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If you do not insist on a lavish party, a wedding can be remarkably cheap. We paid something like 150 USD in fees and all the celebratory meals around that cos
by inglor_cz 5y ago
If you do not insist on a lavish party, a wedding can be remarkably cheap.
We paid something like 150 USD in fees and all the celebratory meals around that cost less than 400 USD total.
- hef19898 5y agoSure, it's possible. But in a lot of places marriages are very expensive affaire. Social pressure cannot be ignored.
- inglor_cz 5y agoTrue, but those tend to be the very same cultures that have high rates of marriage and low rates of out-of-wedlock births (e.g. Indians, Arabs, Turks)
- pyuser583 5y agoThe article gives an example of an extremely expensive wedding in the US. I was married in America in a mainstream church. There’s a lot of pressure to spend. It’s largely a result of commercialization. Lots of wedding related businesses creating fake traditions. “An engagement ring should cost a months salary,” etc.