웨딩마치를 올리기에 가장 비싼 장소

근래의 취약한 경제 사정에도 불구하고 예비신부들은 그녀들의 웨딩을 최대한 럭셔리하게 치르기 위해 돈을 아끼지 않는다. 작년 한해 웨딩에 들어간 평균적인 비용은 $27,000이었다.

By Stacy Johnson on Thu, Mar 17, 2011 4:28PM

올해 중으로 당신이 적은 비용으로 결혼식을 올리고 싶다면 맨하탄은 피하는 것이 좋다. 사실 북동쪽에 위치한 곳은 모두 피하는 것이 좋다.

TheKnot.com과 WeddingChannel.com을 소유하고 있는 The Knot Inc.에 따르면, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland 그리고 Vermont은 이 나라에서 가장 비싼 결혼식 비용이 드는 곳들이다.

The Knot Inc.는 19,000커플을 대상으로 올해로 네 번째를 맞은 Real Weddings Survey를 진행했는데 2010년의 평균 결혼식하객은 141명이며 식을 치르는 평균적인 비용은 $26,984로 나타났다.

The Knot Inc.의 편집장인 Carley Roney는 “신부들은 갈수록 더욱 럭셔리한 웨딩을 계획하고 있고 경제사정을 배제한 체 이러한 잊을 수 없는 이벤트에 엄청난 비용을 들이려 한다.” 라고 말했다. 또한 “결혼식을 올리는 신부들은 5명중 1명꼴로 식에 $30,000이상의 비용을 들이고 있으며 전체의 12%정도는 $40,000이상을 쓴다.”고 했다.   

이렇게 진행된 설문조사에는 웨딩을 치르기에 가장 비싼 20곳의 순위 선정도 포함됬다. 대상 지역으로는 북동지역, 캘리포니아 그리고 텍사스를 포함하고 있다.

1.     New York City (Manhattan): $70,730.

2.     New York (Long Island, Hudson Valley and NYC Outer Boroughs): $51,811, $45,695, $44,718.

3.     Northern/Central New Jersey and Southern New Jersey: $49,347, $36,694.

4.     Rhode Island: $41,169.

5.     Philadelphia: $36,294.

6.     Santa Barbara/Ventura, Calif., and Los Angeles: $36,233, $33,745.

7.     Boston: $35,458.

8.     Chicago: $35,389.

9.     Connecticut: $35,197.

10.   Southern Florida (Miami, Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas): $33,810.

11.   Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland: $33,727.

12.   Orange County/Inland Empire, Calif., and San Diego: $31,954, $30,687.

13.   San Francisco Bay Area and California/Nevada (Sacramento, Tahoe and Reno): $31,173, $26,567.

14.   Baltimore: $30,073.

15.   Houston: $29,129.

16.   Pittsburgh: $28,408.

17.   Dallas: $27,823.

18.   Vermont: $27,333.

19.   Hawaii: $26,722.

20.   Austin/San Antonio, Texas: $26,329.