It wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution and the growth of the middle class, when matches were no longer required to be about wealth or status, that love really entered the picture.
A first dance song is one of the biggest choices. In 1967, one of the top choices for a first dance song was a classic, Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World,” but today many couples are choosing more like from Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars.
In the 1960s, many receptions were held at home. As the wedding industry has grown, most receptions are now held at venues, which has increased overall wedding costs by thousands of dollars.
Prior to 1990, elopements were seen as a way for “unconventional” relationships, like those between already-pregnant couples and those on their second or third marriages, to gain legitimacy.