2024-07-20 03:40:36
For couples preparing for marriage, the ceremony itself can feel like a huge burden. The marriage information company Gayeon recently conducted a survey on 500 unmarried men and women about ‘wedding ceremony procedures’. (Open survey, conducted from June 20 to 24, confidence level 95%, sampling error ±4.38%P)
When asked, “If you get married, what do you think about having a wedding ceremony?”, opinions were divided as follows: “If you agree with your partner, you can skip it (37.8%),” “I don’t really want to do it, but I think it’s right to do it for my parents (29.8%),” “It’s absolutely necessary (20.8%),” and “It’s not necessary (11.4%).”
First, 50.6% of respondents who said they wanted to have a wedding chose ‘for the sake of their parents, such as to save face (27.2%)’ and ‘to get back the congratulatory money I’ve given them (26%)’ as the most common reasons. The other reasons were ‘because it’s one of the formal wedding procedures (23.6%)’, ‘to receive blessings from many people (9.4%)’, ‘because everyone else does it (8.3%)’, and ‘because I have a romantic idea about weddings (5.5%)’.
On the other hand, the biggest reason given by 49.2% of respondents who said they ‘don’t want to have a wedding’ was ‘I want to spend more money on things that are more necessary instead of a wedding ceremony (40.7%).’ This was followed by ‘the formalities and procedures are cumbersome (29.7%),’ ‘the cost of the wedding ceremony is too much (25.2%),’ and ‘I don’t think there will be many guests (3.7%).’
What is impressive is that 44% of men answered that they wanted to have a wedding, while 57.2% of women answered that they wanted to have a wedding. However, as expected from the perception that “the bride is the main character of the wedding,” women consider the ceremony more important than men. Also, the response rate for those in their 20s (47.6%) was lower than that for those in their 30s (53.6%), so it seems that the younger the age group, the less likely they are to think of a wedding as a necessity.
The main reason given by those who said they would proceed was ‘to recover the congratulatory money from their parents’, and the main reason given by those who said they would not proceed was ‘to spend it on more necessary areas’. It is also noteworthy that they both gave realistic reasons.
“In traditional marriages, ceremonies were essential, but these days, especially among the younger generation, there is a trend of not considering them essential,” said the couple manager of the marriage information company, Jo In-sang. “Instead of skipping the ceremony, they are trying to utilize it according to each situation, such as focusing on their new home and honeymoon. As the procedures and costs of marriage increase and become more complicated, it is actually a practical decision. It is still an event between two families, but it can be interpreted that the culture changes depending on where the value is placed.”
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2024-07-20 03:40:36