The average cost of attending a wedding and a hen do is between £1,000 in the UK and £2,000 abroad - Betsie Van Der Meer/Stone RF A few years ago Pooja, 32, received invitations to nine weddings.
When my best friend announced she was engaged to her partner of seven years (sending a photo of her ring finger with a giant sparkling rock on it), I was thrilled – and the elation rose even further ...