Posted February. 22, 2001 18:32,
Couples spent an average of 78.45 million won to get married last year, a survey showed Thursday.
According to a poll of 559 couples who got married last year, the average bridegroom spent 53.90 million won on marriage, more than double the 24.44 million won contributed by his bride. The survey was conducted by Sunoo, a matchmaking company. Roughly 59 percent of the bridegroom`s money was spent to purchase or rent a house. In 91.7 percent of the surveyed cases, men arranged the couple`s housing.
Sunoo said it survey newlyweds after obtaining lists of names provided by wedding halls in the five major cities of Seoul, Pusan, Taegu, Kwangju and Taejon. It also polled couples who got married after meeting their life partners through Sunoo.
The survey showed that couples spent 14 percent of their expenses on household goods, followed by 7.9 percent on the wedding ceremony and 7.4 percent on gifts for family members. They spent 6.4 percent of their total outlay on wedding gifts for each other and 3.5 percent on their honeymoon.
As unnecessary items, 31.8 percent of those surveyed cited gifts for family members and 11.6 percent pointed to wedding gifts for each other. Some 13 percent said that they spent excessively on their wedding ceremony and 9.5 percent on engagement ceremonies.
Yonhap