June is the most popular month to get married, so let’s have some fun and look at these facts:
- The average engagement last 6 months.
- 2.4 million American brides say “I do” in a year.
- The average person will fall in love 7 times before they get married.
- 40% of brides marry the first man they fall in love with.
- 20% of men still propose the old fashioned way, on their knees.
- The average age of a U.S. bride is 24.5 years old.
- 100,000 couples get married in Las Vegas each year.
- The average cost of a U.S. wedding is $28,000. (Start saving your money!).
- Traditionally, rice was thrown at weddings as a sign of fertility.
- The average age of a groom in the U.S. is 26.5 years old.
- The average 3-tier wedding cake will serve 153 people.
- The longest engagement on record is 67 years. (A couple in Mexico finally got married in their 80’s!)
- 12% are married 2 times and 3% marry 3 or more times.
- The average wedding gown in the U.S, cost $1,000.
- 55% in the U.S. have married once. Another 30% never get married.
- Men wearing wedding rings became a custom during WWII because they wanted a remembrance of their wives left behind and a connection symbol.
- People toss confetti after a wedding to symbolize fertility.
- In a Greek wedding, the best man is responsible for paying for all the liquor.
Congratulations to all of you lucky June brides and grooms
and may you all have a long and happy life together!
