Collected Item: “Welcome to the Wedding Boom. How Couples are Handling the Busiest Season in 40 Years”
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Welcome to the Wedding Boom. How Couples are Handling the Busiest Season in 40 Years
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This is a news story about the rising amount of weddings happening in 2022 after some couples have had to put them off. This story by NPR details changing wedding trends along with it. Wedding dress retailers such as David's Bridal say the demand for maternity wedding dresses is at a 10% increase. Wedding site, The Knot, has had a 25% increase. Financial stress in planning these weddings has also increased. Mandy Connor, a wedding planner, notes that one of her clients was hit with a 30% increase in overall cost between the contracted estimate and the final bill. This article does a good job at showing changes in wedding trends based on how retailers are reacting.
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wedding, inflation, supply chain, stress, maternity, wedding dress, relationship, economy, retail, HST580, ASU
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https://www.npr.org/2022/03/24/1088053579/wedding-boom-couples-handling-busiest-season-40-years
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All Things Considered from NPR
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2022-03-24