Better to spend elsewhere... 40% of unmarried people say "wedding ceremony can be skipped"

"Will Hold Wedding Ceremony"... 44% of Men and 57.2% of Women Respond
More Than Half of Ceremony Hopefuls Say "Necessary for Parents and Congratulatory Money"

Four out of ten unmarried men and women think that if they only agree with their partner, they can skip the wedding ceremony.

On the 11th, the marriage information company Gayun announced the results of the '2024 Marriage Perception Survey' conducted on 500 unmarried men and women. When asked, "If you get married, what do you think about holding a wedding ceremony?" the responses were as follows: "If you agree with your partner, it can be skipped (37.8%)," "I don't really want to do it, but it's right to do it for my parents (29.8%)," "It is absolutely necessary (20.8%)," and "It is not really necessary (11.4%)."

Among those who answered that they want to hold a ceremony (50.6%), the most common reasons were "for the sake of parents, such as saving face (27.2%)" and "to recover the congratulatory money given so far (26%)." This was followed by "because it is one of the formal procedures of marriage (23.6%)," "to receive blessings from many people (9.4%)," "because everyone else does it (8.3%)," and "because of a romantic notion about weddings (5.5%)."

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On the other hand, among the 49.2% of respondents who chose "I do not want to hold a ceremony," the biggest reason was "I want to spend the money on more necessary things instead of the ceremony (40.7%)." Other answers included "the formality and procedures are cumbersome (29.7%)," "the cost of the ceremony is burdensome (25.2%)," and "I don't think there will be many guests (3.7%)."

In particular, the response of "wanting to hold a ceremony" was 44% among men and 57.2% among women. Also, the response rate was lower among people in their 20s (47.6%) than those in their 30s (53.6%). In other words, the younger the age, the less likely they are to consider the ceremony essential.

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Jo Insang, a couple manager at Gayun, said, "Nowadays, especially among the younger generation, a culture is emerging where the ceremony is not considered essential." He added, "Instead of holding a ceremony, people try to use the money to help prepare their newlywed home, take longer honeymoons, or use it according to their individual situations. As the procedures and costs involved in getting married increase and become more complicated, some people are choosing to make decisions that are simpler and more practical."

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