Maybe I'm wrong, however I do feel like we were over charged.
I explained to the host that my husband and I were having a small civil wedding ceremony and needed a place to celebrate afterwards. We were not having the traditional large wedding, but we both have large families. Originally we wanted to go to a restaurant afterwards, but restaurants could not accommodate all of us, so we thought an Airbnb would be best. The host charged us an additional $550 wedding fee. I asked what additional services we would receive for the extra fee, but there were none. Aside from the guests staying at the airbnb over night, we had an additional 20 guests, 7 of which were children. These additional guests visited for a few hours, then they all left the property the same day. We didn't have any fancy caterers, we didn't have a DJ. It was just a gathering of our immediate family. We just happen to both have large families.
I feel like just because I mentioned that we got married, the host suddenly tacked on an extra fee. Again, a fee in which we did not receive any additional services.
I tried to discuss this with the host over the phone prior to our stay. The host did take my phone call but I felt the customer service skills were lacking. The host seemed indifferent and did not explain to me why the additional cost was necessary. Perhaps there is an explanation, but that explanation was not shared with me.
Other than that, the house was very nice and we had a lovely stay.