Rent or RSVP? Gen Z, millennials make housing sacrifices to attend wedding events

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Last update: Aug 28, 2025

New Zillow Rentals analysis finds attending a wedding and bachelor or bachelorette party costs as much as rent

SEATTLE, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The cost of celebrating your best friend's big day now rivals the price of keeping a roof over your head. A new Zillow® Rentals analysis finds that attending just one wedding and a bachelor or bachelorette weekend can set you back about $2,010 (The Knot, Bankrate). That's comparable to the typical U.S. monthly rent of $2,072. In fact, celebrating a single wedding costs more than a month of rent in nearly 70% of the largest U.S. metros.