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[-] [email protected] 59 points 10 months ago

This sounds great! Someone trying to charge me a ticket would completely alleviate any guilt I might feel over not wanting to attend another fucking wedding.

[-] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago

I can't wait for the traditional wedding to die out. It's such a fucking scam of an industry.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

It's money spent throwing a party and inviting your friends. It doesn't matter if its traditional or non traditional.

Throwing a rave as a wedding would be non traditional. Yet it wouldn't be news if someone charged money to go to the rave that they setup.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Prices for anything related to weddings is blown out of proportion.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

But it also wouldn't have to be perfect. I'm sure you don't have 30 shades of napkins to pick from for a rave and if some wall decoration falls down mid rave it wouldn't be a big deal

[-] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

There's not family or friend pressure to attend a rave dude, apples and oranges.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago

My wife and I spent less than that on our entire wedding.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I don't remember what the charge was to get married at the courthouse with both our moms there. 20 bucks or something? And the judge gave us pencils that were like gavels with two erasers.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Meh it’s normal in Japan. Although rather than actually setting a price, it is just a cultural norm to gift money. ¥30,000 (about 200 USD right now) is the basic minimum, but it goes up based on relationship. If you plan and negotiate with venues well, you can end up paying nothing out of pocket.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Same in Croatia. The idea is that the combined gift amounts cover the cost of the wedding + leave a little bit extra

100-200€ per person is pretty standard

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Sounds practical. Who wants to go into debt for a wedding?!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Removing the social expectations, it is a bit odd to take hundreds of dollars from each of your friends to have a party that you have full control over. I wouldn’t expect my friends to fund anything in my life. But hey, I live in a country that can’t even crowdfund healthcare on a national level so maybe my view is just skewed.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

At least half the money is used for the guest’s experience (food, open bar and so on) including return gifts (as is the norm in Japan). This is generally a gift catalog which guests can choose an item from. It is surprisingly fun as it feels like you’re not the one spending more way. They have catalogs of different values to need individuals’ needs.

Close friends will often plan surprise acts to be performed during the wedding (singing or dancing and so on). So it is not entirely up to the host.

It is still customary to invite one’s boss and co-workers too. So yeah, it is culturally different from western countries I guess.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Further, the actual wedding is also done at the municipal office and costs little/nothing.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

That’s true. If you just want to get married without a ceremony, you can do it for free here. It’s also common to get married on paper months before the actual party/ceremony which is great for getting name changes and other affairs in order before the actual wedding ceremony, which can reduce stress.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Just have a wedding that you can actually afford maybe? And just invite the people that you want to share in your special moment?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

File this one under: How to win friends and influence people

[-] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

RSVP

I regret to inform you that we are unable to attend your wedding.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Standard practice in some cultures. Why all this shaming over something that is ultimately voluntary for the participants?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Surge pricing, think of the huge demand for wedding tickets... during weddings!!!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

You guys have this all wrong. It says they were doing it to save money. It should work perfectly since they will only have to pay for the two of them.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

No. And I'm taking your fucking George Foreman grill back to the store.

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