Stlanding costs more and more. According to an analysis by Money farmplatform consulting independent financial if the number of marriages in Italy has droppedit is not only a question of demographic factors or vocational crises, but also why the expense to say YES has become too much.
Wedding more and more expensive
And indeed, 25,000 euros on average for a reception with a hundred guests, it’s really a figure that not everyone has the opportunity to spend. An expense that can reach up to 60 thousand euros for more elaborate celebrations and which can only be halved, significantly cutting the number of friends and relatives. According to the analysis, it is above all that weigh on the overall expenditure costs for guests for 56%, for the receipt 19%, for the clothes 18% and therefore for the ceremony 8%.
Location and catering: spending is growing
The rental of the location with the catering is the most important expense, even if the cost can vary a lot depending on the choice. According to research, ranging from 1,500 euros for the most essential ceremonies up to 10 thousand euros and beyond for the most exclusive celebrations. To this figure must be added the one for the wedding lunch or dinner which usually involves an expense between 80 and 200 euros per persondepending on the menu and the type of service.
Marriage costs too much and unions decrease. (Getty Images)
The dress of the bride and that of the groom
Then, there is the dress: certainly more is spent for that of the bride and here too you can start from 1500 euros but also get 7/10 thousand for a haute couture modelto which must be added the costs for any accessories, hairstyles and make-up, which can reach over 4 thousand euros, always depending on what you want. The groom’s suit is cheaperwhich, complete with shoes and accessories, ranges from a minimum of 600 euros up to a maximum of 3,200.
Marriage, the services that the spouses do not give up
The expense, however, often increases due to a series of services which the spouses are unlikely to give up: the flowers for example that can go from a minimum of 300 up to 3,000 euros, the photo and video service from 500 to 3 thousand euros, live music from 500 to 1,500 euros, the wedding favors between 5 and 30 euros per guest and, finally, the wedding cake for which you spend from a minimum of 200 up to a maximum of 1,000 euros.
Anyone who can gets help wedding planner, but this is really an optional choice. There “honeymoon”then, whose price can vary from a minimum of 5 thousand to a maximum of 20 thousand euros, now most of the time it becomes the wedding list and therefore it is friends and relatives who give it away, if not all, most of it.
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