In a post on Reddit’s “Wedding” forum, a user shared a Pinterest photo of a sign at a wedding inviting guests to pay up to $100 for a song request at the reception
“Pay to play one of the following songs that you’d like to hear,” the sign read. “Proceeds will go towards the honeymoon fund!”
The Redditor shared their opinion that the sign “seems like such an over-the-top and overt money grab,” while asking what others thought
A couple seeking to raise funds for their honeymoon had the idea to charge their guests for song requests at their wedding reception.
A Reddit user shared a post on the platform’s “Wedding” forum showing a Pinterest picture they spotted that shows a framed sign with the message “Pay to Play.”
“Pay to play one of the following songs that you’d like to hear,” read the sign, which featured a list of popular wedding songs with prices ranging from $25 to $100. The couple included a QR code to make it easy for their guests to pay and noted, “Proceeds will go towards the honeymoon fund!”
The Redditor shared the photo of the sign to solicit opinions from other users about the couple’s choice to charge their guests for song requests.
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“Usually, I’m pretty in the camp of ‘let the couple do what they want, it’s their day,’ but this seems like such an over-the-top and overt money grab,” they wrote. “Like, if your guests wanted to give you money, they probably would’ve already done so in their gift and given you the amount they’re comfortable with??”
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Bride at DJ booth (stock image)
They concluded their post by asking, “Has anyone done this? Have you seen anyone do this? What do y’all think?”
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In the comments section, some people agreed with the poster’s opinion that the song request sign was a “money grab.”
“In general, I’ve always thought day-of money-asking unlikely to be popular since guests have likely already decided on how much and in what form they would gift (money or tangible gift). For me, even a straight-up honeymoon fund (although it does say that’s where this is going) is probably not that popular,” one wrote.
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Wedding guests dancing at reception (stock image)
“No. A wedding is not a transaction,” another person chimed in, while yet another joked, “Next up: subscribe to this marriage for $19 a month or we will get a divorce.”
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Many others, however, suggested that the sign was actually a fun and clever way for the couple to discourage guests from asking the DJ to play certain songs.
“I think this is a cheeky way to say, ‘We hate these bloody songs. The worst offenders are the most expensive. If you want one of these songs, and you have to have it, then you can, but it’ll cost you,’ ” one reader wrote. “This seems a great way to prevent the bride and groom or dj from being harassed to play a song the couple do not want to hear, while also being a bit fun about it.”
Another commenter agreed, writing: “I think this is silly and fun!!! Obviously, they don’t want to hear the songs played, so they set a ridiculously high number for the worst offenders. Most couples submit a do not play list to their djs. If I went to a wedding and saw this, I would give a chuckle and move on.”
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