A man grieving the loss of his fiancée has been threatened with a lawsuit from the videographer who was originally booked to film his now-canceled wedding.
22-year-old Alexis Wyatt tragically passed away when her car was hit by a semi-trailer on an icy Colorado highway in early February, per KRDO-TV. At the time, she was engaged to marry Justin Montney on Saturday, May 23rd.
The local television station reports that Wyatt signed a wedding video contract with Texas-based company, Copper Stallion Media, and paid $1,800 upfront.
Watch a news report on the story below:However, when Montney contacted the company for a refund after his partner's death, it was refused.
"They said they’d extend my service to my next wedding which was a very insensitive thing to tell me," he told KRDO-TV, explaining that he should have been offered a refund because "they didn't render any services".
Montney proceeded to leave a negative review on the company's page on the popular wedding directory, The Knot. The page has since been taken down.
According to media reports, Copper Stallion Media allegedly threatened to sue Montney for defamation. CBS states that the company accused Montney of creating a "smear campaign", and has been flooded with comments online.
"But have you guys ever heard of decency at all?" Montney reportedly said in one message to the videographers. "You guys are disgusting, I hope your company burns to the ground."
Screenshots of the company's replies to comments on The Knot, prior to the page's removal, show that Copper Stallion Media said that they understood that the bride-to-be had died, but that "the client and her fiance signed a non-refundable contract."
It also referenced "financial strain on all wedding businesses", due to the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that they were unable to afford to make a refund.
However, Montney has said that he messaged Copper Stallion Media in February, "before COVID was even a part of this issue."
"We’re just putting out the facts that have happened so far," he added.
