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In 2008 the average price for a wedding rang in at $21,814. (That's down from $27,490 in 2007.)
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Number of Weddings per Year (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014): 2,190,363 weddings (2008), 2,215,714 (2009), 2,266,416 (2012), 2,342,469 (2014)
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Avg. price for a wedding (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014): $21,814 (2008), $20,398 (2009), $21,166 (2012), $22,347 (2014)
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Total spending on Weddings in the US (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014): $60,381,254,941 (2008), $56,825,774,403 (2009), $59,682,552,418 (2010), $64,098,314,456 (2012)
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Many wedding planners - who have captured the business of about 15% to 20% of the nation's brides - report that business is up.
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Engagement ring spending will total $6.1 billion in America for 2008, with an additional $2 billion being spent on wedding rings for brides and grooms.
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