The Average Cost of a Wedding

Money. The root of all evil. Kyle and I have been blessed with a generous budget by our parents. I have an idea of how our budget compares to some others. And I know a wedding in New York is going to cost way more than a wedding in Tulsa, OK. But I can tell you one thing: Once you get engaged, figure out your budget pronto. It will help you make decisions. You will know what you are working with.

I am the one keeping track of all the wedding spending. Kyle asked me where we were budget wise the other night. I didn't have my wedding zip drive that is home to all my wedding documents so I emailed him the budget spreadsheet the next morning with a cost breakdown & what money we had left to spend. He was very impressed at 1) my ability to know exactly how much we have spent/what we have left and 2) to have it in a format that is easily updated. I think Kyle appreciates my organization skills now more than ever.

I saw this infographic last week on how much a wedding costs:

I found it interesting that Kyle and I are almost the exact age of the "average" bride and groom age. Cause here in OK, I was approaching old maid status compared to the 23 years olds tying the knot.
Also, our engagement is half of the average time.

Maybe after the wedding I will go back over this and compare each item on this graph to what mine cost.

I can tell you one thing: we will not be spending $12,000 on a honeymoon like I so often read about. Don't get me wrong, I would love a luxury 3 week honeymoon to Europe but that just ain't gonna happen.