Ok so I'm not objecting so much as struggling to decide how I feel about this...
A friend of ours turns 30 next week and we received a party invitation from his girlfriend (who we've only met once as they only met recently). She's hired a room somewhere along with a band and catering and the invitation asks us to contribute towards the cost . She's also requested that we don't buy him presents but either JOhn LEwis or Amazon vouchers, which doesn't bother me although I hate people knowing how much I've spent.
OUr friend knows she's organising something but doesn't know any details or who's invited.
YOur thoughts please- is it normal to invite people to a party and ask them to pay for it?!
P.S Money just isn't an issue for this couple; it's not as if the party can't/ won't go ahead if we don't contribute.