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Weddings are fucking expensive. We all know that. Between the rings, showers, dinners, invites, and venue, the average wedding will run you (on average) about $25,000. With that amount of money, you could pay for a year of college for your kid rather than take out a loan just so he can become a DJ upon graduation.
I get it, it sucks that you have to spend that much money for your friends to just waltz in and get blackout. But what this couple did to their friends is flat-out inexcusable. See, Jessica Baker planned on attending her friend’s wedding but the babysitter (also known as her mom) fell through at the last second. What happened is unprecedented.
Her mom was supposed to watch their kids. And since the invitation said no children, that meant no wedding. But then this week, she received a bill for the dinner they were supposed to have enjoyed.
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” she said with a smile. “It listed, we would have had two herb crusted walleye and there was also a service and tax charge.”
The total came to $75.90.
“This cost reflects the amount paid by the bride and groom for meals that were RSVP’d for, reimbursement and explanation for no show, card, call or text would be appreciated,” the note read.
And here’s the actual receipt:
Bold move from the bride and groom who found it fitting to nickel and dime the guests that couldn’t attend. I’d like to think the thought process went something like this when they were deciding whether or not to invoice their friends after the no-show:
“How rude was it that they just didn’t show up? I mean, honestly. Sure, I didn’t want them there anyway because Jessica is kind of a bitch, but like, it takes balls to just no-show someone’s wedding. I never want to speak to her again. You know what? Fuck them. I’m going to send them a bill because you’re crazy if you think I’m just going to spend $75 on herb-crusted fucking walleye for her and her plus-one.”
Meanwhile, the husband was probably just nodding along approvingly (albeit scared shitless) because that’s what I hear marriage is all about. .
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“I ain’t afraid of no ghosts”
~that bride
Will, why in every single one of your Instagram photos do you look like a total sociopath completely devoid of emotion?
I was testing out the “Kanye No Smile” technique but my parents yelled at me this weekend for never smiling so I’m retiring it.
Still getting yelled at by your parents even in adulthood. PGP.
Have you ever heard of the man they call “Todd”?
I’m sure the absentee guest spent some kind of money on a wedding shower gift or something, so it should balance out. It’s kind of impressive this bride actually noticed who all was there and who was a no show. That would probably be the last thing on my mind on my wedding day.
How about this… Instead of being passive aggressive and sending a bill for not going to the wedding, why not just say “hey, it hurt my feelings that you didn’t come”. Honestly, this bride/couple sounds terrible and cheap anyway, I would of skipped too.
Bitch better have my money
I heard about this on two different radio shows this morning on the way to work. It’s petty and extremely tacky to bill your guests that way. I’m assuming the no-show couple sent a gift, so it should balance out. Also, don’t many weddings have their fair share of people who never RSVP and show up anyway? If it bothers you that much then just reach out and tell them so instead of billing them for food you would have paid for anyway.
No showing to a wedding is bullshit. They should be charged. One of them could have went and the other could have watched the child. Pretty simple stuff.
I eloped, but had a party after. One of my good friends came all the way to the event with her husband and baby (no kids makes it extra rough on some people). Baby got sick and they couldn’t make it. No hard feelings, thing happen–but she called. Not calling is dick.
Also, why didn’t she ask for the uneaten walleye to go? Did this chick have em pack up the unused dinner rolls too?
I think if you’re gonna pull something like this, then guests should be notified of this in advance. Otherwise, you’re getting a dog turd mailed back to you.
I will get down voted for this but if you RSVP and don’t show you should possibly expect a bill.
Also the average wedding is a really skewed stat seeing that you are taking into account the entire country and many levels of income. I haven’t bee. To a wedding that was under 50k and the highest was my ex’s brother and the was 250k (union league in philly, 320 people) but yeah if you rsvp you should show or even offer to pay.
No
You don’t send them a bill. You just never talk to them again and if you’re lucky enough to get invited to their wedding, pull the same move.