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Grooms anxious about rising gold, meat prices
Home appliance and jewelry stores are busy during the summer as grooms purchase appliances for their homes and jewelry for their soon-to-be wives.
However, the excitement of grooms is somewhat overshadowed these days due to the increase in the prices of gold and meat. Pursuant to the traditions in almost all parts of Anatolia, the groom is responsible for the wedding ceremony and is expected to cover the entire cost of arranging a suitable location, inviting relatives and friends, holding a banquet and entertainment costs. In addition, the groom also has to bear the costs of buying gold jewelry, home appliances and furniture.
The bride’s family, on the other hand, is only expected to purchase the bedroom suite and some utensils for the kitchen.
In the past, the majority of a groom’s expenditure was on furniture. However, gold and the reception now exceed that cost.
Usually a groom is expected to buy Burma bracelets, specially designed bracelets made of gold strands, the weight of which varies between 15 to 40 grams. If a groom were to give the bride 10 bracelets that average 20 grams each, he would have to pay TL 12,000 for this alone. The bracelets would have cost TL 11,000 just a week ago.
The rise in meat prices has become a serious source of concern for grooms since they are expected to feed the wedding party and guests. In Anatolia, a wedding banquet usually consists of soup, rice with meat, dessert and fruit juice.
For every 100 persons, roughly 15 kilos of meat are required. Taking this into account, meat alone costs TL 3,500 for 500 guests. Grooms will have to pay TL 1,000 more this year on meat than they would have a year ago. Some grooms are trying to reduce costs by serving chicken instead.
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