Wedding registry that includes a QR code to the groom’s Venmo is sparking backlash on social media – so is the couple in the wrong?
Reddit users are angry and debating a wedding registry with a QR code for the spoiled groom’s Venmo.
The Reddit user created a post on the social media platform yesterday to discuss a controversial decision regarding the upcoming wedding of her fiancĂ©’s boyfriend.
‘My fiancĂ©e will be best man at his friend’s wedding in early May. For the sake of this post, let’s call the groom Josh,â she wrote.
She added that Josh’s fiancĂ©e is Italian and their wedding will take place in Italy.
The original poster (OP) did not clarify whether she was in the wedding party, but she did lend a hand with the wedding preparations.
A Reddit user posted on March 27 describing an “insane wedding registry” of a couple she knows is getting married in May
The OP’s fiancĂ©e (original poster) will be the best man at their wedding in Italy and the wife agreed to help the groom create a wedding website
Josh asked his best man’s fiancĂ©e to help him with the wedding website that was only for their US guests.
According to the OP, the Italian bride chose to create a different website for her side of the family because they speak a different language.
âI helped him with the schedule, FAQs, things to do, and learning about the wedding party pages,â the Reddit user wrote.
‘It’s quite basic as they haven’t arranged anything for guests who are travelling, so the FAQs about where to stay and how to get around are really just ‘figure it out’.’
The OP claimed that Josh and his fiancée wanted cash instead of gifts, so she suggested setting up a honeymoon fund.
However, the amount of money Josh and his fiancée requested was higher than the OP expected.
According to the Reddit user, the groom told her that he and his Italian fiancée wanted money instead of gifts
“A few weeks ago, Josh delivered our invitation, plus the invitation to my fiancĂ©’s parents, who he’s also close with since he and my fiancĂ© grew up together,” the Reddit user wrote.
“I noticed that the card for my fiancĂ©e’s parents had an extra card in it that wasn’t in the card for me and my fiancĂ©e.”
The card contained the QR code and the link to the soon-to-be couple’s ‘crazy wedding registry’.
The OP was shocked when she looked at the registry and admitted in her post that she thought it was âgreedy and rudeâ to include the QR code and link in the wedding invitations.
The shocked Reddit poster listed everything on the registry – most of the money went towards their lavish honeymoon.
According to the OP, the couple is asking for $14,000 to pay for their honeymoon.
That price does not include the requested amount for flights, which is $3,000.
The bride and groom may be able to contribute to the total cost of their flights if they receive $2,000 in Delta Airlines gift cards at their request.
Their upcoming international wedding also requires them to pay a hefty legal fee, which may be why they are requesting five payments of $500 on their registry.
They managed to add a more affordable wedding gift to their registry: $25 Zola gift cards.
The OP suggested that the couple set up a honeymoon fund on their website. However, she didn’t expect to find a card with a QR code and a link to the groom’s Venmo in her invitation
Most of the money the couple has requested will go toward their honeymoon and have also requested money to pay for legal fees and gift cards from Delta and Hotel.com.
According to the OP, Josh has had a history of “fooling around” for a while now since her fiancĂ©’s parents are rich.
She also claimed that Josh is ‘not a regular social media user’ and that he posts photos when he is invited to a holiday stay.
“I sometimes wonder if this is the only thing he appreciates about my fiancĂ©e… It’s telling that he included this card for his fiancĂ©e’s parents, but not for us,” she wrote.
Reddit users have responded and so far the expectant couple has received a lot of hate for their registry
Reddit users have shared different opinions about the marriage registry and many of them have discriminated against the soon-to-be couple because of it
‘The months of house costs come out of my own pocket. The two separate honeymoon funds are insane,â one Reddit user wrote.
âAnd putting the Venmo on it is just tacky.â
A Reddit user claiming to be from Italy wrote that leaving a cash gift is “fairly normal,” but it is done in person and not on a website.
‘Right now in my culture it’s the norm to cover your plate and add 100 extra. So when my husband and I attend a wedding of close relatives, we usually leave $400 to $500,â the user wrote.
âThat said, asking for money in this way is incredibly tasteless. At least where we come from.’