Longer Engagements Bride’s magazine finds the average length of engagements rising sharply during this decade, from 11 months in ’90 to 13 months now. The study reports 27% of weddings are paid for by the couple, with the bride’s father picking the whole tab only 19% of the time. The tab is rising too, now averaging $19,104. 40.8% of all weddings now occur in May, June, July and August. (Bride 6/98)
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