Each day in the United States about 6 Jabrill Peppers Youth Jersey ,700 couples get married, while each day about 3,200 are taking back their vows.
Six percent of American couples get engaged on the phone. One in 10 women are the ones who ask. Usually Myles Garrett Youth Jersey , couples are now waiting for 16 months after proposing to get married. A third of the couples saying "I do" are already living together.
Here on Maui, we've actually performed a few "surprise Maui weddings" where either the bride or the groom did not know what was going on until their partner took them to the wedding license office!
Nine out of 10 brides take their husband's last name. We actually had one groom who took his wife's name and one couple that both changed their last name to something else entirely.
Slightly more than a quarter of American couples complete their wedding planning in three months or less. Over half of the couples spend up to a year working on their wedding details, while 17 percent need over a year to plan and prepare. I believe most of our couples fall in the first category.
The typical wedding size is 171 guests Baker Mayfield Youth Jersey , while around seven percent have more than 250 in attendance. By contrast, most of our Maui weddings are 10 or under. I like calling our couples the "runaway bride and groom" because they leave all of their anxieties (and guests) on the mainland.
The normal first time marriage ceremony on the mainland costs a whopping 22,360 dollars. Some are obviously shelling out even more. In contrast Antonio Callaway Youth Jersey , even our more expensive Maui weddings are seldom as high as 3000 dollars (unless they fly many people and have a big reception).
Fifty percent of those married in a event-like traditional mainland wedding wish afterwards that they had chosen a private, more personal ceremony. But it is significant that not a single eloper wishes they had stuck around for a big, traditional wedding.
And that's the glory about having a wedding in Hawaii. You are quite unlikely to ever wish you had done it differently. Your budget will enjoy the decision Chad Thomas Youth Jersey , and you'll find it much more intimate for the two of you to elope to Maui for you own special marriage ceremony. Author's Resource Box
John Souter lives in paradise. His company provides Maui weddings in Hawaii. When he isnt busy planning Maui weddings, he is an active real estate investor. John is an alumni of Nouveau Riche University. For more information on real estate investing, take a look at his website at: nrusuccess..