AVERAGE COSTS IN MAINE
$25,000: Wedding total
$12,200: Venue and catering
$2,000: Flowers
$2,000: Photographer
$1,800: Wedding planner
$3,400: Live band
$1,000: DJ
$1,200: Wedding dress
$1.2 billion: Wedding industry contribution to Maine economy
WEDDINGS IN THE U.S.
No. 2: Maine’s ranking among states for destination weddings in 2021 (Hawaii was No. 1)
2.5 million: Number of weddings expected to be held this year (the most since 1984)
1.9 million: Number of weddings held in 2021
1.3 million: Number of weddings held in 2020
2.1 million: Yearly average in the U.S. for the years 2009 to 2019
25th: Maine’s rank among states for wedding spending
$86,000: Average cost in Manhattan (most expensive)
$16,000: Average in Idaho (least expensive)
20: Percentage of weddings rescheduled to 2022 (from the past two years)
Sources: The Wedding Report, WeddingWire, visitmaine.com, National Association of Caterers and Event Planners (Maine chapter)
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