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A local girl is cursing the devastating man drought that’s sweeping the nation, as she braces to feel the full economic effects of wedding season.
Unlucky in love and unlucky in life, local bachelorette Amy Spencer is preparing to wipe her life savings clean today after being handed maid of honour duties for her childhood friend Claire Austin.
Having spent last year standing at the altar in an auxiliary capacity on three other occasions, Amy told The Advocate that watching all her mates marry the love of their life was sweet and all, but it was a bloody expensive exercise.
“I’m always the bridesmaid, never the bride,” Amy told The Advocate, wiping a lone tear from her eye.
Whilst attending her friend’s engagement party at the Betoota Golf Club this afternoon, Amy was reportedly handed a cute little gift box with an engraved champagne flute, some bath salts and a sleep mask with her name embroidered on the eyes.
Spotting “Maid of Honour” sewn deep into the soft blush pink sleeping mask, Amy was both overjoyed and filled with anxiety, knowing that her bank account was about to cop an absolute flogging over the next 12 months.
“Well there’s the Hens, all the pre-wedding beauty stuff, not to mention the $150 I’ve just dropped on a boutique bottle of artisanal gin for today’s engagement party.”
“I was trying to save for a three-week hot girl summer in Italy this year, but you can kiss that holiday goodbye!”
Asked if she had any strategies in mind to help soften the monetary blow, Amy admitted that she’d be calling in some reinforcements in the form of her long-term boyfriend and parents to help fit the bill.
“Oh my boyfriend is gonna get dragged into this too, he ain’t immune, nothing says savvy saver like splitting the cost of the wedding present.”
More to come.