Times Weddings by the Numbers

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There were a lot of weddings this weekend (The Times' kinda people seem really into the whole September wedding thing), so let's jump into this weeks weddings and celebrations:

Number of Total Weddings: 39
Number of Heterosexual Weddings: 37
Number of Homosexual Weddings: 2

Average Age of Brides: 32.1
Average Age of Grooms: 34.7
Oldest Bride: 64
Oldest Groom: 76
Youngest Bride: 25
Youngest Groom: 25
Average Age Difference: 3 years
Biggest Age Difference: 16 years (and this award goes to Zach Galligan, of Gremlins fame, and his young bride)

Number of Older Brides (in Heterosexual Weddings): 6
Number of Older Grooms (in Heterosexual Weddings): 24
Number of Same-age Couples: 9

Number of Native New Yorkers (State): 27
Number of Non-Native New Yorkers: 51
Number of Weddings Held Instate: 17
Number of Weddings Held Out of State: 22

Number of Couples Who Attended the Same School: 13
Number of Columbia Graduates: 11
Number of Yale Gradutes: 7
Number of NYU Graduates: 7
Number of Harvard Graduates: 3
Number of University of Chicago Graduates: 3
Number of Villanova Graduates: 3
Number of Pratt Graduates: 2
Number of People For Whom A College Was Not Listed: 3

Number of Children of Walt Disney President Robert Iger: 1
Number of NYT Employees: 2 (here and here)
Number of Couples who met through Craigslist: 1
Number of Movie Writer/Directors: 1
Number of Grooms who took their Wives Name: 1

Number of Weddings With Photos: 20
Number of Weddings Without: 19
Number of Bride Only Photos: 2
Number of Grooms With Glasses Photos: 1
Number of Brides With Glasses Photos: 1
Number of No-Teeth Smile Photos: 5 (4 Grooms, 1 Bride)
Number of Bald Grooms: 2 (or 3, depending on your definition of bald)

So, uh, what did you think of the weddings this week. What trends did you notice (for instance, this week it sure seemed like everyone knew each other from college).

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Number of step-sibling marriages: 1

The bride and bridegroom met in Brooklyn in May 1999 at the wedding of Ms. Avedon's mother to Herbert Lincoln Golden, Mr. Atkinson's stepfather.

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