Interesting Wedding Stats Posted By: Alex Lemone

Here are some interesting wedding statistics. The World: There are, on average, 115,000 weddings each day world-wide. Las Vegas, Nevada holds the most weddings per year world-wide at 106,000/year. Istanbul, Turkey comes in second with 92,000 per year. Gatlinburg, Tennessee is third with 42,000 and New Orleans, Louisiana is fourth with 36,545. China averages 9 million weddings a year. Japanese brides spend an average of $70,000 on their wedding. In 2002, Canada held 150,000 weddings. The United States Month by order of popularity for weddings: June, August, May, July, September, October, December, November and April (tie), February, March, January. Currently, the most popular primary color is blue, usually cool pastel blue. Of the respondents who chose blue, 13.6% want to pair it with white. Most weddings occur in the afternoon (53%). 31% are held in the evening, 16% in the morning. Where receptions are held: 30% churches, 20% hotels, 20% country clubs, 10% each in fraternal halls, private homes, other locations.Weddingweddingsstatisticsstats