Marriage Industrial Complex
Industrial complexes don't always have to concern disciplined things such as coal mines and military aspects-- there are industrial complexes that concern themselves with something as beautiful and happy as weddings. Weddings are part of every girl's dream-- they spend several days of their lives having fantasies of their ideal groom, their wedding dress, what kind of flowers they'll use and whether they'll hold it in a church, a garden or a beach. Of course, with dreams come a capitalization on ideas of those dreams, and lo, the marriage industrial complex comes into play.
Weddings are as much as a business as a sacrament (or legal procedure). An average American ceremony will cost around $27,852, and wedding dresses alone cost $1,025. The wedding industry in America amounts to $161 billion per annum, and it has permeated all parts of American culture. From diamond rings to wedding planners, certain fixtures have made themselves de facto components of weddings-- enough to make billions of dollars from the different industries involved with the creation of a wedding. Despite its extravagance, people latch on to it as something they must do in at least one point in their lives, making it one of the most lucrative industrial complexes in these modern times.