A wedding is probably the only event where all three of those big questions can be simultaneously answered in a way that you truly feel it. The answers won’t hit you like a tidal wave, but instead you’ll receive them piece-by-piece as the day progresses. And the more concrete the “Yes”es are, the more empowering the wedding becomes as a... See more

As a couple, there are many ways to build your collective Happiness Portfolio, but the best way to do it is to spend time with the people you love. Maybe you’ll host a family dinner for someone’s birthday, go to a friend’s place to play some board games, and so on. The reason why this is so effective is because not only are you investing your own

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Reason #2: A wedding solidifies your union into a concrete memory of support

I like to call these moments time investments, and this is when you dedicate sustained periods of time to certain people or endeavors that bring you long-term satisfaction. The return you get from this investment does not come immediately, but more so as a consistent, ever-morphing route toward happiness from spending your time intentionally. When... See more

Daniel Kahneman, the Nobel Prize-winning behavioral economist said:

The more logical solution would be to take a small number of guests out to nice dinners to celebrate your marriage, so you could actually enjoy the extended company of those loved ones. Not only would you be able to celebrate your marriage in a way that only this particular set of loved ones can offer, but you’d also probably save a lot of money as... See more

There’s nothing quite like a wedding that screams out, “Look at me!” while getting rewarded for it. I mean, you literally get a standing ovation for walking in a straight line down an aisle – the last time that probably happened was when you first learned how to walk.

I used to joke that weddings were our way of becoming A-list celebrities for a day.

(c) What does money mean to you, and how well do you budget it?