What do Americans eat when they get married?

It is said that Americans have money and America is a material world. Many people envy American life, but people who have really been to America probably know that Americans are not rich, but they live a relatively chic and comfortable life and enjoy a lot of freedom. Take the marriage of young people in America as an example. Compared with China people, the cost of their marriage is nine Niu Yi cents.

People often say that marriage is a lifetime thing. You can sleep without eating, but you can't get married. However, now the cost of marriage is increasing, and marriage has become both sweet and painful. In the United States, this expense is also expensive, and the huge number makes many young people who want to get married flinch.

In China, people pay attention to cars and houses when they get married. No house, no foothold, no car, no transportation. Americans don't have to consider the cost of getting married. Many young Americans just rent a house when they get married, and then gradually improve their living environment with the gradual increase of their income. But Americans attach great importance to weddings, so the most important part of their wedding budget is wedding expenses.

According to American tradition, it usually takes one year from engagement to marriage. Planning a wedding is really a time-consuming and laborious job. Usually, the wedding is planned and funded by the woman. If you want to be perfect, it is worthwhile to spend a long time preparing. According to the statistical report of the American Wedding Association, Americans spend an average of $22,000 on weddings, and Americans spend an average of $72 billion on weddings every year, accounting for 40% of American family income.

Wedding ceremony venue costs are the bulk of American wedding expenses, accounting for about 28.3% of the total expenses. Traditional American weddings are mostly held in churches and presided over by priests. However, many young people now pursue maverick and want to make their lives different. So wedding venues are also strange. Some choose parks, some choose stadiums, and some even choose to hold them underwater. This kind of venue is special, expensive, and the expenses are naturally huge.

Wedding banquet is another expense, accounting for a small proportion, only about one tenth. Even though the wedding is a life event for many people, it is very simple for Americans to eat. 38% weddings have buffet dinners, 34% weddings are more formal banquets, and 28% weddings only serve cakes, biscuits and drinks. This is very different from our country. The wedding banquet is the highlight of our wedding, and the cost of tens of thousands of yuan is normal.

Marriage counseling fees account for nearly one-fifth of American weddings. Americans generally attach great importance to the form of wedding, so many newcomers hope to plan a special and meaningful wedding through marriage counselors, so they are willing to pay for marriage counselors.

The cost of clothes and rings is an important part of the whole wedding expenses, accounting for more than 20% of the total expenses. Among them, wedding ring expenses account for 1 1.5%, wedding photography accounts for 6.6%, bride's wedding dress accounts for 6. 1%, and groom's clothing accounts for 0.8%.

American Bride magazine roughly calculated an account for the new people: Take the minimum expenditure level of $65,438+$5,000 as an example, there are 1.000 to 1.25 guests present, and the venue fee and catering are about $7,450; Photography accounts for 2000 dollars; Hire a band1600; Clothing accessories 1500 USD; Flower ornaments 1000 USD; The invitation letter is $350; Wedding cake $300; The transportation fee is $2,300; Other expenses are about $350.

Converted into RMB, it will cost hundreds of thousands. The wedding alone is really an expensive expense. This is only the lowest level of wedding expenses, and many people spend more than $20,000. Such high expenses account for nearly half of the annual income of these young people. For many unmarried Americans, it can't be said that a high wall is blocking the door of married life.

Faced with such expenses, many young people are simply different, not seeking a grand wedding form, as long as the connotation is enough. Therefore, in Las Vegas, it is often seen that some new couples drive past the city hall, get their certificates at the window, and then get married by a priest, at a cost of more than 200 dollars. Today, it is getting harder and harder to earn money and the cost is getting higher and higher. Such a simple and economical wedding is destined to become the choice of many young people.

The cost of European weddings is comparable to that of the United States, mostly around 20,000 euros. The results of a survey conducted by the Belgian newspaper De Zondag. A * * * 5 12 newlyweds and 484 unmarried couples filled out this questionnaire. 1 1% said that the wedding should cost at least 10000 euros, and 14% said that it would cost more than 25,000 euros.

Although westerners spend a lot on weddings, there are no other excessive expenses. China people's wedding, as we all know, is a shocking account. Someone roughly calculated that if you get married in China, Shanghai will cost 6.5438+0.4 million, Beijing 6.5438+0.6 million, Suzhou 850,000 and Hangzhou 6.5438+0.58 million. I don't quite believe this figure, but as we all know, China people have always been extravagant in marriage.

We can see that compared with the gold content of our marriage, the cost of hundreds of thousands of westerners is just a drop in the ocean. Marriage is more and more an unclear account for us. From house to car, from registered permanent residence to work, digital things are placed on the negotiation table of men and women, who exchange their own for each other's. Feelings based on marriage have been forgotten in the past years. Some people say that feelings without material foundation will eventually become duckweeds in the water and drift away with the wind. However, a marriage without feelings can only be a besieged city built with money, where two people are imprisoned. They should be happy to hold their children's hands and grow old together, and it is said that they are relatively speechless in the face of cars and houses. Marriage and material, putting the cart before the horse, good and bad only the parties themselves know best.