She is attending a wedding this summer with her boyfriend. His uncle is getting married and he is in the wedding party. Apparently, the bride and groom are making everyone in the wedding party, and their dates, pay for their own dinner at the reception. It’s $100 per plate!

I guess what really gets me, is this isn’t a couple of kids fresh out of college trying to get by. The groom is lawyer and I’m pretty sure the bride also has a good job. They’re both in their 50′s, and the groom has been married once before. I don’t think it’s an issue of not being able to afford to feed the wedding party.

I was digging around to see what I could find on the subject, but Google is not being my friend today. I’ve mentioned it to a few engaged friends and they thought it was outrageous. Even FH gave me the suspicious eyebrow when I told him the story. Emily Post did sum it up pretty nicely in a section on dating, however:

“Whoever does the inviting does the paying.”

Am I wrong?

FH (future husband) and I went down to Rainbow Jewelers yesterday and he paid for my engagement ring. I’m freaking out a little inside. We’ve been talking about this and he’s been saving for almost 6 months. We went to a lot of local jewelers, but I got the best feeling from Rainbow. They were also able to make my dream ring a reality for much less than other places. I’ve got about a two week wait for it to be made, and then a undetermined wait for the official proposal.

Holy crap I’m getting married you guys!!