Times Weddings by the Numbers

Here they are, this weeks Weddings and Celebrations, by the numbers:

Total Number of Weddings: 23
Total Number of Weddings Between Two Heterosexuals: 22
total Number of Weddings Between Two Homosexuals: 1

Average Age of Brides: 30
Average Age of Grooms: 34
Oldest Bride: 37
Oldest Groom: 60
Youngest Bride: 24
Youngest Groom: 26
Average Age Difference: 2.7 years
Biggest Age Difference: 8 years

Number of Older Brides: 4
Number of Older Grooms: 15
Number of Same-Age Couples: 4

Number of Native New Yorkers (State): 18
Number of Non-Native New Yorkers: 28
Number of Weddings Held Instate: 11
Number of Weddings Held Out of State: 12

Number of NYU Graduates: 8
Number of Harvard Graduates: 7
Number of University of Pennsylvania Graduates: 5
Number of Yale Graduates: 3
Number of University of Chicago Graduates: 3
Number of Dartmouth Graduates: 2
Number of Cornell Graduates: 2
Number of Columbia Graduates: 1

Number of Great-great-grandchildren of the 27th President of the United States: 1
Number of Descendants of Eleuthére Irénée du Pont: 1

Number of Former Clerks for Supreme Court nominee Alito: 1
Number of 'Felicity' Producers: 1
Number of Masquerade Style Weddings: 1
Number of Couples Who Still Can't Agree on the Meaning of 'See Ya": 1

Number of Weddings With Couple Photos: 16
Number of Weddings With Bride Only Photos: 0
Number of Weddings Without Photos: 7
Number of Grooms With Glasses in Photos: 2
Number of Brides With Glasses in Photos: 0
Number of No-Teeth Smiles in Photos: .5
Number of Bald or Nearly Bald Grooms in Photos: 5

So those are this weeks numbers, anyone notice any good trends?

And in case you missed it: Last weeks weddings.

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By Garth Johnston in Arts and Events on November 6, 2005 4:27 PM

Comments [rss]

Elena

Wonderful! But my question is... is there a webcam to see a New York wedding on line? I'm a little bit curious...

Sorry for my english, I'm Italian!

garth

The stats are correct, but I probably should have explained them. The oldest groom is 60. The second oldest groom is 52. They were married yesterday in Boston. The third oldest groom was 40 and married a woman five years his junior. Sorry for the confusion.

Gordo

I think what Bill means is that if the oldest groom getting married is 60 and the largest age difference from bride to groom is 8 years, then the 60 year-old's bride could be AT MOST 68 years old (making the oldest bride 68 not 34) or AT LEAST 52 years old (making the oldest bride 52 not 34). Either way, one of these stats seems wrong.

math enthusiast

the oldest bride and the oldest groom needn't have married each other, bill. people in glass houses...

Kdogg

Bill - I think he means the greatest age difference between two people who were actually marrying each other was 8 years. Not between all people who were getting married. Why not actually read contextually and be more civil when posting?

bill

How can the oldest groom be 60 years old and the oldest bride 34 and then you say the biggest age difference is 8 years? That doesn't add up. Get your act together.