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4 days ago
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'My Friend's Wedding Is Costing Me Thousands. How Do I Tell Her I Can't Afford It?'
Grim news from Experian: in 2024, the company found that attending a wedding cost guests about £450 each, or an average of almost a fifth of their monthly income. And given that Monzo says one-tenth of us went to eight weddings or more in 2023, it's easy to see how the costs stack up. That's just a standard guest fee too: bridesmaids and groomsmen might have to fork out for pricey hen and stag 'dos, while destination weddings involve multiple-night hotel stays and sometimes even flights. That was certainly the case for a Redditor posting to r/TwoHotTakes, who shared that she's considering cancelling on her friend's wedding given how expensive it's becoming. So, we spoke to Jo Hayes, founder of Etiquette Expert, about how much is too much to ask of your guests financially. At first, the original poster (OP) wrote, she was excited for her friend's engagement. But then the costs crept up to the thousands. The bride-to-be is planning a week-long luxury destination hen do and, OP says, expects the guests of the bridal shower she organised to wear a particular dress that they have to pay for. The fiancée also specified the gifts she'd like to receive at her bridal shower, which are all expensive. The poster, meanwhile, has a wedding of her own coming up and is in the process of buying a home with her partner. In short, she says, the event is simply outside of her means – and while some commentators said her hopes that her friend will simply 'shut up' about her wedding were unfair, most agree she needs to opt out of at least some of the events. Hayes told us that what's enraging at one wedding might be reasonable at another. 'Every wedding is different, with different socio-economic demographics at play,' she said. 'My advice to couples is to simply be 'self-aware' and surround yourself with a small number of wise, balanced, 'common sense' mentors,' she continued. The etiquette expert also recommended sticking to the 'golden rule': do unto others as you'd have them do to you. 'Even if you're on £300K a year, consider the financial pressures facing your younger cousin, who's one of your bridesmaids... a newlywed with a husband still in college, with a joint income of £50K,' she advised. 'Asking her to fork out thousands on a fancy hen weekend, designer bridesmaid gown, and accessories is a bit much, and most reasonable people would say, 'not fair.'' Additionally, she said, 'kind, clear communication' about what you expect from your guests and bridal party upfront can help them to plan for costs and allows them to share if any part of your plans are financially unviable. For truly close loved ones, she said, compromises ought to be reached. Guests Who Witnessed Wedding-Day Walkouts Are Sharing Their Stories, And Wow 'I'm Cancelling My Wedding Over A Comment From My Mother. Am I Wrong?' 'I Called Off My Wedding After 1 Comment From My Fiancé's Mother. Was I Unfair?'
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31-05-2025
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Bride-to-Be Shocked at How Much It Will Cost to Hire a Makeup Artist for Destination Wedding
A friend of a bride-to-be took to TikTok to share her friend's shock and disappointment in the price it cost to have a traveling makeup artist for her wedding The friend revealed that a makeup artist provided a quote over $125,000 for the service The friend expressed doubt that she might ever get married due to weddings being "outrageously expensive"One 2025 bride-to-be is putting her foot down when it comes to certain costs for her wedding. A friend of the bride-to-be shared how disappointed and shocked the bride was to learn it would cost over $125,000 to have a well-known makeup artist travel for her upcoming wedding. "I feel so bad for the girls and the fiancées who are 2025, 2026 brides. I'm feeling bad for the whole family at this point, because in today's day and time, every aspect of a wedding is so outrageously expensive," TikTok user Emily Landon said in a May 1 post to the platform. She added, "My friend reached out to a well-known makeup artist to see what the pricing will be."The TikToker then brought up a screenshot of the email that her friend received from the unnamed makeup artist with the breakdown of the fees in order to travel to the wedding, which appears to be in Sicily. The breakdown included a fee to reserve the dates of travel for the wedding, a separate fee for the wedding day makeup, reserved business class flights for the makeup artist and the assistant and more. While Landon noted that makeup artists are entitled to require fees and accommodations for their time, she said, "these makeup artists and other vendors and venues are charging not even a down payment for a house, you could buy the whole f------ house." "[The makeup artist's] typical rate starting out is $25,000 each travel day. Glam for the wedding day [is] $50,000," she explained. "We're spending $125,000 and we haven't even gotten to travel accommodations." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The TikToker continued, "The hotel has to be pre-approved. You have to pay for the transportation for their makeup artist and their assistant. I get it, but $100,000-plus? I will not be getting married." Users in the comments agreed with Landon and were unable to understand why wedding day makeup would ever cost that amount of money. "I come from a wealthy community where some people pay a million dollars for a wedding and I've literally never heard of makeup costing more than $1,500????" one user shared, while another user added, "That price is actually them saying no without having to fight or be guilt tripped by brides who don't hear no very often." A third TikTok user pointed out that "this person probably works with very specific clientele and/or gave these rates to scare off your friend. The average person doesn't have to worry about paying anything close to this for makeup." is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! In a follow-up video, Landon confirmed that the well-known makeup artist has done makeup for celebrities like Hailey Bieber and Sabrina Carpenter, but did not reveal who the makeup artist was. "If it's a celeb then duh it's gonna cost a lot. It's like asking Beyonce to perform at your wedding for $3,000," a user remarked on the follow-up video. Read the original article on People
