• The average American engagement is 16 months.

• During the engagement period, couples buy:

o $4 billion in furniture

o $3 billion in house wares

o $400 million in tableware

• June is the most popular month for weddings, then August, followed by September October and May

• Every year an average of 2.4 million weddings are performed in the U.S.

• The Wedding Industry is a 50 billion dollar a year industry

• Average age for first-time brides is 25 years, for grooms it's 27.5

• 175 guests are invited to an average wedding

• One third of engaged couples retain a Wedding Consultant

• An average honeymoon vacation is one week

• The average household income of a newly married couple is $60,000/year

• Couples are waiting longer to get married

• Tuxedoes are typically purchased 5-6 months after the wedding gown

• Median age for remarriage is 34 for women and 37 for men

• Bridesmaids' gowns are general purchased 3-4 months in advance of the event

• Average size of wedding party: 12

• Most brides (30%) plan their weddings for 7 to 12 months

• Most (about 75%) first-time brides will receive a diamond engagement ring (67% of repeat brides).

• About 15% of weddings include ethnic customs

• 35% of weddings occur in the summer; 29% in the spring; 23% in the fall; 13% in the winter.

• 11% of winter weddings are Christmas weddings





US-based statistics

• 2.34 million weddings in the US spending approximately $60 Billion (Not counting the honeymoon!)

• 800,000 Japanese brides spending approximately $50 Billion (US Dollars) - 1,000,000 brides in Canada

• Number 1 wedding city in the world is Istanbul Turkey with 166,000 for the year.

• Number 2 City in the world is Las Vegas, Nv with 114,000 weddings.

• 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.

• Average number of guests that are being invited to a wedding is 178













More Statistics........



Statistics about Entertainment



72% of brides / couples say they would have spent more time choosing their reception entertainment.



94% say they would have spent more of their budget on the entertainment.



81% of guests say the thing they remember most about a wedding is the entertainment.



During wedding planning, many brides say their highest priority is their attire, followed by the reception site and caterer. Reception entertainment is among the least of their priorities.



Within one week after their reception, 78% of brides say they would have made the entertainment their highest priority.



65% of couples that chose a band to entertain at their wedding said that if they were to do it again, they would choose a disc jockey.



Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes had a DJ at their wedding.