GMA: Couples Get Creative To Cut Down on Wedding Costs, Charge Family and Friends to Attend Wedding

[stewie_e]

Would you buy a ticket to watch your friend get married?

Some couples are getting creative to cut down on wedding costs. @eriellereshef has more. pic.twitter.com/OZtP8BDBXo
- Good Morning America (@GMA) August 7, 2024
One couple got creative to save money on their wedding day: charge family and friends for a ticket to attend for $333. Bride Nova

Comments

[yankeesarelove]

why in the world do these couples feels so entitled to a huge wedding that they would CHARGE guests?? go to the courthouse, get married and have a small dinner after. done.

[zibbydoo324]

You don’t sound very supportive of love. ☹️

[lreservoirldogs]

I support the love of me and my hard earned $$

[_myaugust]

Charging $333 for a ticket and then you still have to give a gift??? The way I would decline that invite so fast.

[amor143x]

i wouldn't give a gift if i paid. i don't give beyonce anything when i go see her lol

[kiarrith]

oohhh, i had assumed that was instead of a gift. then it would be reasonable imo, if it was a big splashy 'experience' type wedding and not just some bbq in a backyard [which is also an awesome time! but not one id pay 300 for].

[daredevilwolf]

no way and that person wouldn't be my friend/family after that

all my best friend asked for at her wedding shower was money so she could go on a simple honeymoon

and that is an entirely different story so i gave her money and she had fun

also i don't know how true this is but apparently there is a thing called a "wedding tax" where if you say to business it's for a wedding they charge you more

which if true there should be a law to prevent that

[ashtrayrock]

Eh, it depends honestly. I used to do a lot of wedding photography and go out of it because of the expectations of my time and energy and the entitlement of couples. I charged more for weddings because the time was not the same. Near the end of it people were expecting 14+ hours on the day and less than 2 day turnaround on proofs. That's not the same as a family session. Same thing with a lot of vendors. There's such a pressure put on vendors to be beyond perfect and it's fucking taxing. While I do agree there are some people who will take advantage of pricing weddings a lot of the times the pricing has increased because the expectations placed on vendors is astronomical. Unfortunately people who are chill are now being charged because so many others haven't been chill.

[daredevilwolf]

oh that is a good point

[skyler_white_yo]

My friend was an amateur photographer, and she would do wedding photography for low/no cost for her friends and relatives. To her, it was her gift to the couple, and most people were appreciative of her work. She stopped doing it when her so called friends would complain that the photos were “bad”, and went Karen on her.

[purrple_267]

It's not mandatory, but money is the most common and expected wedding gift in my country, so they're just asking upfront. 🤷🏼‍♀️ That it's a specific amount that might be too much for some is the part that bothers me.

[delfintaka]

Yeah, i always give money too (and come from a culture where it's the norm). $300 is a sister level gift. $100 is what I give, except for the closest of family.

They need to adjust their expectations.

[chll51]

I think the difference here is they are asking for a certain amount right off the bat.

My culture is also a money gifting one but you can choose to give whatever. Personally, I wouldn't go and drop $333 on a friend that I don't know well well.

[skyler_white_yo]

I wish money as a gift was more accepted here. When my cousin got married, she really just wanted money, but she was bullied into having a gift registry. She picked out stuff she needed/wanted, but certain members of her family insisted that she pick out a bunch of stuff to make the registry look full. I made the mistake of ordering a filler gift for her not realizing it was a filler gift. If I knew that she just wanted money, I would have given her money. I think she did end up sending back my gift and used the money to get what she wanted.
When she had her baby shower, I ignored her registry and asked her directly what she needed.

[skyler_white_yo]

If it’s in lieu of bringing a gift, I suppose that makes sense.
If it’s an addition to bringing a gift, that feels a bit much, and I would decline going, but still send them the worst thing in their registry.

[cleanofslate]

lol "sorry i can't attend your wedding! i hope you enjoy this roll of trash bags for the simple human trash can someone else will hopefully buy you. love you!"

[skyler_white_yo]

Exactly! Enjoy your green and brown plaid duck gravy boat with matching napkin holder. ❤️❤️❤️