ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Catch it on a sunny day, and you can see why the Fox Hollow Farm, a sprawling 22-acre estate near Issaquah, makes for the perfect event backdrop.
“It was a beautiful day, beautiful weather, she married a fabulous man,” said mother of the bride Julie Alsin.
Alsin says that Saturday, just a half hour into her daughter's ceremony, someone smashed into half a dozen cars in the parking lot and, at some point, ransacked the room where the bridal party got ready for the ceremony.
“Out of the 10, we had three gals who had their wallets stolen, and then all of a sudden, I said, ‘Where’s my purse?’ and my purse was stolen too,” Alsin said.
Hours after the mother of the bride realized her purse was missing, she got a ping on her phone – her card had been used at a Walgreens up the road – charged for $700.
Bridesmaid Ally Colby, now back in Phoenix, worked to keep the news from the bride and groom.
“Pretty much the entire dance floor was empty at one point just because everyone was trying to figure out how to cancel their credit cards and pause payments and all this stuff,” Colby said.
It turns out theirs was the third bridal part hit the same way at Fox Hollow Farm in the past two months. The King County Sheriff’s Office confirmed police reports were filed on Saturday and on Aug. 24, while another bride told KING 5 her party's cars were also broken into Oct. 6.
A spokesperson for the King County Sheriff’s Department says they have a detective assigned to the cases and are investigating.
“To find out that it's happened not once but at least two to three more times in the past two months is just horrible,” Colby said.
Seattle-based Landmark Event Co. operates the Fox Hollow Farm events venue in Issaquah and six others. When reached by phone, the venue manager said, “No comment.”
“We wanted to be in with our daughter, celebrating and having a ton of fun, but instead, we’re helping these 20-something-year-old girls cancel their cards and figure out how they’re going to get home,” Alsin said.
Despite the broken windows and stolen purses, the night went on and the bride and groom were celebrated.
3 thefts reported at same King County wedding venue in 2 months
The thieves targeted cars in the parking lot and the bridal suite at Fox Hollow Farm near Issaquah at three different weddings.