Sponsored weddings are on the rise but should guests still pay the hongbao price?
When guests attended Instagram influencer Melissa Celestine Koh's wedding dinner last month, many were initially wowed by the unique touches at the event.
The 28-year-old has some 234,000 followers on her main Instagram account. She has another Instagram account with 16,700 followers. What was the point of giving a hongbao, or red packet, if virtually everything was paid for?
"I felt cheated," says a guest at the dinner, who wanted to be known only as Min, 27. She has known Ms Koh since university.
"The sponsorships cheapened the wedding, made it insincere, and I felt as though she had made money off me through her wedding."
http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/anger-over-influencers-sponsored-wedding
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These unkind remarks are uncalled for. I can vouch that many of the Melissa Celestine' guests are happy for her. She has a higher level of fame and taste (than Xiaxue) to attract those sponsorships.
All the best Mel! And I wish you happiness.
When guests attended Instagram influencer Melissa Celestine Koh's wedding dinner last month, many were initially wowed by the unique touches at the event.
The 28-year-old has some 234,000 followers on her main Instagram account. She has another Instagram account with 16,700 followers. What was the point of giving a hongbao, or red packet, if virtually everything was paid for?
"I felt cheated," says a guest at the dinner, who wanted to be known only as Min, 27. She has known Ms Koh since university.
"The sponsorships cheapened the wedding, made it insincere, and I felt as though she had made money off me through her wedding."
http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/anger-over-influencers-sponsored-wedding
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These unkind remarks are uncalled for. I can vouch that many of the Melissa Celestine' guests are happy for her. She has a higher level of fame and taste (than Xiaxue) to attract those sponsorships.
All the best Mel! And I wish you happiness.
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