Wedding and Honeymoon stats
Approximately 5 million brides and grooms get married every year in the U.S.
A General Order of Magnitude for an Average Traditional Wedding in the U.S. is $19,900
http://www.topweddinglinks.com/budget.html
The Wedding Industry is a 50 billion dollar a year industry
Average age for first-time brides is 25 years. For grooms, it's 27.
99% of couples who get married go on a Honeymoon
Couples spend an average of $5,000 on their honeymoon.
The Honeymoon Industry is a 12 billion dollar a year industry.
An average honeymoon vacation is one week.
45 percent of honeymoon trips are to domestic locations; 55 percent are International.
Top Wedding destinations are:
Las Vegas (100,000 weddings/year)
Hawaii (25,000 wedding/year)
Bahamas (5,000 weddings/year)
Jamaica (5,000 weddings/year)
U.S. Virgin Islands (4,000 weddings/year)
Top Honeymoon Destinations are:
http://www.topweddinglinks.com/honeymoondestinations.html
Most popular Honeymoon activities that Honeymooners enjoy are:
Visiting a new place for sightseeing, restaurants, entertainment and nightlife- 75%
beaches and lakes - 45%
Casinos - 20%
Cruises - 15%
Golf/sports vacations - 10%
Skiing trips - 5%
