Wright K. Hand Or Arizona Clergy How could somebody who seemed so "Wright" turn out to be so "Wrong"? (A shameless, tacky, ripoff windbag with sticky fingers performed our wedding ceremony) Tucson Arizona
We hired officiant Wright K. Hand to perform our informal wedding ceremony, never suspecting that somebody who seemed so "Wright" would turn out to be so "Wrong" ...
To introduce him to our parents and "break the ice," we invited him and his wife to Sunday brunch several weeks prior to the wedding. On the day of the brunch, their car broke down and they couldnt come. I felt bad for them, so I promised him and his wife a gift certificate so that they could enjoy a future Sunday brunch at the same restaurant.
A few days later, he called me at work and demanded his gift certificate so that he could take his wife out for their anniversary! I was too flabbergasted at this astounding breach of etiquette to say "Youre fired" to this boorish clod. But worse was yet to come ...
During the ceremony, he replaced the vows we wrote with his generic ones. Furthermore, his performance was mediocre and mechanical, contrary to his previous boasts about how his speeches brought "tears to everyones eyes" and "standing ovations." He also hesitated and lost his place several times even though he probably read the same script wedding after wedding. (If only his performance had matched the enthusiasm and expertise he displayed when he stuffed his considerable face with free food, champagne, and wine during the reception ...)
All three of us were still standing at the altar when I announced that everybody should look under their chairs to see if they won the centerpiece that was at their respective table. Like a rabid buffalo during the rut, he charged down from the altar to find out if he won (which he did, unfortunately), almost knocking my 72-year old mother over. Good thing she wasnt sitting in his chair at the time, or she wouldve ended up in Emergency.
But he wasn't finished yet. Thinking that nobody would notice, he then stole a decorative ornament from a centerpiece that somebody else won and added it to his! (I caught him and put it back.) Several minutes later, when my sister accidentally picked up his prize as we were leaving the room, he whined loudly to my husband and made a big deal of it. We may never know what other items were stolen by this petty thief.
This clown needs to re-read the Bible, especially the part about "Thou shalt not steal," and he badly needs etiquette lessons. My nephew and niece behaved better than he, and they are preschoolers!
We are both surprised and dismayed that this shameless kleptomaniac is still in business. We're hoping that if enough people read this, he no longer will be.
Jutta
Tucson, Arizona
U.S.A.
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David
Terra Haute,Illinois,
U.S.A.
He did hit me with his car and the molestation is still standing...
#4Consumer Comment
Fri, March 05, 2004
Your minister was pigging out so much that got carried away. Whatever sauce you used on the lil' smokies from Eckrich Farm was fantastic. I went to the bathroom due to my nephew sticking one of those in my tuxedo pants. I didn't know it and when I sat down it went into my rectum. I would've left it there but the sauce was running down my leg. So I went into the bathroom where I could drop my pants and get it out with my finger. The reverend saw me standing there in front of the urinal and apparently saw the sauce running down my thigh. He had an uncontrollable impulse and immediately dropped to his knees behind me and started licking the sauce, needless to say he sucked that weiner right out of the canal in no time, so as far as molestation you be the judge. When I went out to tip him for weiner removal my sleeve was caught in his window and he dragged me down the street until my pants shredded off! So he didn't hit me with the car but he didn't do me any good with it. Thought everyone should know - do not serve lil' smokies in bar-b-q sauce at any event with this man.
Jutta
Tucson,Arizona,
U.S.A.
Well at least he didn't molest any children at the wedding...
#4Author of original report
Fri, June 27, 2003
The "Reverend" does business as "Arizona Clergy" and he's in the Yellow Pages. According to the BBB, he also dba "CECC Episcopal Ministries." I remember him telling us he also worked part-time at a gas station (we're still kicking ourselves that we missed this obvious hint) -- I don't believe he's affiliated with a church anymore...
Other things I forgot to mention in the Ripoff Report: He MISPRONOUNCED MY NAME during the ceremony -- He repeatedly hinted about his "tip" even though wedding officiants are not customarily tipped -- He brought his own bib and wore it while he pigged out (maybe it had pockets where he could hide more food?) -- He jabbered on and on about his negative experiences at other weddings where other people were "rude" to him (gee I wonder why) and he also made unflattering comments about certain religious groups.
He even showed me the vows that another couple wrote and said, "Can you believe that someone would say something like that?" (Once again, I was too shocked to tell him, "No, but I can't believe you would violate someone else's privacy rights either, Reverend.")
If there's one good thing I can say about the guy, it's that to the best of my knowledge he didn't molest any children or run anybody over with his car at the wedding. We were married on May 25, 2003 at the Tanque Verde Ranch, and except for the presence of this jackass, everything else was perfect.
Brianna
Tucson,Arizona,
U.S.A.
I hope to never have to deal with this individual
#4Consumer Comment
Thu, June 26, 2003
Thank you.
Being from the same city as you, I hope to never have to deal with this individual. What church is he affiliated with? I'm going to avoid him at all costs only because I'd rather not take the risk and your claim seems to be very truthful.