The owners of a Raleigh-area wedding photography company accused of taking thousands of dollars from couples without providing promised services faced a judge Monday in Forsyth County.
Christopher Ayscue and Holly Scott Ayscue, owners of Holly Christina Photography, appeared in court on a criminal charge of obtaining property by false pretense. The charge stems from a complaint involving Morgan Bales and her husband, who say they paid Holly Christina Photography more than $5,600 to photograph and document their wedding. According to the allegations, no one from the company showed up on their wedding day.
Outside the courthouse, Christopher Ayscue initially declined to comment when asked about the couples who say they paid the company thousands of dollars and never received the services they were promised. When asked again, Ayscue said to Troubleshooter Diane Wilson, “We’re trying our hardest to, given with all the situation, like everything that’s happened. We’re trying our hardest to get everything fixed as quickly as possible.”
Wilson responded: “You’ve been saying that for months.”…