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to think my friend should have given some consideration to her wedding guests?

183 replies

Googoogoogoogoo · 21/07/2019 13:46

My friend recently got married. She and her DH decided they wanted a “small and intimate” wedding as they don’t have many friends and don’t get along with their families.

My DH and I felt really honoured to be included but after the wedding it was clear she had given no consideration to her guests!

They got married at a registry office and my friend asked if I would pick her up and take her, so she could put some decorations for the reception and other bits in my car. Of course I had no problems with this but when we arrived my friend asked me to park in the nearest car park which is a “long stay” and ended up costing me 25 quid for six hours. She didn’t offer to pay and I felt bad asking her on her wedding day so decided to let it go, but I thought this was super cheeky.

My friend and her DH decided to hold the reception in a function room in a restaurant and sent out invites via FB messenger with a list of menu choices. After the ceremony we get to the reception and my friends father did a speech before dinner is served. He ended his speech with “thank you all for coming, and for contributing to the costs of the meal, I know (friend) and (her husband) have struggled with money so they appreciate it”. Everyone looked a bit confused but it soon became clear that we were to pay for own meals, and the 3 courses we had pre ordered were £70 each! Sad drinks were also not included and had to be paid for ourselves. Me and DH were miffed, we aren’t the richest of people and it cost us £165 to attend my friends wedding. If friend had pre-warned us we could have saved a bit but she didn’t tell anyone we had to pay for ourselves.

Added to this, me and DH clubbed together £100 as a wedding gift for them and we haven’t heard from them since. The wedding was in May and no thank you card or message or anything.

I’m really actually cross about this and wonder if I’m BU. I get that the wedding should be what the bride and groom wants but I think my friend and her DH have been CFs.

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Googoogoogoogoo · 21/07/2019 13:47

Sorry I meant the meal with 3 courses was £70 per person, not £70 per course

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MoseShrute · 21/07/2019 13:48

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SnowWhitesRestingBitchFace · 21/07/2019 13:48

Bloody hell! I can't believe that not one person said anything! Definitely CF behaviour.

pinkoneblueone · 21/07/2019 13:50

That is absolutely awful, what a horrible situation to find yourselves in.

Halo1234 · 21/07/2019 13:50

I agree. She should have mentioned guests paying there own way in advance. And she shouldn't have expected you to fork out the 25 when u were already doing her a favour giving her a lift. YANBU. Not sure how helpful it would be to tell her your annoyed though.

PooWillyBumBum · 21/07/2019 13:50

They are CFs. It’s not the norm to pay for your meal at a wedding so you should’ve had prior warning. And if they weren’t treating people it would’ve been polite to, alongside warning people, book a table somewhere reasonable like a nice local pub.

We had ours at a Thai restaurant. We paid for everyone but it only came to about £50 per head including booze. Didn’t feel the need to mention it was a wedding party and we just ordered off the menu. Great time had by all.

MissChananderlerbong · 21/07/2019 13:50

I'd be very fucked off. That's outrageous and they know it

CallMeRachel · 21/07/2019 13:51

Oh dear, She and her DH decided they wanted a “small and intimate” wedding as they don’t have many friends and don’t get along with their families

Now you know why...

They were tactless, trashy and grabby.

In effect they wanted to get married but not have the expenses of treating anyone.

Very bad form. They should have made it clear from the outset about paying for your own meals. I bet a heap of people didn't pay.

Merryoldgoat · 21/07/2019 13:55

That’s outrageous.

TheHodgeoftheHedge · 21/07/2019 13:57

That’s really cheeky fuckery behaviour!

MountPheasant · 21/07/2019 13:59

May is not that long for thank you cards, so maybe hold out and see if they send you anything.

Don’t hold your breath though, because they sound like outrageous CF’s.

CalmFizz · 21/07/2019 14:01

How many guests were there? I can’t believe how uncomfortable it must have been. Did anyone else there know they had to pay for the meal?
When she gave menu options did it say how much the set menu was??

P1nkHeartLovesCake · 21/07/2019 14:04

Oh my, can’t believe they hadn’t told people they had to pay for the meal themselves! What if someone didn’t have the money to pay??

Must of been such an uncomfortable moment, with the guests muttering after what a tight arse they were

Googoogoogoogoo · 21/07/2019 14:05

There was probably about 20 people in total. It was uncomfortable, the function room had been set up with two long tables and one table was for super close friends and the few family members that did show up (brides father, grooms sister and grooms cousin) then the rest of us were sat on the other table. Tbh no one batted an eyelid on the “family” table but everyone on our table was miffed so wonder if they’d kept it secret from some but not others. When she gave menu options it was literally copied and pasted on to the FB message with no prices Angry

What also winds me up is bride posting on FB about how perfect the day was and how it was “exactly what they wanted” Angry

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ConfCall · 21/07/2019 14:05

Gosh. No wonder they’ve hardly any friends!

And two fewer now (I don’t suppose you and DH will want to bother with them again).

Sparklesocks · 21/07/2019 14:08

They are really shitty, entitled people.

areyoubeingserviced · 21/07/2019 14:09

That’s really terrible behaviour.
I experienced something similar
My dh’s ‘friend ‘ invited us to his wife’s 40th birthday at a posh restaurant.
My dh asked if we needed to pay for the meal and drinks. We were told by dh’s friend that he would cover everything .
Got to the restaurant, ordered our meal.
Dh’s friend got up, thanked everyone for coming and then said that everyone would have to pay for their own meals and that he was only paying for his wife, her parents and his parents.
We spent about £100 on the meal and had already giving the wife £100 cash as a birthday present, so we were really pissed off.
I don’t attend any of their celebrations anymore

groundanchochillipowder · 21/07/2019 14:09

I'd send her a message telling her what a CF she is and then cut her loose. Cow.

Applejack5 · 21/07/2019 14:11

YANBU

How rude of them!! What if a guest didn't have £70 to spare?

I'd send her a message reminding her that she owes me £25 for the car parking.

mrsnair · 21/07/2019 14:15

YADNBU. Why are you even friends with them?

Ninkaninus · 21/07/2019 14:15

Wow that truly is tacky, grabby, entitled and cheap behaviour.

They wouldn’t be my friends after that.

Funkyslippers · 21/07/2019 14:16

Well if you don't mind losing them as friends I would definitely contact them to say that £165 is alot for you to pay, especially as you weren't told about it before, and say how surprised you were. What would have happened if you genuinely couldn't pay on the day, no credit cards etc?

MyCatHatesEverybody · 21/07/2019 14:17

YANBU, she wouldn't be my friend after that.

HorridHenrysNits · 21/07/2019 14:19

That was awful.

If you want to get married and have a celebration with family and friends but are broke, say so, rent a cheap function room and get everyone to bring a dish. I've been to a couple of weddings like that and they were great. Don't go somewhere dear and tell people they're paying for themselves after it's too late to opt out.

BlueberryFool123 · 21/07/2019 14:19

Wow. That’s shocking. If you expect people to pay for the meal you let them know before hand; however, I also think it’s rude to expect people to pay for their own meal.

If money’s tight have a Buffett in a hall.

Or go somewhere cheap - £70 per head, you could get quite a fancy meal for that and I’m in the SE.