Guy attends ex-girlfriend's sister's wedding, guests get charged $75 per plate: 'Excuse me? [...] Is the pasta made of diamonds?!'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Jun 6, 2025 4:00 PM EDT

It's remarkable how much nonsense people think they can get away with in the name of the phrase, "but it's my wedding!"

Here's the deal. Weddings are, of course, a special day for the happy couple, and they deserve to make certain choices based on what they want for their presumably only wedding (though the statistics say otherwise). However, you do have to keep the experience of your guests in mind. I remember a few years ago attending a wedding in which, at one point, one half of the married couple deeply considered not serving anyone food because he didn't want to pay for it. Thankfully, he was talked into giving his guests a little something, but it just goes to show that while you are entitled to make decisions that are specific to your desires, you still have to be a decent host. After all, people are traveling, spending money on air fare, organizing babysitters, and more in order to show up to your special day. You have to make it at least somewhat special for them too!

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  • Here, we have a dude who was somehow still invited to his ex's sister's wedding. It sounds like they broke up on decent terms, but it's still a weird connection that makes you wonder why he was invited. Regardless, the author opted to go… until he learned that he and other guests would be charged $75 a plate. That certainly changes things. This shouldn't necessarily need to be acknowledged, but it's worth mentioning that if you cannot afford to feed so many guests, invite a small group… perhaps your sibling's ex should not have been on the invite list at all!

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    "Got invited to my ex’s sister’s wedding,they asked me to pay for [my] dinner."

    Not even kidding. Got this fancy- a invitation to my ex's sister's wedding. We broke up chill, so I figured, why not show up, be civil.
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    I open the invite and near the bottom it says: "We kindly ask guests to contribute 75 USD per plate. Payments via Venmo."
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    ...EXCUSE ME? Am I getting married too? Is the pasta made of Diamonds?
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    It gets worse. The dress code looked like a government mandate:
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    × No white, okay, fair. X No black, "too depr_ing." X No red, "too attention seeking." X Ladies must wear dresses. Not too short. Not too tight. X Men: No jeans, no sneakers, no brown shoes.
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    So basically, be stylish but invisible. I sent them a thumbs up emoji and stayed home eating pizza in my pajamas. Felt like a king.
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    Not_Brilliant_8006. They invited you as a money grab probably. I'd have stayed home too lol.
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    JustALizzyLife. I'm one of the girliest girls. ever. I love pink and glitter and getting dressed up. That said, you do not get to insist I ever wear a dress.
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    You can ask for formal, casual, beach wear, whatever, but you do not get to force women into your stereotype of what a woman
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    is supposed to look like or dress like. You could be my best friend on the planet, I could be planning on wearing a dress, but the moment you try to dictate
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    that all guests that identify as a woman have to wear a dress, I'm declining the invite.
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    meepgorp Dear Brides, 1. you don't get a dress code. You get a formality level.
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    2. the reception is a party YOU give to your guests. It is not a fundraiser, no one owes you anything for it, even a gift. People come to weddings to witness the marriage
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    from times before there were Departments of Vital Records or airplanes, meaning they usually traveled great distances to be there.
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    YOU and YOUR FAMILY throw a party to thank them. Asking for money - any amount- is 100% tacky in every situation. Gift registries are to help people select a gift IF
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    THEY CHOOSE to bring one and if they choose to use it - it's not required to bring a gift (although it is very poor manners) and certainly not that gifts must be from your registry. If you don't want gifts, add a charity or two.
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    Wedding culture has completely lost all the plots
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