Blog Post 10
In class we learned some misconceptions people believe about weddings. One of these misconceptions is that big white weddings are a very old tradition. In the video "Adam Ruins Weddings" Adam explains this tradition has only been around for about a century, and began when Queen Victoria got married in a white dress to show off her wealth. Another thing the wedding industry plants in our minds is that the more money a couple spends on a wedding, the happier their marriage will be. In the same video Adam reveals that couples who spend more money on a wedding are actually more likely to divorce. In the ABC video "Wedding Confidential" they discover that companies will charge more if they know their service/product is being used for a wedding. The example they used was a DJ hired for a birthday party was almost 50% cheaper than the same DJ hired for a wedding.
I think one of the reasons why prices get higher when it's a wedding, is because weddings supposed to be a moment of happiness that happens once in life. people feel happy and self-esteem buying expensive precious stuff therefore it's happiness to them so a lot don't really mind spending more money to have a precious moment.
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