Justin Montney had a wedding coming up and had already paid 1.800 dollars.
In February 2020, his fiancée, Alexis Athena Wyatt, 22, died in an accident near Colorado Springs. The wedding was scheduled for May. When Justin asked Copper Stallion Media, the Texas company hired to film the wedding, to refund his deposit, the answer was no: the contract stated that the deposit was non-refundable. According to him, they offered to let him use that credit toward his “next wedding”.
Justin publicly criticized the company, and that’s when things got worse. Copper Stallion Media threatened to sue him for defamation and created a website using his name to defend itself. And on May 23, the day he was supposed to get married, it posted a mocking message on social media that said: “we hope you cry all day” and “we’re sorry, but we’re not sorry”.
The reaction was immediate. The Knot and WeddingWire removed the company from their platforms, and Copper Stallion closed its social media accounts. As the case became public, other couples and industry professionals began contacting local media to share their own experiences with the company.
In the end, Copper Stallion announced that it would honor its outstanding contracts, but would stop accepting new clients and shut down its operations.