Newlyweds Tell Wedding Guest £100 Gift is Not Good Enough

A wedding guest was left stunned when the bride and groom emailed her to say her £100 gift was not generous enough.

A post on Mumsnet , which has gathered over 1,000 replies, claims the newlyweds emailed the anonymous guest, who is a former colleague of the bride, to suggest she "adjust" her cheque.

"We were surprised that your contribution didn't seem to match the warmth of your good wishes on our big day," the email allegedly said.

"In view of your own position, if you wanted to send any adjustment it would be thankfully received."

The guest asked people for advice on how to respond to the request.

She said: "I recently attended an ex-colleague's wedding where, in response to a request for cash gifts, I sent what I thought was a pretty decent cheque (£100 if it matters, though I can't help feeling it shouldn't).

"Last night I received an email which opened with a few comments about how glad they were to see everybody and how generous they'd all been, then said 'we were surprised that your contribution didn't seem to match the warmth of your good wishes on our big day. In view of your own position, if you wanted to send any adjustment it would be thankfully received.'

"For someone who's not easily shocked I confess I'm utterly gobsmacked by this. So as not to drip feed I'll mention that 'your own position' probably refers to a recent inheritance I've had, which maybe they expected something from (and this is an ex-colleague, remember, not a close friend or relative).

"Please, anyone, what do I do now? I've never come across anything like this before and still can't quite believe they've done it—but since they have, should I reply, ring them, ignore it or what?"

Feedback from Mumsnet users included cancelling the cheque altogether, topping up the cheque with 10p or replying with a rude email, but the anonymous guest said they had eventually replied with: "I assume this is some sort of mistake?"

She is apparently yet to receive a reply.