Dear Amy: Our son got married recently. We had the rehearsal dinner at a nice restaurant. We had reserved ahead and submitted credit card information for billing. We were both unemployed at the time but had funds set aside for the occasion.
We never received a bill. The contact person at the restaurant assured us that the event had been paid for but said they could not release credit card information.
We think the bride's wealthy father picked up the tab and are insulted by this. We've lost the opportunity to give my son and daughter-in-law a wonderful evening with friends and family.
Our son hasn't said anything about who paid for the evening. How should we handle the situation? Our other son (the best man) says it's water under the bridge and we should say/do nothing.
— Frustrated