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According to recent data from the Knot, the average cost of a wedding and reception is $35,000. We looked at how to cut costs, so you don't waste your money.

Double the cost for Made in the USA U.S. brides — outside of big cities — on average spend less than $2,000 on a wedding dress, Landgraf and Greenberg estimate.