Hi brides who are dealing with budgets. It’s me Scott at Spiffy Press.
Maybe you have already seen this bridal survey from The Knot, maybe you haven’t. I’ve included the regional differences. For some reason this struck me as terribly interesting. More interesting than the regular budget stuff, although that’s included in the survey too.
Here’s a related article from Salon.com about brides managing weddings on reduced budgets. I couldn’t agree more that this is an opportunity to get creative, not discouraged. Spiffy Press can work with you to create an invitation that sets the right tone, makes a memorable keepsake and stays within your budget. We are creative and proud of it 
Onto our regional differences:
- New York City has the oldest brides and grooms, with average ages of 31 and 33. Respectively, Utah has the youngest, with average ages of 25 (bride) and 27 (groom).
- Iowa and Nebraska couples have the largest weddings, with more than 200 guests.
- Hawaii, Maine, and North Carolina have the most casual weddings. Connecticut, South Florida, Chicago, Detroit, and New York City (and surrounding areas) have the most formal (black tie).
- Central Pennsylvania has the lowest average wedding budget ($20,653), reflecting an 18% drop over 2007. Long Island, NY has the highest average wedding budget ($56,823), followed by New York City which rang in at $52,904 (an intriguing 5% drop-off compared to 2007). Las Vegas, Nevada, weddings experienced the highest jump in overall bridal spend at 19%.
- The top 10 “most expensive” places to get married are: Long Island, New York; New York City; Northern New Jersey; Hudson Valley, New York; Chicago; Connecticut; Los Angeles; South Florida; Rhode Island; and Orange County, California.
