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The bond between Phil* and Jake* has made them inseparable; for years, the pair have done everything together and consider themselves best buddies.

So when Jake announced he was marrying his US-born girlfriend, Nina*, Phil was over the moon.

Not long after announcing their engagement, the newly engaged couple sent out their wedding invitations, and, of course, Phil and his girlfriend Lily were invited.

The British couple were ecstatic for Jake and Nina, immediately RSVPing “Yes” to the happy day.

He was later informed by the bar staff that the married couple expected their guests to front not only the bill to hire the venue but the tips for staff.

“Note this is in the UK where tipping the venue is not a thing that happens (nor does charging guests for attendance for that matter — but does that happen anywhere?),” the post added.

Fed up and with no money in his savings, Phil negotiated a lower tip amount for the staff.

After the wedding, Phil checked the cost of the venue and calculated that the cost had been spread amongst the guests but NOT the bride and groom,” the post read.

“So, they had basically got a free wedding out of it.”

The Reddit community were shocked by the “entitled” actions the couple took for their wedding, absolutely gobsmacked at their treatment of friends and family.

“Wow that would be enough for me to cut all contact with supposed not friend,” a shocked person wrote.

To be honest, I don’t know what’s worse, charging the guests or emptying your savings for some entitled people to get married,” said another.

“This is beyond tacky,” another summed it up. “This is downright grifter behaviour.”

“Dream wedding?” the original poster quipped. “Get the guests to pay for it.”

*Names have been changed