Marriage is a commitment, based on a promise of unwavering union. But sometimes, some promises aren’t made to last. Here is an example of a commitment that was not honored, and its consequences.
Marriage is a moment of happiness which we impatiently await, a symbol of commitment and promises for the future. Unfortunately, not all promises are meant to be kept, even during an event as exceptional and grandiose as the celebration of a sacred union such as marriage (of which here are 15 golden rules). .And this is precisely what happened to a man who recounted his disappointing experience in an article in the British daily The Mirror US.
A man recently shared on social media an unusual story where he made a surprising decision to charge his wife’s cousin 1,500 pounds (around 1,750 euros) for not including him on the guest list at her wedding, despite a requested favor. This extraordinary story aroused very lively and many reactions on the Web and raised questions about family relationshipsobligations and expectations often intertwined during wedding preparations.
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Marriage: a “service” that cost a lot
In a social media post, the man revealed that he and his wife own a printing company offering a full range of products for the marriagessuch as signs, banners and guest books. Shortly before the wedding, his wife’s cousin contacted the printer and his wife to ask if they could design these items for her big day, a request to which they happily responded favorably. On Reddithe stated ” We do this all the time for our friends’ weddings and events, and we never charge. We’re happy to help and it’s usually a lot of fun working together to create cool things, her wedding planner told us they needed all the items for X date so they could set them up for the marriage. At that point we hadn’t received our invitations and we didn’t even know when the wedding would take place. »
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Worried that their invitation may have been misplaced, the printer’s wife decided to text her cousin for clarification on the date and the wedding venue. And the bride-to-be’s response was more than confusing. “Oh, we downsized the wedding and decided to have an intimate event for loved ones and family, and we didn’t have room for you in the small venue”. Deeply hurt and offended, the couple expressed: “ Plus we spent almost £1,500 on all the materials. Her cousin and the wedding planner kept making tiny changes to the illustrations, had us print samples to see how it would look, resized several items multiple times, etc. »
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Family tensions for a non-invitation
Annoyed by the situation, the man made the decision to charge his wife’s cousin 1,500 pounds (around 1,750 euros) for all the items she had ordered from their business. “ I went ahead and charged him our cost telling him we needed payment before delivery because I wasn’t going to ask him to pay for months or even years after the wedding. We don’t make any money from this, I just charged him the cost of the materials “. This situation led to significant costs in terms of time and money. As a running business, the couple had to choose between delaying other orders or working late to print the cousin’s items on their own time. “ This all cost a lot of time and money… »
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The printer also said he had received threats: “We received threatening calls from the cousin, her fiancé, some of my wife’s family members that I don’t know, some groomsmen, etc. who basically treat us as bastards…”. Faced with this harassment, the printer plans to ask full payment items or refuse delivery. He also sought the opinion of media users for support and insight into this situation. Some have supported this approachasserting that the aggressive behavior deserved a firm response. One user commented: “I say charge full price. Their behavior is downright vulgar.”. Another Internet user added a touch of humor by expressing himself: “Tell them it’s only free for ‘close friends and family’. Because she had decreed that you did not fall into this category…”.
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