Average Wedding Costs

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Choke! Typical Wedding Costs WHAT?

If you want to get married with all the pomp and ceremony—from the bling bling rings to destination weddings in exotic locales, be prepared to shell out something in the order of $26,327. That's the eye-popping price of a typical American wedding, according to a new survey of 1,000 brides by The Fairchild Bridal Group.

The cost of a wedding now rivals that of two years of college. . . .

The nearly $30,000 most brides and grooms spend on their wedding is a staggering 73 percent higher than it was just 15 years ago. . . .

What happened? The biggest change is that people are marrying later in life—the average age is 27 for women and 29 for men—so not only do they have more money, but also they're more sophisticated and experienced. Fully 75 percent of couples are writing at least some of the wedding checks themselves, a duty that traditionally has fallen to the bride's parents, and one-third are footing the entire bill without Mom and Dad's help. . . .

What do you do if you don't have $30,000 for the wedding of your dreams?

Many couples are choosing to stay single and live together instead. That is, they really want to say “I do,” but because they can't afford a lavish wedding, they opt for no wedding. That's the word from a University of Michigan researcher who says a lack of money rather than love or commitment may be the reason so many young couples are living together instead of getting married. Tradition has been burned by the almighty dollar. . . .

“Financial barriers to marriage are a significant issue for many young, working- and middle-class couples as well as for the poor and near-poor,” Pamela Smock, sociologist and the associate director of the U-M Institute for Social Research, said in a news release. “Despite the retreat from marriage, it remains a highly valued status.” It's just not easily attainable.

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Average Wedding Costs

Choke! Typical Wedding Costs WHAT?

The cost of a wedding now rivals that of two years of college. . . .

What do you do if you don't have $30,000 for the wedding of your dreams?

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