I live in central Scotland and my wedding will be in Wiltshire. My two best friends seem affronted that I won't be paying for all the guests hotel rooms and providing transport from Scotland. I looked into booking a coach, which comes to £2000 and suggested asking for guests to contribute £50 if they wanted to use it instead of public transport (which costs about £120 for a train ticket I think ) or driving (father in law estimates £150 cost petrol wise). They still seemed unhappy.
My mum says that it's not normal to expect the bride and groom to pay for these things. Who's right?
We are on a tight budget as we have just had a baby but have our heart set on our venue but if people expect us to pay thousands for transport and accommodation I honestly would prefer not to invite guests and just elope. I haven't said this to my friends though. What should I do?
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ParsleyCake · 28/05/2016 12:33
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