- The woman posted on Reddit that she had known the bride for more than a decade.
- I was already planning a gift, a custom piece of art.
- “The woman said she wanted to hear from the bridal guests before ordering the art.
When her bride-to-be friend asks her wedding guests for £250, a woman is furious. The woman posted on Reddit that she had known the bride for more than a decade but was surprised to be expected to provide cash in addition to paying for the flights and hotel.
The anonymous woman wrote, “She recently reached out to tell me what I would be expected to bring as a wedding gift. I was already planning a gift, a piece of art. Piece of will.
The woman said she wanted to hear from the bride’s guests before ordering the art. The answer surprised him.
She wrote, “I was told I had to bring them at least £250 in cash as my wedding present.
“I was shocked by that because it’s a lot of money especially considering I have to fly out and get a hotel. When I questioned him about it, he said it was at least Kim had to bring every guest and anyone who didn’t come wasn’t allowed to go to the wedding
The owner of the post realized that the request for his visitors was too high.
“He ended it by saying that it was normal and customary in Belgium because all the money goes to get the newlyweds home,” the author said.
“Well I can see some merit in that and would be happy to throw some cash at her if she wanted but the price asked and agreed upon seems steep to me and it’s not a small wedding, she said. 97 guests are coming.
“I told him as much and he expressed frustration saying that if I wasn’t comfortable paying it wouldn’t be fair to the other guests who were paying and he wasn’t comfortable with me being there. Yet he bragged about how his father had promised him three grand as a gift.
He declined the wedding invitation but thanked her.
One wrote, “This is not customary. Looks like she estimated the cost per person and used the extra money to benefit her wedding. Sticky.”
Another wrote, “This is absolutely ridiculous, I’ve always assumed for weddings you only pay what you can afford and are comfortable with. It’s hard to set an amount.”