{"id":12383,"date":"2019-10-29T16:39:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spedj.com\/spe\/?p=12383"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:44:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:44:55","slug":"the-biggest-wedding-expense-regrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spedj.com\/spe\/wedding_lists\/the-biggest-wedding-expense-regrets\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest Wedding Expense Regrets"},"content":{"rendered":"

S<\/span>ound Precision Entertainment has previously reported on the <\/span>average cost of a wedding<\/span><\/a> – and it’s pretty pricey.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So it’s no wonder that, according to <\/span>a survey by Novi Financial<\/span>, more than a quarter of those who got married in the last 10 years say they wish they\u2019d spent less on their wedding day.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Those who spent more money on their wedding also tended to have more regret. While only 20.9% of those who paid less than $10,000 on their wedding regretted the cost, 42.4% of couples who spent more than $30,000 on their wedding say they regret spending so much, and more than half (50.4%) who spent more than $50,000 now regret the cost.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So what do newlyweds say they could have done without? Hiring a wedding planner tops the list, with nearly half of people (48.5%) saying a wedding planner wasn’t worth it or cost too much. Similarly, 36% of people said wedding favors weren’t worth the cost.<\/span><\/p>\n

The survey also showed that more than two-thirds (68.9%) of respondents wish they had done at least one thing to reduce the cost of their wedding. When asked what they\u2019d do to save money if they got married again, a fifth (20.9%) of couples say they\u2019d have a smaller guest list, while 18.3% say they\u2019d elope and 14.7% would choose a smaller wedding party.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to how to pay for a wedding, most survey respondents said they paid through a variety of means. Most said 30% of the cost was paid from their own cash, 28% was paid for by family members, 19% was covered with debt (such as credit cards or personal loans), 15% was drawn from savings and 7% was paid through other means.<\/span><\/p>\n

And many couples said they trimmed their spending to save money for their wedding (57.2%). 31.7% cut back on eating out and 25.5% trimmed vacation spending.<\/span><\/p>\n

To learn more about couples’ wedding expense regrets, view the entire survey <\/span>here<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, contact SPE at (216) 870-4513 or <\/span>scott@spedj.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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