Need Advice FREAKING OUT! I feel like a bank with all these loans.

melizalee

Ok money is tight. So all of our BP are buying their own clothes, and we are getting them gifts, or so we thought. To date I bought all the shoes and have been repaid for 6 of 7. Bought attendants shoes repaid for 0 of 2.  Paid for FG dresses repaid for 1 of 3. Paid for and was repaid for all deposits.  Will pay for 3 dress balances and hope to be repaid. OH and I paid for my mom's dress and am awaiting repayment.  Paying for a ring barer suit and hoping to be repaid. And a couple tux deposits.  In total, I have apx. $1,200 floating in REPAYMENT land with $140 to fly away tomorrow. 

How do I tactfully tell my loved ons that if i don't get my money back we're all gonna be VERY HUNGRY April 1st?

femfatal86

Money and family is always hard, I would break it down to them exactly like you did on here and explain why you need it back.

CurlyGirlyGirl

You could call each of them and give a gentle reminder.  I would probably say something like, "We're getting ready to make plans for our honeymoon and need to set our budget."  Something along those lines...

It did strike me as odd that you're requiring your attendants (wt heck does an attendant do anyway???) to wear specific shoes.  Many bridal parties don't even need to wear the shoes.  Mine didn't, and I just told them they could wear the white sandals that they wanted.  Then i didn't have to worry about money at all either.

penaltyshot

All I can say is, "good luck". I paid for BM dresses (so they could be dyed in the same lot together) and never received payment for one. I asked for the money 3 times and then gave up. She now ignores me and never attempts to stay the night when she's in town, which she used to each time she'd come. Sometimes, you just can't trust the ones you love the most...

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

I would stop shelling out money for that. It's their responsibility to coordinate their clothing. Based on a budget they can afford, of course.