For guests it means we are in the throws of the most expensive time of year to give a gift. According to new data from WeddingWire, the average cost of a wedding now runs at $28,000, compared to roughly $16,000 a decade ago, accounting for an 81% increase in cost. “Couples are spending more to personalize each and every element of their wedding,” Kristen Maxwell Cooper, executive editor of The Knot, told Forbes. “Couples also want their wedding to be an experience for guests that's fun and entertaining,” she said. As the WeddingWire data showed, couples now invite an average of 124 guests to their wedding, spending about $240 per guest.

Source: Forbes June 23, 2017 18:56 UTC