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In the previous year or so I'd already been on two glamorous overseas weddings with different groups of friends who had vastly different incomes to me. How, I wondered, was I going to afford this one?

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- Primary source: Daily Mail
- Published: Jul 24, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Culture & Society
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