She wasn’t sure how to apologize, even though the response wasn’t what she had anticipated. “I specifically, I mean specifically asked for cash gifts,” she claimed. Without adequate funds, how could we have the wedding of our dreams?

“We had made so many sacrifices, and all we asked for was about $1,500 [Canadian] per guest.”

“My maid of honor offered her planning services and $5,000 [Canadian].” With tears in our eyes, we accepted. The family of my ex-partner promised to pay $3,000.

Therefore, it wasn’t abnormal for us to ask for $1,500 for each additional guest. Like, it’s obvious now. You weren’t invited to our private wedding if you couldn’t contribute. It’s an event of a lifetime [sic].

She was asked for a handout to put things into perspective. “Since our love was like a fairytale, we wanted an extravagant blowout wedding,” she said in defense of her decision. When a local clairvoyant advised us to choose the most expensive choice, we believed there was no way in hell.

Unfortunately, her ideal was not shared by anybody else.