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Western Massachusetts Engagement Season -- with Numbers!

12/6/2019

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​If it seems like you've been hearing a lot about engagements lately, that's because it's engagement season! The wedding industry has its seasons and the holidays is a big one for all of us vendors. I was looking for some statistics on engagements when I stumbled across Congress’ wedding guide. Which is strange, right? Because who knew the U.S. Congress was into this stuff. Anyway, turns out, they had some pretty good info. I found a treasure chest of interesting U.S. engagement and wedding factoids compiled by Trip Savvy, a travel website.
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Like did you know that … 
-- 16 percent of wedding proposals occur in December
-- The average American engagement lasts 15 months
-- Every year 2.4 million weddings are performed in the U.S., including 44,230 weddings each weekend
-- 3 out of 4 couples live together before getting married. 

There’s more!
-- The most popular month for weddings are September and October
-- Only 33 percent of weddings take place in a religious institution - 43 percent are officiated by a friend of family member
-- The average number of wedding guests is 136
-- The average per guest cost is $268
-- Each guest spends about $703 to attend a wedding
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Juan proposed to Brittany in Look Park, Northampton and we were there to film it all! It was set up as a portrait shoot but Brittany didn't know I was actually filming and Juan had big plans in store. I later went on to film their wedding at Saltwater Farm Vinyard. You can see their wedding [here].

I see a lot of these trends playing out here in Western Massachusetts. I always get a wave of phone calls around the holidays from newly engaged couples eager to start planning for their wedding videos. 

A couple of times, the groom-to-be has arranged for me to film the wedding proposal without the bride-to-be knowing. I usually try not to stand out while I’m behind the camera, but I don’t usually have to be invisible - this challenge always makes these jobs a lot of fun. And the look on the girl’s face when the guy gets down on one knee is priceless, I’ll never get tired of getting to play a part in such a special moment. 

Congratulations to all the couples who have and will be making beautiful commitments this engagement season!
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    Brian Hale

    Hi and welcome! I'm the lead videographer and owner of Western Massachusetts-based HaleChannel. I have two studios, a cinematic film production company that focuses on weddings and events as well as custom promotions and videos; and a wedding and real estate photography business. HaleChannel launched in 2011.

    The mission for this blog is to become a good resource for information on local and New England wedding vendors, trends and industry news. All the video and photo content featured here was created by HaleChannel, unless otherwise credited. 

    If you have any questions about the local scene, shoot me a message and maybe I can tackle it in my next post. 

    Video requests can be directed to brian@halechannel.com. 

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