Hi All,
Last weekend my MOH was in town and we were talking about the wedding. I gave her the details about the day of, the ceremony and dinner. She asked what we were planning for after the wedding and I said I wasn't sure yet. We have the Blvd. suite at PH so I imagine we'd have people up there to drink and carry on. She asked if we will go "out" at all after dinner, and I said I would like to, but that I feel I need to cover my guest's drinks and that would get even more expensive. Her boyfriend (who is just a real GEM in general) chimes in with, "Well everyone is flying to Las Vegas for you so you HAVE to do something."
Ugh. No $hit. That really pissed me off for the rest of the day. Isn't this supposed to be about people wanting to be there for US and not free booze and food?
I have 10+ months until the big day, and while we think we will end up
with 50 people, it could be less. The final head count will dictate what
else we can do. I asked you guys about venues for a potential meet and
greet. Now I am focusing on the after party. Maybe we could find a bar
(it's a Sunday night) that we can all go to and I can throw my credit
card down for a while.
We are going to do a DDB the night before, provide the booze for that.
Then a very nice 3 course dinner at Mon Ami Gabi after the ceremony with
all drinks covered (no limitations). We have the suite which we will
stock with a ton of booze for the weekend.
This is now leading to me feeling just plain guilty and maybe even selfish for having an OOT wedding in general. I'm starting to think I should be doing more. This will drive me crazy until the wedding. Maybe I'm asking too much. Is it really tit for tat? Deep thoughts here
Anyone else ever feel this way? Anyone have some advice?
Thank you