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    This is how much it costs to go to your friend’s wedding

    Spoiler alert: it’s a lot

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    Published 3 May 2017 In Features

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    Spoiler alert: it’s a lot

    While there’s much hoo-ha about how much it really costs to have a wedding, there’s not much talk about the problem here, which is how much you need to fork out as a wedding guest. Though recently it was recently it was revealed that this is how much you spend on a wedding gift (sorry what?).

    Because if you think about it, you’re going to be attending a lot more weddings than you will be getting married. Hopefully.

    Well now the average cost of going to a friend’s wedding has been revealed, and in a not so surprising twist, it’s a lot. In fact, it’s the equivalent of almost a full week’s pay.

    According to research by Paymentsense, who polled 2,000 people, Brits spend around £498 for every wedding they go to. That includes hen and stag dos, as well as travel and accommodation for the big day.

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    Men tend to spend more, with an average of £573 per wedding (ouch), while it ends up costing women about £428. The hen do alone costs an average of £207.08, which makes sense considering the trend for get-togethers abroad.

    Given that towards your thirties, you're probably going to about four weddings a year, that's about a month's salary. Or a holiday.

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