The weddings reporter at The New York Times is looking for people getting hitched on Halloween 2024.Is that you? Is it someone you know? Email her: Sadiba Hasan at sadiba.hasan@nytimes.com. Can it be?! An independent study about the wedding industry?I’ve ranted before (in fact, I do it in the very next section) about how few wedding-related studies there are that aren’t backed by The Knot/WeddingWire, Zola, etc. so imagine my delate upon learning about this study that’s going on at the University of Denver. The Loveallways study is a five-year project to understand how relationships grow, change, and shift in the newlywed years for LGBTQ+ couples. If you’re interested in not only reading about but actually participating in the study, here’s the interest form. 7,000 couples took a survey from Zola about their weddings.It’s hardly impartial and good luck sifting out the marketing language but a few things caught my eye including: 90 percent of surveyed 2024 couples said they’re contributing financially to their weddings (and 30 percent said they’re paying for the whole thing)
38 percent of surveyed LGBTQ+ couples said they’re paying in full for their weddings (vs. 27 percent of surveyed heterosexual couples)
297 of surveyed couples booked their wedding venue before “officially, as society defines it, getting engaged” (granted, this is less than 5 percent of the total surveyed group but still, interesting)
A boutonnière without the pins or magnets?Maybe you’ve seen it already but it was new to me (and felt pretty smart if you’ve got a suit pocket). Thanks for the link, Mom! This month, I did my 100th consulting call and was reminded of the beauty of “just” serving cake and punch.Yes, this is a thing people do and it’s damn delicious.
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