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A bride who was found to have defamed a company that had provided wedding services for her and her fiancé has been ordered by a judge to pay more than $100,000 in damages.

In April 2015, Emily Liao and Edward Chow, who were engaged to be married, hired Amara Wedding for wedding-related services including photography, makeup, hairstyling, scheduling, flowers, tuxedo rental and a master of ceremonies.

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Despite a dispute over some pre-wedding photos, the company went ahead and provided its services at the couple’s wedding on July 4, 2015.

Liao was unhappy with the photos that were taken, and for nearly a year following the wedding, she published numerous disparaging comments about the company, using various English- and Chinese-language blogs, forums and social media sites, including Facebook, VanPeople and WeChat.

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In one January 2016 post on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, Liao included highly personal attacks on the company’s operators, accused them of fraud, and warned others not to do business with them.