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love, guys. Now, today's first story comes from the throwaway account from the wedding drama subreddit

and says, asking to pay for a trip, I did not attend. Hi all, I-25 female and part of a bridal

party for a close friend whose wedding is coming up soon.

A few months ago the maid of honor planned the Bachelorette party in another country.

From the very beginning I let them know I wouldn't be able to attend due to financial reasons.

International travel and the associated costs just aren't in my budget right now.

Everyone was understanding at the time, or so I thought.

The Bachelorette trip happened recently, and days after the group got back to the States,

the maid of honor sent a message in the group chat,

specifically one that included only the bridal party members who did not attend

the trip, asking each of us to send $300 so the bride wouldn't have to pay her share of the trip.

This completely blindsided me. I never agreed to contribute financially to something I wasn't attending,

and at no point before or during the planning did anyone

say anything about splitting the bride's costs among people who weren't going.

If they had, I would have made it clear that I couldn't afford that either.

Now I'm feeling really weird about the whole thing.

On one hand, I get that people want to treat the bride, and if I'd been part of the trip,

I might have chipped in with the others to cover some of her expenses.

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