<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5d3093834be692587b0fb83e-1777/married wedding.jpg" border="0" alt="married wedding" data-mce-source="Hinterhaus Productions/Getty Images" /><p class="source"><span>Hinterhaus Productions/Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">How much does it cost to get married?</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul class="summary-list"><li>The average cost of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-expensive-cities-for-weddings-2019-6">getting married</a> in the US is $38,700, <a href="https://go.weddingwire.com/newlywed-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to WeddingWire's 2019 Newlywed report</a>.</li><li>That includes the price for an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/engagement-ring-average-cost-by-state-2018-2">engagement ring</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/honeymoon">honeymoon</a>, and ceremony/reception.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-you-need-to-save-get-married-buy-home-2019-6">How much it costs to get married</a> depends on location, if you have multiple celebrations, and, largely, if you fall victim to the pressure of having an Instagram-worthy wedding.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></li></ul><p>Weddings don't come cheap.</p><p>In fact, weddings are so expensive that 28% of couples around the world go into debt to pay for them, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wedding-cost-go-into-debt-pay-couples-2019-7">reported Business Insider's Erin McDowell</a>, citing <a href="https://www.weddingwire.com/global-wedding-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WeddingWire's 2019 Global Wedding report</a>.</p><p>In the US, the average cost to get married is $38,700, <a href="https://go.weddingwire.com/newlywed-report">according to WeddingWire's 2019 Newlywed report</a>, which looked at data from more than 18,000 US-based newlyweds who got married in 2018. The ceremony and reception takes up a huge chunk of that, at $29,200.</p><p>Here's a brief look at how that total <a href="https://go.weddingwire.com/newlywed-report">breaks down</a>:</p><ul><li style="list-style-type: none;"><ul><li>Officiant: $300</li><li>Cake and desserts: $550</li><li>Invitations/stationery: $550</li><li>Lighting and décor: $1,400</li><li>Dress: $1,700</li><li>Flowers: $1,800</li><li>Photography: $2,400</li><li>Band: $3,900</li><li>Catering: $6,700</li><li>Venue: $9,000</li></ul></li></ul><p>And that's not even all of it - that's just looking at ten of the most popular ceremony and reception staples.</p><p>Another factor to keep in mind is that your wedding cost is likely to vary depending on your location - in the New York City metro area, the average wedding cost is $50,000, but in Cleveland, Ohio, it's $22,000, according to <a href="https://go.weddingwire.com/newlywed-report">WeddingWire</a>.</p><h2>The costs don't end there</h2><p>The breakdown above doesn't count two other common, wedding-related costs: the engagement ring and the honeymoon, which, according to <a href="https://go.weddingwire.com/newlywed-report">WeddingWire</a>, clock in at an average of $5,000 and $4,500 respectively.</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-millennials-are-changing-marriage-divorce-weddings-prenups-2019-5">7 ways millennials are changing marriage, from signing prenups to staying together longer than past generations</a></em></p><p>Jeffra Trumpower, creative director of WeddingWire, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/honeymoon-how-much-should-you-spend-wedding-budget-2019-6">previously told Business Insider</a> that the honeymoon is about 11.6% of the average couple's total budget in the US. Likewise, wedding planner Tyler Speier told Business Insider he recommends that couples set aside anywhere from 10% to 15% of their wedding budget for their honeymoon.</p><p>Regardless of what you spend on your wedding from beginning to end, it can always get more expensive if you fall victim to the pressure of having an "Instagram-worthy" wedding. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/06/19/married-debt-couples-are-taking-out-loans-pay-their-weddings/?utm_term=.0c51262ed6e1">Online lenders told The Washington Post</a> they're issuing up to four times as many wedding loans as they did a year ago as millennial couples try to have their dream wedding, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/couples-debt-funding-instagram-worthy-weddings-2019-6">reported Business Insider's Mary Hanbury</a>.</p><p>You might also end up paying more if you're one of the growing number of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/couples-having-multiple-wedding-ceremonies-changing-marriage-traditions-2019-5">couples having multiple wedding ceremonies</a>, which can exceed $100,000 when all the costs are added up.</p><p>And if you're thinking about <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-you-need-to-save-get-married-buy-home-2019-6">getting married and buying a house in the same year</a> - two life milestones that have traditionally gone hand in hand - be prepared to spend upwards of $50,000 in most major US metro areas.</p><h3><a href="https://go.weddingwire.com/newlywed-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the full wedding cost breakdown at WeddingWire »</a></h3>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oil-paint-mixture-pigment-expensive-art-painting-2019-7">A liter of oil paint can cost $1,100. 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<ul class="summary-list"><li>22-year-old Sam Williams has been making TikToks during the coronavirus <keyword id="91743" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="lockdown">lockdown</keyword> in the UK.</li><li>Some of them feature his superstar grandma — Dame <keyword id="89507" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Judi-Dench">Judi Dench</keyword>.</li><li>Williams told Insider the videos featuring Dench, who he calls "Ma," definitely blow up the most, but he's just having fun learning how the app works.</li><li>His videos featuring his famous grandma get upwards of 500,000 views, but it's not the statistics that Williams cares about.</li><li>He said as long as his videos put a smile on peoples' faces during the weird period we are living through, that's all that matters to him.</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>Sam Williams decided to set up <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sam.williams1?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a TikTok account</a> out of sheer boredom during the coronavirus lockdown in the UK.</p><p>"It was solely because I was bored," he told Insider. "And I just thought it would be a really nice thing for me and my grandma to do while in <keyword id="58679" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Quarantine">quarantine</keyword>, because we are close and we're not together."</p><p>The videos Williams' grandma stars in have blown up, with some receiving over 500,000 views.</p><p>That's because his grandma is no regular grandma. She's Dame Judi Dench.</p><p>Dench doesn't know much about <keyword id="6762469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="TikTok">TikTok</keyword>, Williams said, but it's become a fun pastime for them to do together. Williams rings up Dench, who he calls "Ma," from an iPad and films her reacting to his jokes or having a go at a viral TikTok dance.</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@sam.williams1/video/6809670357478362373" data-video-id="6809670357478362373" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@sam.williams1" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sam.williams1">@sam.williams1</a> <p>When you try to tell your grandma some jokes..... <a title="foryou" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou">##foryou</a> <a title="fyp" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp">##fyp</a> <a title="famousrelative" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/famousrelative">##famousrelative</a> <a title="judidench" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/judidench">##judidench</a> <a title="jamesbond" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/jamesbond">##jamesbond</a></p> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - sam.williams1" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-6809667975780616965">♬ original sound - sam.williams1</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>Williams has gained over 30,000 followers in just under three weeks on the platform, and those numbers are only going up. He said the response has been "crazy" and his phone is "blowing up" all the time from the notifications.</p><p>"I never thought I would hit this number," he said, "I said to my mates, if I get a hundred followers, I'm happy with it. If I get maybe 2000 views on a video that's good. I never expected what it would turn into."</p><p>Williams, his mother, and his grandma are a "little trio," he said, and are always up for helping him out with a new video idea. It's just as well, because it's all he's chatting to his <keyword id="22378" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="family">family</keyword> about right now.</p><p>"One day I was like, 'Why don't I tell ma some jokes?' I'll just tell her some jokes and see what happens,'" he said. "I thought I'd film it for TikTok and hopefully it'll make people laugh."</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@sam.williams1/video/6816023825390636293" data-video-id="6816023825390636293" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@sam.williams1" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sam.williams1">@sam.williams1</a> <p>Quarantine edition....  <a title="fyp" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp">##fyp</a> <a title="foryou" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou">##foryou</a> <a title="xyzbca" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/xyzbca">##xyzbca</a> <a title="famousrelative" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/famousrelative">##famousrelative</a> <a title="judidench" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/judidench">##judidench</a></p> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Cheryl - Yung Gravy" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Cheryl-6673620580870130437">♬ Cheryl - Yung Gravy</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>Williams said he really likes the fact there are so many generations of people on TikTok, so people who are fans of his grandma might just be casually scrolling through their feed one day and see her face pop up.</p><p>"I love the fact that I'm doing it with my grandma," he said. "And for me it's not about the views, for me it's trying to put a smile onto people's faces. And in this time of so much uncertainty, to get someone to smile or have that bit of light in their day, that's all I care about."</p><p>People did doubt his lineage at first, though, saying he must have used edited photos or scoured the internet for people with famous relatives he looks a bit like.</p><p>"Until I put out that video of me in front of the green screen showing family pictures, about half of people didn't believe me," Williams said. "They were like, 'Oh yeah, it's fake.' I guess some other people are doing fake ones or doing comedy ones. So a lot of people were like, 'No, he looks like the person in the photos, but it's not him.'"</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@sam.williams1/video/6809289963029531910" data-video-id="6809289963029531910" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@sam.williams1" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sam.williams1">@sam.williams1</a> <p>So turns out some people really don’t believe me. So here’s more proof! <a title="judidench" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/judidench">##judidench</a> <a title="famousrelative" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/famousrelative">##famousrelative</a> <a title="grandma" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/grandma">##grandma</a> <a title="fyp" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp">##fyp</a> <a title="foryou" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou">##foryou</a></p> <a target="_blank" title="♬ In Case You Don't Live Forever - Ben Platt" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/In-Case-You-Don't-Live-Forever-5000000001450673843">♬ In Case You Don't Live Forever - Ben Platt</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>Williams is enjoying playing around with the app and learning how to edit because he's a creative person at heart. He loves photography and will be starting a job as a teaching assistant at a local primary school.</p><p>However, you're not likely to see him following in his grandma's thespian footsteps any time soon.</p><p>"I'm not a great actor, if I'm being honest," he said. "You wouldn't put me in the family that you do. I'm terrible. You don't want to see me up on a stage."</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/best-flip-the-camera-challenge-on-tiktok-catches-adorable-reactions-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People on TikTok are secretly flipping the camera on their loved ones and pets to catch their adorable reactions to their dances</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/tiktoker-with-huge-family-gains-300000-followers-in-a-week-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This TikToker gained 300,000 followers in just a week because people are obsessed with how many siblings she has</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/tiktok-dance-savage-cannibal-cover-korean-chinese-spanish-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTokers around the world are making homebrewed covers of viral dance songs like 'Savage' in other languages</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/viral-tiktok-dog-owner-wakes-up-blind-and-deaf-pet-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A TikTok video of a dog owner waking up his blind and deaf pup has melted hearts across the internet</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/how-to-make-vegan-bacon-with-carrots-tiktok-hack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I turned carrots into 'bacon' using a popular TikTok hack, and they were delicious</a></p>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/dame-judi-dench-grandson-on-tiktok-people-cant-get-enough-2020-4">Insider</a>

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