be able to pay my fees… or later ask for a refund after we lose,” joked another.
A third user added, “It’s not a refund that’s needed here!” “Waiting for the part where she says it’s a prank,” added a fourth.
Yet another user commented, “I love how professional you were with your answers. But it was a prank, right? Cause wow! This is so wild. I have a friend that got divorced even before her wedding pics came, and she didn’t even ask for a refund, cause that is just not how it works!”
The primary tweet has garnered over 3.8 lakh views after being shared on April 11 and the numbers are still counting.