May 5, 2025 at 10:48 am

A Wedding Guest Was Asked To Pay For Their Meal And She’s Speaking Out. – ‘Why would you book a place that you can’t afford to pay for on your own?’

by Matthew Gilligan

woman talking in her car

TikTok/@maddysnook

What would you do if you got invited to a wedding…

And then they asked you to pay for your meal at the reception?

Say whaaaaaaat?!?!

That’s what happened to a Reddit user and a TikTokker named Maddy took to TikTok to talk about what went down.

woman with glasses talking in her car

TikTok/@maddysnook

Maddy said, “How would you respond to a text from a friend asking you to cover the cost of your plate at their wedding?”

She told viewers that the wedding was at an expensive restaurant and the person who originally posted the story on Reddit got a text from the groom asking for $115 to pay for their meal.

Maddy said, “Now you’re looking at your phone like, am I the crazy one? Because at no point was it communicated prior to the wedding that I was going to have to pay for my plate. It wasn’t on the invitation either. But you and your plus one gave a $400 cash gift in a card at the wedding.”

woman talking to a camera in her car

TikTok/@maddysnook

Maddy continued, “Now, this wedding took place at a very expensive restaurant, in a private room at said restaurant, and you’re wondering, ‘Why would you book a place that you can’t afford to pay for on your own?’”

She added that the Reddit user said that there wasn’t a dance floor or an open bar at the wedding.

Sounds like a blast!

woman holding up her finger

TikTok/@maddysnook

Let’s take a look at the video.

@maddysnook

R/WeddingShaming goes crazy 😂 #redditstories #reddit #weddingdrama #storytime

♬ original sound – Mads 💖

Here’s what viewers had to say.

This person offered some advice.

Screenshot 2025 04 19 at 9.19.33 AM A Wedding Guest Was Asked To Pay For Their Meal And Shes Speaking Out.   Why would you book a place that you can’t afford to pay for on your own?

Another TikTokker chimed in.

Screenshot 2025 04 19 at 9.19.44 AM A Wedding Guest Was Asked To Pay For Their Meal And Shes Speaking Out.   Why would you book a place that you can’t afford to pay for on your own?

And this person nailed it.

Screenshot 2025 04 19 at 9.20.11 AM A Wedding Guest Was Asked To Pay For Their Meal And Shes Speaking Out.   Why would you book a place that you can’t afford to pay for on your own?

I don’t think that’s how it’s supposed to work at a wedding…

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