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How much does a wedding cost?
Zola's director of communications shares how much U.S. couples are spending, on average, for weddings, and what they're most willing to splurge on.
null - As wedding costs continue to trend upward, the logistics are taking a financial toll on another unexpected source - the guests.
A new survey of over 1,000 Americans found that more than half (54%) feel weddings are becoming unaffordable for guests.
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FILE - People at the banquet table at a wedding. Getty Images
Wedding costs for guests
On average, Americans said they spend the following to attend a wedding:
- $360 for a local wedding
- $901 for an out-of-town wedding
- $1,131 if they’re in the wedding party
So far this year, nearly 1 in 3 people (29%) said they’ve skipped a wedding because it was too expensive to attend.
And about 27% said they’d turned down a wedding invitation because they didn’t have close enough ties with the bride and groom.
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Can you attend a wedding without giving a gift?
Nearly 3 in 5 (59%) survey respondents also think it’s okay to attend a wedding without giving a gift.
Broken down by generation, 72% of Gen Z are comfortable skipping the gift, compared to just 44% of baby boomers.
Additionally, 42% of those surveyed said they don’t send a gift if they decide not to go to a wedding.