Weddings are getting bigger and more expensive. What is the reason for this? Is it a positive or negative development?

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Wedding day is the most special day for both families including bride and groom. Nowadays,
people
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seem to spend so much
money
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on marriage
ceremonies
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than they used to spend in the past.
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,
this
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is clearly a negative development as it includes wastage of
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and food on large scale. The
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and the foremost reason behind extravagant
weddings
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is "showoff".
People
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want to show others, their wealth and high standard of living.For an instance, In India, gatherings of thousands of
people
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at
weddings
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are very common and
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marriage
ceremonies
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are celebrated for several days in hotels. Another reason could be the parents wish to give best to their children.To show their love towards their children, they organize big and pricy
weddings
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. As
people
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waste so much
money
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on marriage
ceremonies
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,
this
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is obviously a negative development, and
this
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money
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is not benefiting anyone. It has seen that tonnes of food
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get
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wasted on big
weddings
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. A lot of
money
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is spent on decorations and clothes, but most of the relatives try to find flaws rather than appreciating the concerned families.
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money
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should be utilized by donating it to charitable societies so that they can help someone who really needs it, only
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it can be called positive development. In conclusion, in
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modern world,most
people
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want their
weddings
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to be big but they are not seeing the wastage
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being attached to them.
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is the time when educated
people
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should come forward and set an example by celebrating simple wedding
ceremonies
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of their own.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • lavish
  • extravagant
  • nuptials
  • matrimony
  • social status
  • opulence
  • milestone
  • financial leverage
  • debt
  • peer pressure
  • consumerism
  • showcase event
  • ceremonial splendor
  • bridal extravaganza
  • market forces
  • commercialization
  • budgeting
  • social comparison
  • destinal wedding
  • event planning
  • wedding vendors
  • loan
  • prestige
  • economic impact
  • mandatory spending
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