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Got an invite for a wedding...
So just because I know you ladies will find this as amusing as I did, I thought I would tell you about this upcoming wedding...
So H has this friend, who was friends with my friend and thats how I met him way back when..my friend caused some major drama and we dont talk to her anymore, but occasionally still are in contact with his friend who is now getting married.
Yesterday we got thier invite in the mail, it said to email our rvsp and to check thier website. So of course I go check thier website, and just about had a heartattack!
Thier website is a fundraising page for thier wedding....and worse yet, you only get a wedding favor if you donate a minimum of $10 before july (for thier augest wedding). And they will have a photobooth, but you only get a copy of the picture if you donate over $100.
Granted I get it that money is tight, it was and is tight for us too, we had to leave off things we wanted and cut the guest list and do things cheap too...but wow, I would have never in a million years done something like that!! Apparently they only have 200 out of 2500 raised....for some reason I am not suprised...I was pretty amazed looking at thier page though!
I wouldn't go to the wedding if it were up to me, but H was close to the guy in HS and says he feels bad for avoiding him because of the girl I used to be friends with is still good friends of the couple getting married. So I'll go but I have no idea what to expect....I'm really tempted to regift them something we got and didn't really need because I have a hard time spending money on a gift for people that I dont really care about who have the gull to ask me to help them pay for thier wedding.
Re: Got an invite for a wedding...
Wow, that is unbelievable....how can people actually think that this is an ok thing to do??
I wouldn't give them anything to be honest with you (gift or donation) I can't imagine asking our nearest and dearest to fund our wedding. I'd rather not have a wedding than put people in that position!
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That is nuts! I think it's crazy that they're asking for donations and all they're trying to come up with is $2500... If it's that little money (in the grand scheme of wedding things), push back your date a few months and save up.
People will never cease to amaze me!
And I would totally regift them something
wow! my jaw literally fell open while i was reading OP. i wouldn't want to go either if i were you!
you might want to bring some cash with you in case of anymore surprises. haha
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Come again????? Where to people A. get the balls to do this B. do they really expect people to fund their wedding?
Why Why Why??
Regift, or go find the dumbest most unpractical gift you could find for them.
I'm with you on this one. I would love to see that website.I mean really this is the most tacky thing I have ever heard of when it comes to weddings. Why do people keep trying to change things I mean some change is good in weddings BUT asking for money to pay for your wedding is crossing a line.
This is sliding right out of the "tacky" category into "totally disgusts me" category. I'm sorry, but if you are that hard up for cash favors & photbooth are the first things that get cut!
Sorry, but I wouldn't pay an admission fee to go to someone's wedding. As someone who just paid for their own wedding....f*ck you, person fundraising for theirs!
I was shocked, I'd love to give you the website, but H made me promise not to send to anyone....since these are people we actually know and he wants to remain friends with and who knows, might use the knot or other wedding boards. Gotta keep it anon for H's sake. If I have time later I'll see if I can figure out how to take a screen shot and see if I can figure out a way to leave out the identifying information off.
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I think they're missing out on a lot of opportunities here. Why not charge admission for your ceremony! Programs? those will set you back a $2 "donation." Dinner could be a $35 "donation." Hell, why not have a bar, over charge on your drinks and make money! You want some wedding cake? That's a separate "donation" too. You could just give people a bill at the end of the night.
Donations go to non-profits who do good. Not people who need $2,500 for a party which isn't necessary. You should be having the wedding you can afford.
And those had better be awesome favors at $10 a pop!
Wow. This totally made my day. It sounds like a joke. And, along with all other PPs, I would LOVE to see this website - even a screenshot. Unbelievable!
Exactly!
WOW!!!! That is all. Just WOW!!!!!!
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