Trying not to cry. (Again) My FH and I have been struggling for “extra” income to cover the wedding. We are independent contractors and the sales these past two months dropped incredibly. It seemed for a bit it was pay for bills or pay for the wedding we had already invested 5k into. Tomorrow’s the big day. I literally pulled a 12 hour shift and borrowed a hundred dollars from my boss to cover the hotel for my girls and I to get ready at (and before anyone suggests getting ready elsewhere it’s not possible with the schedule and location) and that was the final thing on the check list. I was relieved. I started to relax and get excited. Got a call from the hotel this morning telling me they tried running my card for an extra 100 for incidentals (that I was told on front end wont be necessary since it’s a one night booking) and of course it declined. I told them I’m paying cash for the room and had planned on coming in today to pay that so that it’s covered and one less thing tomorrow. And they were like well don’t freak out you can talk to the lady you booked with tonight at 11pm when she gets in...not gonna lie I wanted to be asleep by then! And also 11pm??like you want to talk about stress? How bout not knowing if the hotel you set on is even going to let you stay now the night before your wedding? I’ve cried twice this morning. We do not have a cc. And I do not have a spare 100. We barely have enough to cover our rehearsal dinner tonight. We are on such a tight budget. We went from making 1-200 a piece per night to May that a week combined this past month. It was an extremely unexpected financial crisis or we wouldn’t have planned the wedding we have. But hey the bills are paid. It’s just the extra stuff for the wedding that’s hurting us. And we did. We finally did. And now they’re saying it’s not enough. Has anyone ever left a check for incidentals? She literally said don’t panic y’all can work something out. I really don’t know what she plans on working out bc I don’t have the money for them to take just to
give back in a week. I won’t have it. I have no family. Idk what to do.