[BobaFloutist]

To be fair, I can imagine a pretty parallel article "Americans are spending a fortune on weddings" that does not include the case of a courthouse wedding or a backyard wedding and in fact mostly discusses a few idiots with more millions of dollars than IQ points in the Hamptons or equivalent.

[3RTB297]

Imagine no more! An article about this seems to be written about a trend of "too expensive!" every decade.

2023: https://www.luxurydaily.com/american-couples-spending-more-m...

2015: https://www.bustle.com/articles/69667-the-average-cost-of-a-...