I recently came across this article online and I found the figures to make very interesting reading indeed. However I cannot take the credit (or the blame :-)) for any of the data published. Below are the results of Irish Wedding Survey 2012, a wedding and civil partnership survey conducted by mrs2be.ie in conjunction with Annie Byrne of Aislinn Events.
Almost 1,350 brides and grooms were surveyed in detail which makes this Ireland’s largest and most comprehensive wedding survey to date.
Weddings are big business in Ireland. mrs2be.ie estimates that the Irish wedding industry is worth between €500 million and €1 billion annually. It is difficult to calculate an accurate figure because even though the amount couples spend tying the knot is known, there is also a huge level of related expenditure to consider. For example, guests who attend a wedding usually have a range of costs including wedding gifts, alcohol at the reception and overnight accomodation. There is also the spend on all those hen and stags, new outfits and beauty costs for attending guests to take into consideration.
2011 |
2010 |
% Change |
|
Ceremony Venue (including donations) |
€378 |
€461 |
-18% |
Reception Venue |
€9,905 |
€9,751 |
2% |
Reception Band |
€1,753 |
€1,762 |
0% |
Reception DJ |
€383 |
€384 |
0% |
Photographer |
€1,489 |
€1,632 |
-9% |
Videographer |
€975 |
€1,071 |
-9% |
Wedding Planner / Coordinator |
€1,100 |
€1,150 |
-4% |
Wedding Dress |
€1,290 |
€1,329 |
-3% |
Bridal Party Attire |
€965 |
€970 |
-1% |
Wedding Jewellery |
€605 |
€618 |
-2% |
Beauty / Hair and Makeup |
€402 |
€428 |
-6% |
Florist / Décor |
€630 |
€613 |
3% |
Invitations / Other Stationery |
€290 |
€351 |
-17% |
Wedding Cake |
€340 |
€329 |
3% |
Ceremony Musicians / Singers |
€369 |
€419 |
-12% |
Wedding Day Transportation |
€466 |
€427 |
9% |
Wedding Favours |
€204 |
€210 |
-3% |
Wedding Accessories / Candles |
€157 |
€204 |
-23% |
Miscellaneous Costs |
€997 |
€1,320 |
-24% |
The Honeymoon |
€4,362 |
€5,506 |
-21% |
Total Wedding Cost (including honeymoon) |
€27,060 |
€28,935 |
-6% |
Excluding honeymoon |
€22,698 |
€23,429 |
-3% |