• Average wedding budget: $27,021.
• Average cost of the rings for bride and groom: $1,016.
• The couple contributes 83.2 percent of the time to the cost of the wedding.
• Most wedding guests spend between $70 and $100 on a gift.
• 11 percent of couples spend more than $40,000 on their weddings.
• Average dress cost: $1,121.
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