EVERYONE knows that weddings can be expensive. However, a bride was recently slammed for asking strangers to contribute towards her hen do, with many people calling it tacky. The bride - or her bridesmaids - had scrawled a message on the back window of her car which begged people to send her money via Venmo or CashApp.
The writing read: “She’s tying the knot. Buy the bride a shot.” It then gave the details as to how strangers could contribute to the funds.
One perplexed member of the public saw the message and shared it to Reddit with the caption: “Hello, kind stranger. Please contribute to my cash app!” Many people were shocked at the plea for money, but were intrigued as to if it actually works. One person asked: “I'm so curious if this actually works? Do random strangers donate money to these things?” Another replied saying: “Yes I was just at a Bach the other weekend and she made almost $700 from doing this + having all the girls post it on Instagram - it covered all our meals and drinks for the whole trip lol.
“I used to be one to judge but damn it works.” A second added: “I was at a bachelorette party when we ran into another bachelorette party with a Venmo on their party bus, everyone in both parties bought the other bride-to-be a drink. “It was a fun little moment.
“I may do it again if I see another one, I can afford to waste $5 every now and then to bring someone joy.” A third commented: “My friend made $150 doing this on her birthday l.