Wedding Statistics and Trivia

Here are some interesting statistics about American weddings. Source: Fairchild Bridal Infobank American Wedding Study, 2005:

Average age of marriage for the bride: 27, for the groom: 29. Compare this to 1960 when the average bride's age was 21 and the groom's, 23.5.

The likelihood that the bride's parents will pay for the wedding decreased 13% since 1999. In 2005, bride's parents paid for the wedding 27% of the time, the bride and groom paid the entire cost 25% of the time, both sets of parents plus the bride and groom, 16% of the time.

12% of couples plan their weddings with the help of wedding consultants.

Average length of an engagement is 17 months.

The average cost of a wedding is now $26,327, up 18% in just three years. And 45% of wedding couples spend more than they intend. The most expensive region for wedding cost: New York metro ($38,361). Least expensive: the South and Southeast ($22,662).

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