Weddings Getting Too Expensive, for the Guests

[bjl584]

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/weddings-get-too-costly-for-guests-2013-08-05?link=MW_popular

"As the cost of attending weddings increases, so does the volume of RSVPs marked “Declines with regret.” Some 43% of Americans say they’ve declined to attend a wedding for financial reasons, according to a new poll by the American of Consumer Credit Counseling."

[disneysteve]

We have turned down numerous invitations over the years because the wedding was out of town. I'm not buying plane tickets for the 3 of us to go to a wedding unless I'm ultra-close with the person getting married. There are probably only 2 or 3 people for whom I'd consider doing that (and they're all married already).

That said, if we are invited and can't attend, we still send a gift but $100 or $150 is reasonable. A thousand or more is not.