12 Shocking Wedding Facts

Only 2 percent of bridesmaids will actually wear their dresses again (plus more fun facts you didn't know).

1. Eighteen percent of couples ask their guests to arrive in black-tie attire.

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2. One in five couples include purple in their wedding color palette.

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3. According to Pantone, there are 116 shades of pink.

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4. Twenty-five percent of couples have themed weddings.

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5. Fifteen percent of wedding receptions are outdoors.

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A woman wearing a lavendar wedding dress

6. One out of every 10 brides doesn't wear white or ivory.

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7. Eight percent of grooms get a prewedding peek at the dress.

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8. Twenty percent of couples have a groom's cake.

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9. Sixty-nine percent of brides wear a veil.

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10. The average bridesmaid dress costs $147...and only 2 percent of bridesmaids will actually wear their dresses again.

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