The venue usually accounts for 50 percent of the budget and the average cost per guest is $196, according to Winikka, who added that 75 percent of couple contribute to the cost of their wedding.

Brides, whose average age was 29, paid about $1,100 for their wedding dress, invited about 140 guests, had four to five bridesmaids and about a 14-month engagement, according to the survey.

The average fee for the wedding planner was $1,753. Future brides are also planning further ahead, some more than 12 months in advance of the wedding. A hopeful 16 percent of potential brides started planning their big day before their prospective husband put a ring on their finger.

(Read by Emily Cheng. Emily Cheng is a journalist at the China Daily Website.)

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(Agencies)

最新调查显示，2011年美国平均一场婚礼的开销约为2.7万美元，其中不包括蜜月。纽约是美国婚礼费用最高的城市，平均为65824美元。

美国婚庆网站“结缘”和“婚礼频道”就婚礼花费调查了近1.8万名2011年结婚的美国新娘。曼哈顿和纽约大都会区的大部分消费都非常昂贵，婚礼也不例外。

排在第二位的是芝加哥，平均婚礼花费为53069美元。曼哈顿地区结婚费用在受调查的20个城市中最高，而底特律的婚礼花费仅为27017美元。

西维吉尼亚州是全美最省钱的婚礼举办地，平均为14203美元。

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