A story that News 12 featured last week about brides being suddenly left without wedding flowers is now prompting even more questions.

Dozens of other brides say they also paid deposits to a Syosset florist that shut down after the owner died.

Syosset bride-to-be Tara Sooknauth says her big day has been thrown into chaos.

"I do feel very panicked," she says.

Sooknauth told senior reporter Tara Rosenblum that she hired Jack & Rose floral decorators in Syosset for her wedding flowers.

But recently she received a letter from the family's legal team saying the owner, Jack Rutigliano, had died and the business had closed.

Sooknauth says she's out $1,500 and is now trying to find a new florist.

"I didn't sleep at all last night. And I figured that Tara would be our best option to get some answers," she said.

She's not alone. In the past week, News 12 has heard from more than a dozen other brides.

The Turn to Tara team took a closer look and found problems that predate the owner's death.

News 12 combed through court records that show more than two dozen small claims cases connected to the business. The Nassau County Consumer Division shows one open complaint.

An attorney representing the family says Jack Rutigliano "solely owned and operated" the business and that no one currently has legal authority to manage or operate it or access its accounts.

The Turn To Tara team also discovered the company has an "F" rating with the Better Business Bureau for two unanswered complaints in the past three years.

"One of the complaints has to do with paying money through a peer-to-peer platform and not receiving what they expected," said Claire Rosenzweig, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau Metro New York.

Rosenzweig says situations like these are a reminder for couples to protect themselves when paying wedding vendors.

She suggests using a credit card since it has the most protection.

The BBB also suggests couples consider wedding insurance, check review sites like BBB.org and read contracts carefully.

In this case, some legal experts say brides trying to recover deposits may ultimately wind up in small claims court.