By It looks like all those flamboyant wedding chapels in South Korea are now feeling the brunt of the economic downturn:
The number of marriages in South Korea fell last year as people delayed weddings due to the economic downturn, officials said Wednesday.
The number fell 4.6 percent from 2007 to 329,600 after three years of growth, according to the National Statistical Office.
“Economic conditions affect marriages, as shown in 1997 when the financial crisis caused a 10.7 percent drop in the number of weddings,” NSO official Chun Baek-Keun told reporters. [Yahoo.news]
So much for the eco-friendly wedding idea.
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Should impact the number of divorces as well.. since there won't be much money for the ex to get from you if she leaves.