It's been a privilege and a pleasure to observe many friends and family friends get married over the past two years. Attending nine weddings from mid-2013 to the end of 2014, I'm starting to understand the drill. The biggest lesson I've learned so far is to budget accordingly, because weddings come with expenses.
You start with a gift and outfit for an engagement party (if someone hosts one). Then the bridal shower comes, where you buy your first gift off the registry and sometimes travel to attend that.
Next is the bachelorette party, what most 20-something women look forward to and plan for months on hand. These appear to be getting more and more extravagant, but at the bare minimum, you're paying to host the party (i.e. split a hotel), eat dinner and drinks for a weekend, and buying another "mini-shower" gift.
Then, wedding weekend arrives. You'll need a cute outfit for the rehearsal dinner. To look ready yourself, a manicure & pedicure are necessary, and makeup and hair the day of the wedding. By wedding day, you've paid for your bridesmaid's dress or other outfit for the night, a hotel for the evening (and possibly a flight or gas if you travel), a card and another gift off the registry.
Make sure you're aware of all this and budget beforehand, or else it's easy to go overboard when you're celebrating your friends in love!
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