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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sure, let's say $40K is not extreme for a wedding in 2024, and it probably isn't. Unless you cannot pay for it and need to ask parents/relatives/take out a loan! I think other PP, me included, are trying to say that cheaper weddings are OK. It's doesn't have to be at a courthouse (say $100) and it doesn't have to be $40K. Most people fall somewhere in-between. And if OP's parents didn't pay for college and didn't help out with a down payment, AND are groom's parents (not bride's, who don't traditionally pay, so they very likely never considered it), they're not going to pay anything. I mean it would be strange for a groom to go ask his parents for money saying that his bride wants a $40K wedding, but her and her parents have no money for it. [/quote]

Actually “most” people don’t fall somewhere in between. The 2024 average cost is $33,000. Most people are closer to $40,000 than $100.

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-loans/average-cost-of-a-wedding/[/quote]
https://www.usatoday.com/money/blueprint/personal-loans/average-wedding-cost/

On average, 52% of Americans spend less than $10,000 on their wedding.[/quote]

Interesting but it was based on only 2000 survey respondents. And also in the article it says: As of 2023, the average wedding cost — including both the ceremony and reception — was $35,000, according to The Knot. The $33000 number was based on 7000 survey respondents. 
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As others have stated already, average is a pretty dumb way to analyze wedding costs, because it can be so skewed by high outliers, and studies consistently show that most Americans have much cheaper weddings than the "average" wedding.[/quote]

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