A COUPLE have been slammed for their “tacky” attempt at getting strangers to pay for their honeymoon.
Weddings can be extremely expensive, with the average UK wedding costing an eye-watering £20,700 in 2023, according to Hitched.co.uk.
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And by the time you’ve paid for your entire wedding, there is often little money left to splash on a honeymoon.
In order to still be able to take the trip of their dreams after tying the knot, some couples ask friends and family to put money towards their honeymoon, instead of giving them wedding presents.
However, one couple took this tradition a step further, by asking complete strangers to pay for their dream holiday.
Taking to Reddit, one user posted a picture of a car she had seen whilst out and about in her local area.
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“Saw this on my way to breakfast.
“Not even a please, just a demand.”
Attached to the post was a picture of a car, with a message scrawled on the back in pink and blue paint.
“Just married, fund our honeymoon”, the message read.
Below the message was the couple’s Venmo details, to allow strangers to send them money.
The post was flooded with comments from social media users, many of whom were left fuming by the selfish act.
One person said: “Omg so tacky.”
Another person said: “Fund your own damn honeymoon.”
A third person said: “It just feels so entitled and scammy.”
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Josie Griffiths said: “There’s no getting around it, weddings are expensive, but there’s some easy ways to strip back the cost without your guests noticing.”
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Cut back on flowers
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Ditch wedding favours
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Be ruthless with your guest list
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Do your own booze
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A fourth person added: “It’s really tasteless.”
However, some people pointed out that the car may have been decorated by the wedding party, not the bride and groom, and that they may not have had a choice in the matter.
One person said: “This is usually done by the people attending the wedding, not the bride and groom.
“It’s very hard to get off without going to a carwash.
“You can see they might have tried if you look at the heart.”
A second person added: “This just happened to my son and his new wife.
“The car was decorated by the wedding party and they did not put the Venmo on the car.
“They have washed the car multiple times and it has been hard to remove the paint.”
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