"When did a wedding turn into a party for and about the bride?"

Book review about weddings:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/27/yourmoney/mbook28.php?page=1

Asks "When did a wedding turn into a party for and about the bride?"

From the article: "According to a founder of the Association of Bridal
Consultants, 43 businesses get involved in staging what she calls
;today's standard wedding; in the United States"

Avg price per US wedding: 27,852.
(And $27,849 of that is for the female, IMO.)
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