How would you feel if you were asked to PAY to attend a wedding??

Ha! Ha ha!! I do remember the idea being tossed around on WW. I remember I started a post asking if anyone had guests OFFER to pay to come to your wedding (had an acquaintance do this when I tried to avoid the "Am I invited" question by citing budget concerns), which was prompted by a post similar to this.

Cheesesrice, people never cease to amaze me.

@Reenski wow that acquaintance was desperate huh? We get the Am I invited or the Can't wait for my invite when we never asked the person mailing address or anything.. Wowzers!!

There were two other brides that received similar offers. And he asked me while we were at another friends wedding. A wedding to which he and another acquaintance of mine/friend of his wore the SAME outfit, and to which their wife and girlfriend wore damn near the SAME dress (same color/fabric.)

I now suggest NOT using budget as an excuse.

@Reenski Lmao okay that's just plain weird and awkward at the same damn time.

Yep this is definitely a trend I am seeing, and honestly a lot of the time by older brides or those who have been married before (once or a few times), who I thought should know better.

If push came to shove, I think it would depend on my relationship with the person & how much the cost was. Like, obviously I wouldn't decline to go to my sister or best friend's wedding, but I also wouldn't want to pay more than I would usually to go out for dinner. I still think its super tacky and I would probably have a bitch behind my sister/best friend's back still...

It seems to be an extension of the cash bar idea? I dunno... I hate it!

No way. I would be mad that they are getting married too. If you don't have the money wait (like all the other ladies said) or just get married at a courthouse! Well at least they only asked for $60, mine is costing $140 per person! Imagine if I asked people to pay that much. And honestly if they expect people to pay to attend their wedding they should not expect a gift from anyone!

Well I think it's quite tacky, but for me that's a steal. usually my DH and I give $100 a head so that would save us like $80. So it wouldn't deter me if it was a friend.

Maybe the aunt only did this to people she really could do without at the wedding? Or people she knew didn't give other's gifts in the past?

Very tacky... I would be offended. If you can't pay for the guest to be there then they do not need to be there.. smh

I sure hope drinks were included haha. That's just ridiculous!

There is not a single soul that I would pay to see married - not even my own siblings.

Lol...I'm with Paris on this one

If someone asked me to purchase a ticket to attend their wedding... my stomach would hurt from laughing so hard.

I just posed the question to FH and he said he would pay if it is his sister or a really close family member. WTF o_0

That's crazy, I wouldn't go if I received an invite with that info in it!

Someone else posted here, recently, about buying tickets to the wedding.

Totally insane! Not only would I not attend such a wedding, they would not get a gift, nor a card, nor (perhaps) continued friendship.

Tacky to the max!

A trend? Where?

@WasSoon2beMrsSmith I don't care if its family only, I would not want to pay for a wedding and then have to turn around to give a gift. If she couldn't afford the wedding of her dreams then she shouldn't have it.

I honestly can't believe one would think this was a Good idea and followed through. How inconsiderate.

@WasSoonoBeMrsSmith - Gifts are gifts, they are not to be expected. If a guest doesn't give a gift, life goes on. So, it should not matter, if someone knows that a particular guest never brings gifts.

There were people, at my daughters wedding, who did not bring (send) a gift. They were appreciated equally to those who did bring gifts.

Honestly, most couples today do not need gifts. They may want, but few "need". The gift tradition started because the couple were starting with nothing. Leaving their parents homes and starting a new household.

@PurpleSun really?? I would say "men" and smh but I asked my FH also and he was disgusted and couldn't believe somone actually did that.

@Celia Milton Im still trying to find out where is this trend common?

@All Smiles This "trend" is NOT an trend in the US. Perhaps in certain cultures (countries), but not here.

Although I do know that sheep used to be given as gifts in certain parts of the world. Perhaps a cow or two?