Is this the new normal now?
A New York couple has been going vial after revealing how much they saved by charging their wedding guests an entrance fee.
According to ABC 7, Nova and Reemo Styles had their guests shell out $333 each to join them as they exchanged their nuptials.
“And I said, ‘People choose to go to Beyonce concert, because they know that they’re gonna have an experience,” Nova suggested. “Let’s put the stress on the guests, and let’s sell tickets or a wedding” Nova said.
“I was like, ‘Babe, people aren’t going to come,” Reemo countered.
Well, people showed up (60 of the invited 150 guests), but it wasn’t without some criticism.
“‘I would never spend money on tickets.’ ‘I don’t care.’ ‘Who do you guys think you are? Jay-Z and Beyoncé?'” Nova recalled some guests saying.
Ultimately the couple enjoyed their dream wedding and saved approximately $70,000 with their guests’ contributions.
And what did the guests get beside witnessing Black love at its best? According to the newlyweds, the wedding ticket earned their friends and family an unforgettable 12-hour New York City adventure, a steak and lobster dinner, and a spot on a double-decker tour bus.
@abc7chicago To cut down on spending, newlyweds Nova and Reemo Styles got creative, thinking of their nuptials like a concert and charging guests to attend their celebration. #news #wedding ♬ original sound – abc7chicago
But Nova and Reemo aren’t the only couple causing a stir on TikTok.
A brother who goes by the name Hassan Rahim on Instagram recently went viral after revealing plans to charge his guests $450.
“Alright TikTok tell me if I’m tripping or not,” he starts.
“So, me and my fiancée are getting married, right? And to be aa part of our wedding you have to pay $450 for a ticket and that’s for ach gest,” he continues.
He then claims that everyone he and his boo invited to their gathering has “declined the invitation” and goes on to add that they’ve spent $100,000 to $200,000 on their wedding venue and paid for the cake, his fiancée’s dress, a DJ and a photographer.
Then like Nova and Remo, he goes on to say, “What I don’t understand is y’all spend 400…more money on stupid stuff but you can’t come out to support your friends at a wedding.”
“Like tell me if I’m wrong. Like is we wrong? Like…let me know.”
This man may have to cancel his wedding after family & friends all declined because he was charging his guest $450 each because he he spent 200,000 on it pic.twitter.com/hcWe0mSMB3
— Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) August 13, 2024
The answer sir, is yes. Y’all tripping.
We’ve been brainwashed into thinking weddings should be Kardashian-level spectacles; epic productions that make everything pause.
You break bank and stumble in debt to impress Aunt Gertrude and your second cousin twice removed, who’ll vanish faster than your cake when life throws you a curveball. Nope. Not my portion.
Newsflash: A wedding is about two hearts not a thousand head counts. If you can’t afford to do an Ambani or even rent out your hall, maybe just try keep it simple?
You’ll have zero headaches, no supplier screwups and the best part? Your wallet won’t need therapy afterward.
Let’s normalize nuptials that don’t require a second mortgage. After all, isn’t ‘happily ever after’ more about the ‘happy’ than the ‘ever-so-expensive’?
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What do y’all think?
