The Indian Wedding Wedding Blog

$33K

Average U.S. wedding spend

Excluding honeymoon, according to The Knot 2025 Real Weddings Study.

116

Average U.S. wedding guests

National average guest count from The Knot 2025 study.

63%

Couples impacted by economy

Couples who said economic conditions influenced wedding decisions.

51%

Couples over initial budget

Share of couples who spent more than planned.

2.04M

U.S. marriages in 2023

National marriage count reported by CDC/NCHS.

6.1

Marriage rate per 1,000 people

Latest U.S. marriage rate from CDC/NCHS.

5.2M

Indian-origin population in U.S.

Estimated Indian-origin population in 2023.

$151,200

Median Indian-American household income

Reported for Indian-headed households in the U.S.

77%

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Among Indian Americans ages 25 and older.

$331,522

Average U.S. Indian wedding spend

Average spend in LuxUnlock’s 2025 Indian Weddings in America report.

13.3

Average events per Indian wedding

Multi-event format reported in the same 2025 industry report.

31.7

Average vendors per Indian wedding

Vendor complexity benchmark from the 2025 industry report.