Nowadays, people are spending increasingly large amounts of money on their marriage parties. Many people feel large and expensive weddings cause problems for the bride and groom. Do you agree? Use personal examples in your response.

In recent times,

exorbitant amount

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an exorbitant amount

of money is spent on marriage ceremonies.

This

has generated public concern towards its adverse effects on the celebrants in terms of

financial burden

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the financial burden

and the impersonal nature of the party between

couple

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the couple

couples

and the guests. Lavish wedding ceremonies is usually shouldered solely by the

couple

.

As a result

, it causes unnecessary financial

pressure which

Accept comma addition

pressure, which

in most cases

require

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requires

a considerable amount of time for the

newly-weds

someone recently married

newlyweds

newlyweds'

newlywed's

to completely recover.

For instance

, my elder brother, who holds various offices in different social organisations, was pressured into hosting an extravagant party to mark his union with his wife.

In

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During

the

next

two years, they (my brother and his wife) spent every

last

penny of their income clearing the debt they incurred. These funds would have been channelled to a more productive activity in their lives.

This

is just one of the numerous examples of monetary challenges caused by expensive gatherings.

In addition

to that, expensive wedding celebrations create an indifferent atmosphere. There is a high chance of lack of familiarity between the celebrants and the guests.

For example

, I was privileged to attend a party organised to celebrate the union of the children of two elite families in Osun State, southwest Nigeria. Almost every notable personality in the society were present. After the program, I overheard the

couple

complaining about their unfamiliarity with most of the people present. As their experience shows, large weddings

also

cause problems for the bride and grooms. To conclude, it is agreed that lavish weddings tend to cause problems for the newly wedded

couple

. It is advised that proper planning should be done before venturing

in to

expresses motion to a point on, or within, something

into

it.