Opportunities in Wedding Photography

There are 2.3 million couples getting married in the US alone each year. After breaking that down, each day there are about 6,200 weddings a day. The annual expense on weddings in the US is about $64 billion. The average wedding budget is $27, 882 in the US. On average 9.5% of the wedding budget or $2,651 is spent on the photographer alone. It has been reported that weddings made up a full 70 percent of freelance photographers’ incomes. All of these statistics show that if someone markets themselves well and in the right ways, wedding photography can turn out to be a rewarding career (Timko).