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Ally Foster November 12, 2025 - 1:13PM Share via Email Share on Facebook Share on Whatsapp Escucha este artículo Copied URL to clipboard Wedding crasher steals couple's wedding gifts A bride has been left in tears after a brazen wedding crasher stole up to $150,000 worth of gifts from their lavish reception. A wedding stylist has revealed the wild email she received from a bride asking her to provide her services for free for her 2026 wedding. Danielle Hutton runs Til Death Events, which offers bespoke wedding styling and planning for clients across the country. The nature of her job means she is there with the couple from the start of their planning journey right up until and on the big day. Ms Hutton’s team also helps matching clients to other people in the industry they think would be a good fit, as well as problem solving any issues that arise on the day of the wedding, often before the couple even realise there is a problem. This requires hundreds of hours of work, impeccable organisation and often emotional support on Ms Hutton’s behalf. It is by no means a simple task, but she loves what she does. Given this, the wedding planner was understandably taken aback when, on the weekend, she received an email from a potential client offering to pay for her services, not with money, but through “exposure”. The email, from an Australian content creator, stated that she was “obsessed” with Ms Hutton’s work and knew she would be the “perfect fit” for her upcoming wedding in Byron Bay in May next year. Wedding stylist and planner, Danielle Hutton, received this email on Sunday. Picture: @tildeath_events/TikTok She owns and runs the business Til Death Events. “We are hoping to have a sit down wedding with 100 guests and want our guests to be wowed when they walk in,” the email read. “The only catch, we have a very limited budget. In spite of this, we are still hoping to collab with photography, videography, a band and amazing styling. “We know the economy isn’t great right now so we were hoping you would be open to come on board as a collaboration for exposure.” The bride noted she believed she could generate enough attention to have her upcoming nuptials “published”, which she described as a “win-win for everyone”. Copied URL to clipboard 'Good sign': Surprise guest crashes wedding An unexpected visitor at a $200,000 wedding has warmed hearts around the... Ms Hutton shared the email on TikTok, blurring out the sender’s identity, and writing: “We can’t feed our families with exposure”. The video quickly went viral, gaining more than 1.3 million views and thousands of comments, many from people completely gobsmacked by the woman’s request. “This is taking me out because she said ‘I know the economy isn’t good right now’ and then proceeded to ask you to do your work for free,” one person said. “The only catch is you won’t be paid … oh is that all?” another wrote, while one added they “couldn’t imagine asking someone to do their job for free”. “People’s lack of shame astounds me every single day,” another wrote. She has worked with countless clients across the country, bringing their visions to life for their big days. Picture: @tildeath_events/Instagram The bride said she was ‘obsessed’ with Ms Hutton’s work. Picture: @tildeath_events/Instagram Others branded the email an “instant ick”, “obscene” and “crazy work”, with multiple people also astounded by the “audacity” of the request. One person joked: “I want to collab with my landlord and phone company now.” Multiple people in the wedding industry also chimed in, sharing their own experiences fielding similar requests. A calligrapher said it was “comical” the amount of times she has received similar emails, while a mobile bar business owner said they don’t even bother replying anymore, branding it “so demoralising”. “I‘ve been asked something like this more over the last 6 months than I have in the last 12 years of being a wedding photographer COMBINED,” a photographer said. Speaking to news.com.au, Ms Hutton revealed that one of her friends in the industry, who is also a planner and stylist, also recently received a “very direct message” from a different bride asking to collaborate in lieu of payment. This is not the first time Ms Hutton has received this type of request, noting that when she started her business 10 years ago, Instagram was in its prime when it came to influencers. “So people were more open to exposure collaborations back then, because it really was pretty effective for marketing a lot of brands,” she said, adding that, while she never chose to go down this route, she understood why some businesses found it beneficial. “These days, not so much. I think we sort of got to a point where we’re like, ‘Hey, you guys have money, and we know you’re getting paid now to be an influencer, so, you can just pay’. Then that exposure thing started to really drop off.” People were gobsmacked by the email. Picture: @tildeath_events/Instagram Ms Hutton said is has been years since she has received an email asking her to work for ‘exposure’. Picture: @tildeath_events/Instagram Ms Hutton estimated it has been close to six years since she has received this type of request, so she was initially “surprised” when she read the email. However, since posting the video and seeing the response from others in the industry, she believes the trend of influencers asking to ‘pay’ for things with exposure is once again on the rise. “They’re trying it on, and I’m not sure if it’s just because times are tough and they know that we’re not getting as much work as we had in previous years, because we are in a little bit of a lull in the industry, and they’re trying to exploit that,” she said. Ms Hutton has also worked with plenty of high profile clients over the years, which has been great for her business, but they have all paid full price for her services. “I’ve always been pretty firm with just charging what we charge. We are a business and this is my full time job,” she said. “It is a luxury service. You don’t have to have it, you don’t need to have it, but if you want us, you have to pay our fees.” More Coverage Influencer rages at ‘cooked’ Australia Ally Foster ‘So selfish’: Concert act completely divides Ally Foster So, what was Ms Hutton’s response to the email? Well, she is still undecided about how to approach the situation and had initially planned not to respond. However, after reading some of the comments she is now considering sending a friendly email thanking the bride for the offer but informing her that there “won’t be offering any collaborative services at this time, with our price list attached”. More related stories Other Industries Delivery giant closes in Aus, 120 jobs lost A delivery food giant who has been operating in the country for the last 20 years has announced it will close by the end of November. 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