People diverge on their views concerning what is spent on some celebrations. A school of thought thinks marking such occasions amounts to squandering money while another feels the significance of such ceremonies to people and the society makes the celebrations worthy. Though there are some valid arguments on both sides, I feel the former view wins it as I will explain below.
On the one hand, ceremonies like weddings are done once in a lifetime and this body of opinion thinks no amount of money spent should be considered outrageous. These are occasions of high calibre and class defined, for example, by the wedding attires of the bride and groom, quality of meals and drinks, which usually make the occasion indelible in the memory of people. Besides, others like birthdays have some religious and traditional implications and it is mandatory in some families that they are marked with splendour and make it elaborate and colourful.
On the other hand, birthdays and weddings are not only about merrymaking. This school of thought believe life after the party is what defines the matrimony, not the lavish spendings at the events. They argue that the parties are tantamount to throwing money, which would have been better channelled into planning for the future of the couple, away. Though the other side of the argument may retort that the events are marked once a while, it appears they are oblivious of the sufferings of many after marriage due to immodest spendings on these occasions. For instance, my cousin lived on friends and family members for many years after spending all his fortune on his wedding on the basis of being a once-a-lifetime event for him.
In conclusion, while some events like birthdays and marriage ceremonies may be of significance to people and the society as defining their statuses or cultures, I consider them acts of wastefulness as they have led many families to penury. 
 People
 diverge on their views concerning what  
is spent
 on  
some
 celebrations. A school of  
thought
  thinks
 marking such  
occasions
 amounts to squandering money while another feels the significance of such ceremonies to  
people
 and the society  
makes
 the celebrations worthy. Though there are  
some
 valid arguments on both sides, I feel the former view wins it as I will  
explain
 below.
On the one hand, ceremonies like  
weddings
  are done
 once in a lifetime and this body of opinion  
thinks
 no amount of money spent should  
be considered
 outrageous. These are  
occasions
 of high  
calibre
 and  
class
 defined,  
for example
, by the  
wedding
 attires of the bride and groom, quality of meals and drinks, which  
usually
  make
 the  
occasion
 indelible in the memory of  
people
.  
Besides
, others like birthdays have  
some
 religious and traditional  
implications and
 it is mandatory in  
some
 families that they  
are marked
 with  
splendour
 and  
make
 it elaborate and  
colourful
. 
On the other hand
, birthdays and  
weddings
 are not  
only
 about merrymaking. This school of  
thought
 believe life after the party is what defines the matrimony, not the lavish  
spendings at
 the  
events
. They argue that the parties are tantamount to throwing money, which would have been better channelled into planning for the future of the couple, away. Though the other side of the argument may retort that the  
events
  are marked
 once a while, it appears they are oblivious of the sufferings of  
many
 after marriage due to immodest  
spendings on
 these  
occasions
.  
For instance
, my cousin  
lived
 on friends and family members for  
many
 years after spending all his fortune on his  
wedding
 on the basis of being a once-a-lifetime  
event
 for him. 
In conclusion
, while  
some
  events
 like birthdays and marriage ceremonies may be of significance to  
people
 and the society as defining their statuses or cultures, I consider them acts of wastefulness as they have led  
many
 families to penury.