you hired the defendants,
who have a horse and carriage,
for your daughter's wedding.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy:
And the arrangement
was you were going to pay them
a certain amount of money
to ride your daughter
and her fiancé around
and take photographs
before they reached the place
where the -- either the wedding
or the reception
was supposed to take place.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: When was
the wedding?
>> August 13, 2016.
>> Judge Judy: It is your claim
that they didn't perform that
service satisfactorily and you
didn't get your money's worth.
You want your money back,
plus, plus, plus, whatever.
Anyway, how much
did you pay them?
>> $650 for one hour.
>> Judge Judy: And the hour
was supposed to start when?
>> At 4:30 and end at 5:30.
>> Judge Judy: Where were they
supposed
to pick your daughter up from?
>> After the ceremony.
We had the ceremony
at Pioneer Park.
And they were supposed
to deliver 'em
to the reception hall
approximately three blocks away.
But the ride
was gonna go further.
>> Judge Judy: You're the bride.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Could you stand
up, please?
Tell me your last name.
>> Paul.
Paul is my maiden name.
Married name is Johnson.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Ms. Johnson,
you had the ceremony.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: When did
the ceremony start?
>> The ceremony started
at 3:30 p.m. on August 13th.
>> Judge Judy: And when
was it over?
>> It was over roughly about
4:00 to 4:15.
>> Judge Judy: What time did
the carriage arrive?
>> The carriage arrived
around 4:30.
>> Judge Judy: As
contracted for.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And what time
did you depart the carriage?
>> We departed from Pioneer Park
at 4:36 p.m.
>> Judge Judy: And what time
did you get to the reception?
>> We got to the reception
hall at 5:05.
>> Judge Judy: Did you have
a conversation
with the defendants
about where the ride
should be taking you?
>> No, my mom
and dad surprised me with it.
>> Judge Judy: So you were
surprised when
you came out of the ceremony.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: That's so nice.
Was the day nice?
>> It was very beautiful.
>> Judge Judy: Did you take
any pictures?
>> Yes, we have some pictures.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like
to see them.
>> Here's arrival
at the little park.
And I have some
professional pictures
as they left Pioneer Park
if you want those also.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to take
a look at those, too.
Did you have a written contract
with the defendants?
>> Yes, I did.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to take
a look at it.
>> Here's this.
And I put a note at the top
'cause we weren't sure
the ceremony time.
On the original contract --
>> Judge Judy: Don't put any
note in the top.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: If you had
a contract,
that's what the contract is.
Who prepared this contract?
>> I did, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So I'm not looking
at any of this.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: You have to
understand
that because this is...
The contract terms say
any change in the contract
has to be in writing
and signed by both parties.
You added this when?
>> Prior to signing it.
>> Judge Judy: Oh, okay.
Is that correct?
Prior to signing it she says
"paid by check"
and "this may change to 4:30
to 5:30, need to finalize
the ceremony time."
I assume that was before
this was signed
because you did, in fact,
pick them up at 4:30
despite the fact
that your contract says
from 5:00 to 6:00.
>> We try to be accommodating.
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no,
that's not what I said.
>> I'm sorry.
>> Judge Judy: What I said
was the plaintiff says
that she added this,
that the contract time
could change,
before she signed it.
And that would seem
to be correct
because you wrote
"from 5:00 to 6:00."
And actually you picked them
up at 4:30.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So what you're saying
is they only provided
half of the service.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And when you were
dropped off,
you didn't know
what the circumstances
were of the hour
that your mother had contracted.
>> Nope, because it
was a surprise.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So they arrived at 4:30.
They dropped you off at 5:05.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Ball is in
your court.
Who was the driver?
And? Go ahead.
>> We, uh, did, indeed,
pick them up at the park and --
>> Judge Judy: Picked them up
on time.
That's not the issue.
>> And there were photographs
taken there.
And I made note
of the photographers.
And they went around
the carriages
and took professional photos.
And then we traveled that route,
as opposed to a straight,
direct route, because there's
a pretty big hill.
So we didn't want the horse
to slip.
Plus it would give them
a longer ride.
>> Judge Judy: But they were
contracted for an hour.
But you only kept them out
for 35 minutes.
>> In that hour, we also figured
into that
that we would be doing photos.
So we figured we would be
held up at the bridge
and the gazebo so that
we would be well within our time
and probably over,
because sometimes
the photographers --
>> Judge Judy: But what I'm
saying is they paid
for an hour.
They didn't get an hour's
worth of ride.