Please beware of this wedding coordinator

[purple.strawberry]

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[meixin]

Singit lang, I am not in any way involved sa happenings dyan. I just want to say na medyo I can't blame them for acting that way, kasi feeling na nila niloko na sila e.. Personnel yun nung company e, they can't really assure themselves that it wasn't the company itself that did them in. I mean I know they are wrong din for acting that way, I'm just saying...

[quennna]

Darlene is a Pastor's kid. She upholds dignity and integrity because she was brought with values based on the Bible.

aaaaw... ganon naman pala.. tutal christian naman pala sya...
sana bro, maging humble sya to settle what needs to be settled..
pinagpaguran yang pera na yan... intindihin nyo galit ng kliyente nyo, tao nyo pala nagkamali, sa inyo pa rin reflection nyan.. di yung tatapatan nyo pa ng pride..

[j.adore]

Kung nakipag-cooperate sila samin, we didn't have to consult our lawyers on how to deal with the matter. Naibalik na sana ang pera nila. Naubos ang pasensya namin and found out through our lawyers na pwede naman pala kami mag-ipon ng pambayad sa sarili naming timeline kung kelan namin kayang magbayad so we chose that route dahil below the belt mang-harrass yang friend mo.

I'm curious if you're really the friend or one of the WC.

Anyway, we can't see here the proof of discussions from either side so it's hard to decide what's what.

Para sa clients, understandable ang reactions pero kung totoo na ginagawan ng paraan ng nagkamali, better to give them the chance to work it out.

Para sa suppliers, accountable sila sa business nila kaya siguraduhin mapagkakatiwalaan ang mga tao kung pera na ang pinapahawak. Kung nagkamali, ayusin to the end and always maintain professionalism.

Masilip nga kung meron nito at mga proof sa W@W

[killbill]

Opinion ko lang masyadong defensive for a guy itong si blessedspear. And ang impression sakin is kunwari third party yung Company pero the way "he" answers this thread eh medyo sketchy.

If may nasabi man yung bride eh siguro out of frustration yun, ikaw ba naman ikakasal tapos yung perang pinag ipunan mo ganun ganun na lang mangyayari. If totoong willing naman to return the money eh siguro naman napakalma yung bride and the mother and di na siguro aabot kay tulfo.

Big red flags din yung expired na ang DTI permit, pag deactivate ng Facebook page, iba yung real name sa FB account na ginagamit. Nagtatago lang? Anyone who's got a checking account knows kung gano kabigat ang matalbugan ng check. Why would someone issue a check na closed na ang account? And alam mo na pwedeng gamitin against sayo? Lastly, if you can afford to pay for Atty. Fortun, I'm sure liquid enough kayo to pay the money na nakuha ng employee nyo.

Hopefully may makita tayong proof soon.

[quennna]

idagdag mo na may pagka 'hydrocephalus' tong supplier na ito..
dahil nagpaconsult kayo sa lawyer means.. mag rerefund lang kayo kung kelan nyo lang feel..
ganon ba? nakakatakot pala talaga kayong supplier... pag may pumalpak sa tao nyo, mag huhugas kamay lang kayo... mahirap talaga magbababa ng pride at ego... sana makonsyensya kayo... di nyo alam ang hirap mag ipon para lang sa kasal, sisirain nyo..
bottomline, balik nyo na kung ano na-kabig nyo sa mag asawa para good vibes kayo

[killbill]

^ the nerve mag name drop and mang intimidate obvious naman na hindi totoo. Hahaha.

blessedspear, hindi po uto uto ang mga tiga GT. And di hamak na mas credible yung mga matatagal na dito kesa sa mga bagong accounts lang. Infairness,  effort on your part ha.

[quennna]

^sis, totoo na may connect sila sa famous atty... manginig tayo....
alam mo, bro, etong gt, lugar para mashare ng totoong kwento, que masaya o nakakasuyang karanasan.. so pls lang, sana unawain nyo yung pinang gagalingan ng kliyente nyo...

magpakakumbaba kayo.... malapit na mahal na araw... araw ng pagngingilay ngilay ng mga kasalanan... balik na bayad para good karma talaga

sandali, ano connect mo sa kanila? ikaw ba si darlene o si hubby? kasi itong si threadstarter, malapit na malapit sa kaibigan nya eh.. so wag sana paratangan na nag sisinungaling ang kaibigan nya...

[monopoly19]

Aside from reading GT to prep for my wedding, I also became a member of Wedding Supplier Philippines and Party Complaints Philippines (not sure of the name mahaba kasi). Basta I know member ako ng 2 groups to scout for suppliers and to be aware of scammers. And this Darlene Lacorte name is very famous in those groups. Scammer to the core. Just sharing!

[daeyan]

Darlene's brother is just so protective of her sister out of the way. I mean out of the way because he seems too defensive for it. Bro, preps for wedding is stressful. And knowing that you lost a money, even a single hard earned peso, is disappointing. I understand the bride and her mother in case they acted that way, of course! Its a normal reaction. You will feel bad. You feel cheated by your trusted coordinator. And you dont know how to start the preps again.

For you darlenes brother, better to be quiet and accept that your sister has a mistake. She will be blamed for her assistants attitude. Sinabi mo na na this assistant took money, many times, so bakit hindi nya pa agad tinerminate and file a case against her assistant?

 And now, kayo na ngayon ang magfifile ng case against the bride and the mother? Wow! Kayo na nga mag fault, kayo pa din ang magyayabang na kayo ang magfifile ng case against your victim! Isnt it, kayo ang pathetic?

Sorry. But im a future bride. I know the stress. And i know how comfortable it is if your coordinator is honest and respectful.

[momentum]

why do I get the feeling, na member ng GT itong new account holder..kasi walang textspeak, at kakapost lang ni TS, agad agad may ginawa na kagad na account yung isa para makapagreply? ano yun nagbabantay sa net para malaman kung may maninira sa kanila online?
mejo fishy...hmmm

[daeyan]

I smell something fishy din. Mukhang alam na alam nya ang GT. He knows how to quote din ng ganyan kadetailed. hmmm.. And over defensive.

[quennna]

bro, one sided ka... baket di mo buksan ang isipan mo at ilagay mo ang sarili mo sa mga victim ng kapatid mo.. mas huhupa sana ang galit ng mga victims kung pakumbaba sya o sila o kayo then mag arrange kayo schedule of payment.

wag ka na pacosult sa atty, sayang ang pera, ibayad na lang sa luhaang couples...
sana masettle nyo asap... im sure, makakabangon ulet kapatid mo.. do the right thing, face your victims.. mas maappreciate nila yun... P140k yun bro... malaking pera na yun sa mga ordinaryong tao.... pwede na yang makapag simula ng burger restaurant o ibang business

settle, bro, settle... then move on na...

[prettylove]

bro minsan ang pagpatol nasa lugar.. Wala ka kasi sa lugar.. Sana maintindihan mo na normal reaction ng couple ang magalit, mangharass kasi una sa lahat pera nila ang nawala.. Hirap at pagod ang pinuhunan duon. Diba coordinator ka.. (Wag ka na magpanggap na brother o kung sinu man) so it means may backround ka sa pag aayos ng kasal at alam mo din kung gaanu ka stressful mag ayos at para maayos mo ang kasal ng mas maganda kelangan ng MONEY na un ang pinagkatiwala sa inyo ng couple na NAWALA NYO.. Tiwala at pera ang nawala sa lagay na to kaya naiintindihan ko kung bakit ganun sila kaparanoid na takbuhan nyo!!! At ang isang mali hindi matatama ng isa na namang mali na balak mo pa patagalin ang pagbayad.. Maging wise ka bro.. Dahil sa pabara bara mong sagot dito sa gt at di nag iisip na pagpatol sa client baka mawalan ng negosyo ang kakilala mo.. Lagi mo isipin credibility ang puhunan sa negosyo.. Sa tingin mo sa ginagawa mo nakakatulong ka sa sitwasyon? Isip muna okey wag pairalin ang emosyon Kasi wala kang K..

[pinklilac]

why do I get the feeling, na member ng GT itong new account holder..kasi walang textspeak, at kakapost lang ni TS, agad agad may ginawa na kagad na account yung isa para makapagreply? ano yun nagbabantay sa net para malaman kung may maninira sa kanila online?
mejo fishy...hmmm

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Sa takbo  ng pagkakasulat i think babae siya. At ang tunay na lalake  hindi masyado papatol sa ganitong  issue. 
And tama ka sis  naalala ko nong bago lang akp sa GT andami ko text speak.

[killbill]

Hi everyone,

thanks for sharing your thoughts. If you checked out the name attached to this account, my last name is Darlene's maiden name, which means I am part of her immediate family. I'm her brother. Darlene and her husband live with us. Ni hindi nga ako part ng company nila but I see how she cries almost every night while dealing with this. It is so easy for you to say na "be humble" and all but if you've exhausted everything you have to no avail, hindi mo na alam ang gagawin. Ipinahiya ka sa harap ng maraming tao sa kasalanan na hindi ikaw ang directly may kasalanan. Just to give you an idea, hindi lang isa ang client ninakawan nitong staff na ito. so lahat yun binabayaran namin ng paunti unti. nahatak ang car ni Darlene because of this chaos. Ako ang nagbayad kay Atty Fortun dahil kailangan namin ng sound legal advice dahil hindi madaling magdecide on legal matters on our own. We can barely pay rent but we needed to know kung makukulong ba si ate dahil truth be told wala talaga silang pera at this point. My sister stopped booking new brides because of this experience that they had. I'm currently paying for everything sa bahay namin right now while they are trying to close a deal in their furniture business.

About the check, one person mentioned it who apparently did not read what I said na they forced my brother in law to issue it and we have a recording of the conversation where he was saying na closed na nga yung account but they forced him to issue it anyway with the intention of making bounce so they will have legal grounds against Darlene. we suspect na they were instructed by the lawyers of Tulfo to do that kasi madaling manalo sa kaso pag ganun ang grounds.

BTW yung 10k binigay yun sa kanila ni Darlene through cebuana so hindi check yun ibang amount yata yung nakasulat sa check.

And to for everyone's attention, yes nagiipon kami ng pambayad. Pati sarilin kong sweldo kinocontribute ko to help her pay what caused all this chaos to our family.

It's amazing that you guys can barely pay rent yet can afford a high profile criminal case lawyer. Hindi ko pa din magets ang logic why kelangan mag name drop.

Yung pag issue nang check, ikaw ba naman takot ka na makulong dahil sa nangyari tapos mag iissue ka pa din ng check knowing na pwede ka lalong madiin if ever magkaron ng case against you. Kahit pa anong pilit sayo i don't think ganun ganun na lang yun. Just because they forced you to do it. And kung closed na yung account why would anyone carry it around anyway? Isa pa, why did she entrust all the money sa isang staff? It doesn't make any sense.

How did you come across this thread nga pala? Abang lang sa internet na may mag post? Yung pagrereply mo dito obviously is to do damage control and to defend your sister (which i doubt lalake ka talaga to even make an effort sagutin isa isa at detalyado pa). Kaso the way makapag react and make patol eh mas lalo kaming dapat mag ingat sa inyo. Kayo na may atraso sa clients, kayo pa yung nagmamalaki. Amazing talaga!

[papemelroti]

for whatever reasons the client goes crazy on you... for you to call them names online shows unprofessionalism. You might not be happy with how they treated your sister, but at the end of the day, it is not the fault of the bride why the money vanished but rather your sister needs to take responsibility even if she did not personally steal the money.

[hisana]

Agree with everything that's been said. I do hope we get updated if the money is returned, because it does sound a little like a scam to me. And if it's not a scam, I'd still be somewhat wary of dealing with them. I mean, yung employees nila, meron magnanakaw ng malaking pera, meron sinungaling, and they sound disorganized and unreliable. And then when something like this happens, the owner's associates try to deflect the blame from them and instead resort to sob stories and name calling. Very unpleasant situation for what is supposed to be related to a happy celebration.

[donya_dyosa]

My oh my... 140k.. Hindi makapagproduce? Why? Wala bang sasakyan na pwede ibenta o iloan na property.. Para ng sa ganun sa ikakatahimik ng both parties?

[ayouweinlove]

^I hope ma-resolve na itong issue. para sa ikapapanatag ng loob ng lahat ng parties involved.