I threw a dinner for my 16 year old’s birthday; I was taken aback when one of the guests inquired how much was it going to cost to attend! What the folk ever happened to hospitality? I quickly informed her I was picking up the tab. It was a nice dinner, private room at a restaurant, printed menus, cake, salad choice of main dish, lemonade. Not for one millisecond did I expect anyone to pay and I also had no gifts on the printed invites because I did not want or need an influx of new stuff, you have to be a storage genius right now to keep track of all her stuff.
In the old days the father of the Bride picked up the tab, nobody would have expected the invited guests to pay for it. Do you ever pay for dinner when you are invited to someones’ home for supper?