A bride and groom have copped backlash online after asking guests to pay $75 for their own dinners.
A guest, who was invited to the wedding, took to Reddit to question whether this behaviour was normal – and if it would be wrong for her to RSVP no.
“So a ‘close’ friend of mine is getting married and just sent out the invite with a little note that says ‘to help offset costs, guests are kindly asked to pay $75 per person for their meal at the reception.’ I was flabbergasted,” she began in her post.
“I get weddings are expensive, but since when did it become normal to invoice your guests?”
“Feels like weddings these days are less about love and more like narcissistic flex contests with a price tag that keeps climbing. My salary’s not crashing the party, but this feels straight-up awkward,” she continued.
She clarified she wasn’t “offended, just broke” and wondered “am I an a**hole if I say no just because I can’t/won’t spend that on dinner at someone else’s wedding?”
Commenters expressed their outrage at the “atrocious behaviour”, with one writing: The best way to offset costs is to not spend so much. My guess is if someone doesn’t make her see sense before the wedding, most of their wedding gifts will be the dinner their guests paid for. I would not go. Nor would I send a gift.”
“When you decline the RSVP, be petty and type in ‘Similar to you, I can’t afford a $75 dinner,’” another commented.
“Absolutely not. Receptions are supposed to be the wedding couple’s thank you to guests for helping celebrate their big day. I would go ahead and decline,” a third wrote.
“What if you respond that you want to attend and enjoy the festivities, but will bring a bag lunch instead of purchasing their meal?” another quipped.
The couple aren’t the first to make a wild request, another couple based in the US sold tickets to their wedding for US$1,000 (AU$1,412) per person.
However the couple also did it for a purpose, according to The New York Times, as they donated US$132,000 (AU$186,475) for charity after breaking even.
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