Despite Rising Cost Of Weddings NI Guests Are Still The Most Generous

According to a new survey, being a wedding guest could cost a whopping £400 per person and guests in Northern Ireland are the most generous.

The figures, which were released by Nationwide, analysed the mounting costs of being a wedding attendee from going to the stag or hen party, buying gifts and clothes and turning up at the ceremony,

According to the figures the rising costs and expectations of attending a wedding is one of the main reasons why a quarter of people have declined a wedding invitation, while around one in six (16%) have become overdrawn or borrowed money to be able to attend.

Pre-wedding Celebrations

It would seem that the average cost of celebrating at the stag or hen party could set party-goers back over £150 [£153] with a quarter of people questioned admitted to paying over £200 for a night of fun.  Interestingly stags spend more than hens (£171 vs £134) and are more likely to go abroad (12% vs 6%).

Thankfully, for the wallets that is, a traditional local night out on the town (41%) remains the most popular choice.

When it comes to what stag and hens spend on each element of the pre-wedding celebrations, hens only spend more than stags on the outfit, where stags tend to spend more on everything else.

The financial advisors at Nationwide are advising guests to set their budget in advance of the wedding and not to feel pressurised into spending more that you can afford.