Friends and family are increasingly put off by the rising cost of weddings.
A recent Priceline survey says 40 percent skipped a ceremony because of money.
In 2016, the average cost per guest of attending a wedding hit upwards of $700 --up from $673 the year before and double what got spent in 2012.
Fueling the rise was travel. 15 percent said they'd spent more than a $1,000 getting to and staying for a wedding.
Part of the issue- destination weddings that can make it hard for guests to come up with the cash to attend.
One financial analyst suggests millennials should have a separate dedicated savings account just for wedding-related costs.
Weddings themselves aren't getting any cheaper: the average ceremony including honeymoon is just over $35,000.
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