Comments on: Wedding limo rip-offs

By: Ariel

Ariel — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:56:51 +0000

More about this issue: Should you lie to vendors about your wedding?

By: Mallory

Mallory — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:15:55 +0000

This drives me up a wall. I hate that I have to choose between lying and being sneaky to a business, or being charged a huge amount more because the word "wedding" was used. It's like there's some freaky love-tax going on here.
Sad that I already have to discuss with my family which vendors we're going to have to lie to. I don't like having to be dishonest, but I don't have the money to pay extra for the same damn service.

By: Jessie

Jessie — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:36:01 +0000

Good for you! I hope other people do the same, if they run into the same situation.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:06:40 +0000

Canadian: It's the exact same limo service! They just added some shit champagne and doubled the price!

By: MidwestElle

MidwestElle — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:38:47 +0000

Let's shout this from the rooftops, ladies! Not only for the sake of ourselves, but for the sake of all the ignorant folks who keep falling for this!!

By: Kit

Kit — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:03:28 +0000

I agree with him: get what you can take until you can't take it anymore. But you should have emphasized to him more not to use the word "complimentary" as it is an outright lie.

By: mary

mary — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:46:51 +0000

i just booked a bus online to take guests from my wedding to the reception. i did not specify the event was for a wedding and do not want to tell them. i'm concerned after the job they will adjust the rate (its a 500$ difference between point to point and "wedding" rates). could this happen? i cannot believe its legal for them to have different rates for the same service.

By: cyndilee

cyndilee — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:44:13 +0000

I would suggest when planning a wedding and looking for places to hold your wedding, when asked what is this for I started out saying its for a private party and I find that you almost always get a cheaper rate than a wedding rate. Why that is I have no idea but Im planning on my wedding and thats what I am doing to save a buck here and there!!

By: megan

megan — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:14:20 +0000

I am running into the same thing when trying to get hotel room blocks. Every hotel ALWAYS asked for the reason why the room block was needed & I found I wasnt getting very good rates. So I then had my fiance call many of the hotels back and told them it was hor a family reunion & we were getting significantly better rates. So we ended up booking it as a family reunion of 2 families. it seems like this should be illegal!

By: Bride Diva

Bride Diva — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:58:05 +0000

I stayed away from people who practiced that but it wasn't easy because a lot of vendors do. It's all a part of the money-hungry wedding industry.