The High Cost of Wedding Bells

Coob of Wedding Bedlle May -$36,000,000,000→ Odober This month marks the informal beginning of wedding season each year. Between May 1 and October 31 there is a combined average of $36 Billion spent on weddings, which equals 73.54% of all money spent throughout the year. 73.54% spent between May & Oct. MONEY SPENT ON 2009 WEDDINGS PER MONTH $ BILLION A total of allul. $48.9 Billion 2005 $26,450 was spent in 2009 2006 $27, 590 2007 4 $28,732 2008 $21,814 2009 $19,581 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Average Cost of A Wedding There were an estimated 2,152,000 weddings in the U.S. in 2009. That's an average of 5,896 weddings a day. 2009 The average number of guests: 2009 Average Cost of Engagement Ring 128 $3,186 THE ONLINE WEDDING ECONOMY % OF ONLINE MARKET VALUE ATTIRE & ACCESSORIES 5.85% $6.7 Billion (Online) BEAUTY, HEALTH & SPA 3.24% ENTERTAINMENT 4.65% FLOWERS & DECORATIONS $6.96% GIFTS& FAVORS 5.71% INVITATIONS 3.15% $42.2 Billion JEWELRY 27.56% PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO 8.87% (Traditional) PLANNER/CONSULTANT 1.70% TRANSPORTATION 3.35% VENUE & CATERING 28.96% TOTAL WEDDING ECONOMY $48.9 BILLION WHAT PEOPLE BUY ONLINE CATEGORICAL BREAKDOWN ONLINE % OF TOTAL MARKET VALUE 11.32% 22.34% 12.21% 13.28% 27.86% Key CATEGORY ATTIRE & ACCESSORIES BEAUTY, HEALTH & SPA $219.8 M ENTERTAINMENT FLOWERS & DECORATIONS GIFTS & FAVORS ONLINE MARKET VALUE $396.9 M $315.1 M $471.6 M $387 M 15.93% 19.59% 15.94% 7.83% 19.86% 9.98% TRANSPORTATION $227.3 M JEWELRY PLANNER/CONSULTANT $115.2 M INVITATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO VENUE & CATERING $213.7 M $1.8 B $601.5 M $1.9 B SOURCE: O PERMUTO WE tv Networks Wedding Report, www.theweddingreport.com The Figh Coob of Wedding Bedlle May -$36,000,000,000→ Odober This month marks the informal beginning of wedding season each year. Between May 1 and October 31 there is a combined average of $36 Billion spent on weddings, which equals 73.54% of all money spent throughout the year. 73.54% spent between May & Oct. MONEY SPENT ON 2009 WEDDINGS PER MONTH $ BILLION A total of allul. $48.9 Billion 2005 7 $26,450 was spent in 2009 2006 $27, 590 5 2007 4 $28,732 3 2008 $21,814 2009 $19,581 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Average Cost of A Wedding There were an estimated 2,152,000 weddings in the U.S. in 2009. That's an average of 5,896 weddings a day. 2009 The average number of guests: 2009 Average Cost of Engagement Ring 128 $3,186 THE ONLINE WEDDING ECONOMY % OF ONLINE MARKET VALUE ATTIRE & ACCESSORIES 5.85% $6.7 Billion (Online) BEAUTY, HEALTH & SPA 3.24% ENTERTAINMENT 4.65% FLOWERS & DECORATIONS $6.96% GIFTS& FAVORS 5.71% INVITATIONS 3.15% $42.2 Billion JEWELRY 27.56% PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO 8.87% (Traditional) PLANNER/CONSULTANT 1.70% TRANSPORTATION 3.35% VENUE & CATERING 28.96% TOTAL WEDDING ECONOMY $48.9 BILLION WHAT PEOPLE BUY ONLINE CATEGORICAL BREAKDOWN ONLINE % OF TOTAL MARKET VALUE 11.32% 22.34% 12.21% 13.28% 27.86% Key CATEGORY ATTIRE & ACCESSORIES BEAUTY, HEALTH & SPA $219.8 M ENTERTAINMENT FLOWERS & DECORATIONS GIFTS & FAVORS ONLINE MARKET VALUE $396.9 M $315.1 M $471.6 M $387 M 15.93% 19.59% 15.94% 7.83% 19.86% 9.98% TRANSPORTATION $227.3 M JEWELRY PLANNER/CONSULTANT $115.2 M INVITATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO VENUE & CATERING $213.7 M $1.8 B $601.5 M $1.9 B SOURCE: O PERMUTO WE tv Networks Wedding Report, www.theweddingreport.com The Figh Coob of Wedding Bedlle May -$36,000,000,000→ Odober This month marks the informal beginning of wedding season each year. Between May 1 and October 31 there is a combined average of $36 Billion spent on weddings, which equals 73.54% of all money spent throughout the year. 73.54% spent between May & Oct. MONEY SPENT ON 2009 WEDDINGS PER MONTH $ BILLION A total of allul. $48.9 Billion 2005 7 $26,450 was spent in 2009 2006 $27, 590 5 2007 4 $28,732 3 2008 $21,814 2009 $19,581 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Average Cost of A Wedding There were an estimated 2,152,000 weddings in the U.S. in 2009. That's an average of 5,896 weddings a day. 2009 The average number of guests: 2009 Average Cost of Engagement Ring 128 $3,186 THE ONLINE WEDDING ECONOMY % OF ONLINE MARKET VALUE ATTIRE & ACCESSORIES 5.85% $6.7 Billion (Online) BEAUTY, HEALTH & SPA 3.24% ENTERTAINMENT 4.65% FLOWERS & DECORATIONS $6.96% GIFTS& FAVORS 5.71% INVITATIONS 3.15% $42.2 Billion JEWELRY 27.56% PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO 8.87% (Traditional) PLANNER/CONSULTANT 1.70% TRANSPORTATION 3.35% VENUE & CATERING 28.96% TOTAL WEDDING ECONOMY $48.9 BILLION WHAT PEOPLE BUY ONLINE CATEGORICAL BREAKDOWN ONLINE % OF TOTAL MARKET VALUE 11.32% 22.34% 12.21% 13.28% 27.86% Key CATEGORY ATTIRE & ACCESSORIES BEAUTY, HEALTH & SPA $219.8 M ENTERTAINMENT FLOWERS & DECORATIONS GIFTS & FAVORS ONLINE MARKET VALUE $396.9 M $315.1 M $471.6 M $387 M 15.93% 19.59% 15.94% 7.83% 19.86% 9.98% TRANSPORTATION $227.3 M JEWELRY PLANNER/CONSULTANT $115.2 M INVITATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO VENUE & CATERING $213.7 M $1.8 B $601.5 M $1.9 B SOURCE: O PERMUTO WE tv Networks Wedding Report, www.theweddingreport.com The Figh Coob of Wedding Bedlle May -$36,000,000,000→ Odober This month marks the informal beginning of wedding season each year. Between May 1 and October 31 there is a combined average of $36 Billion spent on weddings, which equals 73.54% of all money spent throughout the year. 73.54% spent between May & Oct. MONEY SPENT ON 2009 WEDDINGS PER MONTH $ BILLION A total of allul. $48.9 Billion 2005 7 $26,450 was spent in 2009 2006 $27, 590 5 2007 4 $28,732 3 2008 $21,814 2009 $19,581 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Average Cost of A Wedding There were an estimated 2,152,000 weddings in the U.S. in 2009. That's an average of 5,896 weddings a day. 2009 The average number of guests: 2009 Average Cost of Engagement Ring 128 $3,186 THE ONLINE WEDDING ECONOMY % OF ONLINE MARKET VALUE ATTIRE & ACCESSORIES 5.85% $6.7 Billion (Online) BEAUTY, HEALTH & SPA 3.24% ENTERTAINMENT 4.65% FLOWERS & DECORATIONS $6.96% GIFTS& FAVORS 5.71% INVITATIONS 3.15% $42.2 Billion JEWELRY 27.56% PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO 8.87% (Traditional) PLANNER/CONSULTANT 1.70% TRANSPORTATION 3.35% VENUE & CATERING 28.96% TOTAL WEDDING ECONOMY $48.9 BILLION WHAT PEOPLE BUY ONLINE CATEGORICAL BREAKDOWN ONLINE % OF TOTAL MARKET VALUE 11.32% 22.34% 12.21% 13.28% 27.86% Key CATEGORY ATTIRE & ACCESSORIES BEAUTY, HEALTH & SPA $219.8 M ENTERTAINMENT FLOWERS & DECORATIONS GIFTS & FAVORS ONLINE MARKET VALUE $396.9 M $315.1 M $471.6 M $387 M 15.93% 19.59% 15.94% 7.83% 19.86% 9.98% TRANSPORTATION $227.3 M JEWELRY PLANNER/CONSULTANT $115.2 M INVITATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO VENUE & CATERING $213.7 M $1.8 B $601.5 M $1.9 B SOURCE: O PERMUTO WE tv Networks Wedding Report, www.theweddingreport.com The Figh Coob of Wedding Bedlle May -$36,000,000,000→ Odober This month marks the informal beginning of wedding season each year. Between May 1 and October 31 there is a combined average of $36 Billion spent on weddings, which equals 73.54% of all money spent throughout the year. 73.54% spent between May & Oct. MONEY SPENT ON 2009 WEDDINGS PER MONTH $ BILLION A total of allul. $48.9 Billion 2005 7 $26,450 was spent in 2009 2006 $27, 590 5 2007 4 $28,732 3 2008 $21,814 2009 $19,581 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Average Cost of A Wedding There were an estimated 2,152,000 weddings in the U.S. in 2009. That's an average of 5,896 weddings a day. 2009 The average number of guests: 2009 Average Cost of Engagement Ring 128 $3,186 THE ONLINE WEDDING ECONOMY % OF ONLINE MARKET VALUE ATTIRE & ACCESSORIES 5.85% $6.7 Billion (Online) BEAUTY, HEALTH & SPA 3.24% ENTERTAINMENT 4.65% FLOWERS & DECORATIONS $6.96% GIFTS& FAVORS 5.71% INVITATIONS 3.15% $42.2 Billion JEWELRY 27.56% PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO 8.87% (Traditional) PLANNER/CONSULTANT 1.70% TRANSPORTATION 3.35% VENUE & CATERING 28.96% TOTAL WEDDING ECONOMY $48.9 BILLION WHAT PEOPLE BUY ONLINE CATEGORICAL BREAKDOWN ONLINE % OF TOTAL MARKET VALUE 11.32% 22.34% 12.21% 13.28% 27.86% Key CATEGORY ATTIRE & ACCESSORIES BEAUTY, HEALTH & SPA $219.8 M ENTERTAINMENT FLOWERS & DECORATIONS GIFTS & FAVORS ONLINE MARKET VALUE $396.9 M $315.1 M $471.6 M $387 M 15.93% 19.59% 15.94% 7.83% 19.86% 9.98% TRANSPORTATION $227.3 M JEWELRY PLANNER/CONSULTANT $115.2 M INVITATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO VENUE & CATERING $213.7 M $1.8 B $601.5 M $1.9 B SOURCE: O PERMUTO WE tv Networks Wedding Report, www.theweddingreport.com The Figh Coob of Wedding Bedlle May -$36,000,000,000→ Odober This month marks the informal beginning of wedding season each year. Between May 1 and October 31 there is a combined average of $36 Billion spent on weddings, which equals 73.54% of all money spent throughout the year. 73.54% spent between May & Oct. MONEY SPENT ON 2009 WEDDINGS PER MONTH $ BILLION A total of allul. $48.9 Billion 2005 7 $26,450 was spent in 2009 2006 $27, 590 5 2007 4 $28,732 3 2008 $21,814 2009 $19,581 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Average Cost of A Wedding There were an estimated 2,152,000 weddings in the U.S. in 2009. That's an average of 5,896 weddings a day. 2009 The average number of guests: 2009 Average Cost of Engagement Ring 128 $3,186 THE ONLINE WEDDING ECONOMY % OF ONLINE MARKET VALUE ATTIRE & ACCESSORIES 5.85% $6.7 Billion (Online) BEAUTY, HEALTH & SPA 3.24% ENTERTAINMENT 4.65% FLOWERS & DECORATIONS $6.96% GIFTS& FAVORS 5.71% INVITATIONS 3.15% $42.2 Billion JEWELRY 27.56% PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO 8.87% (Traditional) PLANNER/CONSULTANT 1.70% TRANSPORTATION 3.35% VENUE & CATERING 28.96% TOTAL WEDDING ECONOMY $48.9 BILLION WHAT PEOPLE BUY ONLINE CATEGORICAL BREAKDOWN ONLINE % OF TOTAL MARKET VALUE 11.32% 22.34% 12.21% 13.28% 27.86% Key CATEGORY ATTIRE & ACCESSORIES BEAUTY, HEALTH & SPA $219.8 M ENTERTAINMENT FLOWERS & DECORATIONS GIFTS & FAVORS ONLINE MARKET VALUE $396.9 M $315.1 M $471.6 M $387 M 15.93% 19.59% 15.94% 7.83% 19.86% 9.98% TRANSPORTATION $227.3 M JEWELRY PLANNER/CONSULTANT $115.2 M INVITATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO VENUE & CATERING $213.7 M $1.8 B $601.5 M $1.9 B SOURCE: O PERMUTO WE tv Networks Wedding Report, www.theweddingreport.com