Bride and Groom Claim Guest Gave Too Cheap a Gift, Demand More

Some brides get it into their heads that wedding gifts are required/expected, completing negating the very definition of the word.

One British couple went so far as to call a guest out for only gifting them with a 100-pound check.

The guest, who said she was a former co-worker of the bride, was so upset by the request that she sought out advice from total strangers.

According to the Guardian, the woman posted her grievance to Mumsnet Forum, hoping that she wasn’t going insane by thinking the couple’s note was a bit rude.

“We were surprised that your contribution didn’t seem to match the warmth of your good wishes on our big day,” the newlyweds wrote to their guest.

“In view of your own position, if you wanted to send any adjustment it would be thankfully received.”

The guest was, understandably, horrified and opened up to the forum.

“I recently attended an ex-colleague’s wedding where, in response to a request for cash gifts, I sent what I thought was a pretty decent cheque (£100 if it matters, though I can’t help feeling it shouldn’t)

“For someone who’s not easily shocked I confess I’m utterly gobsmacked by this. So as not to drip feed I’ll mention that “your own position” probably refers to a recent inheritance I’ve had, which maybe they expected something from (and this is an ex-colleague, remember, not a close friend or relative)

“Please, anyone, what do I do now? I’ve never come across anything like this before and still can’t quite believe they’ve done it – but since they have, should I reply, ring them, ignore it or what??

One user wrote suggested the guest “email back but BCC any mutual friends in so they are able to see the email for themselves. That is entitled and grabby. It’s a gift not an obligation and many people wouldn’t have given so much to an ex-colleague.” 

Another wrote: “Whatever the circumstance that is very rude. As to whether or not the gift was appropriate: did you bowl up with a partner and six children and proceed to demolish the buffet and free bar? No? Then £100 is a generous gift to an ex-colleague.”

“It’s a gift not an obligation and many people wouldn’t have given so much to an ex colleague,” one other chimed in.

The guest was grateful for the suggestions, and wrote back to the group herself.

“It’s unlikely I’ll bump into the B&G much in future as I’m retired now, which is probably just as well,” she explained.

“However I’ve just replied to her email with one sentence: ‘I assume this was some sort of mistake?"”

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Groom Ditches Wedding for Paintball; Bride Goes to McDonald"s!

Forget leaving for the honeymoon.  This bride would rather have a burger.

A bride whose new husband decided to play paintball after their ceremony decided to do exactly what she felt like doing: eat at McDonald’s.

Antoinette Sullivan brought her wedding party to the fast food restaurant to enjoy a burger for the post-wedding celebration while her new husband played paintball.

Her husband, Miles, stayed long enough to get hitched.  But when he left to play paintball, Antoinette wasn’t sure what to do.

So she did what all brides do after they’ve been starving themselves to fit in their wedding dresses: she ate a quarter pounder, fries, and mozzarella sticks.

The 28-year-old bride said, “When Miles went off with his mates I thought to myself, well if he can have his fun then I can I have mine”

“We laughed about it but my friends said I should have gone mad but I don’t care, it was a great day and I’d been craving junk food after months of dieting.”

She continued, ”It was the best burger I’d ever eaten and the best way to mark the day. It was perfect and typical of me and Miles.”

Most brides would have lost their sh*t.  But she wanted her new husband to have fun:  “We’re best friends as well as husband and wife and we never stop each other doing what we want to do.”

“He wanted to go paintballing with his mates and I wanted a burger and chips and that’s what we did,” she added.

After they celebrated independently, the couple—who have four kids together—reunited for an evening celebration. Antoinette explained, “I met up with Miles in the evening and we had a great party with our friends.”

Miles claimed that he played paintball after the ceremony because he didn’t have a pre-wedding bachelor party.

”After the ceremony the boys told me they were kidnapping me to go paintballing. I asked Antoinette first of course but she was great about it. We’re like that as a couple. I love her to bits,” he gushed.

“I must have the best wife in the world to let me leave her in her dress and go off on my stag do.”

After the burgers and paintball, the couple left for a honeymoon in Tenby in Wales.  However, they left only one day later because they were bored. They spent the rest of their time at Alton Towers.

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