Monday, July 6, 2026
Couples spending over $20,000 on weddings are 3.5 times more likely to divorce than those spending $5,000 to $10,000.
“Couples who spend more than $20,000 on their wedding are 3.5 times more likely to get divorced than those who spend between $5,000 and $10,000 is partially supported but misleading; the original Emory University study found that women in this spending bracket had a divorce rate roughly 1.6”
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The Emory University study found that for women, spending $20,000 or more on a wedding was associated with about 3.5 times the hazard of divorce compared to spending $5,000–$10,000, not 1.6 times; the 1.6 figure refers to a different regression specification, so saying the original study found 1.6 instead of 3.5 is inaccurate and misleading.
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Checked July 6, 2026
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COUPLES WHO SPEND MORE THAN $20,000 ON THEIR WEDDING ARE 3.5 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO GET DIVORCED THAN THOSE WHO SPEND BETWEEN $5,000-$10,000
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- 1.Spending patterns of couples without children (IS 942 A1)
- 2.https://www.financialplanningassociation.org/article/journal/MAY17-tightwads-and-spenders-predicting-financial-conflict-couple-relationships
- 3.https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/savings/your-credit-card-has-a-spending-limit-should-your-marriage-8ffc010
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