The Reddit community was equally incensed. Commenters provided the OP with suggestions on how to handle this.
“You gave them $400,” one commenter noted. “That covers it. Tell him to send you your change.” Another person told OP to reply, “Right?!?! “Oh forgot to tell you…I put it in your card.”
Someone else suggested that sending him the money would encourage poor etiquette. “Don’t send money,” the person wrote. “Rewarding them for their bad behavior will only make them believe what they’re doing is okay.”
“Hey bro, I put $400 in the card. I thought it was $200/per. Please send back the extra $270. Thanks. Love you and congrats again,” another person suggested she reply, and we have to say, we’re right onboard with this.
This kind of behavior in regard to a wedding is outlandish. Fine – if you state in the invitation that guests need to pay their own way and they show up, they are making the choice to accept the expense. Otherwise, this is just flat-out rude.