My sister is throwing a Jack and Jill party. i hate them
Context for people who don't know; it basically the couple throwing a party you pay to attend and pay for raffles and such to generate funds for the wedding. You buy a ticket to go and can buy other things inside the party itself to support the couple. Its common in parts of Canada (why shes having one is beyond me)
My sister is throwing one. I live in new england and she lives in the south. My mother would be paying for me to go and attend but i cannot imagine the price of getting us there, hotels, food outside the event, the tickets, and the activities inside it for a party none of us even want to go to. It's purely politeness. Shes also requested my mother helps cook so shes essentially paying to work.
In my opinion, its so tacky. Why are we begging our loved ones to fund our wedding? i understand they are so very expensive but its still so tacky to me. The fact she feels shes special enough she belives people should to pay to attend basically a bridal shower which people normally dread going to. Why cant she have a wedding she can afford? She's already married, even! She just wants the party.
Also, i cant imagine she will make much money. She has to rent a venu, buy enough food to pay for however many people shes inviting to the point she will profit, get decor, activities, raffles, etc. It feels like such a tacky waste of time. My mother gets very mad and frustrated when i upset this, but it annoys me terribly.