Bride-to-Be Wants Her Friends to Each Pay $300 to Attend Her Shower

In a post on Reddit, the bride-to-be’s cousin asked people to weigh in on whether this is “a common or normal practice”

A bride-to-be has left one of her bridesmaids taken aback after asking her friends to each pay $300 to attend her upcoming bridal shower.

In a recent post on Reddit, the bridesmaid, who said she is a cousin of the bride-to-be, shared that she was sent an online link to reserve her spot at the shower venue. When she did, she was prompted to pay $300 to attend.

Puzzled, she went back to the bride-to-be and asked her about the fee. “She said that everyone is paying their own way, the guest wrote, adding, “I am beyond annoyed and can’t get over how tacky that is.”

The original poster wrote then asked her fellow Redditors: “Is this a common or normal practice?”

The bridesmaid went on to explain that since she is part of the bridal party, “not going [to the shower] isn’t an option unfortunately.” She also noted that the shower is taking place at a winery and she doesn’t drink.

“So I’m paying for something that I will not be consuming. To say I’m beyond annoyed is an understatement,” she wrote.

The guest also explained that she has “already invested a lot of money in this wedding,” including buying her bridesmaid dress and spending $1,000 on the bride-to-be’s bachelorette party. She had also intended to give her cousin $500 as a wedding gift.

“I feel like she keeps piling on more things that I have to shell out money for,” the bridesmaid griped.