Cost of The Royal Wedding Vs. Your Wedding

THE ROYAL WEDDING NORMAL WEDDINGS comparing the Costs ROYAL WEDDING COST NORMAL WEDDING COST WEDDING DR ESS $41,000 $2,450 JEWELR Y $1.4 Million $1,300 SECURITY $16.4 Million $0 FLOWERS $360,000 $1,230 HONEYMOON $655,000 $4,000 TOTAL COST $86 Million $30,000 * including all expenses WEDDING STATISTICS AVER AGE AGE FOR GETTING MARRIED 3% of grooms will NOT wear a wedding ring Groom: Bride: 31 29 61% AVER AGE ENGAGEMENT: of brides choose their own 18 MONTHS engagement ring TOP 5 MOST EXPENSIVE WEDDINGS SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM PRINCESS SALAMA The most expensive wedding in history was a 7 day affair to remember as the Emir of Dubai, Princess Salama, married. $100 Guests: 20,000 Largest Expense: 34 private jets flew the guests to the wedding. MILLION VANISHA MITTAL AMIT BHATIA The Cornell educated daughter of a billionaire steel tycoon married a prestigious London businessman in this high priced event. $78 Guests: 1,000 Largest Expense: a $1.5 million wine tab and Kylie Minogue, who was hired to perform. MILLION ALEKSANDRA NIKOLIC MELNICHENKO ANDREY MELNICHENKO This costly nuptual between a Russian billionaire and a Serbian was a destination wedding in France for the record books. $30 Guests & Expenses: Whitney Houston, Enrique Iglesias, Christina Aguilera, charged $3.5 million each to perform. MILLION PRIYA SACHDEV & VIKRAM CHATWAI. This 10 day wedding between an Indian model from New Delhi and an American hotelier, happened in 3 Indian cities: Mumbai, Udaipur, and Delhi. $20 Guests: 600 (including Bill Clinton and P.Diddy) Largest Expense: Guests were flown in from 26 different countries. MILLION COLLEEN MCLAUGHLIN S WAYNE ROONEY Things got expensive when this Manchester United Football player and television presenter married. 15 Guests: Enjoyed the 24 hour event on a $120 million yacht Largest Expense: McLaughlin's dress cost $3 million. $15 MILLION AVER AGE AMOUNT SPENT ON WEDDING GIFTS Average Cash Given as a Gift in Major US Cities CO-WORKER OR DISTANT FAMILY MEMBER RELATIVE OR FRIEND CLOSE RELATIVE OR CLOSE FRIEND $50 - $75 $75 - $100 $100 - $150 100 DOLLARS SOURCES WEPAY http://blog.theukweddingshows.co.uk/wedding-industry/2008-uk-wedding-industrystatistics-43/ http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebritynews/508127/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-inside-their-50million-wedding/1/ http://www.ukweddingbelles.com/weddingmagazine/budgeting/176-wedding-costs-2011 http://money.uk.msn.com/credit-crunch-survivalguide/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=152282274 http://www.ezinearticles.com/?wedding-gifts-how-much-to-spend&id=552059 http://www.outofstress.com/how-much-cash-wedding-gift/ Don't let money get in the way. Set up a donations page for your wedding on WePay.com ESTIMATED COST ESTIMATED COST ESTIMATED COST ESTIMATED COST ESTIMATED COST