Recent clients of Ariane Anderson told CTV News that despite trying to track down the photographer since their weddings, there has been little-to-no communication between the two parties.
On Wednesday, several brides-to-be told CTV Atlantic that they have already paid for Anderson's services, but are becoming increasingly worried that they won't have a photographer on their special day.
Despite the fact that her wedding is only months away, Faith Williams said she hasn't heard at all from the photographer and is out hundreds of dollars.
"She has not contacted me in any way, shape or form," Williams said.
"I consider myself lucky just losing money, not money and photographs of my special day too," she added.
Anderson, who is listed as owner and lead photographer of Ariane Anderson Photography on her website, has informed clients that she moved to British Columbia following her divorce.
While Anderson was shooting engagement photos for Jessica Comeau and her partner, she said that the divorce was making it tough to get through her work.
"(Anderson said) it was hard for her to look at wedding pictures at the time, but she was getting better at it … so she was kind of moving forward with it," Comeau said.
Fellow Nova Scotia wedding photographer Alex MacAulay is offering to process Anderson's clients' photos, and said that her conduct is damaging to the industry.
"It certainly does cast a bit of a negative shadow on the industry, and this looked like an opportunity for us to maybe be able to help with that a little bit," MacAulay said.
Another bride-to-be, Courtney Smith, has been dealing with the worries of planning a wedding for months, but the affair became much more stressful after she heard about difficulties with Anderson.
"You don't want to be wondering the night before, the week before, the three months before whether or not a photographer is going to show up," Smith said.
Smith lives in Ottawa, but is hosting the festivities in Nova Scotia.
And as the clock ticks down to the day of her wedding, Smith is concerned that she might have to hire another photographer to replace Anderson -- even though she likely can't afford it.
Smith added that she wants a guarantee that Anderson will be in Nova Scotia to photograph her nuptials.
Anderson told CTV News on Tuesday that she still working on the photos that she has taken at past events, and that she intends to send raw images to her clients as a sign of good faith. She added that her customers will eventually receive their edited photos, and apologized for the delay.
