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Wedding guest expenses add up.
- I went to six weddings between Memorial Day and Labor Day this year.
- I spent a total of $192.43 on wedding gifts.
- Rideshares, buses, and an Amtrak ride added up to $194.48, and hotels for two of the weddings cost $96.85 total.
- I ordered four cheap dresses on Amazon for $115.66.
- I spent a grand total of $599.42 on weddings throughout the summer.
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I became something of a serial wedding guest this summer.
While I have nothing on Jane from "27 Dresses," did I attend six weddings between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
I'm honored to have been included in my friends' milestones. I witnessed a beautiful variety of ceremonies and even played an official role in a wedding ritual for the first time.
But my wallet definitely took a hit.
Wedding guest expenses have a way of adding up, especially if you're in the wedding party and are paying for bridal showers, bachelor parties, and a coordinating outfit on top of everything else. A NerdWallet study found that 41% of millennials have skipped or considered skipping a wedding because they couldn't afford to attend.
Thankfully, I was able to be at every wedding I was invited to. But I was a little bit afraid to tally up how much I actually spent by September.
In the name of tackling taboos that often surround discussing one's finances, here's a full breakdown of my summer of six weddings.