2,160,000 weddings occurred in the US from December 2005 to December 2006 (CDC) spending approximately
$86 Billion (Not counting the honeymoon or new household items!) The number of weddings for this period Dropped by over 60,000 from the 2004-2005 season. Some of the drop was caused by not getting the 2006 stats for Louisana.
If you wish to include all the items a bride will purchase 6 months prior to 6 months after her wedding the total would exceed the 120 Billion dollar mark
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Over 9,000,000 weddings in China per year with an average $19,900 per wedding! Stats from China News Agency 2006
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Bureau of Statistics (Australia) figures show that the average age of a bride in 2003 was 29, compared with 26 in 1993. And 75 per cent of couples lived together before marrying, up from 16 per cent in the 1970s. Credit to the China News Agency
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714,000 Japanese brides spend an average of $70,000 per wedding Stats from Census of Japan 2005. From an article in the Pacific Daily News Jan 1, 2008 (A Guam Newspaper) 25% of Japans' brides marry in Guam saving more then 60% from what the wedding would cost in Japan!! - 1,000,000 brides in Canada, no figure on worth yet. Number of weddings in the world is estimated at 115,000 per day!
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Number 1 City in the world is Las Vegas, Nv with 106,000 (Down 9,000 from 2006)
weddings.
Number 2 wedding city in the world is Istanbul Turkey with 92,000 for the year.
Number 3 City (2 in the US) is Gatlinburg, Tn with 42,000 weddings.
Number 4 City (3rd in the US) is New Orleans, La with 36,545 Marriages in 2002. "Due to hurricane Katrina New Orleans will not match this number for a few years."
Can you guess the 5th most popular city? Watch for the updated list coming next week! (1/15/08)
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Bridal shows in the US draw 30% of the brides planning weddings, over 6,000 shows occur each year. Savings to the attending brides has yet to be quantified but is estimated to be in the millions.
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If you are looking to determine the number of brides in a specific
area and you do not have the time to locate the county or city clerks office
to get that information. About .007% of the population will wed in any specific
area during an a years time frame.
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Average number of guests that are being invited to a wedding
is 152 (done 12 from 2006) This number was taken from the brides that register on our website.
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Information to locate stats on your own. Most weddings are local, so look for information pertaining
to your area. For the number of weddings in any specific area call the
County Clerks office in that county. If you are planning on being a consultant,
photographer and the like you will be limited to the number of weddings you
will be able to do on any specific day. Take that into account when formulating
your plans. Be sure to add a substantial amount for marketing, brides are a very small perchantage of the population.
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Destination wedding will continue to rise in 2008 as wedding costs escalate. The better valued areas will be the Caribbean & Mexico. While Europe is a fantastic location the Euro to the Dollar will slow this area.
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Number of weddings
in the US for 2005 and 2006 by month
2005
2006
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January - 332,000
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January - 340,000
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February - 310,000
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February - 320,000
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March - 350,000
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March - 357,000
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April - 332,000
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April - 330,000
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May - 347,000
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May - 356,000
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June - 351,000
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June - 359,000
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July - 358,000
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July - 369,000
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August - 370,000
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August - 388,000
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September - 364,000
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September - 375,000
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October - 344,000
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October - 367,000
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November - 339,000
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November - 352,000
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December - 347,000
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December - 355,000
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