Times Weddings by the Numbers

We know, we failed you last week and didn't put the wedding numbers up (we still have them and we will post them, eventually). To make it up to you, we've added two new stats for us to track each week: The total number of previous weddings that ended in death and divorce.

Anywho, since we know you've been waiting patiently for them, here they are are, this week's Weddings and Celebrations, by the numbers:

Total Number of Weddings: 10
Number of Same-Sex Weddings: 0

Average Age of Brides: 32.4
Average Age of Grooms: 34.7
Oldest Bride: 50
Oldest Groom: 50
Youngest Bride: 25
Youngest Groom: 24
Average Age Difference: 3.3 years
Biggest Age Difference: 7 years

Number of Older Brides: 2
Number of Older Grooms: 6
Number of Same-Age Couples: 2

Number of Native New Yorkers (State): 7
Number of Non-Native New Yorkers: 13
Number of Weddings Held Instate: 4
Number of Weddings Held Out of State: 6

Number of Yale Graduates: 4
Number of NYU Graduates Married: 4
Number of Columbia Graduates: 2
Number of Tulane Graduates Married: 2
Number of Harvard Graduates Married: 1
Number of Dartmouth Graduates: 1
Number of UCLA Graduates: 1

Number of New Jersey Television Reporters: 1
Number of Bridegrooms Who Work With Their Father: 2 (1, 2)
Number of High School Sweethearts: 1

Number of Weddings With Couple Photos: 5
Number of Weddings with Bride Only Photos: 0
Number of Weddings Without Photos: 5
Number of Grooms With Glasses in Photos: 0
Number of Brides With Glasses in Photos: 0
Number of No-Teeth Smiles in Photos: 1
Number of Bald or Nearly Bald Grooms in Photos: 1

NEW STATS!
Total Number of Previous Marriages That Ended Due To A Divorce: 3
Total Number of Previous Marriages That Ended Due To A Death: 0

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By Garth Johnston in Arts and Events on January 22, 2006 4:12 PM

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garth

advance degrees, huh? yeah, gimmie a week or two to make settle on how to input that information, but i think i can def do that you sg.

and as for family professions, samantha, i'll try to make sure to continue to point those ones out when i notice them.

Samantha T

I'd like, also, to see the percentage of those who are in the same profession as their parents (read: father). "Mr. Smith is an associate at Davis Polk...his father is a retired partner from Debevoise and Plimpton..."

sg

This is fantastic! I would also love to see the number of advance degrees because it seems like the number of master's degrees or Ph.D.'s always EXCEEDS the number of people getting married.

garth

HuntGrunt, I would love that too, but when I put these numbers together I try to only list information that is included in every wedding announcement and unfortunately who pursued who only appears in every other one (or so).

Which takes us to Cecillia's question. The Weddings pages are notorious as being the most fact checked part of the paper. And one item that they make sure to add to the bottom of every announcement is how the bride and grooms previous marriages ended (seriously, if the info exists they always do it). It'd be impossible for us to base it on our own stats, since I put all of the info anonymously into a database.

Any other questions?

cecilia

How does gothamist determine # of weddings ended in divorce? Is it based on past weddings that gothamist has reported?

HuntGrunt

I would love to see number of grooms who initially pursued the bride, number of brides who initially pursued the groom, and number where both were equally interested in the other early on. This information is sometimes given in the copy.

I suspect there will be a big skew toward grooms pursuing brides, just as there is a big skew toward older grooms.