Would you pay to attend a wedding?

I remember reading something last year in either Reddit or CityData (or who knows where.....my short AND long-term memory is rapidly receding in my rear-view mirror) about a couple who was getting married and for different levels of "contribution" was offering various "privileges", depending on your proclivities.

The "premiums" ranged from a lipstick kiss from the bride on the thank-you note, through a personal item of the bride's lingerie, to "cuddling sessions" with the bride or groom or both, to actually going on the honeymoon with them and, I assume, engaging in some activity that went beyond "cuddling". Nothing says "sanctity of marriage" quite like a little prostitution.

Now, there's probably a 90% chance that this is apocryphal, but with things the way they are today, it could be true..... I wouldn't want to bet the mortgage money on it being false.
 

I would never pay to attend a wedding (outside of travel costs, of course). In my opinion, the point of a reception is to have a happy celebration with loved ones and family, not to fleece the guests.
 
Kadee said:
No way ..we had just had a modest home built after selling our home in the city ( Adelaide SA ) ….in fact we didn’t have enough to pay a contractor $9 .000 for put up our side Thats 42 mtrs and 2 short fences across the front of our home , so we did it ourselves , in stinking hot weather …..

NO …it was all about HER …side of the family ….
The female involved told us we were RICH ..cause we had a paid for home …

They both had good jobs ……we didn’t ~ we were retired by then ( we was close to 70 then )

…it was just pure envy and greed I M O

@OldOld
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You know? Since we had we worked our butts off jobs, his family thought we were rich as there was a never dual parent or sibling with joint or individual career(s). We'd have to go to a 16-person (so called family) pizza place and sure enough the total bill was handed to us. We paid it and man, that was expensive.

After that happened the first time, we'd go down south to visit again and of course the family would say: "Let's go out for a pizza dinner". The bill was once again handed to me personally. I spoke clearly saying well we owe this much toward the bill and passed it down to the next family member to pay their part. Everyone was in just God-awful disbelief as we didn't pay the whole bill again. Bummer huh?
 
Whats the deal with the ticket? I usually put a check in a card and put the card in a fancy duded up box.
I wrap top and bottom separate so its reuseable. Thats so they have something to open and the card doesnt get lost.
Also its rude to gift shame by showcasing who gave what. It shouldnt be a competition.
Aunt Mabel gave $200. I cant believe you only gave $100.

Just say your house is furnished and you prefer money instead of gifts. JMO. Buying gifts for people you dont know well is a PITA.
 
Veronica said:
Whats the deal with the ticket? I usually put a check in a card and put the card in a fancy duded up box.
I wrap top and bottom separate so its reuseable. Thats so they have something to open and the card doesnt get lost.
Also its rude to gift shame by showcasing who gave what. It shouldnt be a competition.
Aunt Mabel gave $200. I cant believe you only gave $100.

Just say your house is furnished and you prefer money instead of gifts. JMO. Buying gifts for people you dont know well is a PITA.
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What is PITA?
 
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