By the numbers… (Results from TheKnot.com’s 2015 bridal survey.)

• The average cost for a wedding is $29,858.
• The most popular month for getting engaged is December (19%).
• June and September are the most popular months for weddings (15% each). One reason why June weddings are popular has to do with the Roman goddess Juno, who rules over marriage, the heart, and childbirth.
• The most popular wedding colors are blue (35%), purple (26%), pink (25%), and metallic (25%).
• The average age of a bride when she gets married is 29.
• 63% of brides choose a colorless diamond as their center stone.
• The top 3 preferred engagement settings are: prong setting (32%), halo/shared prong settings (22%), and pavé setting/diamonds (17%). Click here for more information on these different settings.
• On average, 7,000 couples marry each day in the United States.

Superstitious? (Facts you can choose whether or not to believe.)

• Rain on your wedding day is actually considered good luck.
• Wednesday is considered the best day of the week to marry. Monday is for wealth and Tuesday is for health.
• A sapphire in a wedding ring means marital happiness.
• Aquamarine represents marital harmony and is said to ensure a long, happy marriage.
• If the younger of two sisters marries first, the older sister must dance barefoot at the wedding or risk never landing a husband.
• It’s a sign of good luck if you find a spider in your wedding dress on your wedding day.

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue  (What does it actually mean?)

• Something old symbolizes continuity with the past.
• Something new offers optimism for the future.
• Something borrowed symbolizes borrowed happiness.
• Something blue symbolizes purity, fidelity, and love.