“The average American wedding costs almost $29,000”
I would say it’s an understatement.
52 years ago my father in law offered my wife $5,000 to elope, she refused and i’ll guarntee you it cost him a hell of a LOT MORE THAN $5,000.
Today that $5,000 would be well over $50,000 due to inflation.
Who was he trying to get her to run off an elope with? Hehe :-)