Wedding Costs

• Micro weddings grew during COVID. With inflation, are they here to stay?

  As inflation continues to squeeze wallets, Canadian couples are looking for ways to trim their wedding expenses — and a smaller guest list is one of them.

  Lifestyle

  May 27, 2023
  
• Wedding industry coping with backlog and inflation

  A wedding blitz from a backlog of the last two and a half years paired with the highest inflation rate in four decades is giving wedding services a boost.

  Economy

  Jul 6, 2022
  
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• Wedding season is busier and pricier than ever. Here’s how guests can save money

  Weddings are back and more expensive than ever. Here's how attendees can split or share the costs of attending a slew of big days this year.

  Consumer

  Jun 28, 2022
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• Wedding woes: Getting hitched could cost 30% more amid inflation

  An owner of a wedding planning businesses is advising clients this year to budget at least 30 per cent more than usual and warning of ``a wedding boom.''

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2022
• Common law vs. marriage: What are my legal rights?

  Common-law partnerships have increased in popularity in Canada, but many couples don't know they may not be entitled to certain rights if they split up.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 11, 2020
• Couple marries in Costco: ‘We save every time we go there’

  "Where else can I get married to the one I love, in the place that I love, surrounded by the people I love?"

  Lifestyle

  Sep 26, 2017
• How much do Canadians spend on weddings? The cost breakdown will surprise you

  There’s the wedding, gifts, showers, bachelorette parties and the honeymoon. Turns out, getting married is a costly milestone for Canadian couples, and their family and friends.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 30, 2017
• These couples had $15,000, $35,000 and $85,000 weddings. What their big days looked like

  How much did you spend on your wedding? Global News spoke to three couples about their big days and how they budgeted for $15,000, $35,000 and $85,000 weddings.

  Consumer

  Jun 2, 2017
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• Millennials are spending a lot of money to go to weddings

  Between engagement parties, showers, and bachelor or bachelorette parties, they could be spending in the thousands.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 12, 2017
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• Wedding planning by the numbers: how much couples spend and on what

  A new survey of thousands of couples reveals just how much people are shelling out for their big day.

  Consumer

  Mar 2, 2016