Thai-Foreign Couple Accused of Dodging B195K Wedding Bill

the marriage is off to a bad start.

unpaid bills is a "bad omen".

next up, a crow will be lingering on their window sill.

1 minute ago, J Branche said:

Here's some sound Advice.

Stop inviting 130 people, some who are not close to a "BIG Party" to show off and entertain others when your finances can NOT support it.

Nonsense type logic. All for one night maybe 6 hours of entertainment.

Then your paying this Debt for how many years?

He agreed on the dowry that paid those costs, no blame shifting and changing subject possible here. Are you a thai girl? Cry as much.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by sunrisecoconuts

Advice for the Caterer. STOP the services, ask for the money. If it can't be delivered in a short, reasonable amount of time start packing things up.

This is your leverage. With 130 people present this couple will Lose Serious Face.

1 minute ago, J Branche said:

Advice for the Caterer. STOP the services, ask for the money. If it can't be delivered in a short, reasonable amount of time start packing things up.

This is your leverage. With 130 people present this couple will Lose Serious Face.

They already lost face and he is done lol. Unless he turns it into a joke by magically bringing double the money and fix loss face. Even then it is a obvious tell already that this is a old bastard with a younger girl who is in it for the transactional part only.

There is so many guys who lie to girls in order to get free sex for ages, promising them a condo or saying they own a huge house back home, saying they will pay for a huge wedding. A guy with the actual money, wouldn't need to do that.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by sunrisecoconuts

Just now, sunrisecoconuts said:

He agreed on the dowry that paid those costs, no blame shifting and changing subject possible here. Are you a thai girl? Cry as much.

Okay, Yes. Then day of wedding lets see the Money BEFORE the marriage.

Thai's love when you pile stacks of Thai Baht "The Dowery" on the table and show it off

1 hour ago, henryford1958 said:

Surprised the firm did not ask for full payment before the wedding. 200k it's not like a bar tab.

It must have been a humungous p**s up.

Notice- I just want to Help with my Advice. I don't like reading these stories.

Erodes my belief that most people are good people.

Hopefully this is resolved quickly and amicably

1 minute ago, Rams86 said:

It must have been a humungous p**s up.

Drinks were included as of the size, the amount the catering costed in that sense is peanuts then. I lost over 50K on alcohol with just 50 people lol. The food was the cheap part. If there is a party in isaan, they drink as if there is no tomorrow.

Like chinese tourists on their first trip seeing a food buffet, attempting to bag up the whole place.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by sunrisecoconuts

4 minutes ago, J Branche said:

Okay, Yes. Then day of wedding lets see the Money BEFORE the marriage.

Thai's love when you pile stacks of Thai Baht "The Dowery" on the table and show it off

I guess that makes it even worse, she ended up giving all dowry money to costs + comes short and none for the family left.

7 minutes ago, J Branche said:

Advice for the Caterer. STOP the services, ask for the money. If it can't be delivered in a short, reasonable amount of time start packing things up.

So either the caterer is plain stupid or maybe he has used the same arrangement many times in the past without any problem

This is a civil matter not a criminal matter. If caterer is owed money then sue.

This a problem between 2 thai people. It has nothing to do with the foreigner.

32 minutes ago, sunrisecoconuts said:

Drinks were included as of the size, the amount the catering costed in that sense is peanuts then. I lost over 50K on alcohol with just 50 people lol. The food was the cheap part. If there is a party in isaan, they drink as if there is no tomorrow.

Like chinese tourists on their first trip seeing a food buffet, attempting to bag up the whole place.

The Chinese are particularly bad at seafood buffets... they each have multiple plates.. push and shove each other.. and when it is time for them to leave.. many many unemptied plates of seafood not eaten. They are a p1g of a race.

5 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

For foreigners planning a wedding or other major event in Thailand, the case underlines the importance of making clear arrangements with suppliers over deposits, final-payment dates and who is responsible for settling the bill.

This particular case would seem to "underline" the importance of those arrangements for the caterer, not for the foreigner...

Luckily for me, my wedding set me back about 2 thousand baht 8 years ago. Still going strong. Luckily for me there was no demand to invite every man and his dog to an opulent ceremony. In fact there four of us in total which included two family members as witnesses. I’ve been to a few Thai weddings and I know I got a good deal. I’ve watched the invited guests stuff there bags with free spirits and other stuff while the parents foot the bill. The numbers of guests is sickening and well beyond what is acceptable. This poor bugger now has it all in front of him.

This takes 'dine and dash' to a whole new level!

They usually hand out envelopes for the guests to leave donations. That would have at least helped cover some of it.

4 minutes ago, rwill said:

They usually hand out envelopes for the guests to leave donations. That would have at least helped cover some of it.

Been to a hundred or more Thai weddings including mine. Never have I seen this. You bring your own envelope with whatever you want to give to the wedding. It is then collected or you deposit it upon entering the wedding and greeting the bride and groom.

"Despite making a police complaint, he said he would prefer to resolve the matter through negotiation rather than court action."

The nerve of it all! He had the 130,000 baht for the deposit and now wants to renegotiate the outstanding bill of 195,000 baht after receiving the service. This is just another example of a foreigner going to a restaurant ordering a meal off the menu with the price clearly shown and then doing a runner. Same but on a larger scale. I totally agee with the caterer going to the police, I would too if I was in his position. If the caterer went the civil route, the husband would drag it out and never pay. Would not surprise me if the husband has pulled this stunt off before.

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