I now pronouce you...stressed! Today's weddings are bigger than ever... But at what cost? The wedding industry and social media are influencing people into thinking they have to spend an entire year's salary in order to throw the ideal wedding. Bridesmaids proposal boxes are the latest trend in overconsumption where brides present their friends with heaps of junk instead of asking a simple question. Bridal parties are being extorted for cash and wedding registries are out of control. It seems there's no end in sight... Til debt do us part, I suppose! Leave a 'LIKE' if you enjoyed this video :) #tiktok #deepdive #wedding #marriage #overconsumption "‘A Diamond is Forever’ and Other Fairy Tales: The Relationship between Wedding Expenses and Marriage Duration" - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2501480 FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: The materials used in this video are adapted and used for educational purposes only. This transformation constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for FAIR USE for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Leave a comment on your thoughts! I will be sure to check them out!