{"id":8466,"date":"2024-04-17T13:50:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T11:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=8466"},"modified":"2024-04-17T13:50:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T11:50:34","slug":"newlywed-couple-send-240-bill-to-guests-who-did-not-show-up-at-their-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=8466","title":{"rendered":"Newlywed couple send $240 bill to guests who did not show up at their wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Weddings are not for the faint of heart. The event can run a pretty hefty bill. It seems this couple was not going to let the topic of no-shows go.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading to see what they decided to do with people who did not give them appropriate notice about being unable to attend.<\/p>\n<p>A newly married couple was quite upset with the people who did not show up to their nuptials despite RSVP\u2019ing yes to the event. The couple decided not to let this go and sent the people who wrong RSVP\u2019d the event a $240 bill.<\/p>\n<p>Someone posted the invoice on X (formerly known as Twitter). The user thweddat posted the picture of the invoice, wrote, \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever seen a wedding reception invoice before lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The due date for the receipt seemed to be Aug. 18, a month after it was sent to the recipient. The wedding, which was held Royalton Negril Resort &#038; Spa wedding in Jamaica seemed to have cost $120 per head.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_365221256-1-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_365221256-1-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_365221256-1-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><br \/>\nShutterstock<\/p>\n<p>While some people thought this invoice was fake, the bride and groom stepped forward. It was an invoice sent by Doug Simmons and Dedra McGee from Chicago. The couple spoke to the media about what had happened, and the groom admitted how guests not showing up after confirming they would have made him \u201cfeel some kind of way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doug had originally posted the bill to his Facebook. The couple wrote in the notes section of the invoice, \u201cThis invoice is being sent to you because you confirmed seat(s) at the wedding reception during the Final Headcount.\u201d It goes on to say, \u201cBecause you didn\u2019t call or give us proper notice that you wouldn\u2019t 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!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people then began to debate whether this was a fair ask. \u201cI wish I\u2019d thought of this. A third of the people who RSVP\u2019d for our wedding didn\u2019t show up. We paid for a LOT of food that went to waste (though it was a LOT LESS than $120 a plate),\u201d one person wrote. Another person who did not agree with their move added, \u201cYou are so special to us that we invited you to our wedding. However, we are going to severe [sic] that relationship for $240 because you didn\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter user mused how they would simply send the invoice back.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever seen a wedding reception invoice before lol <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZAYfGITkxP\">pic.twitter.com\/ZAYfGITkxP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phil_Lewis_\/status\/1430276198823829508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The groom did admit that they had got a \u201clittle petty\u201d but he added, \u201cI am not some trifling person who is going to bill somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simmons is a small business owner in Chicago. He wanted to clarify that it was not the money that mattered but the disrespect he and his bride felt when people did not show up to their wedding after saying they would. They had worked hard to finance their wedding of more than 100 attendees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFour times we asked, \u2018Are you available to come, can you make it?,\u2019 and they kept saying \u2018Yes,\u2019 \u201d he clarified. \u201cWe had to pay in advance for Jamaica \u2014 this was a destination wedding,\u201d he shared his frustration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_512157514-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_512157514-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_512157514-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><br \/>\nShutterstock<\/p>\n<p>But when they did a final headcount, they realized not everyone who said they would show up had shown up. He shared how it transpired, \u201cNo one told me or texted me, \u2018Hey, we can\u2019t make it.\u2019 That\u2019s all I was asking. If you tell me you can\u2019t make it, I would be understanding \u2014 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple did not specify on what they would be doing if the payment was not made to them. But it seems that a lot of relationships for them might be in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the bride and groom claiming payment for no-shows at a wedding? Let us know in the comments below. Share this article with friends and family to get their opinion about this as well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weddings are not for the faint of heart. The event can run a pretty hefty bill. It seems this couple was not going to let the topic of no-shows go. Keep reading to see what they decided to do with people who did not give them appropriate notice about being unable to attend. 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