Wedding Tips & Facts
Wedding Tips & Facts
Statistics published in St. Louis Bride & Groom Magazine (Sources include Simmons, USA Today, National Bridal Service, The Knot, Brides Magazine).
Before the wedding:
- ◆Brides ranked entertainment 9th in importance compared to other wedding goods and services they would need.
- ◆On average only 5% of the wedding budget is spent on entertainment.
However, after the wedding reception:
- ◆72% of all brides say they would have spent more time choosing their reception entertainment.
- ◆Almost 100% say they would have spent more of their budget on the entertainment.
- ◆During wedding planning, brides say their highest priority is their attire, followed by the reception site and caterer — reception entertainment is among the least of their priorities.
Within one week after their wedding reception:
- ◆78% of brides say they would have made the entertainment their highest priority!
- ◆When asked, 81% of guests say the thing they remember most about a wedding is the entertainment.
- ◆65% of all couples that chose a band said, if they had it to do over again, they would have chosen a disc jockey.
- ◆90% of brides polled after their reception regretted choosing a budget DJ or family friend and wished they had gone with an experienced, established professional.
- ◆Even though entertainment on average is 5–10% of the budget, it accounts for 80–90% of the success of the evening.
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