Reuters reports the results of a recent economic survey on wedding prices. Before you continue reading, you might want to sit down.
-$28,082: the average cost of a U.S. wedding in 2009
-$6,348: the average price of an engagement ring
-$1075: the average cost of the wedding dress
-18% - of weddings were paid for totally by the bride's parents
-8% of wedding were paid for totally by the bride and groom
-58% of brides paid for wedding costs using credit card debt
Is it any wonder that half of our marriages end in divorce? Financially speaking, they were over before they began.
-$28,082: the average cost of a U.S. wedding in 2009
-$6,348: the average price of an engagement ring
-$1075: the average cost of the wedding dress
-18% - of weddings were paid for totally by the bride's parents
-8% of wedding were paid for totally by the bride and groom
-58% of brides paid for wedding costs using credit card debt
Is it any wonder that half of our marriages end in divorce? Financially speaking, they were over before they began.
1 comment:
I didn't realize I was so below average!!!
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