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2011 Real Weddings Survey
2011 Real Weddings Survey...FYI I FOUND WHILE DOING RESERCH FOR A WEDDING.
Just an FYI. I posted in March about Weddings... WAS DOING SOME RESERCH FOR A WEDDING & THOUGHT I'D SHARE AGAIN...
A Wedding Survey of 18,000 US brides was conducted by TheKnot.com and WeddingChannel.com.
The 2011 Real Weddings Survey results reveal that wedding budgets are increasing for the first time in 5
years!
Top Wedding Trends
* Bigger Budgets... For the first time in 5 years, the average wedding budget has grown from the previous year. Things are finally looking good for the economy!
* Wedding Planning... Is starting earlier, sometimes before the engagement!
* Luxury Weddings... (over $100,000) are popular, 74% of which are 3 days or longer. Luxury brides are choosing traditional color palettes, including ivory, champagne and metallics.
*Casual Weddings... (less formal dress code) are on the rise. Although Long Island weddings are the most formal, with 37% being black tie.
*While summer is still the reigning “wedding season”, Fall Weddings are becoming more popular. In 2011 the fall dates of 9/10/11 and 11/11/11 were very popular.
* Purple... is the fastest-growing wedding color. The most popular wedding colors for 2011 were #1 – Blue, #2 – Purple, #3 – Green and #4 – Pink.
* Interactive Entertainment... such as photo booths and comedians, is on the rise. Couples are investing in Interactive Food Stations, such as wine tastings and sushi chefs.
* Cupcakes ... are still popular, but the wedding cake is not going away anytime soon, with 67% of brides still serving a traditional tiered wedding cake.
* Technology... Most couples have a wedding website. And more of the wedding planning is now done on smartphones and other portable devices.
2011 Wedding Statistics
* Average Wedding Budget: $27,021 (not including honeymoon)
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*Most Expensive Place to Get Married: Manhattan ($65,824 on average)
* Least Expensive Place to Get Married: West Virginia ($14,203 on average)
* Average Age: Bride, 29; Groom, 30 (Hawaii has the oldest brides – 31)
*Average Number of Guests: 141 (Iowa brides invite the most guests)
* Average Number of Bridesmaids: 4-5 (Same for the Groomsmen!)
* Most Popular Month to Get Engaged: December (16%)
* Most Popular Month to Get Married: September (15%)
* Percentage of Destination Weddings: 24%
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