Top Wedding Cities in the World: Las Vegas and Istanbul
We collected some interesting information about the weddings in the world. Do you know how many people get married in a year, which cities they prefer to have their weddings or honeymoons, how much money they spend for a wedding? If you are really interested in, come and join us for a wedding journey.
According to the statistics for the wedding industry, number one wedding city in the world is Las Vegas with 106,000 weddings and number two is Istanbul, Turkey with 92,000 weddings as of September 2009.
In 2008, 2,162,000 weddings which is 5,923 weddings per day were held in the U.S and approximately $86 Billion is spent for the weddings. The average wedding budget for U.S. is $20,000, for Japanese $70,000 and for China $19,900. Additionally, China is the number one country with its highest number of weddings in the world with over 9,000,000 weddings per year.
99 percent of newlyweds in the U.S. take a honeymoon. 40 percent of honeymooners traveled within the United States and about 60 percent traveled to a foreign country. Las Vegas, Hawaii, the Caribbean, and Jamaica are the most popular honeymoon destinations.
Other interesting information:
-Most preferred month for the weddings in the U.S. is July and followed by August.
-The average cost of wedding rings for the bride and groom is $1,016.
-$19 billion per year is spent on wedding gift registries.
-$8 billion per year is spent on honeymoons.
-The average honeymoon budget is $3,657.