Wedding Planner Ruined Your Day? Get Your Money Back.

DEMAND FOR COMPENSATION — WEDDING PLANNER BREACH OF CONTRACT & NEGLIGENCE [Your Name] [Your Address] [City, CA ZIP] [Phone] [Email] [Date] VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED [Planner Name / Company Name] [Company Address] [City, CA ZIP] Re: Demand for Compensation — Breach of Wedding Planning Contract Event Date: [Wedding Date] Contract Date: [Date Contract Signed] Dear [Planner Name]: I am writing to demand compensation for damages resulting from your breach of our wedding planning contract and your negligent performance of services for our wedding on [Wedding Date]. SCOPE OF CONTRACTED SERVICES: On [Contract Date], I retained your services as our wedding planner/coordinator. Per our contract, you agreed to provide the following services: [List contracted services, e.g.:] • Full wedding planning and coordination • Vendor selection, booking, and management • Budget management and tracking • Timeline creation and execution • Day-of coordination • [Other promised services] I paid you a total of $[Total Amount Paid] for these services. SPECIFIC FAILURES TO PERFORM: You materially breached our contract and failed to meet professional standards by: [Detail specific failures, e.g.:] 1. [Failure #1 - e.g., "Failed to appear for day-of coordination, leaving us without professional management of our wedding day"] 2. [Failure #2 - e.g., "Failed to properly book our florist, resulting in no flowers at the ceremony. We had been assured this vendor was confirmed."] 3. [Failure #3 - e.g., "Exceeded our agreed budget of $X by $Y without authorization"] 4. [Failure #4 - e.g., "Failed to create or execute a timeline, causing vendors to arrive late and ceremony to start 45 minutes behind schedule"] [If applicable - Fiduciary breach:] Additionally, you breached your fiduciary duty by [e.g., "receiving undisclosed commissions from vendors you recommended" OR "failing to properly account for $X in payments made on our behalf"]. CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES: As a direct result of your failures, we suffered the following damages: • [e.g., "Emergency day-of coordinator hired at premium rate"] • [e.g., "Rush order for replacement flowers"] • [e.g., "Photographer overtime due to timeline failures"] • [e.g., "Ceremony and cocktail hour chaos documented in photos"] DAMAGES: Full Planner Fee Refund: $[Amount] Emergency Vendor/Coordinator Costs: $[Amount] Vendor Failures Caused by Planner: $[Amount] Budget Overrun (Unauthorized): $[Amount] [Other documented damages]: $[Amount] TOTAL DAMAGES: $[Total Amount] [If fraud/kickbacks - add this section:] FRAUD DAMAGES: Your undisclosed receipt of vendor kickbacks constitutes fraud under California law. I am entitled to treble damages pursuant to Civil Code Section 3294. I reserve the right to seek up to three times my actual damages ($[Amount x 3]) in litigation. DEMAND: I hereby demand payment of $[Total Amount] within twenty-one (21) days of the date of this letter to compensate me for your breach of contract, negligence, and [if applicable: breach of fiduciary duty/fraud]. If I do not receive satisfactory response within 21 days, I will pursue all available legal remedies, including: • Filing suit in California Superior Court or Small Claims Court • Reporting your conduct to the Better Business Bureau • Filing a complaint with the California Attorney General for unfair business practices • Pursuing treble damages for fraud • Posting factual reviews of my experience Please contact me at [Phone/Email] to discuss resolution. Sincerely, _______________________________ [Your Signature] [Your Printed Name] Enclosures: • Wedding planner contract dated [Date] • Payment receipts totaling $[Amount] • Communications documenting failures • Vendor statements regarding planner's failures • Photos/videos from wedding day showing problems • Emergency vendor receipts • Budget documentation showing overruns cc: [Your attorney, if applicable]