1 /5 Jay M.: Chris Irvin completely ruined our photoshoot at the church. We had paid for and obtained a permit to use the church grounds during specific hours for photos. Everything was going great until he suddenly appeared with aggression and hostility while we were in the middle of posing for photos.
Without warning, he aggressively positioned himself directly in front of the camera, preventing us from taking a picture we just posed for.
When we immediately informed him that we had permission to be there, he became hostile. He angrily demanded to see our permit, which we explained it was in our car and will go retrieve it. Despite Telling him I was going to retrieve it, he refused to listen and continued harassing us for more then 20 minutes, accusing us of lying and even suggesting we were going to show him a fake permit while getting even more angry by the minute.
His behavior became increasingly threatening - he balled his fists as if preparing to become physical, and repeatedly threatened to call the police on people who paid to be at the church grounds for pictures during specific times and who followed every single rule we were told beforehand. Only after he calmed down slightly and loosened his balled fist did I feel safe to get the permit. After showing him the permit he angrily stormed away with both of his fists once again balled up.
We noticed he went to other people in the area who werent in a minority group like we are also taking pictures and he did not approach them with the same aggression and hostility he displayed toward us. The best part is I believe those people he calmly talked to didnt have a permit because as soon as he talked to them they left the property.
The situation worsened for us near the end of our scheduled time. Just as we were taking our final photos before leaving, he reappeared and started harassing us again about leaving.
He deliberately jumped between us and the camera again to prevent our last picture we posed for around 4:25 PM and was ready to take before leaving at our designated time of 4:30 PM . Despite having already wasted 20 minutes of our paid time earlier, he then harassed nonstop 8 plus minutes until we no longer felt as if we were being treated properly and left. As we were walking to our cars, he followed us and recorded us on his phone claiming that we was not going to leave, even though we had clearly stated we were leaving and was exiting towards the parking lot.
Chris Irvins harassment and aggressive attitude completely ruined the day and what we paid for. If not for his unprofessional, aggressive, and hostile behavior I would have left a positive review about this place.
