From Deseret News archives:
Weddings by the numbers
• $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
• $12 billion: Amount honeymoons nationwide contributed to the U.S. economy
Source: BrideAccess.com
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