Everything is supposed to be picture perfect on your wedding day, but that couldn't be further from the truth for four women who all worked with the same photographer — Michael Guevara.
"The photos he presented were just amazing," said Karyssa Villalobos.
She was one of the many brides who hired Tasi Image, which is run by Guevara, to shoot her September wedding.
The bride-to-be said his online portfolio was "exquisite," but what she got was nothing to be desired.
Judith Highbanks had a similar experience, saying she only received two photos from him. They are also the only two photos she has of her wedding at Springs Preserve from January.
"I feel devastated," Highbanks told 8 On Your Side's Michelle Mortensen. "I can't believe a person could do such a thing."
Bride Lou Emily Pearson, who wed in December, got the worst of it: just one photo — her leg.
"I was pissed," Pearson said.
Each bride tried calling and writing Guevara to get their photos. He or his wife, Jessica, responded to each bride, just once, with a sob story. It turned out to be a very similar sob story.
All four woman say he told them he was "in a coma." Except, that wasn't true.
Here's what 8 On Your Side uncovered. When Villalobos got the story of the coma, Guevara was shooting the Prince wedding. When Prince got the story. he was shooting the Highbanks wedding, and when Pearson got the story, he was actually on the phone with Michelle Mortensen.
Guevara promised he would make everything right. He never did.
8 On Your Side has uncovered while Guevara said he was in a "coma," he was actually traveling, dining, and shopping with his wife all over Las Vegas and southern California.
But it doesn't end there.
After a thorough search of his website, and days of doing image searches, none of the pictures online were actually his. They were all stolen from Chris Smauch of Good Eye Photography, based in California. When 8 On Your Side told Smauch what happened, he said "it was shocking" and that he was "pretty outraged."
8 On Your Side was able to get Tasi Image's website taken down and also gotten him banned for life for the referral agency he used, called Thumbtack.
Although Guevara refuses to speak to anyone from 8 News NOW, he has tried to make things right with at least one bride. Villalobos said she has finally received her wedding album. However, the other brides say they are still hoping and waiting.
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