Sometimes education is expensive, as my mother always taught me. Pictures at the bar or in a restaurant are no big deal to anyone. The two diners requirement is absolute unless you get written permission to dine alone. That is rare but may happen when the scheduler and the client are BOTH desperate to get the shop done.
The more you read here and ask questions, the more free education you can substitute for the expensive kind, lol.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.