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Health & Fitness

Cost of Weddings on the Rise

See where Chicago ranks among the most expensive places to get married.

Weddings are costly affairs, and they are only getting more expensive, according to The Knot's annual Real Weddings Study. The average amount spent on a wedding in 2012 was $28,427. Chicago ranked as the second most expensive place to get married, with an average wedding budget of nearly $50,000. 

For more on the story, go to the Real Weddings Study.

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