wedding guest inflation so you've gotten your invitation hooray you will definitely have to pay for a flight and a hotel you also have to wear something and you have to get a present you cannot afford the one thousand dollar espresso machine without overdrafting on your cart there are weddings that i go to because i love this person they've been my best friends in college and i want to be there there are other weddings that I go to out of social obligation, and if I don't go, my mom will be mad. The cost of

being a wedding guest is becoming unmanageable. Let's talk about what this will actually cost you.

What's up, rich friends, and welcome back to another episode of Net Worth and Chill.

I'm your host, Vivian 2, your rich BFF, and your favorite Wall Street girlie.

There's something that's been bothering me lately, and it is wedding guest inflation.

The cost of being a wedding guest is becoming unmanageable nowadays.

There's the engagement party, then the bridal shower, of course the Bachelorette party, which is a separate event entirely.

It could be a chill night out on the town or a four-day weekend to Vegas, and now they have nightly dress codes.

Did you know that?

The people are facing a tremendous social pressure to buy a sparkly yellow dress because the bride is asking that everyone wear sparkles and

yellow that night. And finally, at some point, we get to the actual wedding. You haul your carry-on

suitcase to the city your friend is getting married in and partake in not just the actual ceremony,

but the welcome dinner, the reception, and the day after activity, whether it's going to six

flags, an escape room, or just a classic goodbye brunch. We all love our friends. We all want to

watch and support our loved ones on their biggest days, but sometimes it can cost some serious money just to even

show up. We're talking flights, hotels, outfits, and requesting PTO for one event. That's even before

you contribute to their down payment fund or buy a vase off of their registry and spend your

hard-earned dollars on an overpriced bottle of water at the airport because otherwise you will perish.

A 2024 survey conducted by The Not found that the average amount people spent on going to a wedding was $610, a $30 increase from the previous year.

And if you have three or four friends getting married that year, you're easily spending two grand just to go to weddings.

I'm not saying that we should stop going to our friend's biggest life milestones.

All of my besties know, I'm a believer in celebrating true love.

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