The Financial Diet

5 Shocking Financial Truths About The Wedding Industry (2021x46)

Air date: May 12, 2021

The first 1000 people to use this link will get 30% off an annual Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/thefinancialdiet05211 In this episode, Chelsea reveals some uncomfortable financial truths about the wedding industry, from how much we spend to attend weddings to the waste caused by each individual wedding. Script written by Bree Rody: https://twitter.com/breeganism Vendor markups: https://www.businessinsider.com/the-word-wedding-can-make-merchandise-more-expensive-2016-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9j_FxhjRbw Cost of attending a wedding: https://www.thebalance.com/how-much-it-costs-to-attend-wedding-4171605 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160426006155/en/Here-Comes-Wedding-Season-How-Consumers-Will-Pay-for-Others%E2%80%99-Big-Day-in-2016 https://lifehacker.com/how-much-money-should-i-spend-on-gifts-for-different-oc-910350337 Wedding insurance costs: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/insurance/wedding-insurance/ Pandemic wedding losses: https://money.yahoo.com/1-in-9-couples-owe-money-on-weddings-that-never-happened-this-year-211707339.html Wedding waste: https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/gemstones/environment.html https://www.terrapass.com/blog/16-simple-solutions-for-a-super-sustainable-wedding-day Little things add up: https://www.etsy.com/ca/market/will_you_be_my_bridesmaid_box https://www.weddingstats.org/cost-of-wedding-centerpieces/ https://www.theknot.com/content/average-cost-of-wedding-invitations Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPYNpQ2fHv9HJ-q6MIMaPw/join The Financial Diet site: http://www.thefinancialdiet.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefinancialdiet Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFDiet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefinancialdiet/?hl=en