Think your rent is expensive? Try RSVP’ing to a wedding these days.

While the cost of proposals and weddings is astronomically high these days, being a guest who not only watches a happy couple say their “I do’s” but who also attends pre-wedding festivities can set people back around $2,010, which is just a few dollars more than the average cost of rent in the US, according to a Zillow analysis.

And if you’re a bridesmaid? Forget about it.

Between the dress, shoes, hair, makeup, gifts and mandatory pre-wedding blowouts, a local wedding can easily cost anywhere from $1,500 to $2,500, according to Brides. (Translation: “27 Dresses” now belongs in the fantasy-rom-com hall of fame). 3

If you received an invite to a destination wedding — brace yourself. The outlet reports guest

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