WEDDINGS and honeymoons can be rather expensive, and one woman’s attempts to limit costs has led to trolls calling her selfish.
One bride decided the best course of action for her wedding reception was to change guests $15 (£12) for unlimited alcohol, this being her alternative to having either an unlimited or cash bar.
A screenshot of the woman’s post was shared to Reddit’s wedding shaming forum, with the title “pay for my honeymoon if you want a drink.” The post has caused some debate among users of the forum.
The post begins with “is this selfish…$15 unlimited drinks,” the woman then asks people to read the whole thing before commenting.
She continues: “For the reception we are kinda doing an open bar with a friend bartending! It will be unlimited drinks… BUT there will be a MANDATORY ONE TIME $10 (£8) to our honeymoon or new house fund and a MANDATORY ONE TIME $5 (£4) tip to the bartender.
“So when you go to get your first drink you pay $15 total and the rest of the night is FREE no tips required unless you want to tip the bartender again.
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“Is that selfish? I told my family that and they said if I’m going to have an open bar I shouldn’t make anyone put money to our honeymoon… WE ARE PAYING FOR THE WHOLE THING BY OURSELF WITH NO HELP…
“I think it’s fair and fine. And I don’t see anyone complaining. If they don’t like it then obviously they won’t be drinking.”
The bride’s post led to something of a divide in the comment section – with some saying that yes this tacky while others thought it was actually a great idea.
Some suggested that rather than the idea itself it was actually the bride’s wording and attitude that were the problem.
One commenter wrote: “I think this is worded poorly. If she said $15 to help cover costs, I think people would take it better than talking about a honeymoon fund. Too many details but I much prefer this over a regular cash bar.”
A second agreed with this writing, “I’m all for this. It could be executed a little better, but $15* for unlimited drinks? What a bargain!
“Went to a wedding last year where we managed to wipe the venue clean out of all drinks (alcohol and otherwise), it would have been cheaper for us all to contribute to an open bar!”
However a third user disagreed that it was a good idea, arguing: “So it’s a cash bar. Just call it what it is. If they are paying, it’s not free.
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“And of course you are paying for the whole wedding yourself no help. That’s how it works honey. Get a grip. It’s a wedding.
“You are receiving gifts from a wedding registry and money already! Stop acting like you aren’t getting stuff out of this. This constitutes tacky for me.”
