If thereโs something most people can agree on itโs that weddings are a good time!
This day is memorable not just for the couple and their families but the guests as well.
People always feel honored to be invited to a wedding because they are important to the couple and their union.
But what if youโre sent a weird RSVP invitation that would make you say โno, thanksโ?
Perhaps this one Reddit post about a wedding imposing a โtiered wedding menuโ based on your cash gift would be one reason.
But letโs get to more details later.
Each culture has different wedding traditions.
From the Polterabend dish-breaking tradition in Germany, guests are asked to bring porcelain dishware for the couple and break them; to the Swedish kissing party wherein female guests can kiss the groom if the bride leaves their table and vice versa.
Another wedding tradition is giving a gift.
Itโs customary to give gifts to the newlyweds.
However, it differs from different countries.
In the United States, couples often create a gift registry so guests can (or at least know) what to buy.
Other countries give out money for practicalityโs sake.
So, what has this Reddit post to do about all these?
A Redditor posted this:
Yep, you see it right!
The couple is asking their guests how much, or in this case, what gift level, is their cash gift to give you the corresponding menu based on that value.
It is posted in the subreddit called Letโs Shame Those Weddings (r/weddingshaming).
Here, Redditors can post tacky, scandalous, or shame-worthy wedding demands and so much more.
People also air out their concerns on what they think is wrong in the wedding theyโre about to go to or went to.
People were disgusted with this โtieredโ wedding menu.
However, this may be familiar in a Chinese wedding.
At Chinese weddings, those who like to give cash as gifts will place it in a red envelope called hong bao.
The value inside the envelope should be around the same value as the food served to them.
You can either call the restaurant and ask how much the dinner per head is, or you can just judge its value after the dinner.
As long as the amount doesnโt have the numbers 4 & 7 (because these are unlucky numbers for the Chinese), youโre good.
But this tiered wedding menu is the other way around.
The dinner served to you is based on the amount of your gift.
Most Redditors think itโs just tacky.
Others also pointed out how the vegan/vegetarian option is only for the highest tier.
One Redditor did his digging and found the original post saying that this was a โjoke.โ
If it is, it isnโt a good one at all, and no one would be sharing a good laugh after reading it.
Besides, itโs still somehow telling you that thereโs no required amount to give, โbut hey! Weโll accept $2,500 if you want to.โ
The tiers also tell how much the couple sees your giftโs value, either in cash or a wrapped one.
Others would like to be more positive and think that this is for charity.
We could only hope it is.
What do you guys think about this?
Would you attend the wedding if you receive something like this?
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