To not be surprised that no one used a photo booth at a wedding at £2 a time

[Bearbehind]

I went to an evening reception last night and have heard today that the bride has had a major strop as hardly any of the guests used the photo booth they booked .

It was £2 a time and you got a photo and the couple got one for their book.

I hate having my photo taken so I sure as hell wasn't going to pay for it.

AIBU to think if you want wedding photos you pay for them or you don't sulk if others don't want to spend £2 a pop on a shitty passport photo.

[MrsMelons]

Compos - not stingy IMO, I think arrival drinks and toast are a must but not a free bar.

[MrsMelons]

Akiss - I will be there

[GetOrfMoiLand]

Compos, I wouldn't expect an open bar at a wedding, it would be nice obviously but I don't expect most people to be able to put a few grand behind the bar so people could drink to their hearts content.

[Bearbehind]

Seriously splash you must be a really, really nice person or a mug as there are loads of things I could have decided to set my heart on when I got married but we couldn't afford it so it didn't happen.

I don't think for one minute it was a scam, just a way of cutting costs but getting what they wanted, which, unfortunately I completely disagree with.

[ComposHat]

I'm having retro sweets and modern booze at my wedding

We are having the retro sweets too (not a child in sight) seems to be quite a trend.

Not sure if the booze will be modern, hopefully it won't be past its sell by date.

[MrsMelons]

Compos I would be happy with ANY booze, I am a great wedding guest

[cantbloodywellchoose]

I can understand it if free but £2 a photo? Bollocks to that.

[ComposHat]

Oh phew thanks everyone, I was worried I'd be confronted by a row of cat's bum faces and hoiked bosoms next Saturday evening.

I don't know how anyone at a wedding can afford to chuck that amount of money behind the bar. It could easily get to £4,000 for even a small reception, especially as people will tan the arse out of the booze if they aren't paying for it.

[ComposHat]

Mrs Melons Have a (virtual) Babycham & Cherry B on me.

MNHQ - why isn't there a smiley for this!

[LastButOneSplash]

Yes you're right. I am very nice. I care about people a lot. I also have friends around me are the same. I wouldn't think £2 would make me much of a mug. Everyone has things they would like at their weddings they can't afford. Some would take the piss, some wouldn't. I could also imagine the couple had lots of other things they just couldn't afford any which way. £2 costs to guests doesn't fall into the piss taking category for me.

[TheSmallClanger]

But it isn't £2, it's another £2 on top of what they've paid to get there, on top of what they've paid for drinks, their present and probably new/suitable clothes as well. Sometimes really pointless, little things are the straws that break camels' backs.

[AKissIsNotAContract]

is your wedding next week compo? Good luck, hope it goes well. Mrs compo must be a lucky lady

[LastButOneSplash]

Indeed it is. But I still can't get bothered about £2. It's not enough to hit my radar.

[GetOrfMoiLand]

Yes, an open bar would be thousands. You would have to have a large budget to accommodate it. And I could think of loads of things I would rather spend a few grand on.

[Laquitar]

I must be the only one with no sense of fun here then...I don;t find it fun even if it was free [confusd].£2 is not a big deal but ,,, a photo booh wtf? I only imagine it though as i have never been in a wedding with a photo booth. But most of the weddings i have been had free booze so i must be lucky.

[LRDtheFeministDragon]

I'd say cash bar is the norm, compos. And best of luck for next week!

[ComposHat]

Thank you akiss

It is indeed on the 1st June!

Mrs Compo. (she will still be Ms MaidenName) hasn't quite seen it that way this week with my dithering, faffing and general Roy Cropper from Corrie type behaviour.

[TheSmallClanger]

We had a paid-for bar at our wedding, but there weren't many guests there, and our reception was more of a cocktail hour. The money we had wouldn't stretch to an all-night do. Plus, we went without quite a few other things so we could have lovely catering. No regrets at all.

[ComposHat]

Thank you too LRD

[MrsMelons]

Thanks ComposHat, it was lovely!

Have a very special day

[GetOrfMoiLand]

Good luck for next week compos

[LynetteScavo]

It's a bargain.

It's £5 in Sainsbury's.....if you need a passport photo (or 3, if like me you renew all your DCs at the same time), you'd be laughing.

[ComposHat]

A pleasure MrsM, can I tempt you with a Malibu and Seven up? or a Baileys and Cherryade?

[ComposHat]

Thank you getoffmoi and there won't be a photoboth in sight!

[FamiliesShareGerms]

We went to a wedding that had a photo booth for £3 at it - loved it, lots of silly posing with hats and stuff. Not the end of the world, it's not obligatory to partake.

Why the assumption that it's the "bridezilla's" idea, though? Are men really not assumed to have had any say in their nuptials??