I'm a bridesmaid at a friend's wedding. The hen weekend is costing £250 per person (which I felt was too much but I gave up arguing because everyone else seemed to think it was fine). Bride is now having a 'bridal shower' too. Is it just me or is this just about asking your friends to buy you more presents on top of a wedding gift, wedding expenses, hen do costs etc?
Obviously I'm honoured to be a bridesmaid but I've been engaged a while myself and haven't even started planning my own wedding yet because of the money (I'm not broke, I just don't have spare cash for a wedding so need to do some serious saving).
When it comes, my own wedding plans will definitely not involve a bridal shower, expensive hen weekend or other strange demands! I sometimes think the world's gone mad.