Bride sends wedding guest CHECK for $75 after she didn't turn up to the reception

  • Jessica Baker was getting ready for her friend's wedding when she received a call from her mother that she could no longer watch her children
  • A few weeks later Baker received a bill for $75 asking her to cover the cost of her and her husband's meals
  • Baker, from Golden Valley, said she is not paying the bill and did not text or call the bride to say she would be missing her wedding
  • She also has yet to send the newlyweds a card or gift 

A Minnesota woman is outraged after she received a dinner bill when she cancelled on her friend's wedding the day of the ceremony. 

Jessica Baker of Golden Valley was getting ready for her friend's big day when she received a call from her mother that she could no longer watch her children, who were not allowed at the ceremony or reception.

Then, a few weeks later, Baker received a bill for $75 asking her to cover the cost of her and her husband's meals.

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Cancel: Jessica Baker (above) was getting ready for her friend's wedding when she received a call from her mother that she could no longer watch her children

Cancel: Jessica Baker (above) was getting ready for her friend's wedding when she received a call from her mother that she could no longer watch her children

Payback: A few weeks later Baker received a bill for $75 (above) asking her to cover the cost of her and her husband's meals

Payback: A few weeks later Baker received a bill for $75 (above) asking her to cover the cost of her and her husband's meals

'You've got to be kidding me,' Baker said in an interview with KARE 11, who she appears to have reached out to with her story. 

'It listed, we would have had two herb crusted walleye and there was also a service and tax charge.'

It also came with a note for Baker and her husband that read; 'This cost reflects the amount paid by the bride and groom for meals that were RSVP'd for, reimbursement and explanation for no show, card, call or text would be appreciated.'

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Said Baker; 'I guess I don't know what the right answer would have been. What the right thing to do would have been.'

Baker does know however that she is not paying the bill - and also has yet to send the couple a gift or card.

Guests have a year to send a gift or card, and are expected to do so if they RSVP yes to a wedding.

Sending a bill however is another thing.

'Under no circumstances should you choose to follow up after the fact...kind of questioning why they couldn't attend or much less sending a bill,' said Minnesota Bride editor Sarah Baumann Rogers who called this a 'wild story.'

She then added, for the benefit of all soon-to-be-married couples; 'General rule is prepare for about 10 percent of overage or underage when you're planning a big event like that and catering companies are well aware of this.'

Baker did not go so far as to name the bride or detail their relationship, which it seems will likely now be over. 

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