Can we charge our friends to come to our wedding shower?
My girlfriend and I are planning what we jokingly call a “lesbian couples shower” in anticipation of our commitment ceremony later this year. Right now, we’re up to about 40 friends and family on our guest list and we can’t really afford to throw such a big event. A couple of our friends suggested we ask our guests to help us cover the costs. Would that be bad lesbian manners?
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