These observations are very accurate, I would say. The amount of money, time and energy a lot of people spend for a wedding is beyond my capacity. I would fall apart.1) you get a chance to shine for one day
2) there isn't enough space to host all the guests at your won home
3) economic prosperity
4) you can get a wide range of services through a single organization
5) people are exposed to a certain picture of what a wedding should look like through media (so I guess the whole thing just
sort of fuels itself..)
6) the wedding industry is able to produce services that contribute to the wedding as a rite of passage
They say it is something needs to be done to show their appreciation to their parents and people who supported the bride and the groom, which I think is BS in Japan, since in many cases the parents often end up helping the couple pay the cost.
I have been to at least 5 weddings in Japan, and I have noticed that the grooms seemed less excited about it. All of them looked very happy, though.
Everytime when people ask me what type of a wedding I had, I get giggly because it was very cool.
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