<P> The wedding industry in the United States is the providers of services and goods for weddings in the U.S., taken as a whole . Every year in the United States, there are approximately 2.5 million weddings . The United States wedding industry was estimated to be worth $53.4 billion as of 2013 . The following provides a sociological overview of how the wedding industry functions in the United States, cultural and social elements of the event and how it has become the economic giant seen today . The article will also discuss elements of the wedding process that generate major revenue for many major corporations each year . This includes clothes, flowers, music and many other elements that are a part of the ceremony, reception, honeymoon, and bachelor and bachelorette parties . </P> <P> The wedding industry is a modern phenomenon . </P>

Number of weddings per year in the us