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Wedding Rehearsal Dinner Planning Ideas For a Perfect Celebration
By Leslie BlumensteinThe wedding rehearsal dinner is an opportunity for the bride and groom to gather the entire wedding party and thank them for their involvement. Set the tone for the night with gorgeous rehearsal dinner invitations. We've put together some wedding rehearsal dinner planning ideas for a perfect celebration. Although current practices have evolved, traditionally, the groom's family pays for the expense of the dinner and the mother of the groom is responsible for the rehearsal dinner planning. It seems now the trend is for the bride and the groom to coordinate the dinner and cover the cost themselves. There are a two main factors contributing to this changing trend of wedding rehearsal dinner planning: The average age people are choosing to get married ...
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Wedding Fun Facts
- An average wedding costs approx. $18,874 with around 186 guests.
- In the Unites States, almost half of the weddings include a bride or the groom that were previously married.
- The wedding ring is traditionally worn on the third finger of the left hand, as it is believed that a vein in this finger connects directly to the heart.
- 74% of all brides receive a diamond engagement ring.
- 60% of women are involved in picking out their engagement ring, while 3% actually pick it themselves.
- According to a survey in 2000, an average bride was of 24 years old and the average groom was 28.
- Interestingly only 20% of men proposed on one knee.
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