"Last weekend, I attended a wedding of a not-close friend with my boyfriend. As a gift, we gave $100 cash. This was generous, considering my financial situation: I just finished university with $40,000 in student loans and have only found part-time minimum wage work. I gave as much as I could and attended to show my support.
"Today, I received a rude and condescending message from the bride via Facebook messenger:
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'Hi Tanya, how are you? I just want to know is there any reason or dissatisfaction of Mike's and I wedding that both you and Phil gave 50$ each? In terms of the amount we got from you both was very unexpected as a result we were very much short on paying off the reception because just for the cocktail + reception alone the plate per person is 200$ (as per a normal wedding range with open bar is about) and Mike and I both have already paid for everything else including decor, photography, attire etc and didn't expect we had to cover that huge amount for reception as well. As I know you both live together and work, so I did not see any reason for that amount, when it comes to your wedding hopefully you'll know what I mean. I hope for the best as from what we receive is what we will give back. Anyways, good luck on everything.'
"It's infuriating that she had the nerve to make assumptions about my finances, and assume that I or my boyfriend had an extra $400 (N64,502) lying around. Those $100 were hard-earned, and she didn't show an ounce of gratitude for what she did receive. That money didn't grow on a tree. If she had a minimum gift requirement, she should have specified it... or asked everyone for income statements before inviting them."
Weddings are a wonderful time to share with family and friends, aren't they? The expense and the cost of the wedding is solely the responsibility of the bride, groom, and their families, and never the people who are attending.
There is no obligation of a guest to give a gift to a party to which they are invited, not even a wedding. Though not required, it is a very nice thing to do, but there is certainly no base guideline for what you should give. Finally, it's certainly outrageous to question the amount, let alone the gift.
There is a disgusting trend emerging where people are not only passing judgment about the gifts they receive, but they are verbalizing it.
Followers, what do you think about this bride? Tell us in the comments how you would respond to a message of this kind and handle this awful situation?
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