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.

It is common knowledge that in recent times, couples are spending large amounts of money on lavish wedding ceremonies. A lot of people feel

this

kind

of extravagance can cause issues between the marrying couples. I tend to agree and

this

essay will explain some reasons why.

First

of all, the ceremony celebrating the union of a couple is primarily meant to be an unforgettable

day but

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day, but

it seems as though to make it unforgettable, a lot of families are going overboard with unnecessary costs. Sometimes, these unnecessary costs are so much that the couple goes

overbudget

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over budget

and incurs debt at the end of the party. An example is a couple that barely makes up to a Hundred Thousand Naira jointly, have a marriage party that ends up costing over Five Million Naira.

This

kind

of budgeting is bound to lead to bankruptcy or make them plunge into debt.

Secondly

,

this

kind

of spending is not always a joint decision from both the bride and the groom. In most instances, one partner is more extravagant than the other and that partner splurges on unnecessary expenses.

This

kind

of acts may lead the prudent partner to be distrustful of the other in financial matters.

For instance

, if the bride wants the most expensive wedding gown or most expensive pair of shoes she can get her hands on, and the groom is more conservative with his

spending but

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spending, but

notices these traits in his wife-to-be, it might lead him to lose trust in her judgement regarded their expenditure moving forward.

This

kind

of distrust can cause a crack in their union.

Finally

, a marriage party doesn't need large amounts of money to be spent on it before it becomes a memorable affair.

Unnecessarily

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Unnecessary

lavish spending can cause problems between brides and grooms because it can lead to debt and it can

also

lead to distrust between couples on financial issues, especially when both parties are not on board with the huge amount of cash expended.