Reply To: Broke Bochurim Going to Friend’s Weddings

I’m not saying bochrim should demand payment, but many times their presence is a lifesaver. I got married “out-of-town” and even offered to pay for a van to bring my friends, but no one was able to come. In the end I had only about 10 bochrim at my chasuna, and only knew 3 of them. It was very disappointing and the chasuna was very quiet. Certainly under some circumstances bringing bochrim to a chasuna is part of the intrinsic expensed like hiring a band.