Another day, another batsh*t crazy bride.
”Sorry you missed the wedding. Please send cash.”
Today’s culprit: A Minnesota bride who sent two would-be wedding guests a bill after they didn’t make it to the wedding—because their babysitter bailed.
According to kare11.com, Jessica Baker and her husband were getting ready to attend a relative’s wedding when their babysitter, her mother, cancelled. Because the wedding invitation stipulated “no children,” Jessica decided that meant no wedding.
And then she received a bill asking her to cover the cost of her and her husband’s meals to the tune of $75.90.
A Facebook fan sent us this invoice she got for having to miss a relative's wedding because her babysitter canceled on...
Posted by KARE 11 on Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The bill reads: “This cost reflects the amount paid by the bride and groom for meals that were RSVP'd for, reimbursement and explanation for no show, card, call or text would be appreciated.”
Oh, honey. Just DON’T.
The letter seems to imply that Jessica and her husband didn’t let the bride and groom know why they bailed. We’re not exactly OK with that, either. If Jessica had called the bride hours before the wedding to say, “Our sitter bailed!” it probably would have made the bride feel like she had to say, “Oh, just bring the kids!” even though she didn’t want them there. So not calling day-of was the right move. That said, Jessica probably should have put a card in the mail a few days later with a gift and an apology for missing the wedding. We can’t blame the bride for wondering where her absentee guests were and for being a little miffed about the no-shows.
Still, nothing excuses sending AWOL wedding guests a bill. Nothing. Even if they flat-out just skipped your big day because something better came up. You can be pissed, but you can’t Ebenezer Scrooge them in the form of a typed-up IOU.
The chances are high that at least a few of your guests who RSVP’d yes will miss your wedding. People get sick, sitters bail, people die. Sending someone a bill after your wedding implies that the only reason you invited them to your wedding was to make some cold, hard cash. And that’s just plain old gross.
Jessica told kare11.com that she doesn’t intend to pay the bill. And we’re guessing the couple just lost out any chance of a wedding gift, too.