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"
|