what is price of average wedding
While $31,213 is the average cost of weddings through the entire U.S., weddings in some cities cost more than double that figure. The biggest spenders hosted weddings in Manhattan, where the average wedding cost $76,328. Next up was Long Island with a cost of $55,327, followed by New Jersey ($53,986) and the Westchester/Hudson Valley area ($52,954) of New York. Chicago weddings rounded out the top five with an average cost of $50,934.
The survey also revealed regional wedding differences, the latest bridal trends and, for the first time, same-sex wedding trends. Click through the slideshow below for some of the most interesting findings. 2012 Real Weddings Survey. The average cost of a wedding in 2012 was $28,427 (excluding the honeymoon).