Average Cost of Wedding by Zip Code

Source: kadeeswedding.wordpress.com

The average cost of a wedding has changed significantly in the last three years. We reported numbers from the Wedding Report, which is a commonly quoted wedding statistics company. In 2009, it was reported that the average cost was about $19,580 compared to 2007′s average at more than $28,000. But the national average doesn’t mean much to anyone since the cost of a wedding in a metropolitan area is very different than the a wedding in a remote area.

I was digging through my archives and found a site that tells you the average cost of a wedding by zip code. Although this site doesn’t get the recognition of the Wedding Report, you don’t have to pay to see the details of the averages. You can even get their estimate on how much you would spend based on items you plan to purchase and your zip code.

What do you do with this information? It helps guide you with expectations but remember that there are many factors to the cost of a wedding. For instance, there are some really nice and expensive locations in remote areas, and you could find them in the same zip code as a very inexpensive wedding venues. The site also outlines what’s included in their calculation of the cost of a wedding.

When you search for your zip code, does (or did) your wedding fit into their statistics?