Are we spending too much on other people’s weddings? Going to a friend's weddings can be so fun and meaningful… but it can also really hurt your wallet. A survey by <a href="https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-cards/study/expensive-weddings/#:~:text=From%20bouquets%20to%20bills:%20Wedding,racked%20up%20the%20highest%20bills."target="_blank" >LendingTree</a> found that 31% of people who had been to a wedding in the past five years had accrued debt to attend. So what’s driving up the cost of weddings for guests? And what makes it so hard to say no to these expenses? Brittany breaks it down with <a href="https://x.com/theintlshopper"target="_blank" >Allyson Rees</a>, senior analyst at trend forecasting firm WGSN, and <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/annie-joy-williams/"target="_blank" >Annie Joy Williams</a>, assistant editor at The Atlantic. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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