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A couple sparked debate after asking wedding guests to head to a nightclub for the reception, in what one attendee described as a “bizarre” request.
In a post shared on Reddit's Wedding Shaming forum, a woman wrote that she and her husband were invited to a friend's wedding, for which the friend and his fiancée booked a luxurious mansion in an expensive area for the ceremony and wedding dinner. However, since the venue doesn't allow music to be played after 9 p.m., the couple opted to forgo music altogether to save money.
“Instead of dancing and socializing after dinner, the couple asks guests to leave at nine and join them at a crowded nightclub in another part of town, paying for the cost of dancing and drinks themselves,” the woman explained. “They call this their reception.”
He noted that the nightclub has a “very high entrance charge.”
“I think it’s an incredibly stupid idea and I can’t imagine the guests would go along with it,” he added. “I thought I’d heard it all before, but this takes the cake.”
In the comments section, people were divided on the idea, with some claiming it was “in poor taste.”
“That’s crazy,” one person wrote. “I guess you should never underestimate the audacity of some people.”
“This is one of the craziest things I have ever heard,” said another. “It is obviously in bad taste and absolutely bizarre. A truly insane decision.”
“BUT… I almost have to respect the hustle and bustle,” they added. “I mean, they put on an event that the general public was willing to pay admission to.”
“Without the admission price, I would feel terrible,” someone else joked. “I love being invited to surprise parties. With that audacious admission price, I would make up outrageous stories about how I met the happy couple…”
One person recalled attending a local nightclub without knowing that a wedding reception was taking place there.
“I once went to a Great Gatsby-themed night at a fancy local bar with a lovely seating area,” they wrote. “What I didn’t know until AFTER I paid the bill was that… [cover] “The allegation was that it was a wedding reception and the couple had opened the door to the public charging admission to recoup some of their expenses, but did not inform the other guests. I knew some people there, but not the couple. It was VERY WEIRD to have strangers approaching and asking how we knew the couple.”
The original post's author responded: “OMG that's just weird. Basically inviting the public to recoup costs and not telling the guests? I can't even…”
