Weddings can be expensive, but one bride-to-be has decided to turn a profit at her own wedding by charging family and friends for their drinks.
The 'tacky' bride was ridiculed online after asking if it was acceptable to 'recoup the costs' by charging her 150 guests 'moderate' prices at a cash bar.
On Reddit , the bride explained she had already managed to secure a venue, food and a band FOR FREE, but was having to fork out $2,000 on suit and dress alterations.
But she said the idea of paying for all the booze is making the couple "stressed out".
She wrote: "We figured we could buy the booze and pay one of my cousins to be bartender for the night, and we realized we could probably recoup some of our costs on the other wedding expenses by charging moderate prices for drinks - win-win!
"We were set on this idea until I brought it up with one of my bridesmaids and she flipped out and said that would be incredibly tacky."
The stressed-out bride said she was very taken aback by this and said it seemed "ridiculous to pay to get everyone drunk".
She added: "My other friends and family seem pretty split and I’m starting to wonder if this is actually a faux pas. Am I the a**hole?"
Reddit users were quick to call the bride 'tacky and cheap'.
One said: "There's nothing wrong with a cash bar at a wedding like this, but it is tacky to overcharge your guests and try to make a profit.
"I don't know if she's deliberately misinterpreted what her bridesmaid said or not.
"Also I hate when people brag about how little they spent only to find out that they did so because they got everything for free.
"She's still having a big expensive wedding, just at the cost of her friends free labour."
One user said: "If you want a big wedding, don't be cheap. If you are cheap, elope."
And another added: "So you already saved tons and want the guests to pay for the £2k you have spent? This is tacky as hell. How cheap can you get."
