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Recent wedding statistics and my humble thoughts

by Stacy Ochsman

On a recent afternoon I was in search of some good blogable material and came across some wedding statistics that Hallmark published.

DID YOU KNOW….?

+ Weddings are a $23.5 billion industry. Can I get in on this?

+ In the last twenty years, an average of 2.3 million weddings take place in the United States alone each year. Not surprising, but how many end in divorce and how many within the first two years?

+ The average cost of a wedding is between $20,000 and $25,000. This is way lower than I would have guessed, so I suppose there is hope for those of us on budgets.

+ The average wedding has 189 guests.
Um, HOLY COW.

+ August is the most popular month for weddings, but June is a very close second.

+ The average engagement is 16 months, up from 11 months in 1990, and the average ring costs $2000.
Thank you Marc, I love you VERY much.

+ The top three worries of today’s brides are exceeding budget, forgetting an important detail and the reception being boring.
Actually, I would say these are pretty close to my top concerns.

+ 85% of all weddings are held in a church or synagogue.

+ Two thirds of all grooms choose a plain wedding band while the other third opts for a band with diamonds.
I never consider that before, perhaps because I’m too consumed with what band I want.

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Posted in Advice/Assvice, Customs and Quirks!, Finances, General, My Humble Opinions on March 7th, 2007

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