In 2025, the average cost of a wedding in the US is $36,000 — a 24% increase from 2023's $29,000, reported Zola, an online wedding registry, planner, and retailer.

Then there's cost: In 2024, the average wedding cost rose to roughly $33,000 from $29,000 in 2023, according to wedding planning and registry platform Zola.

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When Vogue asked eight of the world’s top event planners to share their predictions for 2024 wedding trends, one term kept popping up again, again, and again—the non-wedding wedding. Let ...