What was your most unreasonable wedding experience as a guest?

We've known it for a while now: the cost of the average wedding is skyrocketing. The Guardian's US money columnist Helaine Olen reported today that the average bride and groom can expect to spend an incredible $28,427 on their nuptials in 2013, up 5% from 2012.
But it's not just brides and grooms who are shelling out big bucks on their nuptials. Guests have become collateral damage in the fight for the ultimate fairy-tale wedding – spending large amounts on everything from budget-busting gifts from the couple's registry to travel to exotic destinations. Olen explains:
According to a survey by American Express, those attending a wedding can expect to spend $539 this year. That's up an astonishing 58% in a one-year period. In some parts of the country, it's most of a rent payment.
And that's just the monetary cost. Couples have asked their guests to participate in some pretty bizarre preparations, like the lovebirds who asked their guests to go on a vegan cleanse for three weeks leading up to the nuptials.
Victims of the Wedding Industrial Complex unite! Now's your chance to air your grievances. We want to hear about how these uber-weddings have cost you, both mentally and monetarily. Just fill out our short survey below, and be sure to include as many juicy details as possible. Don't worry, we will only publish your first name to preserve your anonymity (and your friendships with the happy couples).

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