One last wedding-related post for you and note that I have saved the $eriou$ stuff for last. As you might assume, it has to do with money as in “Sooner or later it all comes down to money” Bruce in The Big Muddy.)
Did you know that the average wedding cost in the U.S. is up to approximately $27,000 broken down as follows?
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| http://www.costofwedding.com/ |
As you can see, close to half of the overall wedding expense is in the catering category. A fairly recent, money saving development has been the increase in destination weddings. As it turns out, destination weddings can result in savings to the bride and groom because they can invite all of their family and friends to attend but only a few will actually make the trip. Hence, the couple has much lower catering expenses (click here for related story.) Also, with a destination wedding, the couple are already at their honeymoon site saving even more money.
Why then do otherwise sane people go so crazy spending so much money on what is basically a one day event? It used to be “You only get married once” but the updated saying goes “You only get married 2, 3 or 4 times in your life so why not go all out when you do so!?”
Regarding the $27K wedding price tag though, wouldn’t a smarter, better move be to buy a new vehicle, put down a down payment on a house, or take a trip or two somewhere overseas? Sure seems like a lot of money shot to hell just to say “I do. ”