And finally…Glasgow among UK’s most expensive places to be a wedding guest

And finally…Glasgow among UK’s most expensive places to be a wedding guest

Glasgow has been named as one of most expensive places in the UK to be a wedding guest.

Scotland’s biggest city was rank forth behind only Belfast, Liverpool and Norwich in the table based on a survey conducted by high street jewellers, Goldsmiths.

The poll also revealed the average cost of attending a wedding in 2018, with guests now spending an average of £218 to attend friends and family’s big days.



The study found Belfast to be the most expensive place in the UK to attend a wedding, with the average guest spending £278 on essentials such as gifts, accommodation, drinks and a new outfit for the day.

The most expensive cities to be a wedding guest, based on cost per person to attend the day, are:

  1. Belfast - £278
  2. Liverpool - £270
  3. Norwich - £244
  4. Glasgow - £240
  5. Manchester - £233
  6. London - £230
  7. Leeds - £224
  8. Birmingham - £224
  9. Cardiff - £215
  10. Newcastle - £209
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