http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/living/no-show-wedding-guests-receive-bill-feat/index.html

tl;dr
couple is invited to wedding and invitation says no kids, they RSVP, they don't show because they say childcare fell through, they receive an invoice for the meal they didn't eat, they post the invoice on facebook

my question is this: is posting the invoice on facebook equally as tacky as sending an invoice?

I say that it is, or is really close to it

10/1/2015 10:45:26 AM

It's definitely tacky'ish to send a bill to a guest who no-showed.

However, they didn't even bother to at least send a courtesy text to the wedding organizer, and then decided to be douchetastic enough to post this crap on facebook is 10x more cringeworthy.

10/1/2015 10:52:05 AM

It's poor taste in my opinion. Folks these days are unwilling to use this type of scenario as a learning experience about their friends. Personally, it's worth 70 bucks to know that basically this friend is shitty for not giving a heads-up or apology or anything. Take your losses and keep moving. Yes, I know it sucks...I had the same thing happen to a couple people at my wedding.

10/1/2015 10:55:21 AM

both parties are children

10/1/2015 10:58:40 AM

^+1

10/1/2015 11:04:48 AM

This is pretty much expected when you're planning a wedding. It's annoying and inconsiderate on the part of the guests, but it's going to happen.

10/1/2015 11:07:11 AM

Why plan all of this bullshit anyways?

10/1/2015 11:16:42 AM

We had at least 5 no shows because they were hungover from Halloween.

10/1/2015 11:31:27 AM

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"both parties are children"

10/1/2015 11:40:37 AM

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"my question is this: is posting the invoice on facebook equally as tacky as sending an invoice? I say that it is, or is really close to it"

yeah everybody in this situation looks childish.

10/1/2015 11:40:46 AM

i've no-showed to a wedding because i got sick. i didn't notify anyone because i only knew the bride and groom and not their family and figured they were too busy to care about it, it was a huge wedding anyways so i don't think i made a difference food-wise.

I didn't know what the appropriate protocol was (actually, I'm still not sure) so I just told some other friends and then sent a congratulation card apologizing for the absence with my wedding gift.

10/1/2015 11:53:04 AM

I don't get why they'd send an invoice. They were going to pay for the meal no matter what. If cash was an issue perhaps they should have shortened the guest list.

10/1/2015 12:32:41 PM

Lol, everything is terrible

10/1/2015 1:03:25 PM

I had no-shows at mine

I went to their wedding, went to the open bar, and drink after drink (which they had to pay for)

most them were just opened and not drunk on the table

considering they gave me panthers tickets last year, I don't think they ever knew

10/1/2015 3:35:37 PM

this whole wedding thing is out of control

10/1/2015 7:39:16 PM

^^wow, you are a passive aggressive asshole.

Plus you wasted perfectly good beer.

10/1/2015 8:45:22 PM

nah, it was mainly some off brands that weren't all that good anyway

and yeah, once the statute of limitations passes, ill post most asshole stories

10/1/2015 10:37:06 PM

What is an off brand beer?

I've never seen one, I don't think.

10/1/2015 10:43:14 PM

Genny Light

10/1/2015 11:48:41 PM

10/1/2015 11:55:44 PM

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"this whole wedding thing is out of control"

Seriously, the shit's ridiculous.


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I think sending the invoice is way worse than posting it on FB.

[Edited on October 3, 2015 at 11:13 PM. Reason : ^^^^^ yep]

10/3/2015 11:12:58 PM