Wedding "Save The Date" question~~Update on page 4

[mjkacmom]

It sounds like they want the guests to bring money and pay for their meals.

 

[postage stamp]

How about this? I'll come to the ceremony, hit the McDonald's to save you a few bucks and avoid the rubber chicken, and then go home and have a nap?

 

[bgirldeb]

Its a Save The Date and Your Money notice. They are just being considerate of their guests so that you have time enough to adjust your budget to attend their wedding. I sure wish alot more brides and grooms would think about their guests first, like this couple is doing.

I'm feeling snarky today so I'd probably respond with a list of possible gift options minus the amount you'll be paying for the meal:

Blender ($50) minus chicken dinner (-$25) = $25 gift
Kitchen Aid mixer ($250) minus 2 fish dinners (-$50) = $200 gift

I was thinking along these lines as well!

Coffee Pot ($120) minus room (105.00) minus beef dinner(-25) and chicken dinner (-25), and gas (looking forward it will probably be about 4.00/gallon, so let's just say travel to and from -150.00) Turns out they owe YOU a grand total of 185.00! Then provide an address they can mail the check to so you can make it to their wedding!

 

[pennymom]

This is .

I would be tempted to cross out the other selections and write in "Grilled Cheese" for $4.

This!!!

 

[luvmy3]

Without smileys in your post it DID look like you were serious.

Sorry, I really thought it would be obvious

 

[postage stamp]

I wonder if there will be a bouncer doing credit checks at the door to the chapel?

 

[tlbwriter]

Sorry, I really thought it would be obvious

Well, if it makes you feel better, it was obvious (and funny) to me.

 

[Metsfan520]

Sorry, I really thought it would be obvious

It was obvious to me. It made me laugh.

 

[woodkins]

This is just STRANGE.

As a side note I think different prices for meals are odd in general, when I have booked my wedding and those for family members I have always paid a set price per person. Included in that price was the cocktail hour, bar/beverages as well as a choice of entrees (typicall 4-7 options). You didn't get charged less or more according to what people ate. We did not ever have to submit meal choices prior to the event, the guest told their order to the waitstaff at the event.

Maybe they copied and pasted the meal descriptions off of their paperwork from the caterer & forgot to take off the pricing? That is the only logical explaination I can think of.

 

[golfgal]

This is .

I would be tempted to cross out the other selections and write in "Grilled Cheese" for $4.

I wonder if they will have a sign on the tables that says "Flower Arrangments $45 each"

I would love to know if this info is just an FYI or you are expected to pay for your meal.

It does sound like they are ordering off a "menu" and are expecting people to pay for their own meal.

 

[postage stamp]

This is just STRANGE.

As a side note I think different prices for meals are odd in general, when I have booked my wedding and those for family members I have always paid a set price per person. Included in that price was the cocktail hour, bar/beverages as well as a choice of entrees (typicall 4-7 options). You didn't get charged less or more according to what people ate. We did not ever have to submit meal choices prior to the event, the guest told their order to the waitstaff at the event.

Maybe they copied and pasted the meal descriptions off of their paperwork from the caterer & forgot to take off the pricing? That is the only logical explaination I can think of.

I really HOPE that's what happened. But like you, we didn't pay more or less depending on what people ordered. We had one beef choice, one chicken choice, one fish choice, and one vegetarian choice, but we paid the same no matter what people ordered.

 

[Tinkermommy]

Just for curiosity sake.

What were the options and how much were they?

 

[Cheshire Figment]

TACKY Beyond Belief!

 

[tink_n_pooh]

I'm super curious to know what the options are and how much

 

[Queen2PrincessG]

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ITA! And the bolded bit made me !

OP, that is just weird. Do keep us posted.

HA! Glad I made you laugh. OP Please Please PLEASE tell us what's up.

 

[marthachick]

Just for curiosity sake.

What were the options and how much were they?

Yeah, DISminds want to know.

 

[daughtersrus]

OP here.

I didn't want to leave everyone hanging. The STD card was received by my DD. She showed it to me over the weekend, but I don't remember the specifics. I'll talk to her when she gets off work and try to get back here and post more details.

I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one that thought it was tacky.

 

[golfgal]

The STD card is a really bad acronym for a wedding announcement, just saying .

 

[postage stamp]

The STD card is a really bad acronym for a wedding announcement, just saying .

Depends on who's getting married.

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

Oh I really want to know too.

I suppose it could have been a mistake, but didn't they look at them? I know 18 years ago when I was getting married, as soon as things came in (invites, etc) I couldn't want to look at them, over and over. How do you send them out and not notice a mistake like that?