'Wedding gift lists are getting out of control - my mate asked for a HOLIDAY'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFrom overnight stays to lavish hen and stag parties, being invited to a wedding isn’t exactly cheap. Travelling to the venue, buying a new outfit and taking a day off work can all add up, making it no surprise the average cost of attending a wedding in the UK in 2024 has been calculated at £451.
Mounting costs mean more wedding guests are saying no to expensive gifts – believing they’ve already spent enough on the day itself. READ MORE: They were three days into their family holiday when the unthinkable happened Among those is Joshua Adams, from Manchester, who says he’s seen it all when it comes to wedding gift lists – ranging from air fryers to a package holiday. “I feel like it’s completely cheeky,” he said. “They don’t need these things and requesting them is slightly spoilt. “People already spend a fortune on the stags or hens, travel to the wedding, accommodation, book days off work, get new clothes, then you turn up and they’re like, ‘Can I have a Peloton bike please?’” Josh believes the concept of a wedding gift is completely different to what it once was, adding: “I think times have changed. “Back in the ‘80s when our parents got married, they tended to do it at an earlier age and they genuinely didn’t have anything because they were young.
The idea of a wedding list then was to help a new couple get started in life. “I saw everything from air fryers to weekends away and a full-blown all-inclusive holiday package.
There were smaller items like cutlery and table settings but even they were expensive.” According to a new survey by greetings card marketplace thortful, a quarter of people are now choosing to reject costly wedding gift requests.
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