Wedding planning by the numbers Weddings are big business. Bride Magazine and other industry-related publications routinely publish average costs of wedding expenses as a guide to the uninitiated. Here s a look at how it breaks down. Before the first step toward the altar is taken, serious cash changes hands. Jewelers are a happy lot this time of year.
Flowers are a highly visible part of the joyous occasion.
Obviously, you won t be sending the bride down the aisle with a bunch of handpicked daisies wrapped in tin foil. The ubiquitous photographer and videographer can take a big chunk out of your budget while bumping into tables and elbowing your guests. A new technological advance, the production of CD-ROM albums containing wedding pictures, can be accomplished at home to help reduce the imaging costs. Don t expect the wedding party to pile into someone s minivan for the ride to the ceremony. Limousines are the order of the day for participants in the holy union.