many people are spending a lot of money on their weddings. do you think is a good thing?

Weddings are certainly one of the most memorable days of a person's lifetime. Increased expenditure on weddings is quite the trend these days with people choosing to make their special

day

grand and festive. I believe that, while it is important to celebrate

such

joyous occasions, spending a lot of money on weddings is not a good thing and the below essay outlines my reasons for believing so.

Nevertheless

, I believe that over-the-top spending has many negative consequences.

Firstly

, extremely costly arrangements are nothing but a waste of money as these only bring superficial happiness.

This

happiness is short-lived as being with loved ones is more important that materialistic contentment. Most of the expensive items used in a wedding

such

as decorative clothing, jewellery, fancy lights and exotic flowers are never re-used.

Consequently

,

this

leads to excessive wastage, and as

such

, brings more despair than joy.

For instance

, it is estimated that almost 75% of the items that are used in wedding stage decorations are thrown away after the big

day

.

Secondly

, many young couples fall into the trap of debt for the sake of spending lavishly on their wedding

day

.

This

is usually due to societal pressure to show off their riches which

subsequently

leads to mounting credit card bills.

Furthermore

,

this

money would have better use as an investment in the couple's future.

Although

this

is done to impress others, it usually poses a headache at a later point.

For example

, a recent survey by The Gurdian pointed out that 42% of newly married couples have some form of financial liability that haunts them post their wedding

day

. To summarize, couples do tend to spend a lot of cash on their weddings these days. Even though

this

is necessary to an extent, I believe that extreme spending is not good and that the expenditure must be controlled.