Hey the average cost of a wedding actually went down. Only $33,391 now

[Exterous]

It was over $35,000 last year. Maybe people are finally starting to catch on that wedding costs are obscene


http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/14/pf/cost-get-married/index.html

 

[Pick2]

All you need is an old shotgun ... how much can a 12 gauge shell cost ?

 

[shortylickens]

I'm pretty sure that average is skewed by spoiled billionaires spending money the normal cant even comprehend.

 

[Brainonska511]

I see they don't report the median. Average alone is a pretty useless metric.

 

[shortylickens]

I see they don't report the median. Average alone is a pretty useless metric.

that was kinda my point. yeah we need like the whole matrix so we can see what the reality is.

 

[Anubis]

the fact that a huge portion are spending north of 50k on a wedding is somewhat disturbing

 

[ultimatebob]

I see they don't report the median. Average alone is a pretty useless metric.

If you're trying to sell a $20K wedding package to a regular Mr. and Mrs. Joe, the average number is good selling point.