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A wedding planner is a event planner who assists with the design, planning, and management of a client's wedding. Other names include wedding consultant, wedding designer, wedding coordinator, and wedding director. [1] Professional wedding planners are based worldwide but the industry is the largest in the USA, India, western Europe and China.
The United States wedding industry was estimated to be worth about $70.5 billion as of 2022. [1] The wedding industry in the United States has cultural and social elements and has become an economic giant seen. Some elements of the wedding process generate major revenue for many major corporations each year.
In India, Mehndi is a bridal-centric pre-wedding event where the bride's female friends and family gather to prepare the bride for the wedding. In the event the bride's traditional henna tattoos are made. [14] In Denmark and Germany, the only pre-wedding events commonly held is a bachelorette party for the bride and a bachelor party for the groom.
Wedding reception in 17th-century Russia by Konstantin Makovsky Wedding dance of an Azerbaijani married couple. A wedding reception is a party usually held after the completion of a marriage ceremony as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding, hence the name reception: the couple receive society, in the form of family and friends, for the first time as a married couple.
Even if the wedding goes well and the couple is happy to be married, the stress of putting on the event can lead to post-wedding anxiety or depression. [68] A wedding tax is the concept of goods or services being purchased for a wedding being more expensive when compared to other events such as a family reunion or anniversary. [69]
This event usually occurs one or two days before the wedding day. It is a small gathering of close male relatives on both sides of the bride and groom, usually in the home of the bride's family. In this exchange, the men on the groom's side make sure that the bride's family is satisfied with the party.
The event ended with small fireworks displayed above Frogmore House. [124] The wedding cake was a layered lemon and elderflower cake decorated with peonies in shades of white and cream. [125] The cake designer Claire Ptak, based in London, was chosen in March 2018. [126] Three official wedding photos were released.
The viewing figures for the event have been the subject of much speculation, with Jeremy Hunt, Culture Secretary, estimating that 2 billion people would watch the wedding. [167] Following the event, this figure was duly reported by the media, [168] [169] but was criticised by some news outlets for being inaccurate and unfounded.