I found these facts & thought I'd share the info
Each item is from 1958 vs 2008:
Annual # of weddings: 1.5 million vs. 2.4 million
Age of groom: 22 vs 28; Age of bride 20 vs 26
Life expectancy: man 57 vs 70; bride: 65 vs 78
Cost of renting tux: $5.50 vs $69.95
Cost of gown: $135 vs $1317
Style of gown: Princess lace, handmade by Belgian nuns vs Strapless and sexy
Cost of postage for invites: 4 cents vs 42 cents
cost of license (in No.Dakota) $1 vs $65
Trendy gift: corning ware cassrole $12.99 vs Nintendo Wii $399
First Dance song: "All I have to do is dream" Every Brothers vs "No One" Alicia Keys
Cost of honeymoon: $237 vs $3680
Honeymoon Destination: Niagrara Falls vs Hawaii
Number of children likely: 3.6 vs 2.1
Divorce Rate: 33% vs 50%
Likely getaway car: Chevy Impala convertible $2,700 vs Toyota Camry $18,570
Cost of a gallon of gas: 30 cents vs $3.80

Now for the most important figure (to us cost of a piece of cake: 35 cents vs $4.52

That was fun to read. Thanks!

My, how times have changed!

Number of Bridezillas 1 vs 1,000,000

wow. thanks for sharing! 35 cents for a piece of cake...

and we should see the divorce cake numbers...betcha they didnt do too many of those in 1950s!
Of course there was less murdering too!

lol...I got the corning ware to prove it!..And I got marriedn in the 90's..I think it still on!

well I guess I cant complain besides my aunt who always gives crystal from Tiffany's to the Brides, I got money from everyone else. They all conspired to give us money so we could stash it away for a house down payment..I got married in 94. But I did get a wok set and small crock pot I never use from my mil for my birthday 2 years in a row!

Yep....Indydebi is right. Gas prices have changed sooooo much, so fast it's unreal I don't know when that was actually written up but was puplished in early JUne.

I wish I'd known where that gas was 20 min ago!! It's 4.09 here. Gross. A year ago it was a dollar cheaper! Love those numbers though. I wish I could charge over $4 for a slice of cake! In my dreams!

I love it! 35cents a serving! Lets see that would make the cake that I am supposed to be pricing right now......$24.50! Ummm....yah I don't think so.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2008/07/06/lisovicz.budget.weddings.cnn

Just saw this on Cnn.com... more advice towards fake cakes and kitchen sheets...

She says "....and the guests never know the difference!" Hmmmm. I'm sitting there eating cake and the 3 tier wedding cake is still sitting there it all it's glory, uncut and untouched?

Because around here, I've never seen a cake removed to the kitchen to be cut. Most folks would wonder what was going on and why it wasn't being cut right there like it always is.