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Story last updated at 1:47 PM EST on June 26, 2005

Adding it all up

The average amount you can expect to spend on a wedding:

  • Invitations, announcements, thank-you notes, etc., $327

  • Bouquets and other flowers, $756

  • Photography and videography, $1,311

  • Music, $830

  • Clergy, church, chapel, or synagogue fee, $232

  • Limousine rental, $393

  • Attendants' gifts, $308

  • Rings (bride and groom), $1,016

  • Engagement ring, $3,044

  • Bride's wedding dress, $823

  • Bride's headpiece/veil, $166

  • Bridal attendants' apparel (five attendants), $790

  • Mother of the bride's apparel, $231

  • Groom's formalwear (rented), $95

  • Men's formalwear (ushers, best man), $449

  • Reception, $7,635

    Total: $19,104

    -- "Bride's Millennium Report:

    Wedding Love & Money"

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