https://finance.yahoo.com/news/average-wedding-now-costs-more-153400286.html

Couples spent an average of $31,213 on their big day last year, according to latest study from The Knot, up more than 4% from $29,858 in 2013. The venue eats up the biggest portion of the budget with an average of $14,006, followed by the engagement ring at $5,855 and the band at $3,587. The average catering price per guest rang up at $68 in 2014.

Couples tying the knot in Manhattan faced the biggest tab, the survey showed, spending an average of $76,328, but that's a lot less than the $86,916 average in 2013. Those in Utah spent the least with an average of $15,257.

This is what happens when the feminine narrative becomes society’s narrative: $30k for a mostly useless and routine event which elevates the woman to princess status for a day. This doesn’t even include the price for the standard honeymoon.

Your money is your time, and your time is your life. Think of how much time it would take for the average person to save up enough money for a wedding/honeymoon, and then add in the significant planning time. The feminine narrative is literally wasting the lives of the people who end up footing the bill for these extravagant events. This doesn’t even take into account the waste of time for people who feel obligated to go to these events, especially the ones in the wedding party who participate in the planning.

The worst part is that many of these grooms will later experience the significant cost of divorce. The divorce often makes the wedding seem cheap in comparison.

Is it any wonder (as has been pointed out on this sub several times) that the USA is becoming a “Bachelor Nation” where 70% of men aged 20-34 are not married?

As I’ve said before: Fuck diamonds, fuck weddings, and fuck legal marriage. I'm investing in Berkshire Hathaway stock instead.