Hell hath no fury like a bride shut out of her wedding-reception plans.
Kristin Schwab, 31, and her hubby-to-be Michael Parton (left), 28, had pictured the South Street Seaport catering hall Bridgewaters as the ideal wedding location after spending many dates there.
“It was a perfect fit as we are two people who love New York City,” said Schwab, an emergency-medicine internist. “Our contract was signed, and our deposit of $4,819.90 was paid in October.”
That was before Hurricane Sandy.
Still, after being flooded out and boarded up for months following the superstorm, a Bridgewaters rep insisted the August wedding would go on. Suspicious, the couple found a backup venue in Tribeca.
But they can’t afford the new space without a return of the deposit. They say reps for the hall have been incommunicado — so they filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court, asking for their money back.
Schwab and Parton are among about a half-dozen couples who say they’ve been left in the lurch by Bridgewaters.
Bridgewaters CEO Peter Glazier said he has returned over $400,000 in deposits.