The Royal Wedding versus The Average Wedding

The Royal Wedding versusThe Average Wedding MSN, Good Housekeeping (sp), Washington Examiner, Soundvision, The Wedding Report 1.1 million 600 300 The number of visitors expected to flood London for the wedding 1800 000 The number of people who will attend the The number The number of people who will 120,000 likely receive invitations to the wedding wedding reception at Buckingham Palace of guests invited to the after party The number of hotel rooms in London (in other words, not enough) 2.5billion The number of people expected to watch the wedding worldwide How many steps Kate must walk behind William, per royal etiquette. 8 130 24 O The number of years Kate and William have dated Number of shows about the royal wedding Comcast is adding to an on-demand channel. Beginning April 1, subscribers will be able to access more than 130 shows leading up to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton The number of hours it took for the blue Issa dress Kate wore when announcing the engagement to sell out on fashion website net-a- porter.com. $995 million How much the royal wedding is predicted to boost the British economy. Souvenirs play a big part in that figure. 18 carats The weight of the sapphire in Kate's (previously Princess Di's) engagement ring. $1,007, 252, 000 Amount of money expected to be generated by the wedding, for Great Britain. $398,000 $47.8million The current estimated value of Kate's engagement ring. Unofficial estimate of the cost of Prince Charles's 1981 wedding to Diana. Given today's economy, William and Kate are said to be opting for a much less lavish affair on April 29 at Westminster Abbey $34.95 Price of the "Princess Simulated Sapphire Ring" that made its QVC debut a mere five days after the engagement announcement. $16-64 million Expected cost of the Royal Wedding 100% The Average Wedding Honeymoons Traditionally, the father of the bride would pay for everything $20,000 99% the average wedding budget is $20,000 26.9 The bride's parents pay about 17 percent of the time of newlyweds take a honeymoon average age of a groom | 25.3 The average couple will spend three times more 17% the average age of a bride in the US on their honeymoon than a regular vacation 30% $3,657 average honeymoon budget 1/3 one-third of those getting married each year have been married before Today, however, the bride and groom themselves pay for the wedding about 30 percent of the time The money behind the marriage $72 billion $1,016 per year is spent on weddings is the average cost of wedding rings for the bride and groom $19 billion per year is spent on wedding gift registries Time for Weddings January February March 4.7% 7.0% $8 billion 6.1% 7.4% April May per year is spent on honeymoons How Many Weddings? 9.8% June 10.8% 1945 | 1.61 Year 9.7% July August September 1950 1.57 10.2% Average US Wedding Cost 1955 1.53 1.52 9.6% 1960 1945 2.24 October 9.4% 1965 1.80 1990 15.20 November 7.4% Year 1970 1975 2.16 |18.90 22.40 1999 December 7.8% 2.13 2002 1980 2.39 2005 26.45 Cost (in thousands) 1985 2.41 2006 27.59 1990 2.44 2007 28.81 Number (in millions) over 91% 1995 2.34 2008 21.81 2000 2.33 2009 19.58 of all to-be-weds register for gifts. The couple receives gifts from an average of 200 guests 2005 2.23 2010 24.07 2010 2.3 178 $70-$100 average number of guests invited to a wedding most wedding guests spend between $70 and $100 on a gift 114,000 Las Vegas 166,000 Istanbul Las Vegas, Nevada is in second place with 114,000 weddings The top wedding city in the world is Istanbul, Turkey with 166,000 for the year INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN: www.borisbenko.com NZ The Royal Wedding versusThe Average Wedding MSN, Good Housekeeping (sp), Washington Examiner, Soundvision, The Wedding Report 1.1 million 600 300 The number of visitors expected to flood London for the wedding 1800 000 The number of people who will attend the The number The number of people who will 120,000 likely receive invitations to the wedding wedding reception at Buckingham Palace of guests invited to the after party The number of hotel rooms in London (in other words, not enough) 2.5billion The number of people expected to watch the wedding worldwide How many steps Kate must walk behind William, per royal etiquette. 8 130 24 O The number of years Kate and William have dated Number of shows about the royal wedding Comcast is adding to an on-demand channel. Beginning April 1, subscribers will be able to access more than 130 shows leading up to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton The number of hours it took for the blue Issa dress Kate wore when announcing the engagement to sell out on fashion website net-a- porter.com. $995 million How much the royal wedding is predicted to boost the British economy. Souvenirs play a big part in that figure. 18 carats The weight of the sapphire in Kate's (previously Princess Di's) engagement ring. $1,007, 252, 000 Amount of money expected to be generated by the wedding, for Great Britain. $398,000 $47.8million The current estimated value of Kate's engagement ring. Unofficial estimate of the cost of Prince Charles's 1981 wedding to Diana. Given today's economy, William and Kate are said to be opting for a much less lavish affair on April 29 at Westminster Abbey $34.95 Price of the "Princess Simulated Sapphire Ring" that made its QVC debut a mere five days after the engagement announcement. $16-64 million Expected cost of the Royal Wedding 100% The Average Wedding Honeymoons Traditionally, the father of the bride would pay for everything $20,000 99% the average wedding budget is $20,000 26.9 The bride's parents pay about 17 percent of the time of newlyweds take a honeymoon average age of a groom | 25.3 The average couple will spend three times more 17% the average age of a bride in the US on their honeymoon than a regular vacation 30% $3,657 average honeymoon budget 1/3 one-third of those getting married each year have been married before Today, however, the bride and groom themselves pay for the wedding about 30 percent of the time The money behind the marriage $72 billion $1,016 per year is spent on weddings is the average cost of wedding rings for the bride and groom $19 billion per year is spent on wedding gift registries Time for Weddings January February March 4.7% 7.0% $8 billion 6.1% 7.4% April May per year is spent on honeymoons How Many Weddings? 9.8% June 10.8% 1945 | 1.61 Year 9.7% July August September 1950 1.57 10.2% Average US Wedding Cost 1955 1.53 1.52 9.6% 1960 1945 2.24 October 9.4% 1965 1.80 1990 15.20 November 7.4% Year 1970 1975 2.16 |18.90 22.40 1999 December 7.8% 2.13 2002 1980 2.39 2005 26.45 Cost (in thousands) 1985 2.41 2006 27.59 1990 2.44 2007 28.81 Number (in millions) over 91% 1995 2.34 2008 21.81 2000 2.33 2009 19.58 of all to-be-weds register for gifts. The couple receives gifts from an average of 200 guests 2005 2.23 2010 24.07 2010 2.3 178 $70-$100 average number of guests invited to a wedding most wedding guests spend between $70 and $100 on a gift 114,000 Las Vegas 166,000 Istanbul Las Vegas, Nevada is in second place with 114,000 weddings The top wedding city in the world is Istanbul, Turkey with 166,000 for the year INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN: www.borisbenko.com The Royal Wedding versusThe Average Wedding MSN, Good Housekeeping (sp), Washington Examiner, Soundvision, The Wedding Report 1.1 million 600 300 The number of visitors expected to flood London for the wedding 1800 000 The number of people who will attend the The number The number of people who will 120,000 likely receive invitations to the wedding wedding reception at Buckingham Palace of guests invited to the after party The number of hotel rooms in London (in other words, not enough) 2.5billion The number of people expected to watch the wedding worldwide How many steps Kate must walk behind William, per royal etiquette. 8 130 24 O The number of years Kate and William have dated Number of shows about the royal wedding Comcast is adding to an on-demand channel. Beginning April 1, subscribers will be able to access more than 130 shows leading up to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton The number of hours it took for the blue Issa dress Kate wore when announcing the engagement to sell out on fashion website net-a- porter.com. $995 million How much the royal wedding is predicted to boost the British economy. Souvenirs play a big part in that figure. 18 carats The weight of the sapphire in Kate's (previously Princess Di's) engagement ring. $1,007, 252, 000 Amount of money expected to be generated by the wedding, for Great Britain. $398,000 $47.8million The current estimated value of Kate's engagement ring. Unofficial estimate of the cost of Prince Charles's 1981 wedding to Diana. Given today's economy, William and Kate are said to be opting for a much less lavish affair on April 29 at Westminster Abbey $34.95 Price of the "Princess Simulated Sapphire Ring" that made its QVC debut a mere five days after the engagement announcement. $16-64 million Expected cost of the Royal Wedding 100% The Average Wedding Honeymoons Traditionally, the father of the bride would pay for everything $20,000 99% the average wedding budget is $20,000 26.9 The bride's parents pay about 17 percent of the time of newlyweds take a honeymoon average age of a groom | 25.3 The average couple will spend three times more 17% the average age of a bride in the US on their honeymoon than a regular vacation 30% $3,657 average honeymoon budget 1/3 one-third of those getting married each year have been married before Today, however, the bride and groom themselves pay for the wedding about 30 percent of the time The money behind the marriage $72 billion $1,016 per year is spent on weddings is the average cost of wedding rings for the bride and groom $19 billion per year is spent on wedding gift registries Time for Weddings January February March 4.7% 7.0% $8 billion 6.1% 7.4% April May per year is spent on honeymoons How Many Weddings? 9.8% June 10.8% 1945 | 1.61 Year 9.7% July August September 1950 1.57 10.2% Average US Wedding Cost 1955 1.53 1.52 9.6% 1960 1945 2.24 October 9.4% 1965 1.80 1990 15.20 November 7.4% Year 1970 1975 2.16 |18.90 22.40 1999 December 7.8% 2.13 2002 1980 2.39 2005 26.45 Cost (in thousands) 1985 2.41 2006 27.59 1990 2.44 2007 28.81 Number (in millions) over 91% 1995 2.34 2008 21.81 2000 2.33 2009 19.58 of all to-be-weds register for gifts. The couple receives gifts from an average of 200 guests 2005 2.23 2010 24.07 2010 2.3 178 $70-$100 average number of guests invited to a wedding most wedding guests spend between $70 and $100 on a gift 114,000 Las Vegas 166,000 Istanbul Las Vegas, Nevada is in second place with 114,000 weddings The top wedding city in the world is Istanbul, Turkey with 166,000 for the year INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN: www.borisbenko.com The Royal Wedding versusThe Average Wedding MSN, Good Housekeeping (sp), Washington Examiner, Soundvision, The Wedding Report 1.1 million 600 300 The number of visitors expected to flood London for the wedding 1800 000 The number of people who will attend the The number The number of people who will 120,000 likely receive invitations to the wedding wedding reception at Buckingham Palace of guests invited to the after party The number of hotel rooms in London (in other words, not enough) 2.5billion The number of people expected to watch the wedding worldwide How many steps Kate must walk behind William, per royal etiquette. 8 130 24 O The number of years Kate and William have dated Number of shows about the royal wedding Comcast is adding to an on-demand channel. Beginning April 1, subscribers will be able to access more than 130 shows leading up to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton The number of hours it took for the blue Issa dress Kate wore when announcing the engagement to sell out on fashion website net-a- porter.com. $995 million How much the royal wedding is predicted to boost the British economy. Souvenirs play a big part in that figure. 18 carats The weight of the sapphire in Kate's (previously Princess Di's) engagement ring. $1,007, 252, 000 Amount of money expected to be generated by the wedding, for Great Britain. $398,000 $47.8million The current estimated value of Kate's engagement ring. Unofficial estimate of the cost of Prince Charles's 1981 wedding to Diana. Given today's economy, William and Kate are said to be opting for a much less lavish affair on April 29 at Westminster Abbey $34.95 Price of the "Princess Simulated Sapphire Ring" that made its QVC debut a mere five days after the engagement announcement. $16-64 million Expected cost of the Royal Wedding 100% The Average Wedding Honeymoons Traditionally, the father of the bride would pay for everything $20,000 99% the average wedding budget is $20,000 26.9 The bride's parents pay about 17 percent of the time of newlyweds take a honeymoon average age of a groom | 25.3 The average couple will spend three times more 17% the average age of a bride in the US on their honeymoon than a regular vacation 30% $3,657 average honeymoon budget 1/3 one-third of those getting married each year have been married before Today, however, the bride and groom themselves pay for the wedding about 30 percent of the time The money behind the marriage $72 billion $1,016 per year is spent on weddings is the average cost of wedding rings for the bride and groom $19 billion per year is spent on wedding gift registries Time for Weddings January February March 4.7% 7.0% $8 billion 6.1% 7.4% April May per year is spent on honeymoons How Many Weddings? 9.8% June 10.8% 1945 | 1.61 Year 9.7% July August September 1950 1.57 10.2% Average US Wedding Cost 1955 1.53 1.52 9.6% 1960 1945 2.24 October 9.4% 1965 1.80 1990 15.20 November 7.4% Year 1970 1975 2.16 |18.90 22.40 1999 December 7.8% 2.13 2002 1980 2.39 2005 26.45 Cost (in thousands) 1985 2.41 2006 27.59 1990 2.44 2007 28.81 Number (in millions) over 91% 1995 2.34 2008 21.81 2000 2.33 2009 19.58 of all to-be-weds register for gifts. The couple receives gifts from an average of 200 guests 2005 2.23 2010 24.07 2010 2.3 178 $70-$100 average number of guests invited to a wedding most wedding guests spend between $70 and $100 on a gift 114,000 Las Vegas 166,000 Istanbul Las Vegas, Nevada is in second place with 114,000 weddings The top wedding city in the world is Istanbul, Turkey with 166,000 for the year INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN: www.borisbenko.com The Royal Wedding versusThe Average Wedding MSN, Good Housekeeping (sp), Washington Examiner, Soundvision, The Wedding Report 1.1 million 600 300 The number of visitors expected to flood London for the wedding 1800 000 The number of people who will attend the The number The number of people who will 120,000 likely receive invitations to the wedding wedding reception at Buckingham Palace of guests invited to the after party The number of hotel rooms in London (in other words, not enough) 2.5billion The number of people expected to watch the wedding worldwide How many steps Kate must walk behind William, per royal etiquette. 8 130 24 O The number of years Kate and William have dated Number of shows about the royal wedding Comcast is adding to an on-demand channel. Beginning April 1, subscribers will be able to access more than 130 shows leading up to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton The number of hours it took for the blue Issa dress Kate wore when announcing the engagement to sell out on fashion website net-a- porter.com. $995 million How much the royal wedding is predicted to boost the British economy. Souvenirs play a big part in that figure. 18 carats The weight of the sapphire in Kate's (previously Princess Di's) engagement ring. $1,007, 252, 000 Amount of money expected to be generated by the wedding, for Great Britain. $398,000 $47.8million The current estimated value of Kate's engagement ring. Unofficial estimate of the cost of Prince Charles's 1981 wedding to Diana. Given today's economy, William and Kate are said to be opting for a much less lavish affair on April 29 at Westminster Abbey $34.95 Price of the "Princess Simulated Sapphire Ring" that made its QVC debut a mere five days after the engagement announcement. $16-64 million Expected cost of the Royal Wedding 100% The Average Wedding Honeymoons Traditionally, the father of the bride would pay for everything $20,000 99% the average wedding budget is $20,000 26.9 The bride's parents pay about 17 percent of the time of newlyweds take a honeymoon average age of a groom | 25.3 The average couple will spend three times more 17% the average age of a bride in the US on their honeymoon than a regular vacation 30% $3,657 average honeymoon budget 1/3 one-third of those getting married each year have been married before Today, however, the bride and groom themselves pay for the wedding about 30 percent of the time The money behind the marriage $72 billion $1,016 per year is spent on weddings is the average cost of wedding rings for the bride and groom $19 billion per year is spent on wedding gift registries Time for Weddings January February March 4.7% 7.0% $8 billion 6.1% 7.4% April May per year is spent on honeymoons How Many Weddings? 9.8% June 10.8% 1945 | 1.61 Year 9.7% July August September 1950 1.57 10.2% Average US Wedding Cost 1955 1.53 1.52 9.6% 1960 1945 2.24 October 9.4% 1965 1.80 1990 15.20 November 7.4% Year 1970 1975 2.16 |18.90 22.40 1999 December 7.8% 2.13 2002 1980 2.39 2005 26.45 Cost (in thousands) 1985 2.41 2006 27.59 1990 2.44 2007 28.81 Number (in millions) over 91% 1995 2.34 2008 21.81 2000 2.33 2009 19.58 of all to-be-weds register for gifts. The couple receives gifts from an average of 200 guests 2005 2.23 2010 24.07 2010 2.3 178 $70-$100 average number of guests invited to a wedding most wedding guests spend between $70 and $100 on a gift 114,000 Las Vegas 166,000 Istanbul Las Vegas, Nevada is in second place with 114,000 weddings The top wedding city in the world is Istanbul, Turkey with 166,000 for the year INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN: www.borisbenko.com The Royal Wedding versusThe Average Wedding MSN, Good Housekeeping (sp), Washington Examiner, Soundvision, The Wedding Report 1.1 million 600 300 The number of visitors expected to flood London for the wedding 1800 000 The number of people who will attend the The number The number of people who will 120,000 likely receive invitations to the wedding wedding reception at Buckingham Palace of guests invited to the after party The number of hotel rooms in London (in other words, not enough) 2.5billion The number of people expected to watch the wedding worldwide How many steps Kate must walk behind William, per royal etiquette. 8 130 24 O The number of years Kate and William have dated Number of shows about the royal wedding Comcast is adding to an on-demand channel. Beginning April 1, subscribers will be able to access more than 130 shows leading up to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton The number of hours it took for the blue Issa dress Kate wore when announcing the engagement to sell out on fashion website net-a- porter.com. $995 million How much the royal wedding is predicted to boost the British economy. Souvenirs play a big part in that figure. 18 carats The weight of the sapphire in Kate's (previously Princess Di's) engagement ring. $1,007, 252, 000 Amount of money expected to be generated by the wedding, for Great Britain. $398,000 $47.8million The current estimated value of Kate's engagement ring. Unofficial estimate of the cost of Prince Charles's 1981 wedding to Diana. Given today's economy, William and Kate are said to be opting for a much less lavish affair on April 29 at Westminster Abbey $34.95 Price of the "Princess Simulated Sapphire Ring" that made its QVC debut a mere five days after the engagement announcement. $16-64 million Expected cost of the Royal Wedding 100% The Average Wedding Honeymoons Traditionally, the father of the bride would pay for everything $20,000 99% the average wedding budget is $20,000 26.9 The bride's parents pay about 17 percent of the time of newlyweds take a honeymoon average age of a groom | 25.3 The average couple will spend three times more 17% the average age of a bride in the US on their honeymoon than a regular vacation 30% $3,657 average honeymoon budget 1/3 one-third of those getting married each year have been married before Today, however, the bride and groom themselves pay for the wedding about 30 percent of the time The money behind the marriage $72 billion $1,016 per year is spent on weddings is the average cost of wedding rings for the bride and groom $19 billion per year is spent on wedding gift registries Time for Weddings January February March 4.7% 7.0% $8 billion 6.1% 7.4% April May per year is spent on honeymoons How Many Weddings? 9.8% June 10.8% 1945 | 1.61 Year 9.7% July August September 1950 1.57 10.2% Average US Wedding Cost 1955 1.53 1.52 9.6% 1960 1945 2.24 October 9.4% 1965 1.80 1990 15.20 November 7.4% Year 1970 1975 2.16 |18.90 22.40 1999 December 7.8% 2.13 2002 1980 2.39 2005 26.45 Cost (in thousands) 1985 2.41 2006 27.59 1990 2.44 2007 28.81 Number (in millions) over 91% 1995 2.34 2008 21.81 2000 2.33 2009 19.58 of all to-be-weds register for gifts. The couple receives gifts from an average of 200 guests 2005 2.23 2010 24.07 2010 2.3 178 $70-$100 average number of guests invited to a wedding most wedding guests spend between $70 and $100 on a gift 114,000 Las Vegas 166,000 Istanbul Las Vegas, Nevada is in second place with 114,000 weddings The top wedding city in the world is Istanbul, Turkey with 166,000 for the year INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN: www.borisbenko.com