Why one no show wedding guest is refusing to pay a $75 cancelation bill after failing to make it to her “friend’s” wedding.
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Needless to say, the couple decided against paying the bill, expressing what we were thinking: What the actual f-k?
“You’ve got to be kidding me”, Jessica Baker told KARE 11 of her reaction when she got the $75.90 bill. “What the right thing to do would have been”, she said.
Sarah Baumann Rogers, editor of Minnesota Bride magazine, understands why a couple would be annoyed at guests who fail to show up, but does not approve of sending a bill.
The wedding was for a couple on Baker’s husband’s side, an extended relative who they barely knew.
“One of the best Facebook answers that I got was from a gentleman who suggested that we write a check in that amount to a charity and then send the bride and groom the receipt”, she said.
But, after posting the bill to Facebook, she’s received support – and advice on what to do – from thousands of strangers online.
The wedding invitation stated that children were not allowed, so the Bakers reasoned that since they had no sitter that meant they could not attend the wedding. It’s also incredibly tacky; guests don’t owe you anything for being invited to the wedding-not gifts, not a toast, not a check for their dinner.
On the day of the wedding, Jessica Baker’s babysitter canceled at the last minute.
Others said that while they thought the bill was in poor taste, they could see where the bride and groom were coming from.
Baker’s mother called her the day of the ceremony saying she could no longer watch the children. “If you have to change plans at the last minute, a host of any kind should show courtesy, respect and understanding toward their guests”.
Weddings are so expensive, in fact, that they can apparently cost you money even if you don’t attend them.
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That said, Post said that sharing the bill publicly “is not something I’d recommend”.
