In the first episode of KT After Dark, Steve Cecchetto and Tiffany Kadak dive into one of the most polarizing financial debates today: the cost of modern weddings. With sharply opposing views, this conversation challenges the logic of spending $50,000–$200,000 on a single day versus using that money to build long-term wealth. From housing affordability and generational expectations to cultural pressure and emotional spending, this episode offers a raw, unfiltered perspective that pushes past tradition and asks a hard question: is the wedding industry setting people back financially before marriage even begins?

Watch The Real Estate Podcast's episode on weddings here:https://youtu.be/hc7cdVvzKDA

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0:00 Intro

2:33 Cost per plate breakdown and real numbers

5:16 Wedding vs down payment, debt, and investments

6:42 The wedding industry and emotional pricing

8:27 Do you need it, or do you just want it?

10:11 What that money could do instead

14:03 Cultural expectations and massive weddings

16:13 Emotional spending and vendor pricing tactics

20:02 What both sides can agree on

21:01 Why most people don’t remember their wedding day

22:28 Outro/recap

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