<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=07tEuk_0mhfw3Zr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=07tEuk_0mhfw3Zr00" width="1220" height="1130" > Note: 2019 data was unavailable for Denver, so 2018 estimates were used; Data: The Knot; Chart: Jared Whalen/Axios Inflation and high demand are driving up the price of weddings, as everything from music to flowers to makeup gets more expensive. <ul><li> In North Texas, the average cost of a wedding has increased about 14% since 2019. </li></ul><hr> The big picture: Almost every aspect of planning, hosting and attending weddings is getting pricier, write Axios' <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/05/29/weddings-planning-hosting-cost" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Erica Pandey and Carly Mallenbaum </a><a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/05/29/weddings-planning-hosting-cost" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> . <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Zoom in: An average wedding in Dallas-Fort Worth cost $28,000 last year, per data from The Knot. <ul><li> Yes, but: The average cost here is still slightly lower than the national average of $30,000. </li></ul> Details: The average cost of a wedding venue has increased 7% nationwide since 2019. <ul><li> In Dallas, venue costs can range from $3,000 to $30,000, <a href="https://www.brides.com/best-wedding-venues-in-dallas-texas-5215678" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> per Brides </a> . </li><li> The publication picked the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden as its top venue for 2023, with fees starting at $8,000. </li></ul> Of note: The cost of local weddings has increased while the average guest list has decreased. In 2019, the average guest list was 141. Last year, it was 111. The intrigue: Even guests are <a href="https://www.brides.com/average-wedding-guest-spend-611-dollars-2023-7376845" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> going into wedding debt </a> . <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><ul><li> 40% of people who have attended weddings in the past five years have taken on debt to be there, per a recent LendingTree <a href="https://www.lendingtree.com/debt-consolidation/bridal-party-wedding-survey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> survey </a> . </li><li> That jumps to 62% if they were also in the bridal party — which comes with additional obligations, like showers and bachelor and bachelorette parties. </li></ul> What's next: Some would-be guests got a reprieve. About 39% of couples surveyed by The Knot said they cut costs by trimming the guest list. <ul><li> They cut their guest list by an <a href="https://www.theknot.com/content/average-wedding-cost" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> average of 25 people </a> last year to save money. </li></ul></div></body>

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Note: 2019 data was unavailable for Denver, so 2018 estimates were used; Data: The Knot; Chart: Jared Whalen/AxiosInflation and high demand are driving up the price of weddings, as everything from music to flowers to makeup gets more expensive.In North Texas, the average cost of a wedding has increased about 14% since 2019.The big picture: Almost every aspect of planning, hosting and attending weddings is getting pricier, write Axios' Erica Pandey and Carly Mallenbaum.Zoom in: An average wedding in Dallas-Fort Worth cost $28,000 last year, per data from The Knot.Yes, but: The average cost here is still slightly lower than...