Times Weddings by the Numbers

The middle of September seems to have become what June was in terms of weddings and celebrations, and as such we've got a lot of numbers to look at this week:

Number of Total Weddings: 42
Number of Heterosexual Weddings: 39
Number of Homosexual Weddings: 3

Average Age of Brides: 31.9
Average Age of Bridegrooms: 34.1
Oldest Bride: 76
Oldest Groom: 50
Youngest Bride: 24
Youngest Groom: 25
Average Age Difference: 3.8 years
Biggest Age Difference: 26 years (Bride 76, Groom 50)
Second Biggest Age Difference: 15 years (Bride 28, Groom 43)

Number of Older Brides (in Heterosexual Weddings): 11
Number of Older Grooms (in Heterosexual Weddings): 22
Number of Same-age Couples: 8

Number of Native New Yorkers (State): 34
Number of Non-Native New Yorkers: 50
Number of Weddings Held Instate: 18
Number of Weddings Held Out of State: 24

Number of Yale Graduates: 2
Number of Harvard Graduates: 5
Number of NYU Graduates: 7
Number of Columbia Graduates: 4
Number of Cornell Graduates: 4
Number of University of Chicago Graduates: 4
Number of People Without A Listed College Education: 4

Number of Weddings Without Pictures: 17
Number of Weddings With Only Bride Pictures: 2
Number of Grooms Wearing Glasses: 3
Number of Brides Wearing Glasses: 0
Number of Grooms Giving No-Teeth Smiles in Photos: 4
Number of Brides Giving No-Teeth Smiles in Photos: 0
Number of Bald Grooms: 3 or 5 depending on your definition of balding

What did you think of this weeks weddings/celebrations?

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By Garth Johnston in Arts & Entertainment on September 18, 2005 5:29 PM

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Josh

So glad you're running the numbers. A couple weeks back, I started to notice that each week's wedding section had a secret theme: One week, more than half the weddings took place in Massachusetts; another week, there were six separate events that involved federal judges or people who were or had been law clerks for federal judges; on another occasion, I noticed a preponderance of seemingly blue-collar weddings (this week had only the cop and the telephone repairman from Connecticut). This week, I could not detect a secret theme. Maybe the theme was no theme.