https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/04/26/should-you-buy-now-pay-later-for-your-wedding/

As wedding season approaches, couples are booking venues, compiling guest lists and hiring a dizzying array of vendors — and they’re digging deep into their pockets to pay for it.

The average U.S. wedding cost $30,000 in 2022, a $2,000 increase from 2021, according to a study from wedding website The Knot. Though weddings have long been expensive, inflation is pushing costs higher.