Average Worldwide Wedding Budgets Statistics 2016
Wedding Bands in Ireland are looking to India for Inspiration.
The average wedding band in India is charging €5000. India is the largest established market in the world with sometimes over 3000 guests attending a celebration. Here are some other statistics to get your teeth into.
India: $65,000
The average American wedding costs $29,000 and has 140 guests, according to TheKnot.com. The average cost of an Indian wedding in the U.S. is $65,000 with 500 guests, says Ruchir Mewawala, a wedding planner who specializes in Indian ceremonies.
United States: Average Wedding Cost
The average wedding cost in the United States is $25,200. Couples typically spend between $18,900 and $31,500 but, most couples spend less than $10,000. This does not include cost for a honeymoon. Understanding wedding cost now can help you with your wedding budget later.
UK: £20,000
The average wedding costs just over £20,000, but you don’t have to spend a fortune to have the wedding day of your dreams. Here’s how to keep your costs down:
Avoid expensive traditions
The typical wedding venue costs £4,600 to hire but you can cut your costs by 20% or more by opting to get married out of season or on a weekday. “You can also negotiate 10% off with suppliers if you get married when they are less busy,” says Kate Thompson of wedding planning website Confetti.co.uk.
Francesca Cribb from hitched.co.uk recommends looking for a last-minute cancellation. Other ways to save include ditching a live band in favour of an MP3 playlist (typically saving £500) and having single stem bouquets (saving around £60 per bouquet). Hiring a photographer by the hour could also reduce the typical £1,000 bill to a few hundred pounds - get competitive quotes by using wedding photographer comparison sites.
Canada: $31,000.
Couples tend to get a lot of advice before they get married, so let us dole some out ourselves: save. According to two recent Canadian surveys, couples might think they’ll be spending $15,000 on their nuptials, but the reality looks more like over $31,000.
Australia: $36,200
According to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s latest data, the average wedding in Australia costs $36,200 with the bulk of the cost going towards food and alcohol. This infographic breaks down where the money typically goes, along with tips on how you can save a few bucks here and there website by
Germany: http://www.ratgeber-hochzeit.de/kostenplan.html work
The total for their wedding *estimate* comes to 28270 Euro
France: €18,000
Spain: €22,000
Italy: €25,000