Liar, liar
The short story is that she lied.
She lied to the venue about the number of guests that were attending, effectively packing us like sardines.
She lied about having a “day-of” staff. That meant that all the groomsmen spent the day hanging flowers, running to get kegs and waters, pouring the champagne for guests, and setting up the entire venue the day before.
She lied to the hair and makeup personnel about the number of people who were obtaining services in order to get them to come to the site. This forced guests to get hair and makeup done in order for “the bride not to have to be charged extra.”
She lied to the catering about the number of guests — this caused them to run out of food and alcohol.
All in all, I think her lies saved her $1,500, but cost her close friendships since her attitude toward the whole situation was indignation instead of being apologetic.
| yelloworchid