Bridal spending has increased 100% over last 15 years, the average cost of a wedding now tops $27,000.

mark'smama Posted: Feb 14, 2006 11:43 AM

Bridal spending has increased 100% over last 15 years, the average cost of a wedding now tops $27,000.

hmpena Posted: Feb 14, 2006 11:51 AM

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Wow! This article fits me almost to a T!

AutmBride Posted: Feb 14, 2006 11:55 AM

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$27,852, I wish!

Maybride519 Posted: Feb 14, 2006 12:02 PM

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That is nuts! My Mom told me that she spent like $3,000.00 on her wedding in the 70's. Can you imagine....

JandJ1224 Posted: Feb 14, 2006 12:04 PM

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When people say how much there wedding costs do they usally include costs of engagement rings?

lrs2005 Posted: Feb 14, 2006 12:06 PM

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The average altar-bound

woman is now 27 years old, (I turned 28 two weeks before my wedding)
her fiancé is 29, (DH turned 30 one month before the wedding)
will be engaged for a period of 14 months, (15 months for us)
their wedding will have 165 guests, (168 guests for us)

I think that is pretty close

DandS Posted: Feb 14, 2006 12:20 PM

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Posted by AutmBride

$27,852, I wish!

I agree with you!!!!!!!! I am way over that, and I am budgeting like crazy! The RH along is costing FH and I more than that (but we are having about 250 people at the wedding).

jilmadison Posted: Feb 14, 2006 12:28 PM

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wow.

kittythestray Posted: Feb 14, 2006 12:38 PM

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When we did our budget we didn't count our rings at all... It's scary how much everything costs, and really sad that when a vendor knows it's a wedding as opposed to a party or something, they increase the prices!

mskittynj Posted: Feb 14, 2006 12:42 PM

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WOW! How very true for me too!!! I will be 27 on my wedding day and FH will be 32! Our engagement is 14 months, we are planning to have 150 guests and we're spending SO FAR about 25,000!!!
XOXOXO
Kitty

JXNOscar Posted: Feb 14, 2006 12:46 PM

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Please
I wish this thing all in was only costing me $27,000

autumn Posted: Feb 14, 2006 12:46 PM

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Me: 29 years old at wedding
FH: 32 years old at wedding

Engaged: 17 months when wedding rolls around

ZuzusPetals Posted: Feb 14, 2006 12:49 PM

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Posted by JandJ1224

When people say how much there wedding costs do they usally include costs of engagement rings?

i seriously doubt it but who knows

marymoon Posted: Feb 14, 2006 12:50 PM

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$27K !

SuzBride Posted: Feb 14, 2006 12:51 PM

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We are younger (25 and 27 when married)
will be engaged longer (18 months to the day)
and will be spending more (no comment! )
Our guest # will be around that though!