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Same-sex marriage: Gay couples deliver where RBA has failed

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Wedding costs are set to soar as the same sex marriage vote unleashes decades of pent-up demand for celebrants, churches, venues, caterers, and - yes - fancy cakes.

In what may be one of the economy's isolated inflation hot-spots over coming quarters, the nation's wedding industry - estimated by some measures to be worth $2 billion a year - is about to experience a bonanza.

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Jacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com
Clare Colley is Head of Editorial Operations at The Australian Financial Review. She was previously the AFR’s Newsletter Editor and Head of Audience Engagement. Connect with Clare on Twitter. Email Clare at clare.colley@afr.com

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