A woman is fuming with her bride-to-be pal after she demands £250 cash as a gift from each wedding guest or they aren't allowed to come. The woman took to Reddit to explain that she has been friends with the bride for over a decade but was shocked to hear she was expected to bring cash on top of paying for flights and a hotel.
In the post, the woman, who remained anonymous, said: "She recently reached out to tell me what I'd be expected to bring as a wedding gift. I had been planning a gift already, a custom piece of art."
The woman went on to say that she was keen to hear what the bride would like from her guests as she had yet to order the art.
However, she was stunned to hear the response.
In the post, she said: "I was told I had to bring a minimum of £250 cash as my wedding gift to them.
"I was shocked by this as that's a lot of money especially considering that I have to fly out and get a hotel. When I questioned her about this she said it was the bare minimum every guest had to bring and that anyone who didn't wasn't allowed into the wedding."
The author of the post explained she was not comfortable with the request and said it was a lot to ask of her guests.
"She brushed it off saying it was normal and customary in Belgium as all the money goes towards getting the newlyweds a house," explained the author.
"Ok I can see some grounds in that and would be happy to throw a little cash towards that if it's what she wants but the demanding and set price seems fishy to me and this isn't a small wedding, she has 97 guests coming.
"I told her as much and she had a meltdown saying if I wasn't comfortable paying it wouldn't be fair to the other guests who were paying and she wouldn't be comfortable with me being there then even bragged about how her father had promised her three grand as his gift."
She has now said she was not too interested in going to the wedding and thanked her for the invitation.
In response, many have supported the Redditor, as one wrote: "That’s not a custom. Sounds like she figured out the cost per person and tacked on additional money to profit off her wedding. Tacky."
Another person penned: "That’s absolutely ridiculous, I have always understood for weddings that you only give what you can afford and are comfortable with. Setting an amount is tacky."
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