{"id":10885,"date":"2025-07-17T22:20:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T22:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/completewedo.com\/new-york-city\/?p=10885"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:02:35","slug":"what-are-real-couples-spending-on-weddings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/completewedo.com\/new-york-city\/blog\/what-are-real-couples-spending-on-weddings\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Real Couples Spending on Weddings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Setting a wedding budget before you know what things actually cost is a bit like apartment hunting in Manhattan without knowing the rental market. You can have a number in mind, but reality will adjust your expectations quickly.<\/p>\n<p>The good news: there&#8217;s more data available on real wedding spending than ever before, and the picture it paints is more nuanced and more manageable, than the headline numbers suggest. 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