“Completely tacky”: Bride slammed for asking for dinner payment
A bride has caused a stir online after asking if it is appropriate to ask her wedding guests to pay for their meal when they RSVP to the big day.
The woman took to a popular wedding Facebook page to ask the opinions of other brides, sharing an example of her invitation created by her wedding planner.
The invitation asks guests to confirm whether or not they will be attending the nuptials, before asking if the guest intends to eat at the wedding ceremony, and which meal they would prefer.
The price of each meal was also included: $20 for grilled chicken with rice, mashed potatoes and green beans and $25 for a salmon alternative.
“We invite you to eat with us but ask for you to provide your own payment. Please select which meal you'd prefer,” the invite stated.
“My wedding venue requires me to purchase food through them for the reception, but has said people sometimes choose this option,” the woman wrote on Facebook.
“Nothing about my reception is very typical anyway, SO I'm wondering how insane or rude or cost-effective/smart this is.”
“The planner set me this as an example of how to present it to guests.”
But when the post was quickly criticised by others, the bride clarified the event was more of a “fun dinner party” rather than a “wedding” as she and her partner had already legally married five months prior.
“Ultimately I'll do what I want BUT I did not choose this option. It was only a suggestion from the venue that I was curious about others' opinions on,” she added.
“This is for the reception. I'm most definitely not asking for money or gifts and by the time they come to the reception, we will have already been married for five months.”
The post was shared in another wedding shaming Facebook group and critiqued by dozens of wedding experts.
“Oh hell no! This is completely tacky!” one wrote, another said, “So she asks if it is rude then gets offended when people say it's rude?”
“I am a veteran pro planner and would NEVER suggest this!” another said.
Someone else wrote, “I'm especially shaming the venue for suggesting that people often pawn off the cost of dinner to their guests. Encouraging rude behaviour.”
Image credits: Getty Images / Facebook