Answer: yes
Explanation: i would say yes because you have to factor in costs of the wedding and other stuff like that. some people earn way less than others meaning that affording a wedding could be very difficult
It's been a while since I've read the book and I don't really a lot of the context, so just from this passage I would say it says he notices nice houses and other people's wealth and maybe envies them a little bit. (although you don't get that explicitly from this passage.)