The age old tradition of marriage persists to this day. This ceremony that transcends modern day humanity, has been practiced all around the world as a rite of passage, through which two individuals join their fates together usually for better or for worse and become officially recognized by their society. Marriage in general has been a religious ceremony that was ordained by some religious figure, representing the faith under which the couple would marry. In modern times, the tradition of marriage is still present, and is still considered the ultimate bond between man and woman. The major difference between marriages today and the marriages of yesteryear is that nowadays, marriages are of a civil nature. Basically today’s marriages, that can
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As it is the case in Lebanon, marriages tend to cost a lot. In an era where the beauty of a marriage is measured by its extravagance, the costs of traditional marriages have risen far too much to be a viable economical choice. According to (Chaaban, 2013)“Religious marriages in Lebanon cost at least Nine Million Dollars per year” with a minimum average cost of $230 per religious marriage, without accounting for the gala dinner that follows. In comparison, civil marriage costs $1.5 Million per year averaging at around $1250 per marriage including travel expenses to and from the country granting the marriage. The revenue gained by the religious institutions from marriage contracts alone is around 9 million dollars, as explained before, this number adds up to 15 million dollars, once we account for the revenue from the average minimum divorce fees. Succinctly, clerics are making a minimum of 15 million dollars from marriages in Lebanon when the mandatory fees of divorce that happens to 20% of the total number of marriages that occur within a year. On the other hand, civil marriage allows the bride and groom to save about $1,400 dollars over the price of a regular wedding. Seeing that even employed people tend to find it difficult to pay the ever increasing rents, one starts to understand why civil marriage is becoming more and more popular as a viable economical option to traditional marriage (Armstrong, 2012)The people would simply be better off when they pay less through civil marriage, as they would have more money to spend on other aspects of their
As it is the case in Lebanon, marriages tend to cost a lot. In an era where the beauty of a marriage is measured by its extravagance, the costs of traditional marriages have risen far too much to be a viable economical choice. According to (Chaaban, 2013)“Religious marriages in Lebanon cost at least Nine Million Dollars per year” with a minimum average cost of $230 per religious marriage, without accounting for the gala dinner that follows. In comparison, civil marriage costs $1.5 Million per year averaging at around $1250 per marriage including travel expenses to and from the country granting the marriage. The revenue gained by the religious institutions from marriage contracts alone is around 9 million dollars, as explained before, this number adds up to 15 million dollars, once we account for the revenue from the average minimum divorce fees. Succinctly, clerics are making a minimum of 15 million dollars from marriages in Lebanon when the mandatory fees of divorce that happens to 20% of the total number of marriages that occur within a year. On the other hand, civil marriage allows the bride and groom to save about $1,400 dollars over the price of a regular wedding. Seeing that even employed people tend to find it difficult to pay the ever increasing rents, one starts to understand why civil marriage is becoming more and more popular as a viable economical option to traditional marriage (Armstrong, 2012)The people would simply be better off when they pay less through civil marriage, as they would have more money to spend on other aspects of their