These details come from The Knots survey of nearly 16,000 brides and grooms who got married in 2014.

The reception hall, not surprisingly, accounts for the biggest part of the wedding cost.

Other items, however, seem surprisingly high to me, like $439 for invitations.

The average is likely skewed by people with lavish weddings.

Perhaps you cansavetens of thousands on your weddingand notlater regretoverspending.

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