Do You Want An Engagement Ring?

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First comes love, then comes marriage — but many will say “I do” without an engagement ring. 66% of adults think an expensive diamond engagement ring is one wedding tradition that should be abandoned, according to a Harris Poll of 2,300 adults that assessed our attitudes toward wedding customs and rituals. More wedding traditions:

• The father of the bride should “give her away”: 84% agree and 44% strongly agree
• Women should be the only guests at bridal showers; men should not be included: 74%
• The bride and groom should spend the night apart on the night before their wedding: 71% agree
• Before the groom proposes, he should ask the bride’s father for permission to marry his daughter: 70% agree
• The groom’s family should pay for the rehearsal dinner: 65% agree
• The bride should wear white: 54% agree and 46% disagree
• The bride’s family should pay all the expenses of the wedding: 53% agree and 47% disagree
• The bride and groom should wait until the wedding night to have sex for the first time: 51% agree and 49% disagree
• The groom should buy the bride an expensive diamond engagement ring: 66% disagree
• Spending money on a lavish wedding is a waste: 83% agree
• A wedding ceremony should take place in a house of religious worship: 46% agree
• Destination weddings put an unfair financial burden on guests: 88% agree