Bride Sends Guest $75 Bill For Ditching Wedding
One Minnesota woman learned a hard lesson about RSVPing for a wedding and then failing to show up.
Jessica Baker said that she and her husband were getting ready attend her relative's wedding when she got a last minute call from her mother who was no longer be able to babysit the couple's children. As a result, the couple chose to stay home since no children were allowed to attend the ceremony.
Weeks later Baker says she received a $75.90 bill for the dinner that she and her husband were supposed to have enjoyed. Baker told KARE 11 that she was shocked.
"You've got to be kidding me," she said. "It listed, we would have had two herb crusted walleye and there was also a service and tax charge."
Along with the bill was a note that explained that the "cost reflects the amount paid by the bride and groom for meals that were RSVP'd for, reimbursement and explanation for no show, card, call or text would be appreciated."
Although Baker says she has no plans to pay the bill, she shared a picture of it on Facebook where she received 100 of comments and advice.
Wedding expert Sarah Baumann Rogers also chimed in, telling KARE 11 that "this is kind of the wild story."
"Under no circumstances should you choose to follow up after the fact ... kind of questioning why they couldn't attend or much less sending a bill," said Rogers, the editor of Minnesota Bride magazine.
However, she added that she understood why a bride would be upset when guests don't show up to their wedding since they are responsible for absorbing the costs.
Rogers also advised people not to immediately respond to a wedding invitation, and then follow through on your word if you commit to going.
"General rule is prepare for about 10 percent of overage or underage when you're planning a big event like that and catering companies are well aware of this," she said.
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