According to the National Center for health statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and prevention, there were about 1.68 million weddings in the first year of the pandemic, down 16.8% from 2.02 million in 2019. This is the lowest number of weddings since 1963, when about 1.65 million weddings were recorded.
The National Center for health statistics has not yet released data on marriage in 2021, but according to the industry analysis Agency the wedding report According to the survey, there were about 1.93 million weddings last year, with an average cost of about $22500.
With the arrival of vaccines and the relaxation of covid restrictions, industry experts expect a wedding boom in 2022. According to the wedding report, 20% of couples rescheduled last year's wedding to 2022.
According to the knot 》A report by the magazine in February predicted that there would be about 2.6 million weddings by the end of this year, the largest since 1984. The explosion of pent up demand makes it difficult for engaged couples to find venues and suppliers.
"The desire to celebrate is stronger than ever," knot executive editor Lauren Kay said in a statement
According to the wedding report, with inflation rising, many couples are cutting their budgets and guest lists this year. But the company said that after 2023, "things should begin to normalize and we will return to pre pandemic" wedding and spending levels.