The Wedding Boom Is Hiding a Troubling Trend for the Economy

June 2022

Barron’s Cover Story

The 2022 wedding boom, which began at the end of last year, fueled hopes that the U.S. could reverse a yearslong trend of falling fertility rates. But fresh data and interviews with demographers show that, once the backlog of ceremonies clears, the surge in trips to the altar is unlikely to lead to more trips to the maternity ward.

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