"The wedding industry has long associated lavish weddings with longer-lasting marriages. Industry advertising has fueled norms that create the impression that spending large amounts on the wedding is a signal of commitment or is necessary for a marriage to be successful," Francis told CNN in an e-mail.
"Overall, our findings provide little evidence to support the validity of the wedding industry's general message that connects expensive weddings with positive marital outcomes," he said.
Planning a wedding? In addition to slashing costs, you might want to invite those extra co-workers and far-flung cousins, too. The Emory study also found that the greater the number of people who attend a wedding, the lower the rate of divorce.
"This could be evidence of a community effect, i.e., having more support from friends and family may help the couple to get through the challenges of marriage," Francis said. "Or this could be that the type of couples who have a lot of friends and family are also the type that tend not to divorce as much."
据美国有线电视资讯网报道,如果你仅有能力在你的后院婚礼上提供汉堡和百威清啤?别担心,你和你的伴侣可能会笑到最后。
新的研究表明,在婚礼上开销更小的夫妇婚姻通常比这些铺张浪费的夫妇婚姻持续得更长久。这份由埃默里大学的两位经济学教授所完成的研究,找到了低价婚戒和低离婚率之间的联系。
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