Keiona Bowles
Family Dynamics
Mrs. Clark
4 September 2019
Wedding Project Essay
I learned many things from this assignment. One thing of the things I learned was having
a wedding is very expensive, and I see why some people just go towards the simple way, and
honestly, I do not blame them. I also learned that a lot of effort goes into planning a wedding, and
now I understand why it takes months to plan. Weddings seem to me almost like another sweet
sixteen ( the first one you’ve ever had if you never even had one). Now, on to how I feel about the
money part of the wedding. This part really got me to thinking about my real wedding and being
realistic about budgets. As far as the money part I was very surprised at how much each thing cost
alone(for example-invitations = $100+), and it made me so happy and relieved to know I am just
planning this for a school project and that I am not actually getting married. And, at the end you
can really see how the small things that go into a wedding really add up.
This thought also ties into the thoughts of paying for a wedding. I have inferred that paying
for a wedding takes a lot of saving, even with the help of your parents, and the groom’s parents. I
don’t think people think about when they get engaged, how much a wedding is going to cost, and
sometimes that can cause conflicts when planning the wedding and even in the relationship. Time
is also a huge part in planning a wedding, because you must make sure you have enough time to
get everything sorted out, planned, and put together. Time also deals with how much time each
day you spend thinking, planning, or even just dreaming about your big day.
Studies show that weddings are extremely stressful and can even put a strain on
relationships, not just with your fiancé but with any other people. Planning weddings can lead to
conflicts not just on the brides part but also the grooms part, for example, “Who will be the best
man of the wedding? “, or even strained relationships that happen between other family members.
My opinion of weddings are fifty-fifty, because some people live to spend thousands and thousands
of dollars on what they call their “dream wedding”, but really if you think about it all the money
that your spending on your wedding you could be saving for you and your husbands future, for
example, you can save for yall’s down payment on your first house, or a nice vacation later on in
the marriage years for the both of you. However, your wedding day is called your “big day” and
is supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life. So, the other fifty percent opinion I have
about weddings are that they are worth the money spent, but truly it all depends on the person and
the person’s budget.