Estimate of 2010 Wedding Statistics

According to the recent New American Wedding Survey conducted by BRIDES Magazine, the following represent the estimated emerging trends for this year:



• Fewer than half of weddings take place in a house of worship.

• 20% of couples have a friend or relative deputized to perform the ceremony.



• 13% of receptions feature music via iPod.

• Couples going with live bands are hiring specialty bands such as salsa, R&B and Polka.



• 93% will indulge in a cake-cutting ceremony.

• Soul-food and Mexican are the new go-to wedding cuisines.



• 87% of women will wear a long white dress.

• 97% of grooms get involved with the planning.





• 75% of brides will toss the bouquet and just under that amount will share a father/daughter dance.

• 76% will have a large wedding with all the traditions.