I’m a bride – guests canceled a week before my wedding and are demanding I refund their hotel bookings
A BRIDE has shared how wedding guests are demanding a refund for their hotels after they canceled a week before the nuptials.
She took to Reddit and wrote that she and her fiancé aren't willing to give out refunds to the guests since they canceled at the last minute.
The bride didn't disclose her identity or the names of the people involved.
When the guests, who are members of her fiancé's family, asked for a refund, the bride didn't think it was fair to give them it on their hotel accommodations because the cost of them not showing up would fall on the couple.
"It’s a block cost, so everyone paid the same amounts for their rooms, and all rooms were full in the venue," the bride shared on .
"Now that they’re not coming, they’ve asked for a refund for their accommodation and food. We’re saying no but being made to look like inconsiderate a**holes."
The bride also shared that no one else could take their place due to the short notice and that she and her fiancé couldn't cover the cost and give out a refund.
She also shared that the guests had already received a 50% discount for their stay. Due to the late cancelation, the bride doesn't feel she should refund the guests.
If they told her earlier that they couldn't make it, she suggests that this situation could have had a different outcome.
" If it was a month before, then fine (we had this happen and had no problem refunding), but less than a week?" she said in the post.
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After explaining her story, she asked the Reddit community if she was being unreasonable.
Some users agreed with the bride's position, while others offered an alternative solution.
“I’m assuming they knew it was non-refundable, of course. It would help if you didn’t have to pay because they chose to cancel,” one user said.
Other people said the guests should request their refund from the hotel, not the couple.
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“You gave your headcount already. If they would like to contact the hotel and work it out with them, let them have at it,” another user said.
Another commenter suggested "blaming" the no refund policy on the hotel.