The expenditure on a wedding has risen greatly in the last five years: one in four organized his wedding for less than € 2000, while the same part threw more than € 15,000 against it.
Age in particular plays a role in this. People over 50 usually keep it more modest. They spend an average of € 5000 on the most beautiful day of their lives. It is striking that 25% of them even spent less than € 650.
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Save
Because getting married can run a lot in the papers, three -quarters of the couples who intend to give each other the yes, specially saved for the wedding. For young people under thirty this is even 90%.
About half of the savers have saved longer than a year, the other half less than twelve months. Of all Dutch people, no less than 17% have saved for the wedding for longer than two years.
Debbie (55) had a debt of 100,000 euros: “There were times when I wanted to put an end to my life ‘
Debt
There are also quite a few people (16% of the married couples) who put themselves in debt to pay for their dream wedding. This number is higher among young people: a loan of all couples under thirty years went on. In the group 31 to 50 years, that is 25% and among people over people over fifty, only just under 5%.
Usually it is a loan from family or friends or ‘standing red’ at the bank. In 20% of the cases, the wedding couples concluded a repayment agreement, and another 20% were temporarily debt to bridge the period for receiving wedding gifts.
Gifts
It is good that the Dutch prefer to give money as a gift at a wedding. 75% of the respondents prefer to do an amount in an envelope. The most generous are young people: half put at least € 100 in an envelope, and three in ten even € 200 or more. Older generations give significantly less: among people over 65, only 30% give € 100 or more.
Romance
For most Dutch people get married for romance: 85% say they get married for that reason. Only 30% still connect to religious beliefs. Practical reasons – such as tax benefits or legal affairs – are mentioned by six in ten Dutch people (60%).