U.S. Cost of Wedding – Current Stats

So, how much, on average, does the bride and groom spend on a U.S. wedding?

The answer is astonishing: $27,490

Of course, some people have weddings that cost much more. In fact, celebrity magazines seem to play it off as a contest to see who can spend the most on their wedding day!

At the other end of the scale, there is our wedding that cost us less than $2,000 – about $1,800. What is amazing is that we spent less on our entire wedding than many people spend on certain categories of their wedding planning. See the breakdown for the U.S. average:

Current Wedding Cost by Category

Wedding Attire $2,587

Wedding Ceremony $2,507

Wedding Favors & Gifts $1,113

Wedding Flowers $1,955

Wedding Jewelry $2,051

Wedding Music $946

Wedding Photography & Video $3,662

Wedding Reception $14,067

Wedding Stationery $841

Wedding Transportation $407

If you have seen our wedding photos, you know that we had a very classy wedding. There is simply no reason to spend that much money on a wedding when you can get similar results at much less expense.

The problem is that most people just don’t know how to get great results without paying the big bucks. That is where our book comes in!

We would love to see more successful $2,000 weddings out there! Or even a $5,000 wedding would be a rarety!

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