1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,440 Speaker 1: Now I tell you what people are talking about, which 2 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: is the cost of a wedding at the moment. And 3 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: this is because according to one planner, wedding planner whos 4 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: spoken to the media today, the average wedding has apparently 5 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: gone up to more than eighty seven thousand dollars this year. 6 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: That's up from sixty four thousand dollars last year and 7 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: fifty nine thousand dollars the year before. Suzanne Carson is 8 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: the owner and creative director of Wedding Professionals based out 9 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: of christ Urchin is with us. Now, hey, Susanne, Hello here, 10 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: they're eighty seven thousand. 11 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 2: They can reach that. We've gone up as high as 12 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 2: one hundred and sixty thousand for a thirty five person wedding. 13 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 2: But that was international coming in from overseas. Well. 14 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,279 Speaker 1: Hold on, what are they paying for flights with that money? 15 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 2: No, they weren't, but it did involve many many social 16 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: events related to the wedding and it was family only, 17 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 2: so they went all out to give them the experience. 18 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 2: And I think that's what it's all about these days. 19 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: Okay, is I mean, are you on the regular If 20 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: eighty seven thousand or thereabouts is average, are you on 21 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: the regular scene that as an aver spend. 22 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 2: No, I don't, actually, to be honest, I think that's 23 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 2: quite exceptional. I think today people are prioritizing other things 24 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: rather than extravagance. I think personalization is a great big thing. 25 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 2: I think they want the experience, and they want the 26 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 2: experience for everybody. So I do believe that the numbers 27 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 2: have come down from our guess numbers, from what it 28 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 2: used to be. 29 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would have thought that in the current economic environment, 30 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: people would be going small rather than large. 31 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: I think you're quite right heither. Actually that's a trend 32 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 2: that we're seeing down here. 33 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: Yeah. And also listen, just in terms of you know, 34 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: if some wedding planners are seeing this kind of a spend, 35 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: is that because people are getting married later in life 36 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: and have a little bit more money, Like you do 37 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: all your travel first, have your babies first, get the 38 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,559 Speaker 1: house first, and then you go and get yourself married. 39 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: You've done the research. Yes, it's quite right on the 40 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: lives around me. Yes, No, that's that's quite right. They are. 41 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 2: They're even having their overseas travel together after they've you know, 42 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 2: after they've been even engaged, and that they'll have a 43 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 2: very long engagement. Yeah, and then decide that they'll come 44 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 2: back and then perhaps you know, they'll have babies and 45 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 2: buy a house and then they'll think of getting married. 46 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 2: It's not all cases, but some we've seen that trend 47 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 2: coming through for a while. Then you've got the opposite, 48 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 2: which is the elopements. And that's probably a sad part 49 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 2: about the industry at the moment because I'm not sure 50 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 2: what the longevity is of the satisfaction for anyone having 51 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 2: an elopement because they couldn't share it with their family. 52 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:47,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, but then you also don't remember how your mum 53 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: got angry with you about a stupid thing, so it 54 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: cuts both ways. I'd say, Suzanne, thank you very much. 55 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: Suzanne Carson, wedding professional, owner and creative director. 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