Cheeky or not?

[Ako Si Jamie]

Picture the scene. A couple you know are getting married but can't afford the expense of the wedding so they devise a scheme to charge their guests £150.

Is this cheeky or reasonable? Would you attend?

The story is here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-41317297

[Arthur Little]

Picture the scene. A couple you know are getting married but can't afford the expense of the wedding so they devise a scheme to charge their guests £150.

Is this cheeky or reasonable? Would you attend?

The story is here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-41317297

Perhaps at first glance I'd have thought: " ... NOT on yer nelly, pal!"

But, having since seen what the package contains - 3 nights' ALL INCLUSIVE accommodation for guests (+ use of the spa) for £150, 's a bloomin' good deal for wedding guests at a top class venue - I would've quickly changed my tune.

"Dirt cheap" at the price, and a GREAT ! Especially considering the amount I paid for my daughter's wedding reception alone, more than 21 years ago.

[Ako Si Jamie]

Perhaps the tradition of the bride's parents coughing up is going to be a thing of the past. I can see this idea catching on obviously, but would all guests be willing to pay? I'm not so sure.

Thanks for rep Arthur, but cannae return any just yet.

[Michael Parnham]

Good Idea, everyone profits also cheaper than a wedding present

[Ako Si Jamie]

Good Idea, everyone profits also cheaper than a wedding present

Not if you buy them a £6 toaster from Argos.

[SimonH]

Not if you buy them a £6 toaster from Argos.

We did that for a mates wedding, he ended up with 27 identical toasters

[Ako Si Jamie]

We did that for a mates wedding, he ended up with 27 identical toasters

Crumbs! I bet those newlyweds were browned off!

[Trefor]

Pity they don't operate the same system for 1st/7th birthday parties in the Philippines. So much peer pressure for the parents to 'perform'.

[Ako Si Jamie]

Pity they don't operate the same system for 1st/7th birthday parties in the Philippines. So much peer pressure for the parents to 'perform'.

Are 7th birthday's some kind of milestone over there? Apparently if a childs parents split up, when they reach the age of 7 they're allowed to choose which parent they live with. Kind of young to make a decision like that, but there you go.

[SimonH]

Have a funny feeling it's all to do with coinciding with Christening and Confirmation in the Catholic Church