Here come the Millennials, all dressed in white. 22% of Millennials ages 18 and over are already married, 5% are engaged, 22% plan to be in the near future, and 45% are not married or engaged but are open to the idea. That means a lot more Millennial weddings to come. The real bulk of the Millennial population, which peaked with the birth year of 1990, are now entering “the wedding years.” Already, 40% of Millennials will be attending or have attended a wedding this year. So how will Millennials approach weddings? For years, big budget weddings have been the growing norm. Will this more financially pragmatic group keep splurging on the big day? What traditions will they rethink with their Splice of Life mentality? We decided to find out, and in our biweekly survey of 1000 Millennials, we got the real deal on how they feel about weddings, what they’re planning for their own, and what traditions and trends they might just push out the door:
