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Gatsby-Style U.S. Weddings Show Confidence to Spend: Economy
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Lauren O’Shaughnessy has boosted prices for her wedding-planning services by about 25 percent since 2009 as the economic expansion puts Americans in the mood for bigger parties and fancier locations.
Spending on the average wedding in the U.S. climbed 5.2 percent to $28,427 in 2012 from a year earlier, according to XO Group Inc., a New York-based company whose websites include theknot.com and WeddingChannel.com.