Off The Record
A Newlywed Couple Bills Guests Who Did Not Attend Their Wedding
There is no weddings for the weak of heart. The cost of the event may be quite high. This couple didn’t appear to be going to let the subject of no-shows go.
See what they did with those who failed to notify them in a timely manner about their inability to attend by continuing to read.
A recentlywed couple was very displeased with those that RSVP’d yes to the occasion but did not attend their wedding. The couple chose not to let this go and issued a $240 charge to the person who had RSVP’d incorrectly for the event.
Someone posted the invoice on X (formerly known as Twitter). The user thweddat posted the picture of the invoice, wrote, “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a wedding reception invoice before lol.”
It appeared that the receipt was due on August 18, which was one month after it was given to the receiver.
The wedding appeared to have cost $120 per person and was hosted at the Jamaican Royalton Negril Resort & Spa.
The couple went forward, despite the fact that some people believed this invoice to be fraudulent. It was an invoice from Chicago sent by Doug Simmons and Dedra McGee.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a wedding reception invoice before lol pic.twitter.com/ZAYfGITkxP
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 24, 2021
The couple discussed the incident with the media, and the groom disclosed that he felt “some kind of way” over the guests’ absence after they had confirmed they would have.
Originally, Doug had shared the bill on Facebook. “This invoice is being sent to you because you confirmed seat(s) at the wedding reception during the Final Headcount,” the pair stated in the invoice’s notes section. It continues, “Because you didn’t call or give us proper notice that you wouldn’t be in attendance, this amount is what you owe us for paying for your seat(s) in advance. You can pay via Zelle or PayPal. Please reach out to us and let us know which method of payment works for you. Thank you!”
Then, a lot of people started debating if this was a reasonable request. “I wish I’d thought of this. A third of the people who RSVP’d for our wedding didn’t show up. We paid for a LOT of food that went to waste (though it was a LOT LESS than $120 a plate). “You are so special to us that we invited you to our wedding,” said another individual who disapproved of their action, “However, we are going to severe [sic] that relationship for $240 because you didn’t let us show off to you in person. But we will send an invite to our baby shower at some point, so show up with a gift or face collections.”
How easy it would be to just mail the invoice back, wondered one Twitter user.
Although the groom acknowledged that they had a “little petty,” he clarified, saying, “I am not some trifling person who is going to bill somebody.”
Simmons is a Chicago-based small company owner. He wanted it made clear that the disrespect he and his bride experienced when people failed to show up for their wedding despite having promised to do so was what really mattered.
They had put a lot of effort into funding their wedding, which drew over 100 guests.
“Four times we asked, ‘Are you available to come, can you make it?,’ and they kept saying ‘Yes,’ ” he clarified. “We had to pay in advance for Jamaica — this was a destination wedding,” he shared his frustration.
But when conducting a final counting, they discovered that several of the people who had confirmed their attendance had not done so. He described what happened as follows: “No one told me or texted me, ‘Hey, we can’t make it.’ That’s all I was asking. If you tell me you can’t make it, I would be understanding — but to tell me nothing, but then let me pay for you and your plus ones? Four people became eight people. I took that personally.”
The couple did not make it clear what would happen to them if they were not paid. However, it appears that many of their relationships could be in danger.
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