Forget about the bride and groom: It's all about the wedding guests these days.
The average cost of a wedding climbed to a record high of $35,329 last year, according to The Knot's 2016 Real Weddings study. That's up 8% from the 2015 average.
Meanwhile, the number of guests has dropped.
The most expensive place to get hitched was in Manhattan, where couples spent an average of $78,464 in 2016.