Let’s look at real people making average amounts of money across this fine country of ours:
Real People in San Francisco:
Johnnie ($50,000 as a web designer) and Nic ($72,000 as a marketing guru)
Combined annual income: $122,000
They spend an average amount on their San Francisco wedding: $42,000
Percent of their annual income spent on their wedding: 36%
Real People in Minneapolis:
Joe ($60,000 as a contractor) & Cassie ($40,000 as a dental hygienist)
Combined annual income: $100,000
They spend an average amount of money on their wedding: $26,800
Percent of their annual income spent on their wedding: 25%
Now let’s do the reverse and apply the average people percentages to
celebrities.
Real People Formula (25-35%) Applied to Uber Celebrities
Brad Pitt ($25 million) and Jennifer Aniston ($18.5 million)
Combined annual income: $43.5 million
Average San Francisco % applied to Pitt/Anniston wedding: $15.7 million
Average Minneapolis % applied to Pitt/Anniston wedding: $11 million
We would be astonished if Brad and Jennifer had spent $11 to 15 million dollars. That would be ridiculous. But some how it’s not considered crazy or irresponsible for average Joe and Cassie in Minneapolis to spend more than a quarter of their annual income on a wedding.
