DESTINATION WEDDINGS by the Numbers
Successful destination wedding planning is a group project . Not only will you , your partner and
your closest friends and family dive deep into the myriad of options you have available , hoping to make your special day utterly unique , but also you have the sage advice of your travel advisor and the collective intelligence of the thousands of couples who have done this before . To flesh out that collective intel , here are the latest statistics to help you gain a clearer view of your plans .
25 %
OF COUPLES HAVE DESTINATION WEDDINGS
50 %
OF DESTINATION WEDDINGS ARE PLANNED WITH A TRAVEL ADVISOR OR WEDDING PLANNER
$ 8,237
AVERAGE COST OF A DESTINATION WEDDING
• $ 1,000 airfare
• $ 4,088 accommodations
• $ 3,149 wedding package
86
IS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF GUESTS AT A DESTINATION WEDDING
DESTINATION BLISS 13
TOP 5
NON-TROPICAL TRENDING DESTINATIONS
1 . Bar Harbor , Maine 2 . Tucson , Arizona 3 . Park City , Utah 4 . Lake Placid , New York 5 . Jackson Hole , Wyoming
TOP 5
TROPICAL TRENDING DESTINATIONS
1 . Negril , Jamaica 2 . Ocho Rios , Jamaica 3 . St . Lucia 4 . Costa Rica 5 . Puerto Vallarta , Mexico
* STATISTICS FROM DESTINATIONWEDDINGS . COM & GROUPTRAVEL . ORG