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I sincerely believe that my generation (millenials) are radically rethinking the necessity of big weddings. A lot of us would rather have a housing deposit than
by lordleft 7y ago
I sincerely believe that my generation (millenials) are radically rethinking the necessity of big weddings. A lot of us would rather have a housing deposit than a swanky (and often gaudy) venue.
- helen___keller 7y agoMarriage is a highly cultural experience but I think those of us without a strong cultural attachment to American traditions are certainly rethinking it. My wife and I skipped the ring, the engagement period, and the wedding and put the money away to save for a down payment. We're still saving (Big city real estate lol) but we agreed that having a home for our future children trumps having a big party that neither of us were crazy about in the first place.
- dfxm12 7y agoas an orthogonal aside, I think we're also rethinking the necessity of marriage.
- antisthenes 7y agoThe men certainly are. Not sure if a marriage really provides any security for a typical guy, just more risk.
- ssully 7y agoI am in my mid-twenties and so far it's a split. My friend and I got married around the same time and had similar wedding styles (less then 10k total cost, no more then 50 guests, after gifts my wife and I basically broke even; I am assuming the same for my friend). I've had two friends do traditional weddings (200+ people, large venue, pretty flashy). No clue if they had to take out loans - I just assume their parents paid for it.
- pwinnski 7y agoI thought the same was true of my generation (X), but it turns out that on the whole, people I knew weren't representative.