Bride-to-be slammed after asking her bridesmaids to pay for a solo ‘health retreat’ instead of a hen’s party because spending time with them is ‘too stressful’
- A bride-to-be has been slammed for wanting to have a solo bachelorette party
- The woman wants her friends, who have children, to pay for her spa weekend
- She says it will be less stressful than organising to spend time with her friends
A bride-to-be has been slammed as ‘greedy’ after asking her bridal party to pay for a luxury solo-escape instead of hosting a hen’s do.
The young woman envisioned a pampering weekend before walking down the aisle and decided it would be more convenient if her friends didn’t come along.
So she instead asked them to ‘pitch in’ the amount they would have spent on flights and accommodation so she could afford a retreat.
A bride-to-be has been slammed as greedy after deciding she wanted her friends to pay for a solo health retreat instead of having a bachelorette party
‘I just have girls that live all over, they have kids, I feel like this would be easier and less stressful,’ she said.
She then decided to ask online if her suggestion was in-fact rude after it seemingly ‘went down like a lead balloon’.
‘Is wanting to go on a bachelorette retreat with myself really that weird?’ she asked.
She went quiet after being quickly slammed by strangers who labelled her as greedy, controlling and selfish.
‘The audacity of this woman is astounding, a retreat would be pricey,’ one woman said.
‘I would be pretty annoyed if my friend told me she didn’t want my company but would take my money and show herself a nice time,’ said another.
‘If this bride has a typical friendship group then she is asking too much. That would be about $300 for six or eight people – that’s one expensive spa,’ one woman said.
Some people were torn, however, noting that a ‘solo bachelorette weekend’ wasn’t the problem – expecting her mates to pay for it was.
‘Contribute the cost of what flights would have been? Really? How fancy is this damn spa,’ one woman asked.
‘It is completely fine not to want a party, I hate going to those things anyway but I also don’t want to just give you my money,’ said another.
Others revealed they had made similar decisions and not regretted the decision.
‘I asked friends for money instead of having a baby shower so I could go to a fancy spa for a massage,’ one woman said.
The woman posted her thoughts online but was quickly slammed by strangers
And a few people said treatments add up – and a weekend could cost more than most people were willing to consider.
‘She could easily spend a few thousand dollars, I don’t think she is being unreasonable with the budget but she shouldn’t ask others to fund it.’
Others said the point of a bachelorette party is to spend time with friends – making the bride-to-be’s plan ‘incomprehensible’.
Others said the culture surrounding bucks and hens parties has ‘gotten out of hand’.
‘It used to be meeting up at a bar for a big night out – now people expect whole weekends away or like this lady for people to pay for a solo holiday.’
And people agreed, noting parties are ‘thrown for Instagram’.