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If you're serving burgers and Bud Light at your backyard wedding, don't worry. You and your spouse may have the last laugh.
A new study found that couples who spend less on their wedding tend to have longer-lasting marriages than those who splurge. The study, by two economics professors at Emory University, found a similar correlation between less-expensive engagement rings and lower divorce rates.
The study's authors didn't examine why, although they floated a few theories.
"It could be that the type of couples who have a ... (cheap wedding) are the type that are a perfect match for each other," said Professor Hugo M. Mialon, who co-authored the study with Andrew M. Francis.
"Or it could be that having an inexpensive wedding relieves young couples of financial burdens that may strain their marriage," he said.
The research was based on a detailed survey completed by 3,151 adults in the United States who are, or have been, married. The authors believe theirs is the first academic study to examine the correlation between wedding expenses and the length of marriages.
Specifically, the study found that women whose wedding cost more than $20,000 divorced at a rate roughly 1.6 times higher than women whose wedding cost between $5,000 and $10,000. And couples who spent $1,000 or less on their big day had a lower than average rate of divorce.
The study won't be cheered by the booming wedding industry, which encourages couples to spend freely on everything from invitations and flowers to videographers and Champagne. Couples in the United States spent an average of $29,858 for their big day in 2013 -- a record high -- according to a survey of 13,000 brides and grooms by wedding website TheKnot.com.
"The wedding industry has long associated lavish weddings with longer-lasting marriages. Industry advertising has fueled norms that create the impression that spending large amounts on the wedding is a signal of commitment or is necessary for a marriage to be successful," Francis told CNN in an e-mail.
"Overall, our findings provide little evidence to support the validity of the wedding industry's general message that connects expensive weddings with positive marital outcomes," he said.
Planning a wedding? In addition to slashing costs, you might want to invite those extra co-workers and far-flung cousins, too. The Emory study also found that the greater the number of people who attend a wedding, the lower the rate of divorce.
"This could be evidence of a community effect, i.e., having more support from friends and family may help the couple to get through the challenges of marriage," Francis said. "Or this could be that the type of couples who have a lot of friends and family are also the type that tend not to divorce as much."
參考譯文：
據(jù)美國(guó)有線電視新聞網(wǎng)報(bào)道，如果你僅有能力在你的后院婚禮上提供漢堡和百威清啤？別擔(dān)心，你和你的伴侶可能會(huì)笑到最后。
新的研究表明，在婚禮上開(kāi)銷更小的夫婦婚姻通常比這些鋪張浪費(fèi)的夫婦婚姻持續(xù)得更長(zhǎng)久。這份由埃默里大學(xué)的兩位經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)教授所完成的研究，找到了低價(jià)婚戒和低離婚率之間的聯(lián)系。
盡管研究者們提出了一些理論，但他們并沒(méi)有找出原因所在。
“可能，恩，這些結(jié)婚費(fèi)用低的夫婦正好找到了適合對(duì)方的另一半，”與安德魯·M·弗蘭西斯教授一同研究的雨果·M·米亞隆教授說(shuō)道。
“也或者不昂貴的婚禮能夠緩解財(cái)政上可能給婚姻帶來(lái)的負(fù)擔(dān)，”他又說(shuō)道。
這份研究基于3151位已婚美國(guó)人士的詳細(xì)問(wèn)卷。研究者們相信這是第一份婚禮費(fèi)用與婚姻持續(xù)時(shí)間長(zhǎng)短關(guān)系方面的學(xué)術(shù)研究。
研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，這些婚禮開(kāi)銷超過(guò)2萬(wàn)美元的女士的離婚率比這些婚禮開(kāi)銷介于5000美元到1萬(wàn)美元之間的女士的離婚率幾乎高了近1.6倍。而婚禮開(kāi)銷在1000美元以內(nèi)的夫婦們的離婚率遠(yuǎn)低于平均離婚率。
正處于蓬勃發(fā)展時(shí)期的婚禮產(chǎn)業(yè)對(duì)這份調(diào)查研究當(dāng)然不會(huì)感到高興。婚慶產(chǎn)業(yè)鼓勵(lì)新婚夫婦慷慨地將錢花費(fèi)在請(qǐng)柬、花束、電影攝像還有香檳上。婚慶網(wǎng)站TheKnot.com對(duì)1.3名新人的調(diào)查顯示，2013年，美國(guó)新婚夫婦的平均婚禮開(kāi)銷為29858美元。
“婚慶產(chǎn)業(yè)一直把奢華的婚禮和長(zhǎng)久的婚姻聯(lián)系在一起。行業(yè)廣告刺激社會(huì)規(guī)范，給人留下的印象就是：婚禮高消費(fèi)是承諾的象征，也是婚姻成功的必要因素。”弗蘭克斯在給美國(guó)有線電視新聞網(wǎng)（CNN）的信件中這樣說(shuō)道。
弗蘭克斯說(shuō)，“總的來(lái)說(shuō)，婚慶產(chǎn)業(yè)傳達(dá)著這樣的一個(gè)普遍信息，那就是高昂的婚禮開(kāi)銷和幸福的婚姻之間有著必然的聯(lián)系，而我們的調(diào)查鮮有證據(jù)證明其正確性。”
正在計(jì)劃婚禮？婚禮中除了高昂的開(kāi)銷，你可能想邀請(qǐng)同事們和遠(yuǎn)房親戚。埃默里的研究也發(fā)現(xiàn)，來(lái)參加婚禮的賓客人數(shù)越多，這對(duì)夫婦的離婚率就越低。
“這可能是社區(qū)效應(yīng)，比如，來(lái)自朋友和家人的支持可以幫助這對(duì)夫婦克服婚姻的挑戰(zhàn)，”弗蘭西斯說(shuō)。“或者也可能這類夫婦有很多婚姻長(zhǎng)久的朋友和家人。”
A new study found that couples who spend less on their wedding tend to have longer-lasting marriages than those who splurge. The study, by two economics professors at Emory University, found a similar correlation between less-expensive engagement rings and lower divorce rates.
The study's authors didn't examine why, although they floated a few theories.
"It could be that the type of couples who have a ... (cheap wedding) are the type that are a perfect match for each other," said Professor Hugo M. Mialon, who co-authored the study with Andrew M. Francis.
"Or it could be that having an inexpensive wedding relieves young couples of financial burdens that may strain their marriage," he said.
The research was based on a detailed survey completed by 3,151 adults in the United States who are, or have been, married. The authors believe theirs is the first academic study to examine the correlation between wedding expenses and the length of marriages.
Specifically, the study found that women whose wedding cost more than $20,000 divorced at a rate roughly 1.6 times higher than women whose wedding cost between $5,000 and $10,000. And couples who spent $1,000 or less on their big day had a lower than average rate of divorce.
The study won't be cheered by the booming wedding industry, which encourages couples to spend freely on everything from invitations and flowers to videographers and Champagne. Couples in the United States spent an average of $29,858 for their big day in 2013 -- a record high -- according to a survey of 13,000 brides and grooms by wedding website TheKnot.com.
"The wedding industry has long associated lavish weddings with longer-lasting marriages. Industry advertising has fueled norms that create the impression that spending large amounts on the wedding is a signal of commitment or is necessary for a marriage to be successful," Francis told CNN in an e-mail.
"Overall, our findings provide little evidence to support the validity of the wedding industry's general message that connects expensive weddings with positive marital outcomes," he said.
Planning a wedding? In addition to slashing costs, you might want to invite those extra co-workers and far-flung cousins, too. The Emory study also found that the greater the number of people who attend a wedding, the lower the rate of divorce.
"This could be evidence of a community effect, i.e., having more support from friends and family may help the couple to get through the challenges of marriage," Francis said. "Or this could be that the type of couples who have a lot of friends and family are also the type that tend not to divorce as much."
參考譯文：
據(jù)美國(guó)有線電視新聞網(wǎng)報(bào)道，如果你僅有能力在你的后院婚禮上提供漢堡和百威清啤？別擔(dān)心，你和你的伴侶可能會(huì)笑到最后。
新的研究表明，在婚禮上開(kāi)銷更小的夫婦婚姻通常比這些鋪張浪費(fèi)的夫婦婚姻持續(xù)得更長(zhǎng)久。這份由埃默里大學(xué)的兩位經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)教授所完成的研究，找到了低價(jià)婚戒和低離婚率之間的聯(lián)系。
盡管研究者們提出了一些理論，但他們并沒(méi)有找出原因所在。
“可能，恩，這些結(jié)婚費(fèi)用低的夫婦正好找到了適合對(duì)方的另一半，”與安德魯·M·弗蘭西斯教授一同研究的雨果·M·米亞隆教授說(shuō)道。
“也或者不昂貴的婚禮能夠緩解財(cái)政上可能給婚姻帶來(lái)的負(fù)擔(dān)，”他又說(shuō)道。
這份研究基于3151位已婚美國(guó)人士的詳細(xì)問(wèn)卷。研究者們相信這是第一份婚禮費(fèi)用與婚姻持續(xù)時(shí)間長(zhǎng)短關(guān)系方面的學(xué)術(shù)研究。
研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，這些婚禮開(kāi)銷超過(guò)2萬(wàn)美元的女士的離婚率比這些婚禮開(kāi)銷介于5000美元到1萬(wàn)美元之間的女士的離婚率幾乎高了近1.6倍。而婚禮開(kāi)銷在1000美元以內(nèi)的夫婦們的離婚率遠(yuǎn)低于平均離婚率。
正處于蓬勃發(fā)展時(shí)期的婚禮產(chǎn)業(yè)對(duì)這份調(diào)查研究當(dāng)然不會(huì)感到高興。婚慶產(chǎn)業(yè)鼓勵(lì)新婚夫婦慷慨地將錢花費(fèi)在請(qǐng)柬、花束、電影攝像還有香檳上。婚慶網(wǎng)站TheKnot.com對(duì)1.3名新人的調(diào)查顯示，2013年，美國(guó)新婚夫婦的平均婚禮開(kāi)銷為29858美元。
“婚慶產(chǎn)業(yè)一直把奢華的婚禮和長(zhǎng)久的婚姻聯(lián)系在一起。行業(yè)廣告刺激社會(huì)規(guī)范，給人留下的印象就是：婚禮高消費(fèi)是承諾的象征，也是婚姻成功的必要因素。”弗蘭克斯在給美國(guó)有線電視新聞網(wǎng)（CNN）的信件中這樣說(shuō)道。
弗蘭克斯說(shuō)，“總的來(lái)說(shuō)，婚慶產(chǎn)業(yè)傳達(dá)著這樣的一個(gè)普遍信息，那就是高昂的婚禮開(kāi)銷和幸福的婚姻之間有著必然的聯(lián)系，而我們的調(diào)查鮮有證據(jù)證明其正確性。”
正在計(jì)劃婚禮？婚禮中除了高昂的開(kāi)銷，你可能想邀請(qǐng)同事們和遠(yuǎn)房親戚。埃默里的研究也發(fā)現(xiàn)，來(lái)參加婚禮的賓客人數(shù)越多，這對(duì)夫婦的離婚率就越低。
“這可能是社區(qū)效應(yīng)，比如，來(lái)自朋友和家人的支持可以幫助這對(duì)夫婦克服婚姻的挑戰(zhàn)，”弗蘭西斯說(shuō)。“或者也可能這類夫婦有很多婚姻長(zhǎng)久的朋友和家人。”
