A bride-to-be has been slammed for charging friends and family $50 a person to attend her wedding.
“We all know that weddings are very expensive,” the woman said in an online group. “What do you think about charging guests $50 to attend?”
The bride thought that having people pay was a brilliant idea that would reduce food costs, without limiting the guest list.
“RSVPing for $50… I don’t think it’s in bad taste. It’s practical and good for business,” he said.
People were quick to criticise the bride and express their outrage online, with many calling it “ridiculous” and “stingy” to expect guests to foot the bill.
“Wow. Yes, we know you don’t think it’s in bad taste, you just want to be told you’re right. And you’re not,” said one woman.
“This is in very bad taste. If you can’t afford it, don’t do it!” another agreed.
“My idea is this: have the wedding you can actually afford!” added a third.
A bride-to-be seeking support for her idea to charge guests for her wedding got a rude surprise when everyone agreed it was “tacky” and “cheap.”
People criticised the bride-to-be for thinking it was “good business” to charge guests: “Have the wedding you can afford!” said one woman.
Others who didn’t have as many problems with wedding invitation etiquetteI still didn’t think the attendance fee was good value for money.
“Girl, I don’t even go to bars where you have to pay an entrance fee,” one woman said.
“I can get better food and entertainment for $50 a head,” another added.
A man was horrified to see an American woman think a wedding should be about “good business” and not a celebration of love.
Another person said the “entitled” bride didn’t understand the meaning of the word “guest.”
“What happened to the joy of entertaining? Being generous to guests used to be one of the greatest pleasures.”
“You know, it’s better to give than to receive, that kind of thing,” he added.
This is not the first time that couples have resorted to charging guests to finance the wedding of their dreams.
A New York couple who insisted on tying the knot in style had to deal with 80 per cent of their guests RSVPing “unable to attend” after they tried to charge them $333 each.
Nova and Reemo Styles had intended to get married at the city’s famous St. Patrick’s Cathedral, but discovered the church alone would cost $150,000.
The couple decided to think outside the box and came up with the idea of having their guests cover the cost.
“Let’s let the guests stress out and sell tickets to a wedding,” Nova said.
Thousands of people were shocked by the “privileged” behavior of the influencer couple.
“How tacky!” wrote one man. “I would never dream of forcing someone to pay to come to my wedding! That’s just ridiculous.”
“These people are stingy. They want the jewelry, but they are too stingy to pay for it,” added another.
“I hope they used that money to buy something classy,” added a third.