“Now THIS is a gift I can get behind”: Couple praised for unusual wedding request
A young couple have come up with an inventive way to pay off a speeding fine, while asking their friends and family to contribute to the cost.
Annabelle and James, from Texas in the US, were less than three weeks away from their wedding when James unfortunately received a speeding fine in the mail.
With their wedding budget already at capacity, the young couple weren’t sure how they were going to be able to fork out for the $231 fine.
However, they came up with a genius way to deal with the fine: by adding it to their wedding gift registry.
Annabelle shared their great idea to TikTok, writing, “Wedding in 26 days, timing couldn't be better.”
In the video, Annabelle showed her fiancé James sitting in front of a computer holding an envelope containing the $231 penalty for driving over the speed limit.
“Feel free to support James in his down-bad era on The Knot at Annabelle and James's Wedding Registry,” she wrote in the caption of the clip.
In the 15-second-clip, Annabelle showed their registry list on the computer screen, focusing on a section for 'cash fund' on their digital gift wish list and a picture of a police officer issuing the fine.
She then zoomed in on James updating their registry, writing 'PLEASE HELP,' as he added the speeding fine to the cash fund.
The video has racked up hundreds of thousands of views, with many people praising their inventive way of repaying the fine.
“Now this is a wedding gift I can get behind,” one viewer declared.
Others also flocked to the comments to share similar stories that happened around their own wedding days.
“I got a speeding ticket the night before our wedding... guess it happens to the best of us,” added one person.
“My husband got a speeding ticket the day of our rehearsal dinner, so very relatable,” agreed another.
Image credits: TikTok