Перевести текст: 3. as the arrangements are generally complicated, there are plenty of services that can be hired to help with the planning and execution of the ceremony. there is also an amazing amount of free advice covering every aspect of the wedding: planning the photographs, selecting the wedding rings, choosing the flowers, picking the honeymoon spot, and so on. one magazine lists over 350 such pamphlets that can be had for the asking, published of course by businesses who have something to offer. considering that weddings do more than 12 billion dollars worth of business annually in the u.s. alone, such activity isn't surprising. 4. what is surprising, is that no one company dominates the industry. it seems that when people plan for a day as special to them as a wedding, they resist standardization. they turn instead to the small local suppliers known to them or to their friends. family members or friends often serve as photographers, caterers and musicians. this not only helps bring the wedding cost down, it makes it more personal. what about the couple that doesn't want to take part in this billion dollar industry? they can go to city hall and get married for less than the price of a hamburger.
