Weddings can be expensive events, some partners splash out thousands to ensure their big day is perfect. However, the costs of all things leading up to the wedding day often is a heavy price for guests too, who are typically expected to bring a present, pay for travel and accommodation if necessary and get dressed up for the occasion in their best clothes.
Closer guests such as the bridal squad also might end up splurging a fortune on bridesmaid dresses, and hen and stag dos. One couple has boldly decided to take it a step even further for guests expenses when they asked if everyone could make a ''contribution'' towards the price of their wedding meal, Leicester Mercury reports.
One of their guest's took to Reddit to share their dismay when they read their invite and saw the couple's request from their guests to be bank transferred $50 (£42) to partly cover some of the dinner. Their post read: "Wedding invite asks you to RSVP through payment service Venmo.
''Bottom of the wedding invite says, 'We are kindly asking you to RSVP by contributing $50 per person towards the meal. Dessert is included.' There was also a smaller card with the invite listing three places they are registered for wedding gifts."
The guest goes on to say that it has been 15 years since they planned their own wedding, and they understand that things might have changed now, but that the request for money feels rather "cash-grabby" and "tacky" to them. They add: "Plus, I’ve been to this restaurant before, and I can get a full meal and drink for less than $30."
Hundreds of people responded to the post, with many agreeing they did not like the request. One said they would send the couple a Venmo request for $50 themselves, for their audacity.
Another wrote: "Set up a GoFundMe for every attendee, and send an invitation to the bride and groom to pay for it." A third posted: "I suspect they're going to be shocked at how few people come to their wedding. That is so tacky and just because people are doing this more and more does not mean that it's acceptable."
Someone else asked: "Who is going to pay to attend a wedding. Why don't they just sell tickets?" While a different user added: "My usual rule of thumb is to give a wedding gift that is at least enough to cover the value of a typical 'wedding meal' anyway (usually significantly more, too).
''I give cash gifts at weddings too, so I would've paid them way more than $50 in cash at the end of the day if they sent a normal invite. If I saw what you described though, I'd just not go and not give any gift at all."
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