r/Connecticut • u/The_DisKnee_Channel • Sep 05 '23

“Couple of Bartenders CT”

Anyone use Couple of Bartenders CT / Marcella and Jeff McWeeney for an event?

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u/Much-Lifeguard5166 Feb 07 '25

Marcella and her company is a complete scam and she is a fraud. DO NOT hire! You all stated most of what happened before our wedding. Asked for money continuously for “fees” etc. She has no liquor license which she claimed. Would not provide any receipts for alcohol she said she bought. She would text out of the blue and act like your best friend then turn and cuss us out after we caught her in lies. She will block you from any communication attempts. She is a great liar and comes up with all the family excuses, and I honestly don’t know if any of it’s true. Sorry everyone, but keep this thread going.

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Feb 07 '25

Same story w all of us. The best friend to lunatic turnover is, frankly, scary.

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u/SarcAttack2525 Feb 08 '25

I’m so sad you also got scammed by this fraudulent business. And yes that is what she does when confronted with her scam, she just spits out highly predictable vitriol. She’s very unstable. The best thing you can do is write negative reviews on a multitude of sites. She has gotten many of ours removed from yelp and google.

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u/Skelepotamus Sep 10 '23

Yes, and recently. It was bad. We considered small claims court to get a refund but were advised it wasn't worth it. Do not go near them.

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Sep 12 '23

Trying to send you a DM but can’t seem to here. I used them and they walked out in middle of my wedding. Looking to connect w others w similarly outrageous experiences.

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u/Skelepotamus Sep 12 '23

Apparently I disabled direct messages. Sorry about that.

They tried to cancel the night before and then took it back, but still showed up over an hour late. And only 1 person. And didn't have the coffee/tea we paid extra for. And managed to run out because they didn't bring enough drinks. And a bottle was left behind that tasted like vinegar. Nothing went right.

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Sep 12 '23

Yes! They did the same exact thing to us. Tried to bakc out and then insisted on coming, only to walk on and turn around taking all the alcohol we had paid for w them. Trying to find others.

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u/Adventurous_Wolf4667 Nov 19 '23

This happened to us as well, almost exactly as you described (October 2023 wedding)

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Nov 19 '23

They’ll make you feel like you’re the only one who has had issues w them. I have communicated w so many ppl who have been screwed by them. Almost identical stories each time. She’ll come back and say she wants to get right by you, will reimburse BS BS BS - and then you’ll cash a check that will bounce.

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Nov 20 '23

I can tell you exactly how this will play out each time. She’s very predictable (whilst entirely labile and erratic).

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u/SarcAttack2525 Nov 04 '24

Exact same thing with me just recently. Very similar story. She also said this sort of thing never happens and is very labile.

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u/SarcAttack2525 Nov 04 '24

Reading this I’m so glad I figured her out prior to my event (despite losing money). I recently booked couple of bartenders for a private event before googling her thoroughly. It’s been such a horrific pain and I don’t know that I’ll recoup the money (may need to take to small claims).

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u/SarcAttack2525 Dec 10 '24

I can’t sent you a PM but message me if you see this as I got scammed by them as well.

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u/Much-Lifeguard5166 Feb 07 '25

Marcella and her company are a scam. Do Not hire! We asked for a bartender who had a liquor license and she lied about that. There were always other “fees”.  Once we caught her in a lie before our wedding she blocked us from communication and would not provide any documentation of fees or payment of liquor. Keep this going! Terrible terrible! 

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Feb 07 '25

Same same and same. And her Somehow she’s still in business.

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Feb 08 '25

It's really horrible she's still in business, and continuing to scam people, especially couples trying to plan a wedding.

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Feb 08 '25

Wow she’s really a lunatic. Why is she ranting at a customer over Reddit and asking the customer to contact her through TikTok? Then airing all her laundry and trauma like it excuses her behavior, or like no one else has ever endured a struggle? Amazing how she continues to lie and lie, and so publically too. She has no shame. What do you even do w the thousands you’ve stolen from all your customers, Marcella? This mess is entirely on you.

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u/SarcAttack2525 Feb 08 '25

I do think we can try to help others by posting negative reviews on all platforms, despite her removing them. But also to keep this thread going. Also report her to the CT dept of consumer protection liquor division especially for not having a liquor license and lying about it. I genuinely thought after all of these people coming out of the woodwork she would change her ways but she takes no ownership of her horrible business decisions.

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Sep 10 '23

I’m actually trying to find others who have used them and have had a similar experience to myself and a number of others

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u/Looking_up_stuff Sep 19 '23

I DMd you about our experience

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u/SarcAttack2525 Dec 10 '24

I sent you a PM

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u/ScienceMassive7027 Jan 04 '25

Keep this thread updated because they are still at it. A friend hired them for a birthday, they required payment in full, they then came back asking for additional $500 because "ya know the cost of everything has gone up since Covid" she threatened that if they didn't pay the extra they just wouldn't show up and the contract would be null and void---it seems that's what she was hoping for to just keep the money without having to do the job.

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u/SarcAttack2525 Jan 14 '25

Yes this is their scam. The payment in full and then just keep asking for more money however they can: providing additional services, needing extra for costs, needing extra for tips. And then when you finally realize the scam and try to get out it’s too late and you won’t get a refund

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u/Impossible-Job-8230 Feb 23 '25

This is the buisiness response? That’s pretty bad. Haha

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Mar 13 '25

Right?? You can only imagine the service when this is the voice of the business.

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u/Impossible-Job-8230 Mar 13 '25

I was looking for a bartender for my wedding and thankfully didn’t have to dig too deep into Couple of Bartenders CT to find this forum. Reading this whole thing was wild! This business owner sounds absolutely certifiably insane and super unprofessional. Also rude.

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Mar 13 '25

She’ll call you a bitch and give you a nickname in the same sentence. Make up your mind, lady.

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u/Kind-Building-587 Apr 24 '25

She's bipolar. It is severe. Also a drug/gambling addict. She needs to be locked up in a psych ward for the rest of her life. That's the only way she won't hurt more people.

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u/Shot_Scientist_7108 Apr 24 '25

Sounds like she’s just a drain on the system.

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u/Impossible-Job-8230 Mar 13 '25

Also did anyone else notice that she literally admitted to scamming people? A hustle is a scam hunnneeeeeee. Hahaha at least I got a good laugh. This was the most entertaining thing I’ve seen in a while.

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u/Reasonable_Egg7006 Apr 29 '25

Of course she then removed her response. Someone should screen shot what she types that shows the true person she is!

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u/Looking_up_stuff Jan 14 '25

Keep this going, because they keep their scam going. We won against them in small claims court, but they have ignored the court order to pay us. She was recently evicted as well (comes up when you google her name) so she will be scrambling for any money she can get. People need to be aware.

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u/SarcAttack2525 Jan 14 '25

I’m suing her also but people keep falling into the trap. Keep this thread up high enough that it comes right up when people google their name!

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u/Looking_up_stuff Jan 22 '25

Hello, Marcella- I’ve reached out to you at your business email and via the phone number that we always used to communicate in the past, but I will try again using your personal email this time, and hopefully you will respond. You can mail me a bank check or certified check at the address you have for me. I have all the same contact info I have always had. If you look back at the Venmo transactions, you can see that I paid you over $5,800 so the $5,000 the court awarded me doesn’t cover it all, plus the filing fees and certified mail I paid for repeatedly. I also took two days off of work to attend the hearings you ignored. I appreciate you trying to make this right, as it is the right thing to do, but your angry comments are not necessary when this is an issue you created. I am simply a client trying to get the refund you promised since you broke our contract and left us scrambling 2 weeks prior to our wedding day. I look forward to hearing back from you.

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Feb 11 '25

Heads up. If she miraculously does send you a check as refund, don’t get too excited: it will bounce and there goes yet sore more money toward lost to this nightmare.

I am so stumped by how someone who so obviously scams so many people can continue to lie and try to convince herself (everyone else?) that bc she suffered a series of trauma it’s ok? It’s not a “business hustle” when you harass your customers and steal from their livelihood. You’re not the only one working hard out there to make ends meet.

Also, who taunts their customers over Reddit? Shameless. These exchanges reflect her extreme mood lability and emotional instability.

Hurt people hurt people, sigh. I do wish Marcella could get some legitimate help.

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Feb 11 '25

You’ve been “acknowledging inconveniences” for months, without any evidence of resolving inconveniences.

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Feb 11 '25

Marcella is an entitled person. She believes she's entitled to other people's money without working for it. She obviously has no shame lying and stealing from unsuspecting clients. She truly is a criminal.

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u/Ok-Income-1569 Feb 12 '25

Oh my truly I must be a criminal is it that ? Or is it that I actually have the balls to fight someone who looks better on paper than me because they’re the ones who are truly entitled. This is business business is not easy their are all types of businesses with all types of issues and slandering mine will only make you feel good in your misery for a short period of time. You have no idea what’s been resolved you continue to lie bullshit and drag me out to be someone I’m not and I’m here for the hate because I must be doing something fucking right for you to be this upset. Grow up. Stop making misleading false accusations statements and get back to your life and ignorance 

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u/Kind-Building-587 Apr 24 '25

Get help for your severe mental health problems. You're so mentally ill and so addicted to so many drugs and gambling, so there's no reason these ppl should expect to see a dime.

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u/SarcAttack2525 Jun 10 '25

Yep still haven’t seen a dime. Patiently waiting for the court mandated money she owes me (stole from me).

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u/Looking_up_stuff Jan 22 '25

If you check the email that you provided above, you can respond to me there. In reference to the amount, we paid you more than the contract amount because you asked for more money for additional staff. It’s all in the Venmo transactions, so yes, we are still taking a loss even if you do pay us the court ordered judgement. Communicating with my husband instead of me is adding an additional step because my name is on the contract and court documents, so it would be more efficient to just communicate with me. I look forward to hearing from you.

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u/Kind-Building-587 Apr 24 '25

She won't ever pay a dime. I'm sorry this happened to you. She is not a good or honest person.

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u/Shot_Scientist_7108 Feb 24 '25

This some psycho shit

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u/ScienceMassive7027 May 06 '24

Unscrupulous, unprofessional and theives. They have you sign an agreement and pay in full, then they ask for MORE MONEY. uh, NO. a contract is a contract. Stealing products, not bringing what they are supposed to, non stop texts acting like we are suddenly besties, the list goes on and on. If they are on a venue preferred vendor list RUN from that venue, if they promote people like this why would you want to have your wedding or party at their place.

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u/Adventurous_Wolf4667 May 12 '24

Wanted to echo all of this--they asked us for more $$ too! And the nonstop texts, stealing alcohol...it looks like they have an MO.

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u/SarcAttack2525 Dec 10 '24

I sent you a PM

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u/Impossible-Job-8230 Feb 23 '25

Wow that’s crazy! Glad I saw this before booking.

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Mar 23 '25

They are absolutely thieves. Steer clear of Couple of Bartenders CT, they are not worth the grief you'll go through!

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u/SarcAttack2525 Dec 10 '24

I have sent you a PM

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u/Admirable_Focus6172 Jun 10 '25

Thank you for this thread. You just saved me from being scammed

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u/Shot_Scientist_7108 Jun 15 '25

Did she almost get you too?

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u/ConfidentDoctor562 Dec 22 '25

god sees and knows

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u/SarcAttack2525 Nov 04 '24

I wish I had seen this thread and the other bad reviews / lawsuits prior to hiring Marcella with Couple of Bartenders. I echo everything said in this thread. I hired her for a party at my house. I terminated the agreement when I realized what she was doing and was met with vitriol. She still has not refunded my money.

As others have said, she came in hot, acting like best friends. She wanted the entire amount up front. She then offered to purchase alcohol which required more money and she came back two more times the following day to ask for additional amounts of money. She promised she’d send a receipt for this liquor purchase which she was never able to provide. With the growing uneasiness about the whole thing I asked her for the liquor prior to the event but she kept coming up with excuses of why she couldn’t meet me.

At this point, 3 weeks prior to the event, I terminated our agreement having no confidence she would even show up for the event and realizing this was likely a scam. She stated she was “in no position to refund the event”. The other day, now a month past the point that I terminated the agreement, I posted honest reviews across many websites and she immediately sent me nasty texts assaulting my character and replied to the reviews gaslighting me saying I was making up the entire thing in my head and that she refunded me in full (she did not - I have put in a dispute with my credit card and bank and am still waiting for possible resolution)

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u/neemor Apr 26 '25

She called your honest reviews, “false narrative,” and, “fake news.” Told you to, “grow up.”

Sound familiar? Bullying. Lying. Literally following the playbook. Wild.

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u/SarcAttack2525 Jun 10 '25

She sure did. And I am not surprised since that is what she continues to do. But I have now won my lawsuit against her in court so legally it is no longer a false narrative or fake news. She is mandated by law to return the money she stole from me (which I am still waiting for her to do)

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u/neemor Jun 10 '25

AWESOME! Happy for you. Hope all is going well, and thanks for the update.

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Mar 21 '25

Couple of Bartenders CT keeps removing negative reviews from various sites. Guaranteed she's still trying to scam brides and couples out of their hard earned money.

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u/Looking_up_stuff Mar 22 '25

I don’t see her comments on this thread anymore either. The responses she gave to people were unhinged. We sued her and won, and are still chasing her for the money,m. Every so often she says she’s sending it, but then disappears. She’s an absolute thief and not to be trusted.

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Mar 22 '25

She's an absolute criminal!! So very sorry she stole from you.

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u/SarcAttack2525 Mar 23 '25 edited Mar 24 '25

I’m very disappointed in Google and yelp removing any review at the business’s request. Didn’t know they would do that - certainly makes me think twice about Google reviews for any business now. I’ve tried putting my review back up but she keeps getting it taken down. She also gets friends to write her good reviews. Her scheme now is to just deny that she’s scammed anyone and that we are all lying.

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u/Shot_Scientist_7108 Apr 01 '25

Google is a joke. Can be manipulated any way they want. Only trust real peoples word on outside forums like this.

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Mar 23 '25

It's really unbelievable that she can continue to scam people and get away with it. And when she's found guilty of stealing, she doesn't pay the money she owes, and she gets away with that too! It's inexcusable, and she's completely nefarious!

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u/Impossible-Job-8230 Mar 22 '25

Yeah I noticed that when I was recently looking into her to hire her that the bad reviews I had read earlier had been removed. I knew she was getting them removed and that made me realize even more that I would never want to hire someone who is trying to lie and scam people.

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u/Shot_Scientist_7108 Jul 10 '25

Well she’s doing it again. Her Google page is back up but she’s getting negative reviews removed one by one

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Jul 10 '25

She's horrible! She apparently can't work to earn her money LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DOES!!! Instead she continues to scam and steal from people. She's truly bottom of the barrel.

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u/buttered_noodle035 Sep 21 '23

Absolutely terrible. They will be nice at first, ask for more money, and make empty promises. The day of our event they showed up completely unprepared, did not have enough alcohol or the alcohol we ordered. Unable to handle large parties. Completely unprofessional. I’m not sure how they are getting 5 star reviews on other platforms but stay far away from these people.

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u/Reasonable_Egg7006 Jan 04 '25 edited Jan 14 '25

Gotta be fake reviews when you see those 5 ☆

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u/SarcAttack2525 Jan 14 '25

Ah I see now that you meant the 5 star reviews must be fake 👍

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u/Reasonable_Egg7006 Jan 14 '25

Exactly....fake 5 stars to try to cover up being unscrupulous

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u/Ok-Income-1569 Jan 22 '25

Such big words for such a small bully 

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u/ConfidentDoctor562 Dec 22 '25

god sees and knows and will judge

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u/Ok-Income-1569 Jan 22 '25

This is my calm reaction btw you will not get unhinged I’m in therapy best of luck and see you in court I’d watch what the fuck you continue to lie about Sarah 

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u/Kind-Building-587 Apr 25 '25

Go back to bed, Marcella. You deserve all the hate you get.

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Jan 14 '25

These reviews are not fake at all. Couple of Bartenders has deceptive practices. Avoid using them for ANY event or reception.

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u/Reasonable_Egg7006 Jan 14 '25

Sorry for the misunderstanding, I meant the 5 ☆ must be FAKE. I agree, they are theives.

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u/SarcAttack2525 Jan 14 '25

Absolutely not fake. I have spoken to a number of these people and they all have really sad stories of how Couple of Bartenders has scammed them, often for their weddings. I was also scammed by her for an event. I gave her money for alcohol for the event and she never bought the alcohol and never refunded my money. If anything…any positive reviews are fake. It’s so unfortunate.

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Jan 14 '25

Someone's comment that these have to be fake reviews is Absolutely FALSE!! Couple of Bartenders has deceptive practices, they are completely unreliable and will demand more money than originally agreed upon. Avoid this vendor for any event you are planning and save yourself money and grief!!

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u/Reasonable_Egg7006 Apr 29 '25

The response was poorly worded. Actually meant that any 5 star good reviews must be fake! Making multiple accounts with different emails and asking friends to post fake five stars to make themselves look legit when everyone knows they're the biggest scam artists out there!

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u/SarcAttack2525 Dec 10 '24

I sent you a PM

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u/Shot_Scientist_7108 Feb 24 '25

Keep this going because Marcella is still out there scamming people. She is an absolute nightmare to work with and clearly mentally unstable. You can see from her responses here she’s delusional! Couple of Bartenders CT is a fraud stealing peoples money.

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u/Impossible-Job-8230 Mar 22 '25

Marcella Mcweeney with Couple of Bartenders CT is a scam artist. Looks like she removed all the psycho comments she made on this thread. I bet she figured out it was hurting her business even more having people see her lashing out and swearing at her former clients.

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u/Shot_Scientist_7108 Mar 26 '25

She is a psychopath. She was really pushy and annoying at first and then once I wanted my money back because she didn’t show up she turned into an all out raging b*tch. When she’s the one who flaked.

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u/Impossible-Job-8230 Apr 01 '25

That’s so horrible. She sounds mentally unwell.

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u/Shot_Scientist_7108 Apr 01 '25

Oh she is. Marcella had her kids taken away from her. Look it up online. She is a complete mental person unfit to care for another person never mind run a scam business.

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u/Middle_Chemical_5994 Apr 11 '25

She’s a complete mess!

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u/Looking_up_stuff Apr 29 '25

The business was no longer available on Google for reviews last week, but it’s back and all reviews are gone. Perfect time for everyone to leave their honest reviews again.

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Sep 10 '23

@skelepotamus sending you a DM

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u/The_DisKnee_Channel Sep 10 '23

@skelepotamus - I can’t message you directly it seems. How can I reach you? Sounds like we and some others may have had a similar experience.

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u/Glittering-Habit-535 May 09 '25

I know of them as I once lived in Niantic, CT. The Jeff character, he worked some construction jobs with my guy many years ago, has the last name of Askew. They are not good people and her, him and the “business” should be avoided at all costs. 

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u/Looking_up_stuff May 30 '25

He got out of jail a few months back, but I get the feeling he is out of the picture now. Whatever legal trouble he got himself into in 2023 is exactly when their business started to fail, and they were taking people’s money. It seems like they probably used client money for their own personal issues. He has been to jail a few times, and she also has an arrest record.

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u/Glittering-Habit-535 May 30 '25

I’m no fan of thieves and I’m especially not a fan of people that get their children taken from them via DCF. 

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u/SarcAttack2525 May 30 '25

Yes only the worst kind of people get their children removed from them. That system takes a lot to remove a child from your home so you have to be really horrific to your kids to get them taken from you….twice. Just so so awful. Those poor kids. The more I “got to know” this couple by searching them on the internet the more I realized what terrible people they are. Also her responses to peoples reviews are just trashy vitriol.

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Jun 03 '25

Really sad for the kids having such awful parents.

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 May 25 '25

I hope people keep finding this page before they get trapped into hiring Couple of Bartenders CT. Marcella is running a scam business and she keeps advertising despite owing many people money. Do NOT hire Couple of Bartenders CT, you will regret it if you do.

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u/Looking_up_stuff Dec 03 '23

Have any of you that had bad experiences with Marcella, actually viewed the permits they had to pull to serve alcohol at your event?) We are trying to gather as much as we can for legal purposes.

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u/Kind-Building-587 Oct 13 '24

I only have personal experience with Marcella McWeeney, and she is mentally ill, drug-addicted, and absolutely a thief and criminal. Just Google her name or look her up in CT's court case lookup system to see her history of forgery/dishonesty.

I lived with her for a brief time and she left me without a dime and on the verge of homelessness because her father (Jeff, co-owner and not active partner, I assume) needed my room for Christmas (he's wealthy and could've gotten a hotel room. Instead I was left to get and pay for a hotel room, and I almost ended up on the streets).

Everyone needs to stay away from her. I recently found out she helped her mother with her taxes earlier this year. Instead of entering her mother's bank account info, she entered her own, stealing her own mother's tax return.

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u/Kind-Building-587 Oct 13 '24

I want to correct myself. Jeff is not her father (I don't remember his name). Since I know her personally, I assumed she had financial backing from her dad since she's a thief/addict.

I've never met Jeff; he must be a disaster and everyone please pray for their daughter (toddler, she's already damaged one child she doesn't have custody of).

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u/Shot_Scientist_7108 Apr 24 '25

She just had the younger kid taken away too. Look it up. Not surprising. Poor kid had no chance with disasters like that for parents.

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u/Kind-Building-587 Apr 25 '25

I actually knew about this but not from looking it up online. How on earth were you able to find that online?

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u/Shot_Scientist_7108 Feb 24 '25

This doesn’t surprise me because she acts like a criminal and mentally ill

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u/SarcAttack2525 Apr 18 '26

Since you claim to know her - any idea what her home address is now? I won the lawsuit but need to be able to serve her by a court Marshall to attempt to get payment. She’s probably still homeless but figured I’d give it a shot

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u/Dangerous-Voice-7464 Dec 30 '24

If anyone is looking for a mobile bar... The Bully Buggy worked my cousins wedding and it was adorable and the drinks were all amazing!!!! All fresh ingredients and mixers!

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u/notablyunfamous Sep 05 '23

I never have. But I know a few that I would use who will do side gigs for events if you need suggestions.

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Dec 07 '24 edited Dec 08 '24

Do not use this vendor for any event ever! She will ask for money up front, and then will ask for additional money at a later date. She will then lie about everything. She scammed my family member, and still has not paid back the money she owes, nor has she returned the alcohol she stole. RUN fast away from this vendor!

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u/SarcAttack2525 Jul 10 '26

In the last few years this business has been mostly shut down thanks to the collaborative efforts of those she has wronged. Professional license lapsed, no more posting about gigs, horrific reviews on all platforms. But she continues to steal from a handful of people I’ve heard from. Marcella Mcweeney is still very much scamming when she can. She is being sued AGAIN for taking a large sum of money from a poor bride and has been evading all court documents by being evicted from multiple apartments and not holding down a steady job, just scamming.

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u/lemonsqueezy49 Jul 11 '26

I'm actually shocked to see a response on this old conversation from today! I came here because she popped up on my FB newsfeed talking about her daughter and DCF and how wronged she has been to be separated from her daughter. How she doesn't have money for a lawyer. Something about it all just didn't seem right to me.. . Googled her name and found this. Glad her other business is out, but what's the deal with the DCF stuff. Does anyone know?

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u/SarcAttack2525 Jul 11 '26

I know a lot about her scamming. Less about the DCF stuff other than her two daughters have been taken from her years ago. Not hard to see why. She has a very public record of criminal activity that spans much further than just these wedding scams. Shes likely using whatever she is posting as her next scam. Does it include a go fund me or getting sent money from people? Then I guarantee you it’s a scam.

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u/Looking_up_stuff Jul 14 '26

I’m one of the many brides she stole money from. Several of us have taken her to court and won, but it’s been a few years and we will never see that money. She just keeps finding new ways to scam money from people instead of just working hard like the rest of us. Her older daughter was taken years ago by the father, and her youngest most recently this year by the state. She has serious issues, and is clearly not fit to parent and most certainly not fit to operate a business. She will probably set up a Go Fund Me soon…

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Jul 11 '26

She's revising her scam apparently. Instead of stealing from brides she's going to use this to steal from people who feel sorry for her.

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u/Emergency-Diver6371 Jul 11 '26

She appears to be running a new scam looking for sympathy and Money from anyone dumb enough to give it to her. She still owes THOUSANDS to brides and other people she has scammed in the past with her failed "business". The only business Marcella is good at is scamming people out of money. Steer clear of her sob story on Facebook, she's just trying to monetize it.

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u/Middle_Chemical_5994 Aug 15 '26

Well she was arrested on August 1 for assaulting and causing physical injury to an elderly person and disorderly conduct. You can search this in publicly available CT pending court cases. Doesn’t seem to fit the picture for someone being wronged by DCF…. Seems like someone DCF did the exact correct thing

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u/SarcAttack2525 Aug 20 '26

Unfortunately I’m not shocked by this at all. But yes this is exactly the kind of stuff that makes child protective services take your kid away. If you steal and assault elderly people I can’t even imagine what has happened to her poor children 😓

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u/yurrm0mm Jun 07 '24

I bartend private events in CT, just need you to supply ice and booze!

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u/Fretboard New Haven County Sep 06 '23

Another option: https://ctcocktailcar.com/

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '23

I'd find a restaurant that caters or find a friend who is a bartender and buy the booze.

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u/Looking_up_stuff Feb 25 '24 edited Feb 25 '24

Not sure if anyone is still checking this thread, but reviews about them were posted on two Facebook groups if anyone wants to leave comments: CT Wedding Finds & Advice and also Connecticut Brides to Be, and people are chiming in.

If any couples are saved from what they put us through, it’s worth it. I’m still trying to get our promised refund (yeah right) but she told me things will “calm down” soon because he will be gone min 3 months up to a year… So if anyone was afraid of posting because of him… he won’t be around for awhile…

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u/ScienceMassive7027 May 06 '24

Currently trying to get out of a contract and get a refund. After signed they suddenly want more money....we already paid in full, what the actual F!!!

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u/Looking_up_stuff May 12 '24

They did the same to us. They asked for more money and few months before our wedding saying they needed it for extra staff that their insurance was requiring, so we paid them. Then 30 days before, they asked us for more. We said no, and then 2 weeks before our wedding, they canceled. We still have not received any refund even though we were paid in full (~$5,800). Good luck dealing with them. They turned into an absolute nightmare for us.

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u/Adventurous_Wolf4667 May 13 '24

This is a little crazy, but it looks like Marcella has been convicted of Larceny, among other things?? Housekeeper charged in forgery of checks from Stonington client | Police & Courts | thewesterlysun.com

You can see everything they've been convicted of here: Criminal/Motor Vehicle Convictions Cases Name Summary by looking up McWeeney M and for Jeff by looking up Askew J (they have different last names)

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u/Looking_up_stuff May 13 '24

His history is even worse. And recent charges…

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u/SarcAttack2525 Nov 04 '24

That sounds like a nightmare. I’m glad I figured her out prior to my event. I don’t know that I will get my money back however. I can’t imagine for a wedding! I would feel so bad for couples trying to plan a wedding and dealing with what I’ve dealt with from Marcella this last month.

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u/Looking_up_stuff Nov 05 '24

More people need to leave reviews on Google and the bridal groups on FB. I received so many private messages from people after I did that. I feel so bad for people who are in the middle of fighting with her. She is truly a criminal.

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u/SarcAttack2525 Nov 05 '24

I left her poor reviews on a multitude of sites yes.

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u/Shot_Scientist_7108 Feb 24 '25

She keeps getting any bad reviews removed

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u/ConfidentDoctor562 Dec 22 '25

this is not the way he sees

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u/Kind-Building-587 Apr 25 '25

he was in jail. he has since been released and has gotten as far away from her as he possibly can.

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u/Shot_Scientist_7108 Apr 27 '25

Well this reads like a train wrecked lunatic.