Weddings can be a very expensive undertaking. And, as well as the couple tying the knot, the cost is also felt by those attending who can expect to spend into the hundreds, according to a new study.
The average cost of attending a wedding is currently around £567 per head, with £116 typically spent on accommodation, research by credit checking company Experian has found. In a survey of 1,000 adults, 24 per cent said they could not afford to accept all of their wedding invitations, with 31 per cent saying they had been forced to decline at least one invitation to wedding or pre-wedding event such as a stag or hen do, The Independent reports.
People are trying to find ways of avoiding paying for accommodation, the study discovered. Some are simply staying up all night so they do not need somewhere to sleep, while others would only go to a wedding if they did not have to stay overnight.
