Get Married Media—a national tri-media wedding lifestyle resource (on TV, online, in print)—conducted a survey of more than 1,500 brides to capture insights into brides’ styles and spending trends.

Get Married identified today’s average bride at age 28 (more than half 26+), with 77% employed and 92% personally paying for some portion of their wedding.  Even in the current soft economy, budget-conscious brides are planning their dream wedding.

Who is today’s bride-to-be? Following are some key results from the Get Married survey:

• 44% of brides said that establishing the wedding budget is the most surprising wedding planning stress,
• 70% of brides are either pleasantly surprised with their budget or feel like everything they want will fit into their budget
• Top items that brides are personally purchasing include jewelry (wedding bands), invitations and wedding favors

Visit their website for more detail from the survey.

Andy Ebon
The Wedding Marketing Authority

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