The suggested citation, if you quote from this publication, is: Ian R.H. Rockett, âPopulation. and Health: An Introduction to Epidemiology,â 2d ed., Population Bulletin,vol. 54, no. 4. (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, December 1999).
The Average Wedding Venue Cost. It's the reception hall that takes the biggest chunk out of couples' wedding budgets. The Knot surveyed almost 16,000 newlyweds. On average, they paid $14,006 for their reception venues. That's higher than what their predecessors paid the year before ($13,385). Wedding ceremony sites, on the other hand, cost $1,901, on average, in 2014.
1 Expect to spend an average of $4,200 for a wedding of 140 ($30 per plate). 2  Of course, if you're having a fancier wedding be prepared to spend much more than that...anywhere up to $100 per plate depending on how decadent your reception is.. Reception Band-Since musical entertainment is usually a big part of a wedding reception, the question is whether you'll shell out for a band or decide to save extra cash by going with a DJ. The average cost of having a band at your reception was $3,469 in 2013 with about 25% of couples going that route.