These couples did the maths on how much closer they’d be to owning a home if they skipped the wedding. Here’s how you can too.
Talissa Bazaz and Blake Chappell have decided to defer a big wedding or forgo one altogether. They plan to focus on their financial goals instead. Oscar Colman
After a romantic proposal in Greece, Talissa Bazaz and Blake Chappell began preparing to tie the knot back home in Wollongong.
But as they tallied up the cost of wedding venues, the pair realised that a big, white wedding – and its huge cost – would mean they’d have to put off buying a home and having a baby.
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/wealth/personal-finance/couples-are-dumping-their-wedding-plans-to-buy-this-instead-20250211-p5lb5t
