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Is your wedding for you, or for Instagram?

Over 50% of US couples go into debt paying for their wedding, and 1 in 3 regret how much they spent. So what's actually driving the cost up, and what do people wish they'd spent their money on instead? Sophie sits down with Margie Riddiford, co-founder of wedding platform Veil, to unpack the results of The Curve's own audience survey alongside global spending data from New Zealand, Australia, the UK, and the US. They get into the "wedding tax," and why spending money on preserving memories is the one investment that pays off every time. Also, don’t miss the unspoken reality of family financial contributions and the strings that can come attached. Whether you have your special day coming up or love being nosey about wedding mishaps, this episode has you covered. Check out the Weddings Survey results here … https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/p/the-true-cost-of-weddings Margie’s links … Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/margieriddiford) Massive thanks to our sponsors for this episode; VEIL Magazine and Milkbooks. 🕊️ VEIL is this gorgeous print mag all about real romance, ritual and modern matrimony - definitely worth a browse at https://www.veil-magazine.com/ 📸 Milkbooks make photo albums you'll actually want to keep forever, not just shove in a drawer, check them out at https://www.milkbooks.com/ Credits: Host: Sophie Hallwright Guest: Margie Riddiford Producer: Emily Rigby Editor: Kate Callaghan Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro ⁠⁠Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️⁠⁠ (https://thecurveplatform.com/pages/the-curve-hotline) For more from The Curve:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ (https://thecurveplatform.com/) ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/thecurveplatform/)⁠⁠⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ (https://youtube.com/@thecurveplatform?si=nlCWqqqySWOzYlj3) ⁠TikTok⁠⁠ (https://www.tiktok.com/@thecurveplatform)⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Newsletter⁠⁠ (https://thecurve.co.nz/pages/sign-up-to-the-curve-weekly) Substack (https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/) Chapters 00:00:00 Coming up in this episode … 00:01:03 An introduction to Margie & Veil 00:08:40 How did weddings get so expensive 00:13:36 The influence of social media 00:16:21 “The wedding tax” 00:19:20 Margie’s own wedding 00:23:03 What the community do and don’t value spending money on 00:38:55 Family contributions to weddings 00:41:45 The trade off between your wedding vs your future 00:46:09 Final thoughts 00:49:10 Thanks for listening! 00:49:38 Financial disclaimer Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

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Over 50% of US couples go into debt paying for their wedding, and 1 in 3 regret how much they spent. So what's actually driving the cost up, and what do people wish they'd spent their money on instead? Sophie sits down with Margie Riddiford, co-founder of wedding platform Veil, to unpack the results of The Curve's own audience survey alongside global spending data from New Zealand, Australia, the UK, and the US. They get into the "wedding tax," and why spending money on preserving memories is the one investment that pays off every time. Also, don’t miss the unspoken reality of family financial contributions and the strings that can come attached. Whether you have your special day coming up or love being nosey about wedding mishaps, this episode has you covered.

Check out the Weddings Survey results here …

https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/p/the-true-cost-of-weddings

Margie’s links …

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/margieriddiford)

Massive thanks to our sponsors for this episode; VEIL Magazine and Milkbooks.

🕊️ VEIL is this gorgeous print mag all about real romance, ritual and modern matrimony - definitely worth a browse at https://www.veil-magazine.com/

📸 Milkbooks make photo albums you'll actually want to keep forever, not just shove in a drawer, check them out at https://www.milkbooks.com/


Credits:

Host: Sophie Hallwright

Guest: Margie Riddiford

Producer: Emily Rigby

Editor: Kate Callaghan

Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro

⁠⁠Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️⁠⁠ (https://thecurveplatform.com/pages/the-curve-hotline)

For more from The Curve:⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ (https://thecurveplatform.com/)

⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/thecurveplatform/)⁠⁠⁠

⁠YouTube⁠⁠ (https://youtube.com/@thecurveplatform?si=nlCWqqqySWOzYlj3)

⁠TikTok⁠⁠ (https://www.tiktok.com/@thecurveplatform)⁠⁠⁠

⁠Newsletter⁠⁠ (https://thecurve.co.nz/pages/sign-up-to-the-curve-weekly)

Substack (https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/)

Chapters

  • 00:00:00 Coming up in this episode …
  • 00:01:03 An introduction to Margie & Veil
  • 00:08:40 How did weddings get so expensive
  • 00:13:36 The influence of social media
  • 00:16:21 “The wedding tax”
  • 00:19:20 Margie’s own wedding
  • 00:23:03 What the community do and don’t value spending money on
  • 00:38:55 Family contributions to weddings
  • 00:41:45 The trade off between your wedding vs your future
  • 00:46:09 Final thoughts
  • 00:49:10 Thanks for listening!
  • 00:49:38 Financial disclaimer

Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

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