Have you ever seen this on a wedding invite ?

My sister is getting married, and on the invitation it says





Please enclose a cheque for £22.50 to cover the price of your meal if you want to join us for dinner....Have you ever paid at someones wedding ?





It's going to look horrible when half the guests are standing watching people eat ? Thoughts?
Have you ever seen this on a wedding invite ?
Well thats a first hearing u gotta pay for your own meal...might aswell hit the nearest mcdonalds, kfc or burger king in the area...***, just pack a picnic..u could feed the hungry and be the saviour of the day ;o) LOL
Reply:Wow, I can understand that they must be on a tight budget but you can't ask people to pay for their meal if you've invited them to your wedding! I know quite a few people that have said "in lieu of a gift we would love our guests to make a contribution to our wishing well" You just set up a "well" (it can just be a box covered in pretty paper) and people put the cash they would have spent on a pressie in an envelope and drop it in the box. That's perfectly acceptable. If she's already sent out the invites then there's not much you can do...very bad manners though.
Reply:That's got to be a real first! My cousin asked people if they would like to put in for the honeymoon instead of presents (kind of assumes you will get presents but we all knew she only meant that we were to donate only if we wanted to). It was just practical.


I think it's okay (embarrassing to admit need to ask but still okay) to ask close family/ friends to help out with drinks but yikes! does your sister mean to send this to second cousins and people from work etc.,?


Why doesn't your sister just have a smaller wedding?
Reply:That is the "TACKIEST" thing I have ever heard of. The reception is supposed to be "PAID FOR". Talk about "NO CLASS"... I wouldn't even show up to the wedding... I would make "THEM PAY" for their wedding gift as well. Never heard of such a thing..."CHEAP"
Reply:I've heard of it but never seen it. My fiances cheap friend and his equally cheap wife put "Bring Gifts" on the bottom of their invitations. I think its so tacky. If I would have to pay, I just wouldnt go. But if it was my sister, Id have to go. Just eat before you go.
Reply:wow.. I personally I never heard of this before.


it sounds kind of odd to me.


but it may be a tradition that I have never heard of.?


But of all the weddings that I have been to i've never heard of this one.



Reply:What a great Idea....stop all them scrounging gits that you never see from one year to the next and only come for the free food and beer ...whilst your true family and friends will show ...........a nice end would be to ensure there is a card at each table with the money returned
Reply:That is really really awful.. I feel sorry for you.


The best thing to do would be to ask 10 people that can cook to bring a plate of some kind and do it buffet style.. That would be way less TACKY.
Reply:omg, don't have a wedding then. if you cant afford to treat your guests properly go to city hall or elope. that is so classless. i would never go.
Reply:TACKY TACKY TACKY!!!!!
Reply:I have never seen that and it is actually considered improper etiquette. They should not be asking for money to cover their guests dinners. I wouldn't be surprised if they got less guests than they expected
Reply:Yeah, I've had to pay at a wedding before.





It's like what? You invited me, now you want me to pay!?
Reply:No, I have been to more than 5 weddings - to say I'm only 18. And never have I come across that! Either pay, or just pop somewhere else while they eat.
Reply:You're supposed to feed your guests. That would look soo bad on an invitation.......that's really on there???? Wow
Reply:No I have never seen anything like that... WOW!!!!!
Reply:Hmm...I'm not sure how etiquette has changed through the years, but to me that is just plain tacky.
Reply:Thats weird. Never seen it.
Reply:Tell her to fcuk off, tight cow.
Reply:OMG.....never seen that.......what about if nobody comes......what kind of wedding would b????