Talk about sticker shock the average cost of a wedding in the US and how mine compares

CLEVELAND, Ohio – I will tell you, reader, that I did not want to write this particular column. As the planning process has progressed, I have kept a general tally in my head, but I had not sat down to add up our (known) wedding costs until now. And I am shocked. Really, I am. I preface what I am about to write with this: I am incredibly, completely grateful that much of the cost of our wedding is not our responsibility. After getting engaged in spring 2022, I fully expected to pay out-of-pocket for a good chunk of our…