Just looked back at some old data from 2022 and realized how much wedding costs had spiked by then. The average wedding cost 2022 was sitting around $27k, which was pretty wild considering it dropped to $20k during the pandemic in 2020. Apparently couples were making up for lost time - like 2.5 million people decided to get married that year, way higher than normal.



What's interesting is how much of that average wedding cost 2022 went to just a few things. Venue was running $6k on average, catering another $4k, and then photography, flowers, and all the extras add up fast. Vendors were definitely passing inflation costs onto couples.

Looking at it now in 2026, that average wedding cost 2022 figure seems like a good reference point for how much prices had normalized after COVID disrupted everything. Makes you wonder what couples are actually spending these days with more inflation since then.
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