USA Statistics: approx. 2.3 million couples wed every year in the US. That breaks down to nearly 6,200 weddings a daythe average age of a bride in the US is 25-27the average age of a groom is 26-28the average number of guests invited to a wedding is 178one-third of those getting married each year have been married beforemore than 115,000 weddings are performed in Las Vegas every yearmore than 20,000 weddings are performed in Hawaii every yearthe average wedding has 175 guests (invited)a recent study indicates 1/2 of all brides will use a wedding consultant or wedding day coordinator80 percent of weddings are performed in churches or synagoguesthe top wedding city in the world is Istanbul, Turkey with 166,000 for the yearLas Vegas, Nevada is in second place with 114,000 weddings Money $72 billion per year is spent on weddings• the average wedding budget is $20,000the average household income of a newly married couple is $55,000/annually$1,016 is the average cost of wedding rings for the bride and groomapprox. $40 BILLION is spent on weddings every year in the U.S. (There are many who think this is closer to $60-70 billion a year)a couple will spend an average of $$3,600-3,800 for their honeymoonthe bride and groom pay for themselves approx 30% of the time and the bride’s parents pay about 17 percent of the time. The rest of the time, costs are covered by a variety of sources. (emphasis added)$19 billion per year is spent on wedding gift registries$8 billion per year is spent on honeymoonsover 91 percent of all to-be-weds register for gifts. The couple receives gifts from an average of 200 guestsmost wedding guests spend between $70 and $100 on a gift Timing January Weddings – 4.7%February Weddings – 7.0%March Weddings – 6.1%April Weddings – 7.4%May Weddings – 9.8%June Weddings – 10.8%July Weddings – 9.7%August Weddings – 10.2%September Weddings – 9.6%October Weddings – 9.4%November Weddings – 7.4%December Weddings – 7.8% Honeymoons 99 percent of newlyweds take a honeymoonthe average couple will spend three times more on their honeymoon than a regular vacation40 percent of honeymooners will travel within the United States, about 60 percent will travel to a foreign countryhoneymoons usually last 7 to 9 daysthe most popular destinations are Las Vegas, Hawaii, the Caribbean, and Jamaica35 percent of brides and grooms have a valid passport[url]
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