text:  The expense of getting married is heading upward. Brides spend six times more on average on a wedding dress than grooms spend on their tuxedo for the big day. One of the findings from a Bank of America survey. And even for the bridesmaids and the groomsmen, they're expecting to spend about $1,100 that they're participating on. So that's a lot of money. Robin Growley, head of the bank's consumer deposit products, says you can always say no, and some do.