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AIBU?

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To think this hen party organiser is a CF

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AnnoyedHenAttendee · 27/10/2022 14:34

Going to a hen weekend next month. There’s the usual costs of activities, drinks, meal, transport, accommodation etc. Also covering the hen’s costs between us. Fine with me, same as every hen do I’ve been on (and I’m old so there’s been quite a few!).

Whats not fine is that the chief bridesmaid has booked an additional spa day for the bride and has asked told us all to contribute £20 as our “share” each. This isn’t part of the hen weekend, it’s happening at a weekend closer to the wedding.

Everyone else has said what a lovely idea it is and has transferred their money 🙄. I’m not keen, I think it would have been polite to at least float the idea first before booking. I’d also never assume everyone has got a spare £20 they don’t need!

If I say I’m not paying I look like I’m being really awkward and they’ve divided the cost up now (apparently), so they’d have to ask everyone else for a bit more. But I’m also bloody annoyed it’s been booked with the assumption that we’ll all cough up.

AIBU to tell her she’s a CF?

OP posts:
Edithdrix80 · 31/10/2022 08:59

Hen parties are ridiculous these days. I think what happens is once the maid of honour/chief bridesmaid is allocated they then take it upon themselves to make it bigger and better than the last one she or the group have been on. Where does it end? Times are hard.

DrManhattan · 31/10/2022 11:36

@Edithdrix80 usually in divorce.
Someone should do a study to test the connection between the more pantomime like the wedding and the % rate of divorce.

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