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Kate, on June 13, 2018 at 9:45 PM

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Sometimes I feel like I think differently from everyone on this app lol maybe it's an age difference or something but there are somethings most of y'all are so adamant about on here and I'm like na Like tipping vendors. If I'm paying 100s or thousands of dollars for their service why should I tip...
Sometimes I feel like I think differently from everyone on this app lol maybe it's an age difference or something but there are somethings most of y'all are so adamant about on here and I'm like na

Like tipping vendors. If I'm paying 100s or thousands of dollars for their service why should I tip them.

Cash bars. I don't drink, I don't care if anyone at my wedding drinks but I don't want to pay for it. Now I'm not having one bc my mother offered to pay for alochol but idc if someone has one. So I also love BYOB -or cooler ideas.

Honeymoon funds. I don't think they're rude. You're already asking for something if you have a registry. Why not just have a honeymoon fund jar at a bridal shower or wedding table rather than getting gifts.

Cake and food. I don't see a problem with having a friend or family memeber cooking if they offered. Saves tons of money lol and they offered

Throw your own bachelorette party if your bridal party can't. It's not a big deal. Take them out to eat or to a bar.

I also thought being in the bridal party meant they should help you with planning stuff. I'm not saying they should find your vendors and stuff. But when I'm in a wedding I expect to help with stuff and want too. Whether that is going to look at flowers or pick out decorations. If the fiancd doesn't want too. Or go to an engagement party. I think that's the point of being in a bridal party. Support and help.

Thank you notes. I don't care to get them if I gave you a gift or give them. They're a waste of time and money if I can personally tell you thank you in person or call/text. I would like a text or phone call more than a note in the mail.

Well this was a random rant. Just didn't know if some on here feel the same way about just not being so darn set in traditional ways and having to do something a certain way

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    Beginner October 2018
    Meghan ·
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    I have worked for a catering company. You should know that unless you hand deliver cash to each of the servers an bartenders, those individuals will not be getting any of the tips you include in final payment. The catering coordinator or catering manager banks those tips. It also may be against policy in some catering companies for bartenders or servers to receive tips at events. So double check the extra tip you are adding on actually goes to those you intend!

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    Beginner October 2018
    Meghan ·
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    Kate, I hear you. There are some "etiquette" tips thrown around on websites like this that are full of it. WW and others can be really helpful resources, but also understand that these sites and much of the advice provided in wedding industry media is run by people profiting off your marriage. This has become an industry in the last half century because millions of people have fallen for the "expert advice" of marketing, advertising, and sales pitches.

    In the end, those loved ones who share in your special day likely will not judge you or the sacredness of your marriage based on wedding day details. If you love the idea of some detail, do it. If it seems unnecessary and burdensome to you and your partner, skip it. Make the day fit your shared wants, dreams, and personalities, not what a magazine or blog demands you must do.

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