The Average Wedding Now Costs How Much?

The Knot just released its annual "Real Weddings Study," which found the average wedding in America last year cost a whopping $33,931. That's $600 more than 2017.

The study shows the reception food as "$70 average catering cost per guest."  $70 PER GUEST? That's just for food! What the heck are they serving? When I got married back in 2007, we paid $15 per guest and we had spaghetti and meatballs.

TOP STATS – THE KNOT 2018 REAL WEDDINGS STUDY

• Average Wedding Cost: $33,931
• Most Expensive Place to Get Married: NY - Manhattan - $96,910
• Least Expensive Place to Get Married: Idaho - $16,366
• Average Wedding Gown Spend: $1,631
• Average Marrying Age: Women, 29.1; Men, 30.5
• Average Number of Guests: 136
• Most Popular Month to Get Engaged: December (16%)
• Average Engagement Length: 13.6 months
• Most Popular Month to Get Married: September (18%)

Check out the full study here.