Bankrupt Photography Firm Leaves Newlyweds Without Photos

Hundreds of couples have been still left with no wedding day pictures or a photographer for their huge working day following a pictures firm went bust.

The brides and grooms have been left in the lurch following South West Picture and Film announced it had declared bankruptcy.

The small business, beforehand identified as Lee Brewer Images, mentioned the economical implications of COVID-19 have “confirmed as well a great deal.”

It has resulted in lots of couples – studies state as lots of as 800 – throughout the United Kingdom desperately browsing for a new photographer.

They are also having to discover more income right after obtaining compensated the Torquay in U.K. Devon-based mostly company a deposit or the entire equilibrium in entire.

South West Photo and Movie has also shut down its web site and social media platforms.

It has left several baffled at how to continue and not sure if they will ever retrieve the dollars they paid and get to see images taken on their significant working day.

The determined partners have now taken to an on the web Facebook team, established up by a photographer from Devon and one more from Dorset, which hopes to enable brides and grooms obtain choice photographers.

It has also become a platform in which desperate persons have shared tales of how they have been let down by South West Image and Film.

Consumers who email the company are being achieved with an automated email reply that states: “It is with utmost disappointment we would like to advise you that South West Image and Movie, formally Lee Brewer Images, has ceased trading.

“We will no more time be capable to present any of our expert services to you at your wedding.

“We have attempted so hard the final few of several years to endure the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The money implications have tested way too a great deal for us to get over.

“Regrettably, I have been left with no preference but to stop buying and selling and declare personal bankruptcy as of today, July 27.

“An official receiver will be in contact with even further details.”

The assertion asked the previous customers to observe, “…if you have had a marriage ceremony with us in the last 12 weeks and are still ready for your photos/ movie, we will be in touch above the coming months with the data on how you can get entry to your photograph and online video documents.

“We appreciate this is not suitable but we will be in touch with the appropriate facts asap.

“I apologize as this is going to bring about stress and I am exceptionally sorry for this.

“Sadly, there was hardly ever heading to be a superior time.

“I have stated down below a group of proposed photographers, videographers and mirror booth businesses who may possibly be able to support on your working day.

“Be sure to observe these folks are in no way affiliated to Southwest Picture and Film and you will be reserving them in a completely independent entity.”

The horror tales shared by hundreds of couples on the Facebook web page reveal statements of how they have experienced bookings confirmed and experienced dollars taken from them up until finally this 7 days.

Some others are fearful they will in no way get to see their formal wedding day photographs mainly because they have not however been despatched.

A assistance team named Let’s Discover You A further Wedding ceremony Photographer/Videographer 2022, was made July 27 and presently has around 1,600 associates.

A lot of posts on the group have condemned the business for continuing to get people’s dollars so near to declaring personal bankruptcy.

Manufactured in association with SWNS.

This tale was provided to Newsweek by Zenger Information.