Terrible wedding photographers

My wife and I were over at a friend's house and she was showing us her wedding photos and they were just dreadful. The photographer used a pop up flash for the entire thing, I have no doubt about that given the nature of the shadows.  In the group shots, some people were out of focus.  For portraits of the wedding party, there was too much depth with traffic on the nearby street in full focus.  They paid $1800 for their wedding photos! They seemed to think they were good so I guess that's all that matters but I was still blown away at how someone can make money on being a photographer but not take good pictures from a creative point of view or without knowing their equipment. The photos were no better than what you could get with a point and shoot.

I am interested in wedding photographer/photo horror stories so let's hear them.