The Bella Bridal Network appears to be a scam.
After attending a bridal show in my hometown, I received a phone call from the Bella Bridal Network saying that I won this all inclusive honeymoon cruise and all I had to do was attend this show where they sell their cooking products (pots and pans, chef knives, etc).
I went and took a friend. We listened to their very high pressured sales pitch to buy their overpriced products. If I didn't have a friend with me there, I would have probably been so pressured to buy some of their junk - that's how bad it was. When I spoke with them on the phone days earlier, they told me I didn't have to buy anything to be eligible for the prize package.
However, the person selling to us at the show made us feel so threatened that my friend almost called the cops! After going to the show, I didn't hear or receive anything from the Bella Bridal Network. I didn't get anything that was promised to me in the gift package and tried several attempts to call ask why.
Some guy who is claiming he is the owner of the Bella Bridal Network, Mark, gave me the customer service number in which I called and was threatened over the phone to take down the complaints online. I told them I would take them down if they would A. Give us our money back or B. Come through on what they promised (ie, free cruise). The representative started raising her voice and called me some ugly words. I even asked to speak to this supposed owner, Mark, with several representatives that I talked to and none of them would allow me to talk to him. After several complaints with other representatives and conversations over the phone I told them that I do not wish to be called, yet about every week or so I get another phone call with them trying to solicit a "free cruise" to me and asking me to attend another one of their shows.
Mark, the supposed owner of the Bella Bridal Network, has also had enough nerve to go around online and tell me and other people in my similar situation that I've read online that we're competitors. Competitors, really?!? That just makes me upset to know that mine, and other individual situations are blown off and that we're told that we're simply competitors. This honestly made me so furious that I was going to call the BBB and make a complaint with them. Coincidentally, the Bella Bridal Network is not listed with the BBB. Any company who is as good as they say they are just happens to not be listed with the BBB? Very shady.
Basically, what the Bella Bridal Network advertises over the phone, on Facebook, in person, or on their website is a scam to get newlyweds to buy their overpriced products. It's such a shame that there are people out here saying they are wanting to help new couples, by giving them a supposed "free honeymoon vacation" and instead tricking them into buying overpriced products. We have a hard enough time paying for our wedding. I guess dishonest people like the Bella Bridal Network will try to scam you at anytime.
I just hope that this report will get to other curious individuals who were called about the free cruise and were considering going or not. If you want to buy a knife set or cookware that's about 10x's more than what you would get anywhere else, then go for it. I'm not a chef and will never have the need for a $2,000 knife set. I'd rather keep my $100 set that works exactly the same and take the $2,000 saved to go on that cruise. Basically if you're going to get your supposed free cruise, then don't waste your time.
"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
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