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Weddings by the numbers

Published: Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008 12:21 a.m. MST
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$250 million: Amount Utah weddings contributed to the state's economy in 2006
$70 billion: Amount weddings nationally contributed to the U.S. economy in 2006
25,000: Average number of weddings along the Wasatch Front each year
$12,500: Average cost of a Utah wedding
$25,000: National average cost of a wedding
3 to 6 months: Average length of a Utah engagement
1 to 2 years: National average length of an engagement
325: Average number of guests at a Utah wedding
125: National average number of guests at a wedding
24.5: Average first-marriage age of Utah brides and grooms
27: National average first-marriage age of brides and grooms
91 percent: Proportion of Utah couples who register for wedding gifts
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$350 million: Amount spent in Utah each year on wedding gifts
$12 billion: Amount honeymoons nationwide contributed to the U.S. economy


Source: BrideAccess.com

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