Dear Blake,
My daughter is being married in a month. Her fiancé is Canadian. We have reserved a block of rooms for guests who are coming from afar. I understand the importance of the groom’s mom being here for the ceremony, so when I was told she couldn’t afford the hotel, I offered to pay for her room for the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday so she could be here.
My daughter now says his mother is asking for Sunday night, too. I replied that she could reserve it and pay for it herself or request a late checkout on Sunday. I don’t have room for her to stay in my home, and I think I am generous to be paying for her hotel stay in the first place, let alone three nights. Is the bride’s family obligated to pay for this?
Signed, Millie
From Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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Dear Millie,
Sometimes it can be difficult in dealing with upcoming in-laws out of concerns of offending them. However, I don’t think consideration should be given to those hockey-loving hooligans from a country that’s nothing more than a frozen tundra/wasteland. Anyway, here are some of my suggestions. There are some customs you may have to learn to embrace, because it’s a long running North American tradition for Canadians to rip off Americans/rob us blind. Unfortunately, many people that are our northern neighbors have intellectual issues, caused by “brain freeze”, because subzero temperatures usually creates subhumans. Or, tell your daughter to tell her future mother-in-law that there are no hotel rooms available on that date, so you booked her a room in a semi-clean homeless shelter. And lastly, it is very important for that inconsiderate woman to attend this memorable ceremony with a front row seat. So I’m encouraging you to cancel her room reservation, and give her a new invitation to the wedding… via Zoom. I hope this helps.
Blake